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Apayao

Apayao is a province in the Cordillera Administrative Region of Luzon, Philippines. Its population was 126,587 in the 2024 census, and it has 7 municipalities.

  • Population: 2024 Census
  • Places: PSGC 2Q 2026
  • Checked by Scene: October 8, 2026
  • Page updated: October 8, 2026
Colour byColours the map of Apayao by the figure chosen; the key beside it says what each colour means.
AbraCagayanIlocos NorteKalingaCalanasan: 12,176 people, 8 per km², −0.72% a yearConner: 28,360 people, 31 per km², 0.70% a yearFlora: 18,271 people, 44 per km², 0.43% a yearKabugao: 16,425 people, 18 per km², 0.31% a yearLuna: 21,630 people, 52 per km², 0.37% a yearPudtol: 15,676 people, 39 per km², 0.29% a yearSanta Marcela: 14,049 people, 204 per km², 1.29% a year

People · 2024 Census

  • Under 20,000
  • 20,000 to 31,000
  • 31,000 to 45,000
  • 45,000 to 76,000
  • 76,000 and over

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

Density · people per km², 2024

  • Under 140
  • 140 to 250
  • 250 to 390
  • 390 to 750
  • 750 and over

The same steps colour every map of cities and municipalities 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

    126,587

    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 12.4% from 2010 to 2024

  • Rank by peopleSources

    6th

    of the 6 provinces of Cordillera Administrative Region 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 Cordillera Administrative Region lived in Apayao in 2024 (7%)

  • Inside itSources

    7

    cities and municipalities

    133 barangays

  • LandSources

    4,746.51 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: Apayao's land would fill a square about 68.9 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: 27 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 1 person per 4 hectares 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

    30,225

    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

    4.2 people in each, on average, in 2024

  • Town or countrySources

    6%

    About 6 of every 100 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
1408100000[4]Formerly 148100000

People

Apayao had 126,587 people in the 2024 census, up 12.4% 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.

Apayao had the fewest people of the 6 provinces of Cordillera Administrative Region in 2024[1]
  1. 1Benguet473,190
  2. 2Abra246,948
  3. 3Kalinga235,391
  4. 4Ifugao208,668
  5. 5Mountain Province149,775
  6. 6Apayao126,587
All 6 provinces of Cordillera Administrative Region
Of every 100 people in Apayao in 2024[1]
Age structure · 2024 Census[5]People living in households, by age and sex
  • About 26 of every 100 are children under 15 (25.6%)
  • About 67 of every 100 are of working age, 15 to 64 (67%)
  • About 7 of every 100 are 65 or older (7.4%)
MenWomen

The figures by age

People by age group, men and women
AgePeopleMenWomen
Under 59,3964,8494,547
5 - 910,8985,7805,118
10 - 1412,0876,3295,758
15 - 1912,5676,6315,936
20 - 2411,7506,0225,728
25 - 2911,0045,7675,237
30 - 349,8825,2634,619
35 - 398,1924,2703,922
40 - 447,8354,1313,704
45 - 496,8893,6133,276
50 - 546,4553,3893,066
55 - 595,3362,7442,592
60 - 644,7082,3542,354
65 - 693,7221,8191,903
70 - 742,4881,1661,322
75 - 791,482660822
80 - 84904362542
85 and over787274513

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
126,587[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
30,225[1, 2]
People in each household, 2024
4.2 on average[1, 2]
Share of Cordillera Administrative Region, 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%[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
6% (7,565 people)[6]
Men and women, 2024
65,423 men, 60,959 women[5]People living in households
Population at each census, with its source
CensusPopulationGrowth since the census beforeHouseholdsPeople per household
2024as of July 1, 2024126,587[1, 2]0.43% a year30,2254.2
2020as of May 1, 2020124,366[1]0.90% a year——
2015as of August 1, 2015119,184[1]1.08% a year——
2010as of May 1, 2010112,636[1]———
2007as of August 1, 2007; as it was then103,633[39]0.90% a year——
2000as of May 1, 2000; on today’s borders97,129[39, 40]3.25% a year——
1995as of September 1, 1995; as it was then83,660[39]2.14% a year——
1990as of May 1, 1990; as it was then74,720[39]0.56% a year——
1980as of May 1, 1980; as it was then70,681[39]2.95% a year——
1975as of May 1, 1975; as it was then61,115[39]4.25% a year——
1970as of May 6, 1970; as it was then49,652[39]5.19% a year——
1960as of February 15, 1960; as it was then29,601[39]———

Cities and municipalities

Apayao is made up of 7 municipalities, with 133 barangays in all.
Cities and municipalities of Apayao. Each column heading sorts the table.
[1, 7]Share (2024)
Calanasan12,1769.62%−0.72% a year1,607.14 km²
Conner28,36022.4%0.70% a year913.84 km²
Flora18,27114.43%0.43% a year413.38 km²
Kabugao16,42512.98%0.31% a year929.88 km²
Luna21,63017.09%0.37% a year412.36 km²
Pudtol15,67612.38%0.29% a year401.03 km²
Santa Marcela14,04911.1%1.29% a year68.88 km²

