Municipality

Bucay

Bucay is a municipality in Abra, Cordillera Administrative Region, Philippines. Its population was 17,775 in the 2024 census, and it has 21 barangays.

Population: 2024 Census
Places: PSGC 2Q 2026
Checked by Scene: October 8, 2026
Page updated: October 9, 2026

PlacesPeopleDensityGrowth

People · 2024 Census

Under 690
690 to 1,100
1,100 to 1,800
1,800 to 3,100
3,100 and over

The same steps colour every map of barangays in the Atlas, so a colour means the same range everywhere.

Density · people per km², 2024

Under 160
160 to 340
340 to 700
700 to 2,600
2,600 and over

The same steps colour every map of barangays in the Atlas, so a colour means the same range everywhere.

Growth a year · 2020–2024

Fell by more than 1% a year
Fell, by up to 1% a year
Grew, by under 1% a year
Grew by 1 to 2% a year
Grew by 2% a year or more

Each place's yearly change between the 2020 and 2024 censuses, on the same steps as every map in the Atlas.

Borders from UN OCHA (PSA and NAMRIA), a guide and not the legal boundary^[3]Open in OpenStreetMap

PeopleSources
17,775
people counted in the 2024 censusCensusA count of every person in the country, all on one day. The 2024 census counted people as they were on 1 July 2024.More in the glossary
Up 3.8% from 2010 to 2024
Rank by peopleSources
2nd
of the 27 cities and municipalities of Abra by population, 2024Rank and shareWorked out by Scene from the PSA's counts: where a place stands among the places listed with it, and how many of every 100 of its parent's people live in it.More in the glossary
About 7 of every 100 people in Abra lived in Bucay in 2024 (7.2%)
Inside itSources
21
barangays
LandSources
102.16 km²
of land, 2019 masterlistLand areaThe land inside the place's official boundary. A square kilometre is a square 1 km on each side, about the size of 140 football fields.Explained by Scene: Bucay's land would fill a square about 10.1 km on each side. That is only a way to picture its size: its real shape is on the map.More in the glossary
Average density, 2024: 174 people per km²Population densityHow crowded a place is on average: its people divided by its land area. 1,000 people per square kilometre is 10 people per hectare, a square of 100 by 100 metres.Explained by Scene: About 2 people per hectare if everyone were spread evenly across the land. In fact people live closer together in towns and farther apart in the countryside.More in the glossary
HomesSources
4,681
households in 2024HouseholdA person living alone, or people who sleep in the same home and share their meals. A family may be one household or several.More in the glossary
3.8 people in each, on average, in 2024
Town or countrySources
0%
Fewer than 1 of every 1,000 people lived in urban barangays in 2024Urban barangayThe PSA counts a barangay as urban when it has 5,000 people or more, or a big employer, or several businesses and public services close by. Every barangay in Metro Manila is urban.More in the glossary

PSGC codePSGC codeThe code the Philippine Statistics Authority gives every place, so each one is known exactly, even when two share a name.More in the glossary: 1400103000^[4]Formerly 140103000
ZIP code: 2805^{[12, 13, 14]}

People

Bucay had 17,775 people in the 2024 census, up 3.8% from 2010.

People at each census since 1960

Counts from 2000 on are on today’s borders; earlier counts are as the place was then, so the line may step where a border moved.

Bucay had the 2nd most people of the 27 cities and municipalities of Abra in 2024^[1]

1Bangued48,331
2Bucay17,775
3La Paz16,014
4Tayum14,808
5Lagangilang14,577
6Pidigan12,058
7Dolores11,967

All 27 cities and municipalities of Abra

In 2024, the 10 barangays with the most people held about 61 of every 100 of its people^[2]

Dugong1,5829 in 100
Bangbangcag1,1587 in 100
North Poblacion1,1426 in 100
Tabiog1,1036 in 100
Pagala1,0796 in 100
Siblong1,0546 in 100
Palaquio1,0456 in 100
Layugan1,0216 in 100
Calao8495 in 100
San Miguel7914 in 100

