Kapangan, Benguet

Infobox Philippine municipality
infoboxtitle = Municipality of Kapangan
Bayan ng Kapangan


sealfile = Ph seal benguet kapangan.png locatormapfile = Ph_locator_benguet_kapangan.png caption = Map of Benguet showing the location of Kapangan.
region = Cordillera Administrative Region
province = Benguet
founded =
website =
districts = Lone Congressional District of Benguet
barangays = 15
class = 5th class; rural
mayor = Roberto Canuto
areakm2 =
pop2000 = 18,137
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Kapangan is a 5th class municipality in the province of Benguet, Philippines. According to the 2000 census, it has a population of 18,137 people in 3,371 households.

History

The legal existence of the municipality of Kapangan is by virtue of Act No, 48 passed and approved on November 22, 1900 during the American Civil Government. After some time, Republic Act No. 4695 was passed on June 18, 1966. This ct was called the Division Law separating Benguet from its mother province, the Old Mountain Province. With the separation of Benguet as a province, it maintained her thirteen municipalities, among them the municipality of Kapangan. Kapangan is presently divided into fifteen barangays, namely: Balakbak, Beleng-Belis, Boklaoan, Cayapes, Central Kapangan, Cuba, Datakan, Gadang, Gaswiling, Labueg, Paykek, Pongayan, Pudong, Sagubo and Taba-ao.

Geography

Kapangan is located within 16º33" to 16º41" latitude and 120º29" to 120º40" longitude. It is about 29 kilometers away from the capital town of La Trinidad. It is bounded on the north by Kibungan, on the south by Tublay, on the southwest by Sablan, on the east by Atok, and on the west by the province of La Union. The total land area of Kapangan is estimated to be 17,327 hectares or 6.68% of the total land area of the province of Benguet. The municipal's terrain is characterized by rugged mountains and hills. Rugged mountains have slopes of 50% while hills have slopes from 30%-50%. The highest elevation is 1,700 meters above sea level with the lowest is 200 meters above sea level. Climate is divide into to seasons - the wet and the dry. Wet season occurs from the months of May to October while dry season occurs November to April.

Barangays

Kapangan is politically subdivided into 15 barangays.

* Balakbak
* Beleng-Belis
* Boklaoan
* Cayapes
* Cuba
* Datakan
* Gadang
* Gasweling
* Labueg
* Paykek
* Poblacion Central
* Pudong
* Pongayan
* Sagubo
* Taba-ao

Points of Interest

Camp Utopia, Camp Shangri La, Daraw Ancient Ruins of Civilization, Caliwaga Cave, Tinongchol Burial Cave, Amburayan River, Dakiwagan Mountain, Balakbak Rice Terraces, Gaswiling Mountain Top View,Minehaha Waterfalls

Churches

ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCH:

St. Michael Catholic Mission located at Labueg, Kapangan, Benguet

EPISCOPAL/ANGLICAN CHURCH:

St. Andrew's Episcopal Parish located at Paykek, Kapangan, Benguet [http://saintandrewskapangan.wordpress.com/] or [http://www.geocities.com/saintandrew.kapangan/anglican.html?1164691934125]

Ascension Episcopal Mission located at Cabilisan, Pudong, Kapangan, Benguet

St. Mark Episcopal Mission located at Gadang, Kapangan, Benguet

LUTHERAN CHURCH:

Mt Zion Lutheran Church located at Liblibeng, Gadang, kapangan

Duntog Kalbaryo Lutheran Church located at Balakbak, Kapangan

St Luke Luthern Church located at Taba-ao, Kapangan

External links

* [http://www.nscb.gov.ph/activestats/psgc/default.asp Philippine Standard Geographic Code]
* [http://www.t-macs.com/kiso/local/ 2000 Philippine Census Information]
*St. Andrew's Episcopal Church [http://www.geocities.com/saintandrew.kapangan/anglican.html?1164691934125] or [http://saintandrewskapangan.wordpress.com/]