# Aguinaldo, Ifugao

Aguinaldo, officially the Municipality of Aguinaldo, is a municipality in the province of Ifugao, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 21,128 people.
Batas Pambansa Bilang 86, approved on September 20, 1980, created the municipality out of Barangays Bunhian, Damag, Galonogon, Itab, Jacmal, Taang, Talete, and Ubao, from the Municipality of Mayoyao.
The economy is mostly agricultural with palay as the main crop.
Aguinaldo is 86 kilometres (53 mi) from Lagawe and 403 kilometres (250 mi) from Manila.

## History

The area comprising Aguinaldo was formerly a part of Mayoyao called Bunhian. In the 1970s, the leaders of the barrios of Bunhian, Galonogon, Ubao, Ta-ang, Jacmal, Damag, Talite and Itab, called for their separation from Mayoyao. As such, petitions were filed by brothers Romulo and Gualberto Lumauig, who represented Ifugao in the House of Representatives of the Philippines and the Interim Batasang Pambansa respectively. This culminated with President Ferdinand Marcos signing into law Batas Pambansa Bilang 86 (National Law No. 86) establishing the municipality of Aguinaldo on September 20, 1980. The town was named in honor of the Philippines' first president, Emilio Aguinaldo, who passed by the area while fleeing the Americans during the Philippine-American War.

## Geography
### Barangays

Aguinaldo is politically subdivided into 16 barangays. Each barangay consists of puroks and some have sitios.
* Awayan
* Bunhian
* Butac
* Buwag
* Chalalo
* Damag
* Galonogon
* Halag
* Itab
* Jacmal
* Majlong
* Mongayang
* Posnaan
* Ta-ang
* Talite
* Ubao

### Climate

Climate data for Aguinaldo, Ifugao :
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 21 (70) | 23 (73) | 25 (77) | 28 (82) | 28 (82) | 27 (81) | 27 (81) | 26 (79) | 26 (79) | 25 (77) | 24 (75) | 22 (72) | 25 (77) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 16 (61) | 16 (61) | 17 (63) | 19 (66) | 20 (68) | 20 (68) | 20 (68) | 20 (68) | 20 (68) | 19 (66) | 19 (66) | 17 (63) | 19 (66) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 103 (4.1) | 73 (2.9) | 49 (1.9) | 38 (1.5) | 141 (5.6) | 144 (5.7) | 172 (6.8) | 181 (7.1) | 155 (6.1) | 148 (5.8) | 147 (5.8) | 208 (8.2) | 1,559 (61.5) |
| Average rainy days | 17.1 | 12.8 | 11.0 | 9.6 | 18.9 | 21.5 | 22.5 | 24.5 | 21.7 | 16.1 | 17.1 | 20.5 | 213.3 |
| Source: Meteoblue ||||||||||||||

## Demographics

In the 2020 census, the population of Aguinaldo, Ifugao, was 21,128 people, with a density of 39 inhabitants per square kilometre or 100 inhabitants per square mile.

## Economy

Poverty incidence of Aguinaldo
* 10
* 20
* 30
* 40
* 50
* 60
* 2006 42.20
* 2009 33.16
* 2012 53.55
* 2015 31.36
* 2018 24.68
* 2021 7.71
* Source: Philippine Statistics Authority

## Government
### Local government

Aguinaldo, belonging to the lone congressional district of the province of Ifugao, 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

Members of the Municipal Council (2019–2022) :
| Position | Name |
| Congressman | Solomon R. Chungalao |
| Mayor | Gaspar B. Chilagan Jr. |
| Vice-Mayor | Tony L. Chilagan |
| Councilors | Ricky B. Uchayan |
| Councilors | Sharon E. Dapuyen |
| Councilors | Melchor M. Bimmang |
| Councilors | Ruben N. Maanao |
| Councilors | Denis B. Padiangan |
| Councilors | Susan L. Pengiton |
| Councilors | Mario C. Chinaman |
| Councilors | Manuel A. Lamag Jr. |