See all 21 barangays of Bucay

Age structure · 2020 Census^[33]People living in households, by age and sex

About 28 of every 100 are children under 15 (27.9%)
About 64 of every 100 are of working age, 15 to 64 (64.4%)
About 8 of every 100 are 65 or older (7.7%)

MenWomen

The figures by age

People by age group, men and women
Age	People	Men	Women
0 - 4	1,416	748	668
5 - 9	1,722	884	838
10 - 14	1,850	970	880
15 - 19	1,870	976	894
20 - 24	1,506	756	750
25 - 29	1,326	689	637
30 - 34	1,219	598	621
35 - 39	1,186	616	570
40 - 44	1,119	606	513
45 - 49	918	477	441
50 - 54	932	493	439
55 - 59	771	378	393
60 - 64	681	350	331
65 - 69	529	256	273
70 - 74	369	167	202
75 - 79	202	85	117
80 years and over	287	99	188

Every figure, census by census

People, 2024 CensusCensusA count of every person in the country, all on one day. The 2024 census counted people as they were on 1 July 2024.More in the glossary: 17,775^{[1, 2]}
Households, 2024HouseholdA person living alone, or people who sleep in the same home and share their meals. A family may be one household or several.More in the glossary: 4,681^{[1, 2]}
People in each household, 2024: 3.8 on average^{[1, 2]}
Share of Abra, 2024Rank and shareWorked out by Scene from the PSA's counts: where a place stands among the places listed with it, and how many of every 100 of its parent's people live in it.More in the glossary: 7.2%^[1]
In urban barangays, 2024Urban barangayThe PSA counts a barangay as urban when it has 5,000 people or more, or a big employer, or several businesses and public services close by. Every barangay in Metro Manila is urban.More in the glossary: 0% (0 people)^[5]
Men and women, 2020: 9,148 men, 8,755 women^[33]People living in households

Population at each census, with its source
Census	Population	Growth since the census before	Households	People per household
2024as of July 1, 2024	17,775^{[1, 2]}	−0.24% a year	4,681	3.8
2020as of May 1, 2020	17,953^[1]	1.01% a year	—	—
2015as of August 1, 2015	17,115^[1]	−0.01% a year	—	—
2010as of May 1, 2010	17,126^[1]	—	—	—
2007as of August 1, 2007; as it was then	16,266^[31]	1.23% a year	—	—
2000as of May 1, 2000; on today’s borders	14,881^{[31, 32]}	0.56% a year	—	—
1995as of September 1, 1995; as it was then	14,499^[31]	1.56% a year	—	—
1990as of May 1, 1990; as it was then	13,346^[31]	0.76% a year	—	—
1980as of May 1, 1980; as it was then	12,375^[31]	1.77% a year	—	—
1975as of May 1, 1975; as it was then	11,337^[31]	2.68% a year	—	—
1970as of May 6, 1970; as it was then	9,937^[31]	2.83% a year	—	—
1960as of February 15, 1960; as it was then	7,473^[31]	—	—	—

Barangays

Bucay is made up of 21 barangays.

Barangays of Bucay. Each column heading sorts the table.
	^{[2, 3, 5, 6, 7]}	Share (2024)			Urban or rural
Abang	696	3.92%	−2.27% a year	about 13.65 km²	Rural
Bangbangcag	1,158	6.51%	0.04% a year	about 3.22 km²	Rural
Bangcagan	756	4.25%	3.39% a year	about 5.23 km²	Rural
Banglolao	611	3.44%	0.84% a year	about 2.65 km²	Rural
Bugbog	787	4.43%	1.03% a year	about 5.62 km²	Rural
Calao	849	4.78%	1.74% a year	about 2.01 km²	Rural
Dugong	1,582	8.9%	−0.69% a year	about 5.12 km²	Rural
Labon	787	4.43%	1.23% a year	about 1.44 km²	Rural
Layugan	1,021	5.74%	−0.74% a year	about 10.78 km²	Rural
Madalipay	372	2.09%	−0.26% a year	about 5.43 km²	Rural
North Poblacion	1,142	6.42%	−0.68% a year	about 1.10 km²	Rural
Pagala	1,079	6.07%	−2.20% a year	about 6.10 km²	Rural
Pakiling	782	4.4%	−0.51% a year	about 2.97 km²	Rural
Palaquio	1,045	5.88%	−0.41% a year	about 4.59 km²	Rural
Patoc	652	3.67%	−0.69% a year	about 3.51 km²	Rural
Quimloong	487	2.74%	−1.29% a year	about 5.39 km²	Rural
Salnec	386	2.17%	1.89% a year	about 3.44 km²	Rural
San Miguel	791	4.45%	−2.36% a year	about 1.28 km²	Rural
Siblong	1,054	5.93%	0.41% a year	about 3.53 km²	Rural
South Poblacion	635	3.57%	0.46% a year	about 0.773 km²	Rural
Tabiog	1,103	6.21%	−0.75% a year	about 11.69 km²	Rural

