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Bagulin | |
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Municipality of Bagulin | |
Location within the Philippines | |
Coordinates: 16°36′28″N 120°26′16″E / 16.607903°N 120.437833°E | |
Country | Philippines |
Region | Ilocos Region |
Province | La Union |
District | 2nd district |
Founded | 1963 |
Barangays | 10 (see Barangays) |
Government | |
• Type | Sangguniang Bayan |
• Mayor | Virgilio C. Flor |
• Vice Mayor | Jaime A. Lictao |
• Representative | Dante S. Garcia |
• Municipal Council | Members |
• Electorate | 9,608 voters (2022) |
Area | |
• Total | 107.33 km2 (41.44 sq mi) |
Elevation | 282 m (925 ft) |
Highest elevation | 885 m (2,904 ft) |
Lowest elevation | 28 m (92 ft) |
Population (2020 census)[3] | |
• Total | 14,428 |
• Density | 130/km2 (350/sq mi) |
• Households | 3,341 |
Economy | |
• Income class | 5th municipal income class |
• Poverty incidence | 16.21 |
• Revenue | ₱ 99.82 million (2020), 44.09 million (2012), 48.26 million (2013), 45.83 million (2014), 58.75 million (2015), 74.27 million (2016) |
• Assets | ₱ 209.3 million (2020), 60.55 million (2012), 59.43 million (2013), 54.88 million (2014), 60.14 million (2015), 110.5 million (2016) |
• Expenditure | ₱ 80.85 million (2020), 33.36 million (2012), 37.84 million (2013), 42.33 million (2014) |
• Liabilities | ₱ 19.12 million (2020), 19.65 million (2012), 12.72 million (2013), 15.32 million (2014), 17.02 million (2015), 24.15 million (2016) |
Service provider | |
• Electricity | La Union Electric Cooperative (LUELCO) |
Time zone | UTC+8 (PST) |
ZIP code | 2512 |
PSGC | |
IDD : area code | +63 (0)72 |
Native languages | Ilocano Tagalog Kankanaey |
Website | www |
Bagulin, officially the Municipality of Bagulin (Ilocano: Ili ti Bagulin; Filipino: Bayan ng Bagulin), is a landlocked municipality in La Union, Philippines, classified as a 5th class municipality. As of the 2020 census, it has a population of 14,428 residents. Bagulin is well-known for its broom-making industry, particularly its high-quality soft brooms.
The municipality is situated 21 kilometers (13 miles) from the provincial capital San Fernando City, and 290 kilometers (180 miles) from Metro Manila.[3]