Bauko

Bauko, officially the Municipality of Bauko (Kankanaey: Ili di Bauko; Balangao: Babley hen Bauko; Bontok: Ili nan Bauko; Ilocano: Ili ti Bauko; Tagalog: Bayan ng Bauko; Spanish: Municipio de Baúco) is a municipality in the province of Mountain Province, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 32,021 people.

Bauko is the largest municipality in Mountain Province which is 28 kilometres (17 mi) from the provincial capital Bontoc and 409 kilometres (254 mi) from Manila.

History

Chico River Dam Project

Bauko was one of several municipalities in Mountain Province which would have been flooded by the Chico River Dam Project during the Marcos dictatorship, alongside Bontoc, Sabangan, Sadanga, Sagada, and parts of Barlig. However, the indigenous peoples of Kalinga Province and Mountain Province resisted the project and when hostilities resulted in the murder of Macli-ing Dulag, the project became unpopular and was abandoned before Marcos was ousted by the 1986 People Power Revolution.

Geography

Barangays

Bauko is politically subdivided into 22 barangays, divided into the upper and lower areas. Each barangay consists of puroks and some have sitios.

Climate

Demographics

Economy

Poverty incidence of Bauko

Government

Local government

Bauko, belonging to the lone congressional district of the province of Mountain Province, is governed by a mayor designated as its local chief executive and by a municipal council as its legislative body in accordance with the Local Government Code. The mayor, vice mayor, and the councilors are elected directly by the people through an election which is being held every three years.

Elected officials

Members of the Municipal Council (2019–2022):

Congressman: Maximo Y. Dalog Jr.
Mayor: Abraham B. Akilit
Vice-Mayor: Bartolome B. Badecao
Councilors:
- Ashley T. Sili
- Simon C. Lacwasan
- Sabado T. Pussan Sr.
- Labor M. Masidong
- Stanly C. Dangatan
- Tomas B. Tanggacan
- Cornelio C. Matias
- Arcadio B. Taganas