Areas are approximate: each is measured inside the barangay's border on UN OCHA's map, which is a guide, not the legal boundary.

Land & Environment

Bucay covers 102.16 km² of land, 174 people for every km² in 2024. Its land rises to 543 m above the sea and it lies inland.

Land areaLand areaThe land inside the place's official boundary. A square kilometre is a square 1 km on each side, about the size of 140 football fields.More in the glossary: 102.16 km²^[6]As listed in the 2019 Masterlist of Land Areas (LMB, DENR)
Average density, 2024Population densityHow crowded a place is on average: its people divided by its land area. 1,000 people per square kilometre is 10 people per hectare, a square of 100 by 100 metres.More in the glossary: 174 people per km²^[6]
Coordinates: 17.54890° N, 120.72177° E^[3]The point inside its border farthest from every edge, so it always falls within the place.

Height above the sea^[27]

Lowest: 62 m
Average: 151 m
Highest: 543 m

Heights from the Copernicus DEM, a 30 m model of the surface: it reads the tops of trees and roofs, not the bare ground, over the land inside the border, the sea left out. Produced using Copernicus WorldDEM-30 © DLR e.V. 2010-2014 and © Airbus Defence and Space GmbH 2014-2018 provided under COPERNICUS by the European Union and ESA; all rights reserved.

Water, coast and peaks

No coastline: it lies inland.

Rivers^[28]

Abra River17.2 of 194.8 km
Baay River4.1 of 33.8 km
Abra River3.7 of 6.0 km

Peaks^[28]

Mount Agapangheight not mapped
Mount Calaoheight not mapped

Named rivers, lakes and peaks as OpenStreetMap mapped them on 30 September 2026, and the coast within 150 m of the border. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors, under the Open Database License.

Climate

Climate typeClimate typePAGASA sorts the country's climate into four types by when the rain falls. Type I has a dry season from November to April and a wet one for the rest of the year; Type II has no dry season, with the most rain from December to February; Type III has a short dry season; Type IV has rain spread through the year.More in the glossary

Type I^[29]

Two seasons: dry from November to April, wet for the rest of the year, with the heaviest rain from June to September.

Read by Scene off PAGASA's climate map, so approximate: the type that covers most of the place's land.

At Sinait, the nearest PAGASA station, 47 km away^[30]Averages for 1991 to 2020: 2,172 mm of rain on 97 days a year; 27.4 °C on average

Rain each month Average temperature

The figures by month

Climate at Sinait, 1991 to 2020, by month
Month	Rain	Rainy days	Average	High	Low
January	6 mm	2	25.7 °C	30.2 °C	21.2 °C
February	3 mm	2	26.2 °C	30.7 °C	21.6 °C
March	5 mm	2	27.4 °C	31.8 °C	23.0 °C
April	17 mm	2	28.7 °C	33.0 °C	24.3 °C
May	173 mm	9	29.0 °C	33.0 °C	24.9 °C
June	282 mm	14	28.4 °C	32.2 °C	24.6 °C
July	530 mm	19	27.7 °C	31.3 °C	24.1 °C
August	614 mm	19	27.3 °C	30.6 °C	24.0 °C
September	356 mm	15	27.4 °C	31.0 °C	23.8 °C
October	135 mm	7	27.4 °C	31.4 °C	23.4 °C
November	46 mm	4	27.3 °C	31.5 °C	23.2 °C
December	6 mm	2	26.6 °C	30.9 °C	22.3 °C
The year	2,172 mm	97	27.4 °C	31.5 °C	23.4 °C

A station's figures describe the place around it only roughly: inland and in the hills it may be cooler and wetter. The station stands 58 m above the sea.