Land & Environment

Apayao covers 4,746.51 km² of land, 27 people for every km² in 2024. Its land rises to 2,360 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
4,746.51 km²[7]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
27 people per km²[7]
Coordinates
18.19222° N, 121.18874° E[3]The point inside its border farthest from every edge, so it always falls within the place.
Height above the sea[35]
Lowest
3 m
Average
503 m
Highest
2,360 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[36]

  1. Apayao River138.3 km
  2. Abulug River44.1 of 63.1 km
  3. Tawit River43.9 of 47.5 km
  4. Karagawan River40.1 km
  5. Tabayagan River34.2 km
  6. Allig Creek33.5 of 35.7 km
  7. Malunog River31.5 km
  8. Dagara River30.6 km

The longest inside it: 29 in all.

Lakes[36]

  1. Bakut Lake0.22 km²

Peaks[36]

  1. Mount Sicapoo2,361 m
  2. Mount Licud1,780 m
  3. Mount Agamomata1,649 m
  4. Mount Macopa1,602 m
  5. Mount Lambayo1,375 m
  6. Mount Bener1,317 m

The highest: 31 in all.

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 III[37]

No clear rainiest time of year, and a short dry season of one to three months, in December to February or in March to May.

Covers about 83 of every 100 parts of its land. Read by Scene off PAGASA's climate map, so approximate: the type that covers most of the place's land.

At Aparri, the nearest PAGASA station, 50 km away[38]Averages for 1991 to 2020: 1,893 mm of rain on 121 days a year; 27.3 °C on average

Rain each month Average temperature

The figures by month

Climate at Aparri, 1991 to 2020, by month
MonthRainRainy daysAverageHighLow
January96 mm1124.3 °C27.7 °C21.0 °C
February62 mm824.8 °C28.4 °C21.2 °C
March36 mm426.4 °C30.3 °C22.6 °C
April38 mm428.1 °C32.2 °C23.9 °C
May111 mm828.9 °C33.2 °C24.7 °C
June115 mm829.4 °C33.7 °C25.0 °C
July196 mm1029.0 °C33.1 °C24.9 °C
August195 mm1128.7 °C32.6 °C24.7 °C
September225 mm1228.3 °C32.3 °C24.4 °C
October281 mm1527.6 °C31.1 °C24.0 °C
November310 mm1526.6 °C29.9 °C23.3 °C
December230 mm1524.9 °C28.0 °C21.8 °C
The year1,893 mm12127.3 °C31.1 °C23.5 °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 3 m above the sea.

Life & Economy

Apayao's economy made ₱14.8 billion of goods and services in 2025, ₱113,263 for each person. About 6 of every 100 people lived below the poverty line in 2023.
Economy, 2025Gross domestic productThe value of all the goods and services made in a place in a year: the size of its economy. The PSA measures it for every region, province and highly urbanized city. Counted at 2018 prices, it leaves out the rise in prices, so one year can be set beside another.More in the glossary
₱14.8 billion[22]Its gross domestic product at current prices; ₱12.2 billion at 2018 prices.
Growth, 2024–2025
1.0%[23]How much more it made than the year before, at 2018 prices.
For each person, 2025
₱113,263[24]Its economy divided by its projected population, at current prices, as the PSA works it out.
Poverty, 2023Poverty 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
5.8% of people[25]Below the poverty line, by the PSA's survey.
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
2nd class[4]
About 6 of every 100 people in Apayao lived below the poverty line in 2023 (5.8%)[25]

The PSA's survey puts it between 2.8% and 8.8%, with 95% confidence. The poverty line was ₱29,884 a person for the year.

The PSA notes: Those with CVs higher than 10% in 2023 poverty incidence among population should be used with caution.

Public places

  • 8government offices
  • 5hospitals and health centres
  • 200schools
  • 4places of worship
  • 4markets
  • 4parks

Counted from OpenStreetMap[3, 8]. Each town's page lists its own; this page lists the stations, parks, beaches and monuments.

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

Government & Leaders

A governor leads Apayao. Its local laws, called ordinances, are passed by the Sangguniang Panlalawigan (the provincial board), led by the vice governor. The governor, the vice governor and the board's elected members serve three-year terms, and none may serve more than three in a row.[19, 20]

Capital
Kabugao[4]
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 Apayao[9, 21]

Leaders

The governor and vice governor 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.

