Bauko

Bauko, officially the Municipality of Bauko is a 4th class municipality in the province of Mountain Province, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 32,021 people.

Bauko is 28 km from the provincial capital Bontoc and 409 km from Manila.

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.

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

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