Life & Economy

About 10 of every 100 people lived below the poverty line in 2021.

Poverty, 2021Poverty incidenceHow many of every 100 people live in families whose income is below the poverty line: what a person needs in a year for food and other basic needs, as the PSA sets it for each province. It is an estimate, from a survey or, for a town, a statistical model, so the PSA gives a range it is likely to fall in.More in the glossary: 10.1% of people^[17]Below the poverty line, by the PSA's estimate for every town.
Income classIncome classThe Department of Finance sorts provinces, cities and municipalities into classes by their average yearly income over recent years: 1st class has the most. It measures the local government's income, not how well off its people are.More in the glossary: 3rd class^[4]

About 10 of every 100 people in Bucay lived below the poverty line in 2021 (10.1%)^[17]

The PSA's model for every town puts it between 9.2% and 11.0%, with 90% confidence.

Public places

1government office
20schools

Counted from OpenStreetMap^{[3, 8]}. Schools, places of worship, barangay halls and places known only by a common name, such as a chapel, are listed on each barangay's page.

As OpenStreetMap maps them on September 30, 2026. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors, under the Open Database License.

Government & Leaders

A mayor leads Bucay. Its local laws, called ordinances, are passed by the Sangguniang Bayan (the municipal council), led by the vice mayor. The mayor, the vice mayor and the council's elected members serve three-year terms, and none may serve more than three in a row.^{[10, 11]}

Legislative districtLegislative districtThe area that elects one member of the House of Representatives. A big province or city may have several.More in the glossary: Lone district of Abra^{[15, 16]}

Leaders

The mayor and vice mayor elected at each election since 2001, as COMELEC's lists of the elected name them, and those in office now, as the DILG's directory lists them.

2025–2028In office as of February 2026
Mayor
Andrea Ma. Francheska Beronilla Bernos^[18]
Vice mayor
Judor Palcon Zales^[18]
2022–2025
Mayor
Jay Dominador Gonzales Go^[19]
Vice mayor
Judor Palcon Zales^[19]
2019–2022
Mayor
Victorino Berras Baroña Jr.^[20]
Vice mayor
Ludevina Gonzales Co^[20]
2016–2019
Mayor
Bernadette Cardenas Baroña^[21]
Vice mayor
Ludevina Gonzales Co^[21]
2013–2016
Mayor
Victorino Berras Baroña Jr.^[22]
Vice mayor
Ludevina Gonzales Co^[22]
2010–2013
Mayor
Victorino Berras Baroña Jr.^[23]
Vice mayor
Rudolfo Alzate Bernardez IV^[23]
2007–2010
Mayor
Rudolfo Alzate Bernardez IV^[24]
Vice mayor
Elmer Berras Bides^[24]
2004–2007
Mayor
Rudolfo Bernardez IV^[25]
Vice mayor
Luisito Bernardez^[25]
2001–2004
Mayor
Rodolfo A. Bernardez IV^[26]
Vice mayor
Luisito F. Bernardez^[26]

