Besao, Mountain Province

Besao
Municipality

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Map of Mountain Province with Besao highlighted
Besao

Location within the Philippines

Coordinates: 17°06′N 120°49′E / 17.1°N 120.82°E / 17.1; 120.82Coordinates: 17°06′N 120°49′E / 17.1°N 120.82°E / 17.1; 120.82
Country  Philippines
Region Cordillera Administrative Region (CAR)
Province Mountain Province
District Lone District of Mountain Province
Barangays 14 (see Barangays)
Government [1]
 • Type Sangguniang Bayan
 • Mayor Wellington B. Pooten
 • Electorate 4,686 voters (2016)
Area [2]
 • Total 173.62 km2 (67.04 sq mi)
Population (2015 census)[3]
 • Total 7,040
 • Density 41/km2 (110/sq mi)
Time zone PST (UTC+8)
ZIP code 2618
PSGC 144403000
IDD : area code  +63 (0)74
Income class 5th municipal income class
Revenue (₱) 1,752,248.15 (2016)
Website besao.gov.ph

Besao (Ilocano: Ili ti Besao), officially the Municipality of Besao is a 5th class municipality in the province of Mountain Province, Philippines. According to the 2015 census, it has a population of 7,040 people.[3]

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 intensely feared by fierce tribes due to their lineage of being elite headhunters and worlocks.

Barangays

Besao is politically subdivided into 14 barangays.

Demographics

Population census of Besao
YearPop.±% p.a.
1918 4,642—    
1939 5,144+0.49%
1948 5,799+1.34%
1960 8,174+2.90%
1970 9,286+1.28%
1975 7,051−5.37%
1980 9,093+5.22%
1990 8,473−0.70%
1995 9,147+1.44%
2000 9,875+1.66%
2007 7,295−4.09%
2010 7,818+2.55%
2015 7,040−1.98%
Source: Philippine Statistics Authority[3][4][5][6]

Religion

Besao is predominantly protestant municipality with Up To 60% adherence.

References

  1. ↑ "Municipality". Quezon City, Philippines: Department of the Interior and Local Government. Retrieved 31 May 2013.
  2. ↑ "Province: Mountain Province". PSGC Interactive. Quezon City, Philippines: Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved 12 November 2016.
  3. 1 2 3 Census of Population (2015). "Cordillera Administrative Region (CAR)". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. PSA. Retrieved 20 June 2016.
  4. ↑ Census of Population and Housing (2010). "Cordillera Administrative Region (CAR)". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. NSO. Retrieved 29 June 2016.
  5. ↑ Census of Population (1995, 2000 and 2007). "Cordillera Administrative Region (CAR)". Total Population by Province, City and Municipality. NSO. Archived from the original on 24 June 2011.
  6. ↑ "Province of Mountain Province". Municipality Population Data. Local Water Utilities Administration Research Division. Retrieved 17 December 2016.
Adjacent places of Besao, Mountain Province
 Tubo, Abra
Quirino, Ilocos Sur Sagada
   Besao  
Cervantes, Ilocos Sur Tadian Bauko
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