Pasil, officially the Municipality of Pasil, is a municipality in the southwestern part of the Kalinga. It is bounded on the north by the municipality of Balbalan, on the south by the municipality of Tinglayan, on the east by Tabuk city, and on the west by the province of Abra and south-western part of the municipality of Sadanga, Mountain Province. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 10,577 people.

Geography

Pasil is situated from the provincial capital

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Barangays

Pasil is politically subdivided into 14

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. * Ableg * Bagtayan * Balatoc * Balenciagao Sur * Balinciagao Norte * Cagaluan * Colayo * Dalupa * Dangtalan * Galdang (Casaloan) * Guina-ang (

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) * Magsilay * Malucsad * Pugong

Climate

Demographics

In the 2020 census, the population of Pasil, Kalinga, was 10,577 people, with a density of .

Economy

Government

Local government

Pasil, belonging to the lone congressional district of the province of Kalinga, 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

Folklore

In an earlier time, Kabunian–the supreme deity of the Kalinga–left a drop of water upon an ancient tree he passed on one of his travels. This drop trickled down and with a great force akin to magnetism, attracted nearby brooks and rivulets to form what is now called the Pasil River.

Education

The Pasil 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

* Ableg Elementary School * Bagtayan Elementary School * Balatoc Elementary School * Batong Buhay Elementary School * Balinciagao Elementary School * Balinciagao Elementary School - Wagas Primary School Annex * Cagaluan Elementary School * Cagaluan Elementary School Annex (Da-o Primary School) * Cagaluan Elementary School Annex (Putao Primary School) * Colayo Elementary School * Dalupa Elementary School * Dangtalan Elementary School * Galdang Elementary School * Magsilay Elementary School * Pasil Central School * Pasil Central School (Guinaang Annex) * Pasil Central School (Malucsad Annex) * Pasil Central School ( Pugong Annex) * Balinciagao Elementary School - Limood Annex

Secondary schools

* Batong Buhay National High School * Central Pasil National High School * Pasil National High School

References

External links

Philippine Standard Geographic Code The Philippine Standard Geographic Code (PSGC) is a systematic classification and coding for geographic areas in the Philippines. It classifies areas based on the country's four levels of administrative divisions: regions, provinces, municipalities ...

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on the Local Governance Performance Management System
Philippine Census Information
{{Authority control Municipalities of Kalinga (province)