Besao, Mountain Province
| Besao Kaili id Besau |
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 Besao
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| Coordinates: 17°06′N 120°49′E / 17.1°N 120.817°ECoordinates: 17°06′N 120°49′E / 17.1°N 120.817°E | |
| Country |  Philippines |
| Region | Cordillera Administrative Region (CAR) |
| Province | Mountain Province |
| District | Lone District |
| Founded | 1963 |
| Barangays | 14 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Wellington B. Pooten |
| Area | |
| • Total | 173.62 km2 (67.04 sq mi) |
| Population (2007) | |
| • Total | 7,295 |
| • Density | 42/km2 (110/sq mi) |
| Time zone | PST (UTC+8) |
| ZIP code | 2618 |
| Income class | 5th class |
| Website | besao.gov.ph |
| Population Census of Besao | |||
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| Census | Pop. | Rate | |
| 1995 | 9,147 |
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| 2000 | 9,875 | 1.66% | |
| 2007 | 7,295 | -4.09% | |
Besao is a 5th class municipality in the province of Mountain Province, Philippines. According to the latest census, it has a population of 7,295 people in 1,735 households.
The municipality of Besao is believed to have derived its name from the Ilocano word \”Buso\” meaning headhunter. The people then of the neighboring towns specifically those from the Ilocos Region believed that the early \”Besaos\” were headhunters. The word later on evolved as it is now called – Besao.
It was also said that Besao is the hometown of the great worlocks of mountain province and it was once said that the people of the said place are said to be intensely feared by fierce tribes due to their lineage of being elite headhunters and worlocks.
Besao is presently composed of 14 barangays, namely: Agawa, Ambagiw, Banguitan, Besao West, Besao East, Catengan, Gueday, Kin-iway, Lacmaaan, Laylaya, Padangaan, Payeo, Suquib and Tamboan.
On January 18, 2008, a Philippine Serpent Eagle was rescued in a forest in Barangay Laylaya, Besao, Mountain Province. It suffered a right wing gunshot wound damaging a bone (similar to a bird caught at Lake Banao, [Besao] in 2000). Another serpent eagle rescued in the Cordillera died 3 days after it was brought to the custody of the PAWB years ago.[1]
[edit] Barangays
Besao is politically subdivided into 14 barangays.
- Agawa
- Ambagiw
- Banguitan
- Besao East
- Besao West
- Catengan
- Gueday
- Lacmaan
- Laylaya
- Padangaan
- Payeo
- Suquib
- Tamboan
- Kin-iway (Poblacion.)
[edit] References
[edit] External links
- Official Website of Besao, Mountain Province
- Philippine Standard Geographic Code
- 1995 Philippine Census Information
- 2000 Philippine Census Information
- 2007 Philippine Census Information
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