Bangui
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| Municipality of Bangui | |
The Bangui Wind Farm
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Map of Ilocos Norte with Bangui highlighted
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  Bangui Location within the Philippines | |
| Coordinates: 18°32′16″N 120°45′55″E / 18.5378°N 120.7653°E / 18.5378; 120.7653 | |
| Country | Philippines |
| Region | Ilocos Region |
| Province | Ilocos Norte |
| District | 1st district |
| Barangays | 14 (see Barangays) |
| Government | |
| • Type | Sangguniang Bayan |
| • Mayor | Fidel A. Cimatu Jr. |
| • Vice Mayor | Denton Lawrence G. Garvida |
| • Representative | Ferdinand Alexander Araneta Marcos III |
| • Municipal Council | Members
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| • Electorate | 11,414 voters (2022) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 112.98 km2 (43.62 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 88 m (289 ft) |
| Highest elevation | 902 m (2,959 ft) |
| Lowest elevation | 0 m (0 ft) |
| Population
(2020 census)[3]
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| • Total | 15,019 |
| • Density | 130/km2 (340/sq mi) |
| • Households | 4,025 |
| Economy | |
| • Income class | 4th municipal income class |
| • Poverty incidence |
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| • Revenue | ₱ 139.2 million (2020) |
| • Assets | ₱ 472.9 million (2020) |
| • Expenditure | ₱ 128.9 million (2020) |
| Service provider | |
| • Electricity | Ilocos Norte Electric Cooperative (INEC) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (PST) |
| ZIP code |
2920
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| PSGC | |
| IDD : area code | +63 (0)77 |
| Native languages | Ilocano Tagalog |
| Website | www |
Bangui, officially the Municipality of Bangui (Ilocano: Ili ti Bangui; Filipino: Bayan ng Bangui), is a 4th class municipality in the provinceofIlocos Norte, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 15,019 people.[3]
The first power generating windmill farm in Southeast Asia, commonly known as Bangui Wind Farm, is found in the municipality of Bangui.
Bangui was first founded in 1786,[5] and was formally given its current status as a municipality in 1913.[6]
Bangui was one of the Ilocos region municipalities where various human rights violations were documented during the martial law era, despite public perception that the region was supportive of the Marcos administration.[7] Eight farmers in Bangui are documented to have been "salvaged" in 1984,[7] the same year as three indigenous community members in Vintar, while farmers from the towns of Vintar, Dumalneg, Solsona, Marcos and Piddig were also documented to have been tortured.[7]
The Bangui Wind Farm project of NorthWind Power Development Corp. (NorthWind) began commercial operation in 2005, eventually becoming a major tourist site for Bangui.[8] Ayala-owned AC Energy eventually took control of Northwind and of the Bangui Wind Farm in 2017, acquiring a total of 67.79% of Northwind stocks.[9]
Bangui is 554 kilometres (344 mi) from Metro Manila and 67 kilometres (42 mi) from Laoag City, the provincial capital.
Bangui is politically subdivided into 14 barangays. [10] Each barangay consists of puroks and some have sitios.
On August 10, 2012, Barangay San Isidro was transferred to Dumalneg town based on the decision of Supreme Court over the disputed barangay.
| Climate data for Bangui, Ilocos Norte | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 31 (88) |
32 (90) |
33 (91) |
34 (93) |
34 (93) |
34 (93) |
33 (91) |
32 (90) |
32 (90) |
33 (91) |
32 (90) |
31 (88) |
33 (91) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 19 (66) |
20 (68) |
21 (70) |
23 (73) |
24 (75) |
24 (75) |
24 (75) |
24 (75) |
24 (75) |
23 (73) |
22 (72) |
21 (70) |
22 (72) |
| Average rainfall mm (inches) | 6.2 (0.24) |
11.7 (0.46) |
10.1 (0.40) |
14 (0.6) |
192.7 (7.59) |
258.9 (10.19) |
470.9 (18.54) |
475.9 (18.74) |
405.7 (15.97) |
92.5 (3.64) |
44.8 (1.76) |
2 (0.1) |
1,985.4 (78.23) |
| Average rainy days | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 15 | 20 | 20 | 17 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 112 |
| Source: World Weather Online (modeled/calculated data, not measured locally)[11] | |||||||||||||
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| Source: Philippine Statistics Authority[12][13][14][15] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
In the 2020 census, the population of Bangui was 15,019 people,[3] with a density of 130 inhabitants per square kilometre or 340 inhabitants per square mile.
Poverty incidence of Bangui
5
10
15
20
25
30
2006
2009
2012
2015
2018
2021
Source: Philippine Statistics Authority[16][17][18][19][20][21][22][23] |
Bangui, belonging to the first congressional district of the province of Ilocos Norte, 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.
| Position | Name |
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| Congressman | Ria Christina G. Fariñas |
| Mayor | Fidel A. Cimatu Jr. |
| Vice-Mayor | Denton Lawrence G. Garvida |
| Councilors | Joy R. Soriano |
| Florencio G. Sales Jr. | |
| Diosdado I. Garvida | |
| Doddie M. Gaces | |
| Susan B. Faylogna | |
| Rogerick C. Balbag | |
| Anthony N. Campañano | |
| Florante L. Garvida |
Bangui is well known because of its wind farm, which is the town's main attraction. Although the Burgos and Caparispisan (Pagudpud) Windmills were built in 2013, many visitors still visit Bangui Windmills.
Bangui Bay is also a tourist spot, yet not practical for swimming because of its deepness and water currents, but it is beautiful to view. There is also Abang Falls that can be found in Barangay Lanao, also a tourist spot. Bangui is also good for its beautiful view of mountains and rivers.
Other attractions include:
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Places adjacent to Bangui, Ilocos Norte
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