Bakun, Benguet


Bakun, officially the Municipality of Bakun,, is a municipality in the province of Benguet, Philippines. According to the 2024 census, it has a population of 15,399 people.
WWW bakun.gov.ph

History

During the Spanish Period, Bakun was a rancheria of the Commandancia Politico-Militar de Amburayan. Ampusongan was a rancheria of the Commandancia Politico Militar de Tiagan, Distrito de Benguet.
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. 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.
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. The issuance of Republic Act No. 4695 in 1966 included Bakun as a regular municipality in the newly created province of Benguet.

Geography

The Municipality of Bakun is located at, at the northwestern tip of Benguet. It 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.
According to the Philippine Statistics Authority, the municipality has a land area of constituting of the total area of Benguet.
Bakun is situated from the provincial capital La Trinidad, and from the country's capital city of Manila.

Barangays

Bakun is politically subdivided into 7 barangays. Each barangay consists of puroks and some have sitios.

Demographics

In the 2024 census, Bakun had a population of 15,399 people. The population density was.

Government

Local government

Bakun, belonging to the lone congressional district of the province of Benguet, 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

PositionName
CongressmanEric G. Yap
MayorBill Y. Raymundo
Vice-MayorFausto T. Labinio
CouncilorsJesus D. Lozano
CouncilorsJune Raymundo C. Suni-en
CouncilorsFlorence L. Balakiao
CouncilorsMarciano P. Kigisan Jr.
CouncilorsDixie L. La Madrid
CouncilorsMark C. Bayawa
CouncilorsJayson L. Tokias
CouncilorsEdgar P. Ognaden

Education

The Bakun Schools District Office governs all educational institutions within the municipality. It oversees the management and operations of all private and public, from primary to secondary schools.

Public schools

As of 2015, Bakun has 30 public elementary schools and 4 public secondary schools.
SchoolBarangay
Ampusongan Elementary SchoolAmpusongan
Bagtangan Elementary SchoolGambang
Bagu Elementary SchoolBagu
Bakun Central SchoolPoblacion
Barbarit Primary SchoolBagu
Batanes Primary SchoolGambang
Bulisay Elementary SchoolKayapa
Cabutotan Elementary SchoolAmpusongan
Cadsi-Amoy Elementary School - MainKayapa
Cadsi-Amoy Elementary School - Poway AnnexKayapa
Copcopit Elementary SchoolDalipey
Dalingoan Elementary SchoolSinacbat
Dio-alan Primary SchoolBagu
Guing-oy Primary SchoolDalipey
Kayapa Elementary SchoolKayapa
Ketagan-Cabatan Elementary SchoolDalipey
Labinio-Acquisio Elementary SchoolGambang
Labinio-Mariano Elementary SchoolGambang
Lamew Elementary SchoolSinacbat
Legab Elementary SchoolKayapa
Nagawa Elementary SchoolKayapa
Palidan Elementary SchoolDalipey
Sinacbat Elementary SchoolSinacbat
Talbino Elementary SchoolDalipey
Tanas Elementary SchoolAmpusongan
Tap-ayao-Abiyang Elementary SchoolPoblacion
Tap-ayao-Abiyang Elementary School - Beyeng ExtensionPoblacion
Tingbaoen-Galisen Elementary SchoolGambang
Yugo Bantales Primary SchoolGambang

SchoolBarangay
Ampusongan National High SchoolAmpusongan
Ampusongan National High School - Kayapa ExtensionKayapa
Bakun National High SchoolPoblacion
Bakun National High School - Sinacbat ExtensionSinacbat