Mayors and vice mayors of Bucay, by term
Term	Mayor	Vice mayor
2025–2028In office as of February 2026	Andrea Ma. Francheska Beronilla Bernos^[18]	Judor Palcon Zales^[18]
2022–2025	Jay Dominador Gonzales Go^[19]	Judor Palcon Zales^[19]
2019–2022	Victorino Berras Baroña Jr.^[20]	Ludevina Gonzales Co^[20]
2016–2019	Bernadette Cardenas Baroña^[21]	Ludevina Gonzales Co^[21]
2013–2016	Victorino Berras Baroña Jr.^[22]	Ludevina Gonzales Co^[22]
2010–2013	Victorino Berras Baroña Jr.^[23]	Rudolfo Alzate Bernardez IV^[23]
2007–2010	Rudolfo Alzate Bernardez IV^[24]	Elmer Berras Bides^[24]
2004–2007	Rudolfo Bernardez IV^[25]	Luisito Bernardez^[25]
2001–2004	Rodolfo A. Bernardez IV^[26]	Luisito F. Bernardez^[26]

History & Identity

Stories from Cordillera Administrative Region

Bucay has no Story of its own yet. This one is about Cordillera Administrative Region, which Bucay is part of.

Film, 0:59
Cordillera Administrative Region
When the whole Cordillera was one province
In 1908 a single Mountain Province covered the Cordillera. It was split in 1966 and came back together as a region in 1987. The legend of Benguet's name is told as a legend.
The Map Moved

All Stories

How it got its name

Local traditionThe Abra provincial site says Bucay is said to be a corruption of makabuhay, the vine whose boiled juice a Spanish friar reportedly used to treat sick villagers.^[9]

Its story

The first inhabitants were the Tingguians, also called Itnegs, and a Spanish expedition led by Fr. Jesus Blanco reached a settlement in what is now barangay Labon in 1846.^[9]

Bucay was Abra's capital town for 13 years, from 1846 to 1861; the Spanish military governor then moved the capital to Bangued around 1862.^[9]

The page says the first gobernadorcillo was Don Esteban Alzate, followed by 12 others up to 1893.^[9]

The Japanese occupation brought hostility and abuses that sent residents to evacuate to the mountains, after which reconstruction began.^[9]

Timeline

29 October 1846
Spanish authorities proclaimed Bucay the first capital town of Abra (the page prints the year as 1946, an evident slip for 1846 given the 1846-1861 span it gives).^[9]
about 1862
The capital of Abra moved to Bangued.^[9]

Nearby

Bucay shares a border with 8 places.

How it compares

Bucay beside Abra, and where it stands among the cities and municipalities of Abra.

Bucay beside Abra
Figure	Bucay	Abra	Rank among the cities and municipalities of Abra
People, 2024CensusA count of every person in the country, all on one day. The 2024 census counted people as they were on 1 July 2024.More in the glossary	17,775^{[1, 2]}	246,948	2nd of 27
Growth a year, 2020–2024Growth a yearHow fast the number of people changed each year between two censuses. 1% a year means about 1 more person for every 100 people, each year.More in the glossary	−0.24% a year^{[1, 2]}faster	−0.39% a year	15th of 27
People per km², 2024Population densityHow crowded a place is on average: its people divided by its land area. 1,000 people per square kilometre is 10 people per hectare, a square of 100 by 100 metres.More in the glossary	174^[6]more crowded	57	7th of 27
Land areaLand areaThe land inside the place's official boundary. A square kilometre is a square 1 km on each side, about the size of 140 football fields.More in the glossary	102.16 km²^[6]	4,365.52 km²	16th of 27
People in each household, 2024HouseholdA person living alone, or people who sleep in the same home and share their meals. A family may be one household or several.More in the glossary	3.8^{[1, 2]}about the same	3.8	not ranked
In urban barangays, 2024Urban barangayThe PSA counts a barangay as urban when it has 5,000 people or more, or a big employer, or several businesses and public services close by. Every barangay in Metro Manila is urban.More in the glossary	0%^[5]lower	4.4%	not ranked

Shares a border with^[3]

How far, in a straight line^[3]

Bangued, the capital of Abra: 11.5 km west
Manila: 330.5 km south

In a straight line between the points inside each place farthest from its edges, not by road.

The nearest towns and cities^[3]

PeñarrubiaAbra6.4 km west
TayumAbra7.6 km northwest
SallapadanAbra8.9 km southeast
DoloresAbra11.1 km north
BanguedAbra11.5 km west
San IsidroAbra14.0 km southwest

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Page updated October 9, 2026. Sources checked by Scene October 8, 2026.

