Kiangan, officially the Municipality of Kiangan 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 17,691 people. It is the oldest town in the province. Kiangan was the former capital of Ifugao until the topology was deemed unfit and moved to neighboring

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. The Nagacadan Rice Terraces are part of the

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World Heritage Site.

Etymology

The town derives its name from Kiyyangan, an ancient village near the bank of the Ibulao River across the Lagawe valley. The name Kiyyangan is enshrined in

mythology and is believed to be the dwelling of Wigan and Bugan, the mythological ancestors of the Ifugao.

Geography

Kiangan is situated from the provincial capital

, and from the country's capital city of

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Barangays

Kiangan is politically subdivided into 14

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s. Each barangay consists of

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s and some have

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. *Ambabag *Baguinge *Bolog *Bokiawan *Dalligan *Duit *Hucab *Julongan *Lingay *Mungayang *Nagacadan *Pindongan *

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*Tuplac

Climate

Demographics

In the 2020 census, the population of Kiangan, Ifugao, was 17,691 people, with a density of .

Languages

Dialects spoken in Kiangan include

, Tuwali, Ayangan, Ilocano, Tagalog, and English.

Economy

Agriculture and tourism are the main sources of local economic activities which supports commerce and trade among townsfolk. Its terraced rice fields do not only provide produce for the farmers but attract tourists as well.

Government

Local government

Kiangan, 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

Culture

* Nagacadan Rice Terraces The Nagacadan Rice Terraces is a UNESCO Heritage Site and one of the many rice terraces in the province of

. The rice terraces cluster manifest a distinct feature - the fields are in ascending rows of terraces bisected by a river. * Kiangan Shrine Located in Kiangan is the Kiangan Central School old home economics building, which marks the spot where the highest Commander of the Japanese Imperial Army, General

Tomoyuki Yamashita was a Japanese general in the Imperial Japanese Army during World War II. Yamashita led Japanese forces during the invasion of Malaya and Battle of Singapore. His conquest of Malaya and Singapore in 70 days earned him the sobriquet "The Tig ...

(also known as ''the Tiger of Malaya''), surrendered to the Filipino & American Forces on 2 September 1945.

Education

The Kiangan 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

* Alimit Elementary School * Baguinge Elementary School * Bokiawan Elementary School * Bolog Elementary School * Dalligan Elementary School * Duit Elementary School * Hucab Elementary School * Julongan Elementary School * Kiangan Central School * Mappit Elementary School * Mungayang Elementary School * Nagacadan Elementary School * Nungkigadan Elementary School * Pindongan Elementary School * Tuplac Elementary School

Secondary schools

* Kiangan National High School * Mungayang National High School * St. Joseph's School * The Ifugao Academy

References

External links

Municipality of Kiangan
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