Daguioman, officially the Municipality of Daguioman (; ), is a

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in the

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of Abra,

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. According to the 2020 census, it had a population of 2,019 people, making it the least populated town in the province and the entire Cordillera Administrative Region.

Geography

According to the Philippine Statistics Authority, the municipality has a land area of constituting of the total area of Abra. Daguioman is situated from the provincial capital Bangued, and from the country's capital city of

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Barangays

Daguioman is politically subdivided into 4

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s. Each barangay consists of puroks and some have sitios.

Climate

Demographics

In the 2020 census, Daguioman had a population of 2,019. The population density was . Daguioman is the home of the Banao tribe of Itneg.

Economy

Government

Local government

Daguioman, belonging to the lone congressional district of the province of Abra, 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

Education

The Daguioman Schools District Office governs all educational institutions within the municipality. It oversees the management and operations of public schools, from primary to elementary schools.

Primary and elementary schools

* Cabaruyan Elementary School * Daguioman Central School * Pikek Primary School

References

External links

* Philippine Standard Geographic Code Municipalities of Abra (province) Long stubs with short prose {{Cordillera-geo-stub