Apayao

Apayao
Apayao
Province
	(from top: left to right) Abulog River in Kabugao, Dibagat home and Pudtol church ruins.
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	Location in the Philippines
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	Coordinates: 17°45′N 121°15′E / 17.75°N 121.25°E
Country	Philippines
Region	Cordillera Administrative Region
Founded	May 8, 1995
Capital	Kabugao*
Administrative center	Luna
Largest municipality	Conner
Government
• Governor	Elias C. Bulut Jr. (NPC)
• Vice Governor	Remy N. Albano (KBL)
• Legislature	Apayao Provincial Board
Area
• Total	4,413.35 km2 (1,704.00 sq mi)
• Rank	27th out of 81
Highest elevation (Mount Lungod)	1,921 m (6,302 ft)
Population (2020 census)
• Total	124,366
• Estimate (2020)	123,898
• Rank	78th out of 81
• Density	28/km2 (73/sq mi)
• Rank	81st out of 81
Divisions
• Independent cities	0
• Component cities	0
• Municipalities	7 Calanasan; Conner; Flora; Kabugao; Luna; Pudtol; Santa Marcela; ;
• Barangays	133
• Districts	Legislative district of Apayao
Time zone	UTC+8 (PHT)
ZIP code	3807–3814
IDD : area code	+63 (0)74
ISO 3166 code	PH-APA
Spoken languages	Ilocano; Isnag (Ymandaya; Imallod; Dibagat-kabugao); Tagalog; English;
Website	www.apayao.gov.ph
	* Kabugao is the officially recognized capital and seat of government, although the province carries out many of its operations in a new government center established in Luna.

Apayao, officially the Province of Apayao (Ilocano: Probinsia ti Apayao; Itawit: Provinsiya ya Apayao; Isnag: Provinsia nga Apayao; Tagalog: Lalawigan ng Apayao), is a landlocked province in the Philippines in the Cordillera Administrative Region in Luzon. Kabugao serves as its capital. The provincial capitol and its associated offices are located at the New Government Center in Luna.

The province borders Cagayan to the north and east, Abra and Ilocos Norte to the west, and Kalinga to the south. Prior to 1995, Kalinga and Apayao comprised a single province named Kalinga-Apayao, which was partitioned to better service the needs of individual ethnic groups.

With a population of 124,366 (as of the 2020 census)^[3] covering an area of 4,413.35 square kilometres (1,704.00 sq mi),^[1] Apayao is the least densely-populated province in the Philippines, the least developed province in Luzon and one of the poorest.

^ ^a ^b "List of Provinces". PSGC Interactive. Makati, Philippines: National Statistical Coordination Board. Archived from the original on 19 April 2016. Retrieved 5 March 2020.
^ "POPULATION PROJECTIONS BY REGION, PROVINCE, CITIES AND MUNICIPALITIES, 2020-2025". www.doh.gov.ph. Department of Health. August 27, 2020. Archived from the original on May 14, 2021. Retrieved October 16, 2020.
^ ^a ^b Census of Population (2020). Table B - Population and Annual Growth Rates by Province, City, and Municipality - By Region. Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved 8 July 2021.

[list-1] "List of Provinces". PSGC Interactive. Makati, Philippines: National Statistical Coordination Board. Archived from the original on 19 April 2016. Retrieved 5 March 2020.

[2] "POPULATION PROJECTIONS BY REGION, PROVINCE, CITIES AND MUNICIPALITIES, 2020-2025". www.doh.gov.ph. Department of Health. August 27, 2020. Archived from the original on May 14, 2021. Retrieved October 16, 2020.

[PSA20–d-3] Census of Population (2020). Table B - Population and Annual Growth Rates by Province, City, and Municipality - By Region. Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved 8 July 2021.

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