Barlig, Mountain Province

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Barlig
Fialikia/Likaw-an
Municipality
Panoramic photo of Barlig and surrounding rice terraces
Map of Mountain Province showing the location of Barlig
Barlig
Location within the Philippines
Coordinates: 17°05′N 121°09′E / 17.083°N 121.150°E / 17.083; 121.150Coordinates: 17°05′N 121°09′E / 17.083°N 121.150°E / 17.083; 121.150
Country Philippines
Region Cordillera Administrative Region (CAR)
Province Mountain Province
District Lone District
Barangays 11
Government[1]
 • Mayor Clark Chatongna Ngaya
Area[2]
 • Total 228.64 km2 (88.28 sq mi)
Population (2010)[3]
 • Total 5,838
 • Density 26/km2 (66/sq mi)
Time zone PST (UTC+8)
ZIP code 2623
Dialing code 74
Income class 5th class

Barlig is a fifth class municipality in the province of Mountain Province, Philippines. According to the 2010 census, it has a population of 5,838 people.[3]

Barlig is bounded in the east by Natonin in the west by Bontoc and Sadanga. In the north, it is bounded by Tinglayan and in the south by the town of Mayoyao. The town is separated into three settlements or cluster of villages such as Barlig town proper, Lias and Kadaclan.[4]

Barangays

Barlig is politically subdivided into 11 barangays.[2]

  • Chupac
  • Fiangtin
  • Kaleo
  • Latang
  • Lias Kanluran
  • Lias Silangan
  • Lingoy
  • Lunas
  • Macalana
  • Ogoog
  • Gawana (Poblacion)

Demographics

Population census of Barlig
Year Pop.  ±% p.a.  
1990 6,273—    
1995 7,477+3.57%
2000 6,351−3.21%
2007 6,168−0.42%
2010 5,838−1.82%
Source: National Statistics Office[3]

The people of Barlig are dominantly of Igorot descent. Locals call themselves Ifiallig which is a reference to someone born or have roots from villages. In the cluster of villages in Lias, people call themselves I-lias while those from Kadaclan villages call themselves Ekachakran. Despite living in a single town, the people speak different languages and probably traditions.[4]

Tourism

Barlig town boasts of its own rice terraces, the Barlig Rice Terraces in the near the center of the town and Lias Rice Terraces in the Lias, which is a cluster of villages. In Kadaclan, which is another cluster of villages, the annual Menaliyam festival is held.

References

  1. ↑ "Official City/Municipal 2013 Election Results". Intramuros, Manila, Philippines: Commission on Elections (COMELEC). 11 September 2013. Retrieved 23 December 2013. 
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Province: Mountain Province". PSGC Interactive. Makati City, Philippines: National Statistical Coordination Board. Retrieved 23 December 2013. 
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 "Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay: as of May 1, 2010". 2010 Census of Population and Housing. National Statistics Office. Retrieved 23 December 2013. 
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 http://barlig.wordpress.com/about

External links

 Sadanga Tinglayan, Kalinga Tanudan, Kalinga
Bontoc Natonin
   Barlig  
Banaue, Ifugao / Mayoyao, Ifugao
Municipalities
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