Kiangan, Ifugao

Kiangan
—  Municipality  —
Nagacadan Rice Terraces
Map of Ifugao showing the location of Kiangan.
Kiangan Location in the Philippines
Coordinates: 16°47′N 121°05′E
Country	Philippines
Region	Cordillera Administrative Region (CAR)
Province	Ifugao
District	Lone District
Founded
Barangays	15
Government
• Mayor	Joselito G. Guyguyon
Area
• Total	200.00 km2 (77.2 sq mi)
Population (2007)
• Total	15,448
• Density	77.2/km2 (200.1/sq mi)
Time zone	PST (UTC+8)
ZIP code	3604
Income class	4th class

Population Census of Kiangan
Census	Pop.		Rate
1995	13,514		—
2000	14,099		0.91%
2007	15,448		1.27%

Kiangan is a 4th class municipality in the province of Ifugao, Philippines. According to the latest census, it has a population of 15,448 people in 2,692 households.

Locally spoken languages include Tuwali, Ilocano,Ayangan, Tagalog, and English.

Kiangan is the oldest town in the province. It 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 Ifugao mythology and is believed to be the dwelling of Wigan and Bugan, the mythological ancestors of the Ifugao. Gen.Paulino Santos died in Kiangan, Mountain Province on August 29, 1945

The Nagacadan Rice Terraces are part of the Rice Terraces of the Philippine Cordilleras World Heritage Site.

Barangays

Kiangan is politically subdivided into 15 barangays.

• Ambabag
• Baguinge
• Bolog
• Bokiawan
• Dalligan
• Duit
• Hucab
• Julongan
• Lingay
• Mungayang
• Nagacadan
• Pindongan
• Poblacion
• Tuplac

Economy

Agriculture and tourism are the main source 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.

• Kiangan Rice Terraces

The Kiangan Rice Terraces is a UNESCO Heritage Site and one of the many rice terraces in the province of Ifugao. The rice terraces cluster manifest a distinct feature - the fields are in ascending rows of terraces bisected by a river.

• Kiangan Shrine

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

External links

• More photos and information on Kiangan, Ifugao
• Philippine Standard Geographic Code
• 1995 Philippine Census Information
• 2000 Philippine Census Information
• 2007 Philippine Census Information
• Local Governance Performance Management System