Bakun, Benguet

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Bakun
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Official seal of Bakun
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Location in the province of Benguet
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Country [[{{safesubst:#property:P17}}]]
Region Cordillera Administrative Region (CAR)
Province [[{{safesubst:#property:P131}}|{{safesubst:#property:P131}}]]
District Lone district of Benguet
Barangays 7
Government
 • Mayor Fausto Talbino Labinio
Area[1]
 • Total 286.91 km2 (110.78 sq mi)
Population (2010)[2]
 • Total 13,587
 • Density 47/km2 (120/sq mi)
Time zone PST (UTC+8)
ZIP code {{safesubst:#property:P281}}
IDD : area code  +63 (0){{safesubst:#property:P473}}
Income class 3rd class

Bakun is a third class municipality in the province of Benguet, Philippines. According to the 2010 census, Bakun has a population of 13,587 people.[2]

Geography

Bakun is bounded by Mankayan on the east, Buguias on the southeast, Kibungan on the south, Sugpon on the south-west, Alilem on the north-west, and Cervantes on the north.

The municipality is 336 kilometres (209 mi) away from Manila and 86 kilometres (53 mi) away from Baguio City.

Barangays

Bakun comprises 7 barangays.

History

During the Spanish Period, Bakun was a rancheria of the Commandancia Politico-Militar de Amburayan. Ampusongan (currently a barangay of Bakun) was a rancheria of the Commandancia Politico Militar de Tiagan, Distrito de Benguet.[4]

When the United States took control of the Philippines, the American Congress issued Act No. 48 in November 1900, placing Bakun under the province of Amburayan, and Ampusongan under the province of Benguet.[5] On August 13, 1908, Benguet became a subprovince of the newly established Mountain Province with the enactment of Act No. 1876, and the municipal districts of Bakun and Ampusongan became part of the subprovince.[6]

In 1917, the Bureau of Non-Christian Tribes recommended that the western border of the Mountain Province be pushed eastward, such that the entire subprovince of Amburayan and large slices of Lepanto and Benguet would be made part of Ilocos Sur and La Union. In early 1937, Ampusongan was merged with Bakun, the latter carrying the name of the township while the former became a barangay.[4] The issuance of Republic Act No. 4695 in 1966 included Bakun as a regular municipality in the newly created province of Benguet.[7]

Demographics

Population census of Bakun
Year Pop. ±% p.a.
1990 10,817 —    
1995 12,836 +3.26%
2000 12,213 −1.06%
2007 12,137 −0.09%
2010 13,587 +4.19%
Source: National Statistics Office[2][8]

Education

Public schools

As of 2015, Bakun has 30 public elementary schools and 4 public secondary schools.[9][10][11]

References

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External links

 Alilem, Ilocos Sur Cervantes, Ilocos Sur
Sugpon, Ilocos Sur Mankayan
  Bakun  
Kibungan Buguias
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