Lasam, officially the Municipality of Lasam ( ibg, Ili nat Lasam; ilo, Ili ti Lasam; tl, Bayan ng Lasam), is a third class

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in the

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Cagayan Cagayan ( ), officially the Province of Cagayan ( ilo, Probinsia ti Cagayan; ibg, Provinsiya na Cagayan; itv, Provinsiya ya Cagayan; fil, Lalawigan ng Cagayan), is a Provinces of the Philippines, province in the Philippines located in the C ...

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. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 41,225 people. The town was once a part of the Municipality of

Gattaran Gattaran, officially the Municipality of Gattaran ( ibg, Ili nat Gattaran; ilo, Ili ti Gattaran; tl, Bayan ng Gattaran), is a 1st class municipality in the province of Cagayan, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 5 ...

, that stretches the width of the province and bisected by the

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. The barangays west of the river was established as the separate town of Lasam in 1950 by

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No. 507. The new municipality of Lasam became part of the Second Representative District of the Province of Cagayan, while Gattaran is in the First District.

Etymology

The Municipality of Lasam was named after the late Cagayan Governor Honorio Lasam.

History

Lasam was once a part of Gattaran separated from the mother town by the wide

with no bridges connecting the communities. As the population increased, the residents of the western part of the town asked to be created as a separate municipality."Lasam"
. Cagayan Province Official Website. Retrieved on 2013-09-04. The town was established on June 13, 1950, by

No. 507 and signed by President

Elpidio Quirino Elpidio Rivera Quirino (born Elpidio Quirino y Rivera; ; November 16, 1890 – February 29, 1956) was a Filipino lawyer and politician who served as the sixth president of the Philippines from 1948 to 1953. A lawyer by profession, Quirino enter ...

. Barrios (

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s) of

located west of the Cagayan River were formed into the new and regular Municipality of Lasam, with the old site of the Barrio Macatabang as the seat of the government. The town was officially inaugurated as independent from Gattaran in January 1951. Ignacio Jurado was appointed as its first mayor whose major task was to build the infrastructure of the new independent town of Lasam.

Geography

Barangays

Lasam is politically subdivided into 30

s. These barangays are headed by elected officials: Barangay Captain,

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, whose members are called Barangay Councilors. All are elected every three years.

Climate

Demographics

In the 2020 census, the population of Lasam, Cagayan, was 41,225 people, with a density of .

Economy

Lasam is primarily an agricultural community and its people derive their income mainly from farming and livestock raising.

Government

Lasam, belonging to the second legislative district of the province of Cagayan, 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 Schools Division of Cagayan governs the town's public education system. The division office is a field office of the

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Cagayan Valley Cagayan Valley ( ilo, Tanap ti Cagayan; fil, Lambak ng Cagayan), is an administrative region in the Philippines, located in the northeastern section of Luzon Island. It is composed of five Philippine provinces: Batanes, Cagayan, Isabela, Nue ...

region. The office governs the public and private elementary and public and private high schools throughout the municipality. The Cagayan State University has a satellit
campus
in the municipality

References

External links

* Philippine Standard Geographic Codebr>Philippine Census Information
{{Authority control Municipalities of Cagayan Populated places on the Rio Grande de Cagayan