Bucloc
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| Municipality of Bucloc | |
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  Bucloc Location within the Philippines | |
| Coordinates: 17°26′N 120°52′E / 17.44°N 120.86°E / 17.44; 120.86 | |
| Country | Philippines |
| Region | Cordillera Administrative Region |
| Province | Abra |
| District | Lone district |
| Barangays | 4 (see Barangays) |
| Government | |
| • Type | Sangguniang Bayan |
| • Mayor | Gody H. Cardenas |
| • Vice Mayor | Eugene C. Cillo |
| • Representative | Menchie B. Bernos |
| • Municipal Council | Members
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| • Electorate | 2,030 voters (2022) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 63.77 km2 (24.62 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 601 m (1,972 ft) |
| Highest elevation | 1,178 m (3,865 ft) |
| Lowest elevation | 282 m (925 ft) |
| Population
(2020 census)[3]
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| • Total | 2,395 |
| • Density | 38/km2 (97/sq mi) |
| • Households | 480 |
| Economy | |
| • Income class | 6th municipal income class |
| • Poverty incidence |
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| • Revenue | ₱ |
| • Assets | ₱ |
| • Expenditure | ₱ |
| • Liabilities | ₱ |
| Service provider | |
| • Electricity | Abra Electric Cooperative (ABRECO) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (PST) |
| ZIP code |
2817
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| PSGC | |
| IDD : area code | +63 (0)74 |
| Native languages | Itneg Ilocano Tagalog |
Bucloc, officially the Municipality of Bucloc (Ilocano: Ili ti Bucloc; Tagalog: Bayan ng Bucloc), is a 6th class municipality in the provinceofAbra, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 2,395 people.[3]
According to the Philippine Statistics Authority, the municipality has a land area of 63.77 square kilometres (24.62 sq mi) [5] constituting 1.53% of the 4,165.25-square-kilometre- (1,608.21 sq mi) total area of Abra.
Bucloc is politically subdivided into 4 barangays.[6] Each barangay consists of puroks and some have sitios.
| PSGC | Barangay | Population | ±% p.a. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020[3] | 2010[7] | |||||
| 140104001 | Ducligan | 23.3% | 559 | 437 | ▴ | 2.49% |
| 140104002 | Labaan | 26.9% | 644 | 587 | ▴ | 0.93% |
| 140104004 | Lamao (Poblacion) | 21.0% | 502 | 546 | ▾ | −0.84% |
| 140104003 | Lingay | 28.8% | 690 | 606 | ▴ | 1.31% |
| Total | 2,395 | 2,395 | 
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0.00% | ||
| Climate data for Bucloc, Abra | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 26 (79) |
27 (81) |
29 (84) |
31 (88) |
30 (86) |
29 (84) |
29 (84) |
28 (82) |
29 (84) |
28 (82) |
27 (81) |
26 (79) |
28 (83) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 18 (64) |
19 (66) |
20 (68) |
22 (72) |
23 (73) |
23 (73) |
23 (73) |
23 (73) |
23 (73) |
21 (70) |
21 (70) |
20 (68) |
21 (70) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 23 (0.9) |
28 (1.1) |
33 (1.3) |
64 (2.5) |
232 (9.1) |
242 (9.5) |
258 (10.2) |
266 (10.5) |
245 (9.6) |
201 (7.9) |
87 (3.4) |
69 (2.7) |
1,748 (68.7) |
| Average rainy days | 8.3 | 8.0 | 10.8 | 15.2 | 23.7 | 26.1 | 27.0 | 25.8 | 23.5 | 17.3 | 13.7 | 12.1 | 211.5 |
| Source: Meteoblue[8] | |||||||||||||
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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| 1939 | 719 | — |
| 1948 | 827 | +1.57% |
| 1960 | 1,152 | +2.80% |
| 1970 | 1,401 | +1.97% |
| 1975 | 1,447 | +0.65% |
| 1980 | 1,605 | +2.09% |
| 1990 | 1,932 | +1.87% |
| 1995 | 1,919 | −0.13% |
| 2000 | 2,109 | +2.04% |
| 2007 | 2,227 | +0.75% |
| 2010 | 2,176 | −0.84% |
| 2015 | 2,501 | +2.69% |
| 2020 | 2,395 | −0.85% |
| Source: Philippine Statistics Authority[9][7][10][11] | ||
In the 2020 census, Bucloc had a population of 2,395.[3] The population density was 38 inhabitants per square kilometre (98/sq mi).
Poverty incidence of Bucloc
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
2006
2009
2012
2015
2018
2021
Source: Philippine Statistics Authority[12][13][14][15][16][17][18][19] |
Bucloc, belonging to the lone congressional district of the province of Abra, 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 | Joseph Santo Niño B. Bernos |
| Mayor | Gybel B. Cardenas |
| Vice-Mayor | Eugene C. Cillo |
| Councilors | Shirley D. Banatao |
| Solomon M. Domel-ac | |
| Romel L. Bayongan | |
| Faustino S. Agpad Jr. | |
| Moises B. Puglay | |
| Noel J. Benuagen | |
| Dindo B. Latawan | |
| Sidney M. Brillantes |
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