# Bauko

Bauko, officially the Municipality of Bauko (Kankanaey: Ili di Bauko; Balangao: Babley hen Bauko; Bontok: Ili nan Bauko; Ilocano: Ili ti Bauko; Tagalog: Bayan ng Bauko; Spanish: Municipio de Baúco) is a municipality in the province of Mountain Province, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 32,021 people.
Bauko is the largest municipality in Mountain Province which is 28 kilometres (17 mi) from the provincial capital Bontoc and 409 kilometres (254 mi) from Manila.

## History
### Chico River Dam Project

Bauko was one of several municipalities in Mountain Province which would have been flooded by the Chico River Dam Project during the Marcos dictatorship, alongside Bontoc, Sabangan, Sadanga, Sagada, and parts of Barlig. However, the indigenous peoples of Kalinga Province and Mountain Province resisted the project and when hostilities resulted in the murder of Macli-ing Dulag, the project became unpopular and was abandoned before Marcos was ousted by the 1986 People Power Revolution.

## Geography
### Barangays

Bauko is politically subdivided into 22 barangays, divided into the upper and lower areas. Each barangay consists of puroks and some have sitios.
* Abatan
* Bagnen Oriente
* Bagnen Proper
* Balintaugan
* Banao
* Bila
* Guinzadan Central
* Guinzadan Norte
* Guinzadan Sur
* Lagawa
* Leseb
* Mabaay
* Mayag
* Monamon Norte
* Monamon Sur
* Mount Data
* Otucan Norte
* Otucan Sur
* Poblacion (Bauko)
* Sadsadan
* Sinto
* Tapapan

### Climate

Climate data for Bauko, Mountain Province :
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 20 (68) | 21 (70) | 23 (73) | 24 (75) | 24 (75) | 23 (73) | 23 (73) | 22 (72) | 23 (73) | 23 (73) | 22 (72) | 20 (68) | 22 (72) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 13 (55) | 14 (57) | 15 (59) | 16 (61) | 18 (64) | 18 (64) | 18 (64) | 18 (64) | 17 (63) | 16 (61) | 15 (59) | 14 (57) | 16 (61) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 35 (1.4) | 46 (1.8) | 63 (2.5) | 117 (4.6) | 402 (15.8) | 400 (15.7) | 441 (17.4) | 471 (18.5) | 440 (17.3) | 258 (10.2) | 94 (3.7) | 68 (2.7) | 2,835 (111.6) |
| Average rainy days | 9.9 | 19.5 | 13.9 | 18.9 | 26.0 | 27.3 | 28.9 | 28.5 | 26.1 | 19.7 | 14.5 | 12.8 | 246 |
| Source: Meteoblue (modeled/calculated data, not measured locally) ||||||||||||||

## Demographics

| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
| 1903 | 82 | — |
| 1918 | 7,994 | +35.71% |
| 1939 | 8,322 | +0.19% |
| 1948 | 8,347 | +0.03% |
| 1960 | 12,229 | +3.23% |
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
| 1970 | 14,104 | +1.43% |
| 1975 | 14,808 | +0.98% |
| 1980 | 16,688 | +2.42% |
| 1990 | 21,126 | +2.39% |
| 1995 | 24,242 | +2.61% |
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
| 2000 | 27,729 | +2.92% |
| 2007 | 29,382 | +0.80% |
| 2010 | 30,172 | +0.97% |
| 2015 | 31,065 | +0.56% |
| 2020 | 32,021 | +0.60% |
Source: Philippine Statistics Authority :

## Economy

Poverty incidence of Bauko
* 10
* 20
* 30
* 40
* 50
* 60
* 70
* 2000 60.30
* 2003 29.74
* 2006 13.40
* 2009 34.40
* 2012 21.12
* 2015 24.53
* 2018 21.75
* 2021 10.99
* Source: Philippine Statistics Authority

## Government
### Local government

Bauko, belonging to the lone congressional district of the province of Mountain Province, 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):
* Congressman: Maximo Y. Dalog Jr.
* Mayor: Abraham B. Akilit
* Vice-Mayor: Bartolome B. Badecao
* Councilors:
** Ashley T. Sili
** Simon C. Lacwasan
** Sabado T. Pussan Sr.
** Labor M. Masidong
** Stanly C. Dangatan
** Tomas B. Tanggacan
** Cornelio C. Matias
** Arcadio B. Taganas

## Notable personalities

* Maximo Dalog, Mt. Province Representative/congressman, lawmaker, governor, board member
* Marky Cielo, actor