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23.Commission on Elections (COMELEC), Records and Statistics Division, ERSD. List of Elected City/Municipal Candidates, May 10, 2010 National and Local Elections. Published January 8, 2026. Read by Scene October 2, 2026. Public domain: comelec.gov.ph says "All content is in the public domain unless otherwise stated." Each list carries COMELEC's data privacy notice (RA 10173).. Open the source
24.Commission on Elections (COMELEC), Records and Statistics Division, ERSD. List of Elected City/Municipal Candidates, May 14, 2007 National and Local Elections. Published January 14, 2026. Read by Scene October 2, 2026. Public domain: comelec.gov.ph says "All content is in the public domain unless otherwise stated." Each list carries COMELEC's data privacy notice (RA 10173).. Open the source
25.Commission on Elections (COMELEC), Records and Statistics Division, ERSD. List of Elected City/Municipal Candidates, May 10, 2004 National and Local Elections (its pages are headed "LIST OF CITY/MUNICIPAL CANDIDATES"). Published January 14, 2026. Read by Scene October 2, 2026. Public domain: comelec.gov.ph says "All content is in the public domain unless otherwise stated." Each list carries COMELEC's data privacy notice (RA 10173).. Open the source
26.Commission on Elections (COMELEC), Records and Statistics Division, ERSD. List of Elected City/Municipal Candidates, May 14, 2001 National and Local Elections. Published January 8, 2026. Read by Scene October 2, 2026. Public domain: comelec.gov.ph says "All content is in the public domain unless otherwise stated." Each list carries COMELEC's data privacy notice (RA 10173).. Open the source
27.European Union and the European Space Agency (Copernicus), from DLR and Airbus Defence and Space (WorldDEM). Copernicus DEM GLO-30: global digital surface model at 30 m, one-degree tiles (2021 release). Published 2021. Read by Scene October 2, 2026. Copernicus DEM GLO-30 licence: free, any use including commercial, with the Copernicus notice. Open the source
28.OpenStreetMap contributors, extract by Geofabrik. Named rivers, lakes, reservoirs, peaks and the coastline of the Philippines in OpenStreetMap (Geofabrik extract, cut by osmium). Published September 30, 2026. Read by Scene October 2, 2026. ODbL 1.0. Open the source
29.Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA), Climatology and Agrometeorology Division. Climate Map of the Philippines (1951-2010), Modified Coronas Climate Classification. Published August 2014. Read by Scene October 2, 2026. A work of the Government of the Philippines: no copyright (RA 8293 s.176.1); PAGASA's approval is needed to use it for profit. Open the source
30.Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA), Climatology and Agrometeorology Division. Climatological Normals, 1991-2020, by synoptic station (one PDF each). Published January 2022. Read by Scene October 2, 2026. A work of the Government of the Philippines: no copyright (RA 8293 s.176.1); PAGASA's approval is needed to use it for profit. Open the source
31.Philippine Statistics Authority. 2015 Census of Population, Statistical Tables, Table 1: Population Enumerated in Various Censuses by City/Municipality, 1960-2015 (one workbook for each province, highly urbanized city and region). Published 2017. Read by Scene October 2, 2026. CC BY (PSA Terms of Use). Open the source
32.Philippine Statistics Authority. 2020 Census of Population and Housing: Table A (Population and Annual Growth Rate for the Philippines and its Regions, Provinces and Highly Urbanized Cities) and Table B (Population and Annual Growth Rates by Province, City and Municipality, by Region). Published July 2021. Read by Scene October 2, 2026. CC BY (PSA Terms of Use). Open the source
33.Philippine Statistics Authority. 2020 Census of Population and Housing: Household Population by Age Group and Sex, for the Philippines and its regions, provinces, cities and municipalities (revised file, psa.gov.ph/system/files/phcd/2022-12/). Published December 2022. Read by Scene October 8, 2026. CC BY (PSA Terms of Use). Open the source

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