Lamut, officially the Municipality of Lamut is a

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in the

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Ifugao Ifugao, officially the Province of Ifugao (; ), is a landlocked province of the Philippines in the Cordillera Administrative Region in Luzon. Its capital is Lagawe and it borders Benguet to the west, Mountain Province to the north, Isabela t ...

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. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 26,235 people. Lamut is the gateway to Ifugao. IFSU Main Campus is located in Nayon and IPSHS is located in Mabato-bato.

History

In 1959, the barrios of Lamut, Mabatobato, Lawig, Panopdopan, Magulon, Peiza, Payawan, Nayon, Halog, Pulaan, Dilan, Pangka, Hapid, Bulao, Allupapan, Pugol and Salamagui of the municipal district of Kiangan were separated from the said municipal district and constituted into the municipal district of Lamut. It was then composed of 4 barangays, namely: Mabatobato, Payawan, Nayon and Panopdopan. The first appointed municipal mayor was Guinid Tuguinay who was later replaced by Alberto Puguon through a formal election held in November 1967, to December 1963. From January 1964 to December 1967, the municipal mayor was Alberto Bunoan, Sr. He was succeeded by Angelito Guinid from January 1968 to November 24, 1976, who was in turn succeeded by Gregorio Kitong who was appointed as municipal mayor. Kitong served until January 1986. When Corazon C. Aquino became president, she appointed lawyer Lynda Bongyo-Chaguile as the O.I.C. mayor of Lamut and continued to serve until 1998. Chaguile was the first woman to serve as mayor in Lamut and in the province.

Geography

Lamut is situated from the provincial capital

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, and from the country's capital city of

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Barangays

Lamut is politically subdivided into 18

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s. Each barangay consists of

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s and some have

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. * Ambasa * Bimpal * Hapid * Holowon * Lawig * Lucban * Mabatobato * Magulon * Nayon * Panopdopan * Payawan * Pieza *

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East (Lamut) * Poblacion West (Lamut) * Pugol (Ifugao Reservation) * Salamague * Sanafe * Umilag

Climate

Demographics

In the 2020 census, the population of Lamut, Ifugao, was 26,235 people, with a density of .

Economy

Government

Local government

Lamut, belonging to the lone congressional district of the province of

, 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 Lamut Schools District Office governs all educational institutions within the municipality. It oversees the management and operations of all private and public, from primary to secondary schools.

Primary and elementary schools

* Bliss Elementary School * Dunuan Elementary School * Hapid Elementary School * Ilap Elementary School * Jolowon Elementary School * Lamut Central School * Lawig Elementary School * Lucban Elementary School * Mabatobato Elementary School * Magulon Elementary School * Mawanini Primary School * Mongilit Ligmayo Memorial Elementary School * Nayon Elementary School * Nunhabatan Elementary School * Panopdopan Elementary School * Pieza Elementary School * Precious Ones Learning Center * Pugol Elementary School * Pulaan Primary School * Regimental Elementary School * Salamague Elementary School * Sanafe Elementary School * Umilag Elementary School * UCCP Christian Learning Center * Westville Christian Academy

Secondary schools

* Alupapan Integrated School * Hapid National High School * Ifugao Provincial Science High School * Lawig National High School (Main) * Lawig National High School (Extension) * Mongilit Ligmayo National High School * San Francisco High School

Technical and vocational school

* Ifugao Technical Vocational School

References

External links

lamut.gov.ph
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