Kapangan


', officially the ', , is a of the Philippines| in the province of,. According to the, it has a population of people.

History

Pre-colonial period

Kapangan was formerly called Takdang, which means "people from the east". The early natives, who came from eastern settlements such as Tinec in Buguias and Bontoc, settled along the Amburayan River and lived by the kaingin system. They traveled to Naguilian in La Union to trade goods with the Ilocano people The appointed first town president is Espiritu Cariño .

Spanish period

During the Spanish Regime, Kapangan was organized into four barrios; Balacbac, Paykek, Pongayan, and Taba-ao. The Spaniards appointed Espiritu Cariño as the first Capitan del Barrio, whose duty was overseeing tax collection from local land owners. They also appointed Juan Ora-a Cariño to the position, eventually promoting him to Commandantes, one of the highest ranks in office during the time. Both Espiritu Cariño and Juan Ora-a Cariño appointed eight people in eight different barrios to serve as barrio capitans, whose tasks were to oversee the construction of Spanish trails throughout the mountain region.

American period

Under the American Civil Government, Kapangan was established as one of the 19 townships of the province of Benguet, upon the issuance of Act No. 48 on November 22, 1900
On August 13, 1908, Benguet was established as a sub-province of the newly created Mountain Province with the enactment of Act No. 1876. Six townships of Benguet were later abolished, one of which was Balakbak, which was integrated into the township of Kapangan.
According to some stories, Kapangan got its name when an American once asked a local resident what was the name of the place and since the resident doesn't understand English and so happened that they were about to eat in the party where they were in, she just said "kapangan" which means go eat in English and the American thought that the name of the place is Kapangan and hence the name.

Post-war era

On June 25, 1963, then-President Diosdado Macapagal issued Executive Order No. 42 converting eight of the thirteen towns of Benguet sub-province into regular municipalities. Kapangan was among them.
On June 18, 1966, the sub-province of Benguet was separated from the old Mountain Province and was converted into a regular province. Kapangan remained to be a component municipality of the newly established province.

Geography

Kapangan is at the mid-western section of Benguet. It is bounded by Kibungan on the north-east, Atok on the east, Tublay on the southeast, Sablan and Bagulin on the south-west, San Gabriel on the mid-west, and Sugpon on the north-west.
According to the Philippine Statistics Authority, the has a land area of constituting of the total area of Benguet.
The municipal's terrain is characterized by rugged mountains and hills. Rugged mountains have slopes of 50% while hills have slopes from 30%-50%. The highest elevation is above sea level with the lowest at above sea level.
Kapangan is about away from the capital town of La Trinidad.

Barangays

Kapangan is politically subdivided into 15 barangays.

Climate

Climate is divided into two seasons - the wet and the dry. Wet season occurs from May to October while dry season occurs November to April.

Demographics

In the, had a population of. The population density was.

Religion

Public schools

As of 2014, Kapangan has 27 public elementary schools and 4 public secondary schools.
SchoolBarangay
Ampongot Elementary SchoolSagubo
Baguionas Barrio SchoolGaswiling
Balakbak Elementary SchoolBalakbak
Beleng-Belis Barrio SchoolBeleng-Belis
Boklaoan Elementary SchoolAmpucao
Catiaoan Barrio SchoolGaswiling
Cayapes Barrio SchoolCayapes
Cuba Barrio SchoolCuba
Datakan Elementary SchoolDatakan
Gadang Elementary SchoolGadang
Gaswiling Barrio SchoolGaswiling
Kaliwaga Barrio SchoolGaswiling
Kapangan Central SchoolPoblacion
Laoangan Barrio SchoolGadang
Liblibeng Barrio SchoolGadang
Lomon Elementary SchoolPaykek
Longboy Elementary SchoolLabueg
Pakawan Barrio SchoolCuba
Paykek Elementary SchoolPaykek
Pongayan Barrio SchoolPongayan
Pudong Elementary SchoolPudong
Sagubo Elementary SchoolSagubo
Taba-ao Elementary SchoolTaba-ao
Tadayan Barrio SchoolPudong
Tawang Barrio SchoolBeleng-Belis
Toplac Barrio SchoolCuba
Ubod Barrio SchoolTaba-ao

SchoolBarangay
Governor Bado Dangwa Agro-Industrial SchoolBalakbak
Governor Bado Dangwa Agro-Industrial School Extension - Taba-ao AnnexTaba-ao
Kapangan Central National High SchoolPoblacion
Kapangan National High SchoolSagubo