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Bagulin
Municipality
Municipality of Bagulin
Bagulin town center
Flag Seal
Map of La Union with Bagulin highlighted
OpenStreetMap
Bagulin Location within the Philippines
Coordinates: 16°36′28″N 120°26′16″E / 16.607903°N 120.437833°E / 16.607903; 120.437833
Country	Philippines
Region	Ilocos Region
Province	La Union
District	2nd district
Founded	1963
Barangays	10 (see Barangays)
Government   [1]
• Type	Sangguniang Bayan
•  Mayor	Virgilio C. Flor
•  Vice Mayor	Jaime A. Lictao
•  Representative	Sandra Y. Eriguel
•  Municipal Council	Members Ferdinand D. Tumbaga Eduardo R. Compas Warton E. Sacpa Joel E. Nang-is Natalia R. Mazon Romeo B. Sallatic Prescila D. Dumaguing Juanito C. Badbadaoi
•  Electorate	9,608 voters ( 2022)
Area [2]
• Total	107.33 km2 (41.44 sq mi)
Elevation	282 m (925 ft)
Highest elevation	885 m (2,904 ft)
Lowest elevation	28 m (92 ft)
Population  (2020 census) [3]
• Total	14,428
• Density	130/km2 (350/sq mi)
•  Households	3,341
Economy
•  Income class	5th municipal income class
•  Poverty incidence	5.5 % (2018) [4]
•  Revenue	₱ 99.82 million (2020)
•  Assets	₱ 209.3 million (2020)
•  Expenditure	₱ 80.85 million (2020)
•  Liabilities	₱ 19.12 million (2020)
Service provider
• Electricity	La Union Electric Cooperative (LUELCO)
Time zone	UTC+8 ( PST)
ZIP code	2512
PSGC	013304000
IDD :  area code	+63 (0)72
Native languages	Ilocano Tagalog
Website	www.bagulin.gov.ph

Bagulin, officially the Municipality of Bagulin ( Ilocano: Ili ti Bagulin; Filipino: Bayan ng Bagulin), is a 5th class municipality in the province of La Union, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 14,428 people. ^[3]

Etymology

Tradition reveals that Bagulin derived its name from a Kankanaey tribal leader. In the middle of the 18th century, the municipality was part of the township of Allabok which covered the moderate slopes of the mountain ranges overlooking the South China Sea. During those times, Allabok involved itself in a tribal war headed by Bagulin who led the community to victory. From then on until his death, people highly regarded him as their noble leader. After his death, consensus with the residents together with the concurrence of Spanish authorities resulted in naming the community after Bagulin.

Another etymological version dictates that "Bagulin" was derived from the term bago which means "lowland natives". This version is further supported by the fact that Kankanaeys comprise about 85% of the population.

History

The community was moved to Picdel, a narrow valley strip along the Naguilian-Bagulin river. By 1903, the American regime established a military government and institutional facilities. Education was introduced and a bamboo community hall roofed with cogon was erected. In 1903, the community was placed under the jurisdiction of the Mountain Province, sub-province of Benguet. By 1918, under the agreement of Governor Guzman of Mt. Province and Governor Pio Ancheta of La Union, Bagulin became a municipal district of Burgos under the province of La Union.

By 1928, the community centers were moved to a nearby settlement called Suyo where the present town center is situated. The former community center was named “Nangalisan” which means an abandoned place in the Ilokano language. Settlers who improved Suyo were Ilokano people who came from Naguilian. At that time, a bamboo chalet was constructed to serve as an administrative hall. The administration then was composed of the Mayor, a Secretary-Treasurer, and one policeman.

On June 25, 1963, Bagulin was transformed into a regular, full-pledged municipality by virtue of Executive Order No. 42.

Geography

Bagulin is situated at the interior eastern portion of La Union. It is generally mountainous and forested. It is bounded by the following municipalities:

• North — San Gabriel
• West — City of San Fernando
• Southwest — Naguilian
• South — Burgos
• East — Kapangan

Bagulin is 31 kilometres (19 mi) away from San Fernando, the regional center, 14 kilometres (8.7 mi) away from Naguilian, its nearby town and 62 kilometres (39 mi) away from Baguio City. The main entrance to lowland municipalities is through the Naguilian-Bagulin Road. It can be reached by vehicles and any regular means of transportation through the town of Naguilian.

Barangays

Bagulin is politically subdivided into 10 barangays.  ^[5] Each barangay consists of puroks and some have sitios.

Climate

Demographics

In the 2020 census, the population of Bagulin was 14,428 people, ^[3] with a density of 130 inhabitants per square kilometre or 340 inhabitants per square mile.

Economy

Poverty Incidence of Bagulin

Graphs are unavailable due to technical issues. There is more info on Phabricator and on MediaWiki.org.

Source: Philippine Statistics Authority ^{[11] [12]
[13] [14] [15] [16] [17]}

Government

Local government

Bagulin, belonging to the second congressional district of the province of La Union, is governed by a mayor designated as its local chief executive and by a municipal council as its legislative body in accordance with the Local Government Code. The mayor, vice mayor, and the councilors are elected directly by the people through an election which is being held every three years.

Elected officials

National Cultural Treasure

The town is home to one National Cultural Treasure of the Philippines, which is the Burial Caves of Sitio Alabok in Barangay Cambaly.

Gallery

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  Municipal hall
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  Police station
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  Street view
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  Landscape
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  Tiger grass, used for making soft brooms

References

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Bagulin.

• Municipality of Bagulin
• Philippine Standard Geographic Code
• Philippine Census Information
• Local Governance Performance Management System