  1. 2025–2028In office as of February 2026

    Governor
    Elias Cayaba Bulut Jr.[26]
    Vice governor
    Kyle Mariah Chelsea Bulut Cunan[26]

  2. 2022–2025

    Governor
    Elias Cayaba Bulut Jr.[27]
    Vice governor
    Remy Negre Albano[27]

  3. 2019–2022

    Governor
    Eleanor Bulut Begtang[28]
    Vice governor
    Remy Negre Albano[28]

  4. 2016–2019

    Governor
    Elias Cayaba Bulut Jr.[29]
    Vice governor
    Remy Negre Albano[29]

  5. 2013–2016

    Governor
    Elias Cayaba Bulut Jr.[30]
    Vice governor
    Hector Reuel Dacumos Pascua[30]

  6. 2010–2013

    Governor
    Elias Cayaba Bulut Jr.[31]
    Vice governor
    Hector Reuel Dacumos Pascua[31]

  7. 2007–2010

    Governor
    Elias Kirtug Bulut[32]
    Vice governor
    Hector Reuel Dacumos Pascua[32]

  8. 2004–2007

    Governor
    Elias Kirtug Bulut Sr.[33]
    Vice governor
    Paul Alingog Delwasen[33]

  9. 2001–2004

    Governor
    Elias K. Bulut Sr.[34]
    Vice governor
    Paul A. Delwasen[34]
Governors and vice governors of Apayao, by term
TermGovernorVice governor
2025–2028In office as of February 2026Elias Cayaba Bulut Jr.[26]Kyle Mariah Chelsea Bulut Cunan[26]
2022–2025Elias Cayaba Bulut Jr.[27]Remy Negre Albano[27]
2019–2022Eleanor Bulut Begtang[28]Remy Negre Albano[28]
2016–2019Elias Cayaba Bulut Jr.[29]Remy Negre Albano[29]
2013–2016Elias Cayaba Bulut Jr.[30]Hector Reuel Dacumos Pascua[30]
2010–2013Elias Cayaba Bulut Jr.[31]Hector Reuel Dacumos Pascua[31]
2007–2010Elias Kirtug Bulut[32]Hector Reuel Dacumos Pascua[32]
2004–2007Elias Kirtug Bulut Sr.[33]Paul Alingog Delwasen[33]
2001–2004Elias K. Bulut Sr.[34]Paul A. Delwasen[34]

History & Identity

Created
Created by Republic Act No. 7878, approved 14 February 1995, which converted the sub-province of Apayao into a province with Kabugao as its capital, to begin once ratified in a plebiscite within 120 days; its first officials took office on 1 August 1995[9, 10]

Its story

Spanish missionaries first came in 1608, settling at Pudtol, where they found the Isnag, then called Mandayas, living in organized communities. By the end of the 18th century Spain held only Lower Apayao, which it ruled through military commands.[10]

In 1902 the former comandancia of Apayaos lay within the Province of Cagayan, with some 16,000 people in about 40 villages.[11]

Act No. 1642 of 9 May 1907 made Apayao a sub-province of Cagayan, taking in the non-Christian peoples of Cagayan west of the Cagayan River and north of Malaueg, with its capital at Tauit. In 1908 Act No. 1876 moved it into the new Mountain Province, still with Tauit as its capital.[12, 13]

Republic Act No. 4695 of 18 June 1966 joined Apayao with Kalinga in the Province of Kalinga-Apayao, in which both kept their status as sub-provinces. In 1987 the province became part of the new Cordillera Administrative Region.[14, 15]

Congressman Elias K. Bulut filed a bill to separate the two in 1994, and Republic Act No. 7878, approved on 14 February 1995, made Apayao a province, with Kabugao as its capital, once a plebiscite ratified it. Its first officials, under Governor Batara P. Laoat, took their oath on 1 August 1995 and worked from private houses in Kabugao.[9, 10]

Apayao keeps 14 February, the day of that law, as its founding anniversary, Apayao Day: the second fell in 1997, the fifth in 2000, and the 27th, in 2022, was to be highlighted with a celebration at Kabugao.[16, 17, 18]

Timeline

  1. 1608

    Spanish missionaries settle at Pudtol.[10]

  2. 9 May 1907

    Act No. 1642 makes Apayao a sub-province of Cagayan, with Tauit as its capital.[12]

  3. 18 August 1908

    Act No. 1876 makes Apayao a sub-province of the Mountain Province.[13]

  4. 18 June 1966

    Republic Act No. 4695 creates the Province of Kalinga-Apayao.[14]

  5. 15 July 1987

    Executive Order No. 220 places Kalinga-Apayao in the new Cordillera Administrative Region.[15]

  6. 14 February 1995

    Republic Act No. 7878 makes Apayao a province, with Kabugao as its capital, subject to a plebiscite.[9]

  7. 1 August 1995

    The province's first officials take their oath.[10]

Nearby

Apayao shares a border with Abra, Cagayan, Ilocos Norte and Kalinga.

How it compares

Apayao beside Cordillera Administrative Region, and where it stands among the provinces of Cordillera Administrative Region.

Apayao beside Cordillera Administrative Region
FigureApayaoCordillera Administrative RegionRank among the provinces of Cordillera Administrative Region
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 glossary126,587[1, 2]1,808,9856th of 6
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 glossary0.43% a year[1, 2]faster0.15% a year3rd of 6
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 glossary27[7]less crowded866th of 6
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 glossary4,746.51 km²[7]21,116.05 km²1st of 6
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 glossary4.2[1, 2]higher3.8not 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 glossary6%[6]lower35.1%not ranked

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