Apayao is a landlocked province of the Philippines in the Cordillera Administrative Region in Luzon. Its capital is Kabugao and borders Cagayan to the north and east, Abra and Ilocos Norte to the west, and Kalinga to the south. Prior to 1995, Kalinga and Apayao used to be a single province named Kalinga-Apayao, until they were split into two to better service the needs of individual native tribes in the provinces. Map of the Philippines showing all the regions and their provinces. ... The Cordillera Administrative Region (CAR) of the Philippines consists of the provinces of Abra, Benguet, Ifugao, Kalinga, Mountain Province and Apayao. ... Map of the Philippines showing the island groups of Luzón, Visayas, and Mindanao. ... Cagayan is a province of the Philippines in the Cagayan Valley region in Luzon. ... Abra is a landlocked province of the Philippines in the Cordillera Administrative Region in Luzon. ... Ilocos Norte is a province of the Philippines located in the Ilocos Region in Luzon. ... Kalinga is a landlocked province of the Philippines in the Cordillera Administrative Region in Luzon. ... 1995 (MCMXCV) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Kalinga-Apayao used to be a province of the Philippines in the Cordillera Administrative Region in Luzon. ...

REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES

Province of Apayao

Region: Cordillera Administrative Region (CAR)

Capital: Kabugao

Founded: February 14, 1995

Population:
2000 census—97,129 (4th smallest)
Density—25 per km² (lowest)

Area: 3,927.9 km² (32nd largest)

Divisions:
Highly urbanized cities—0
Component cities—0
Municipalities—7
Barangays—133
Congressional districts—1

Languages: Iloko, Tagalog

Governor: Elias K. Bulut, Sr. (2004-2007)

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People and Culture

Economy

Geography

Political

Apayao is subdivided into 7 municipalities. A municipality (bayan, sometimes munisipalidad, in Filipino) is a local government unit in the Philippines. ...

Municipalities

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Physical

History

Apayao was among the earliest areas penetrated by the Spaniards in the Cordilleras, but the region, inhabited by the Isneg tribe, remained largely outside Spanish control until late in the 1800s. As early as 1610, the Dominican friars established a mission in what is now the town of Pudtol. In 1684, the friars again made vain attempts to convert the people and established a church in what is now Cabugao. The ruins of the early churches in Pudtol and Cabugao still stand as mute testimony to the failed attempts to occupy Apayao. isneg is a philippine tribe known to be very famous. ... Pudtol and Sta. ...

The Spanish authorities were then able to establish the comandancias of Apayao and Cabugaoan in 1891, which covered the western and eastern portions of what is now Apayao. The comandancias, however, failed to bring total control and the Spanish government only maintained a loose hold over the area.

The Americans established the Mountain Province on August 13, 1908, with the enactment of Act No. 1876. Apayao, along with Amburayan, Benguet, Bontoc, Ifugao, Kalinga, and Lepanto, became sub-provinces of this new province. Before this, Apayao had been a part of Cagayan province. Mountain Province is a landlocked province of the Philippines in the Cordillera Administrative Region in Luzon. ... August 13 is the 225th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (226th in leap years), with 140 days remaining. ... 1908 (MCMVIII) is a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar). ... Republic Acts are laws in the Philippines, created by the Congress and signed by the president. ... Benguet is a landlocked province of the Philippines in the Cordillera Administrative Region in Luzon. ... Ifugao is a landlocked province of the Philippines in the Cordillera Administrative Region in Luzon. ... Kalinga is a landlocked province of the Philippines in the Cordillera Administrative Region in Luzon. ... Cagayan is a province of the Philippines in the Cagayan Valley region in Luzon. ...

After being a sub-province for almost 60 years, on June 18, 1966, the huge Mountain Province was split into four provinces with the enactment of Republic Act No. 4695. The four provinces were Benguet, Mountain Province, Kalinga-Apayao and Ifugao. Kalinga-Apayao became one of the provinces of the Cagayan Valley region. Republic Acts are laws in the Philippines, created by the Congress and signed by the president. ... Kalinga-Apayao used to be a province of the Philippines in the Cordillera Administrative Region in Luzon. ... Cagayan Valley (Lambak ng Cagayan in Filipino) is a region of the Philippines, also designated as Region II or Region 02. ...

On July 15, 1987, the Cordillera Administrative Region was established and Kalinga-Apayao was made one of its provinces. Finally, on February 14, 1995, Kalinga-Apayao was split into two distinct provinces with the passage of Republic Act No. 7878. The Cordillera Administrative Region (CAR) of the Philippines consists of the provinces of Abra, Benguet, Ifugao, Kalinga, Mountain Province and Apayao. ...

It may be no coincidence that the outline of Apayao (and the former Kalinga-Apayao) resembles a bust of a man akin to former dictator Ferdinand Marcos (looking toward his home province, Ilocos Norte). Ferdinand Edralin Marcos (September 11, 1917–September 28, 1989) was the tenth President of the Philippines, serving from 1965 to 1986. ... Ilocos Norte is a province of the Philippines located in the Ilocos Region in Luzon. ...

External links

• The Official Website of the Provicial Government of Apayao
  http://www.apayao.gov.ph

• Famous Ilocano Website by Apayao-Born Writer Andel Barroga, Bannawag Magazine Contributor
  http://www.iluko.com

• Popular Philippine Trivia Online Site by Apayao-Born Author R. Barroga-Balboa, Former Luna Municipal High School Graduating Class Valedictorian
  http://balboa99.tripod.com