Tanudan, officially the Municipality of Tanudan, is a

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in the

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of Kalinga, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 8,746 people, making it the least populated municipality in the province.

Folklore

The town is known for ''Mount Binaratan''. Legend tells that the supreme god of the Kalinga people went into the mountain to hunt but was irritated due to the noises made by the birds, so he ordered the birds to be quiet. When he was done hunting, he forgot to revoke his order from the birds, and thus, the mountain kept silent for all of eternity. Another popular place is the Lubo Village, whose houses are strategically surrounded with rice terraces. Legend says that a brave warrior challenged God, claiming that no one was stronger than him. So God started building a dam made of rocks. When the water became high enough, God released the water through a hole called "lubu" that drowned the warrior and his family. The people from Ga-ang and Dacalan gathered together with the remnants of the relatives of the said warrior and saw that the flooded soil was good for planting rice, so they started to cultivating the land and named the village "Lubo".

Geography

Tanudan is situated from the provincial capital Tabuk, and from the country's capital city of

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Barangays

Tanudan is politically subdivided into 16

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s. Each barangay consists of

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s and some have

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. * Anggacan * Anggacan Sur * Babbanoy * Dacalan * Dupligan * Ga-ang * Lay-asan * Lower Lubo * Lower Mangali * Lower Taloctoc * Mabaca * Mangali Centro * Pangol *

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* Upper Lubo * Upper Taloctoc

Climate

Demographics

In the 2020 census, the population of Tanudan, Kalinga, was 8,746 people, with a density of .

Economy

Government

Local government

Tanudan, 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

Education

The Schools District Offices which govern all educational institutions within the municipality. They oversee the management and operations of all private and public, from primary to secondary schools. There are two schools district offices, namely: Lower Tanudan, and Upper Tanudan.

Primary and elementary schools

* Allubaggan Elementary School * Ammaboy Elementary School * Anggacan Elementary School * Babbanoy Elementary School * Baclayam Elementary School * Biga Elementary School * Cabugao Elementary School * Dacalan Elementary School * Darulog Elementary School * Gaang Elementary School * Liyang Elementary School * Lubo Elementary School * Mabaca Elementary School * Magtoma Elementary School * Mangali Centro Elementary School * Mantopngan Elementary School * Pagugo Elementary School * Pangol Elementary School * Pitang Primary School * Taloctoc Elementary School * Tanudan Central School * Tinangban Primary School

Secondary schools

* Biga National High School * Magtoma Pangol National High School-Main * Taloctoc General Comprehensive National High School * Tanudan National High School * Tanudan Vocational School

References

External links

* Philippine Standard Geographic Codebr>Philippine Census InformationLocal Governance Performance Management System
{{Authority control Municipalities of Kalinga (province)