Lagawe

Lagawe, officially the Municipality of Lagawe (Ili ti Lagawe), is a 4th class municipality and capital of the province of Ifugao, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 18,876 people.

Lagawe is 317 km from Manila.

Cityhood
In the 19th Congress of the Philippines, house bills were filed by various representatives which seeks Lagawe including other capital towns of provinces with no current component cities, independent component cities or highly urbanized cities to automatically convert into cities.

Barangays
Lagawe is politically subdivided into 20 barangays. Each barangay consists of puroks and some have sitios.


 * Abinuan
 * Banga
 * Boliwong
 * Burnay
 * Buyabuyan
 * Caba
 * Cudog
 * Dulao
 * Jucbong
 * Luta
 * Montabiong
 * Olilicon
 * Poblacion East
 * Poblacion North
 * Poblacion South
 * Poblacion West
 * Ponghal
 * Pullaan
 * Tungngod
 * Tupaya

Demographics
In the 2020 census, the population of Lagawe, Ifugao, was 18,876 people, with a density of undefined PD/km2.

Local government
Lagawe, 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.