Pudtol, officially the Municipality of Pudtol, ( ilo, Ili ti Pudtol; tl, Bayan ng Pudtol), is a 4th class

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in the

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Apayao Apayao, officially the Province of Apayao ( ilo, Probinsia ti Apayao; fil, Lalawigan ng Apayao), is a landlocked Provinces of the Philippines, province in the Philippines in the Cordillera Administrative Region in Luzon. Kabugao, Apayao, Kabuga ...

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. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 15,491 people.

History

Pudtol, taken from

Luna Luna commonly refers to: * Earth's Moon, named "Luna" in Latin * Luna (goddess), the ancient Roman personification of the Moon Luna may also refer to: Places Philippines * Luna, Apayao * Luna, Isabela * Luna, La Union * Luna, San Jose Roma ...

, was created as a municipal district on December 3, 1956 through ''Executive Order No. 217''.Pudtol - A Brief History
Retrieved July 26, 2022.
"Pudtol: Executive Summary, 2019"
(PDF)'' Commission on Audit. Retrieved Aug. 1, 2022. It consists of the last remained territories of municipal district ''Tauit'' (the first sub-provincial capital of Apayao), which was abolished on January 21, 1936 through ''EO No. 13'' and annexed as a single ''

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'' to Luna. Tauit also comprised the present-day municipalities of Luna, Santa Marcela,

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, and some parts of Lasam and

Allacapan Allacapan, officially the Municipality of Allacapan ( ilo, Ili ti Allacapan; fil, Bayan ng Allacapan), is a 3rd class municipality in the province of Cagayan, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 35,234 people. Allac ...

. ''

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'' Aga, Cacalaggan, Malibang and Matanguisi are comprised by then ''Barrio Tawit'', Tauit's seat of government.History and government of Luna, Apayao
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–CAR). Retrieved July 28, 2022. On March 31, 1959, Pudtol was converted into a municipality by virtue of ''EO No. 335''.
"Executive Order No. 335, s. 1959"
' Official Gazette. Retrieved July 26, 2022. On June 22, 1963, via ''Republic Act No. 3672'', several ''barrios'' and ''

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s'' were separated from Pudtol and constituted into the newly created municipality of

Geography

According to the

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, the municipality has a land area of constituting of the total area of Apayao.

Barangays

Pudtol is politically subdivided into 22

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

Barangay Council The Sangguniang Barangay, also known as the Barangay Council, and formerly as the Rural Council and then the Barrio Council, is the legislative body of a barangay, the lowest form of government in the Philippines. The term is coined from the Tag ...

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

Climate

Demographics

In the 2020 census, Pudtol had a population of 15,491. The population density was .

Economy

Government

Pudtol, 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

References

External links

* Philippine Standard Geographic Code {{Authority control Municipalities of Apayao