Tinglayan, Kalinga

Tinglayan
Municipality

Map of Kalinga with Tinglayan highlighted
Tinglayan

Location within the Philippines

Coordinates: 17°17′N 121°10′E / 17.28°N 121.17°E / 17.28; 121.17Coordinates: 17°17′N 121°10′E / 17.28°N 121.17°E / 17.28; 121.17
Country  Philippines
Region Cordillera Administrative Region (CAR)
Province Kalinga
District Lone District of Kalinga
Barangays 20 (see Barangays)
Government[1]
  Type Sangguniang Bayan
  Mayor Sacrament S. Gumilab
  Electorate 7,978 voters (2016)
Area[2]
  Total 283.00 km2 (109.27 sq mi)
Population (2015 census)[3]
  Total 12,868
  Density 45/km2 (120/sq mi)
Time zone PST (UTC+8)
ZIP code 3804
PSGC 143215000
IDD:area code +63(0)74
Income class 4th municipal income class
Website www.tinglayan.gov.ph

Tinglayan, officially the Municipality of Tinglayan is a 4th class municipality in the province of Kalinga, Philippines. According to the 2015 census, it has a population of 12,868 people.[3]

Barangays

Tinglayan is politically subdivided into 20 barangays.[2]

  • Ambato-Legleg
  • Bangad Centro
  • Basao
  • Belong Manubal
  • Butbut-Proper
  • Bugnay
  • Buscalan
  • Dananao
  • Loccong
  • Lower Bangad
  • Luplupa
  • Mallango
  • Ngibat
  • Old Tinglayan
  • Poblacion
  • Sumadel 1
  • Sumadel 2
  • Tulgao East
  • Tulgao West
  • Upper Bangad

Demographics

Population census of Tinglayan
YearPop.±% p.a.
1918 2,879    
1939 6,868+4.23%
1948 6,935+0.11%
1960 9,135+2.32%
1970 10,317+1.22%
1975 10,838+0.99%
1980 11,703+1.55%
1990 12,637+0.77%
1995 13,591+1.37%
2000 14,164+0.89%
2007 11,619−2.69%
2010 12,557+2.87%
2015 12,868+0.47%
Source: Philippine Statistics Authority[3][4][5][6]


In the 2015 census, the population of Tinglayan was 12,868 people,[3] with a density of 45 inhabitants per square kilometre or 120 inhabitants per square mile.

Tourism

Tinglayan is famous for its local celebrity, Whang-od, who is the last mambabatok (traditional tattooist). Tourists often visit Tinglayan to see her and have their bodies tattooed.[7]

References

  1. "Municipality". Quezon City, Philippines: Department of the Interior and Local Government. Retrieved 31 May 2013.
  2. 1 2 "Province: Kalinga". PSGC Interactive. Quezon City, Philippines: Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved 12 November 2016.
  3. 1 2 3 4 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 Kalinga". Municipality Population Data. Local Water Utilities Administration Research Division. Retrieved 17 December 2016.
  7. "The lost tribe and the ‘tattoo master’". news.com.au. Australia. 27 May 2015. Retrieved 19 October 2015.


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