Lagangilang
municipality of the Philippines in the province of Abra
Lagangilang, officially the Municipality of Lagangilang (Ilocano: Ili ti Lagangilang; Filipino: Bayan ng Lagangilang), is a municipality in the province of Abra, Philippines. According to the 2024 census, it has a population of 14,577 people.
Geography
According to the Philippine Statistics Authority, the municipality has a land area of 101.44 square kilometres (39.17 sq mi) constituting 2.44% of the 4,165.25-square-kilometre- (1,608.21 sq mi) total area of Abra. Lagangilang is located at 17°37′N 120°44′E.
Lagangilang is situated 17.90 kilometres (11.12 mi) from the provincial capital Bangued, and 423.75 kilometres (263.31 mi) from the country's capital city of Manila.
Barangays
Lagangilang is politically subdivided into 17 barangays. Each barangay consists of puroks and some have sitios.
Climate
Demographics
In the 2024 census, Lagangilang had a population of 14,577 people. The population density was 140 inhabitants per square kilometre (360/sq mi).
Economy
Poverty incidence of Lagangilang (%)
Source: Philippine Statistics Authority
The municipality is known for agriculture, farming, livestock, and food security. In the agricultural aspect, Lagangilang focuses on rice, corn, and root vegetables.
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The strongest evidence will usually combine a dated visual record with documents produced by the authority responsible for the place. The source revision retrieved here is dated Sep 25, 2026. The linked authority identifier is Q29020. Authority coordinates are 17.610, 120.734. None of the 1 selected statements returned an explicit reference. The first chronological checks are 2024.
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This entry incorporates text from “Lagangilang” on English Wikipedia. Contributors are listed in the page history. Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License. Selected authority identifiers and statements are retrieved from Wikidata under CC0; their references and qualifiers remain part of the verification path.