Kiangan is a 4th class municipality in the province of Ifugao,
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. According to the latest census, it has a population of 15,448 people in 2,692 households.
Locally spoken languages include Tuwali, Ilocano,Ayangan,
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, and
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.
Kiangan is the oldest town in the province. It derives its name from Kiyyangan, an ancient village near the bank of the Ibulao River across the Lagawe valley. The name Kiyyangan is enshrined in Ifugao mythology and is believed to be the dwelling of Wigan and Bugan, the mythological ancestors of the Ifugao. Gen.Paulino Santos died in Kiangan, Mountain Province on August 29, 1945
The Nagacadan Rice Terraces are part of the
Rice Terraces of the Philippine CordillerasThe Rice Terraces of the Philippine Cordilleras were inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List in 1995. This inscription has five sites: the Batad Rice Terraces, Bangaan Rice Terraces , Mayoyao Rice Terraces , Hungduan Rice Terraces and Nagacadan Rice Terraces , all in the Ifugao Province, the...
World Heritage Site.
Barangays
Kiangan is politically subdivided into 15
barangayA barangay is the smallest administrative division in the Philippines and is the native Filipino term for a village, district or ward...
s.
- Ambabag
- Baguinge
- Bolog
- Bokiawan
- Dalligan
- Duit
- Hucab
- Julongan
- Lingay
- Mungayang
- Nagacadan
- Pindongan
- Poblacion
- Tuplac
Economy
Agriculture and tourism are the main source of local economic activities which supports commerce and trade among townsfolk. Its terraced rice fields do not only provide produce for the farmers but attract tourists as well.
The Kiangan Rice Terraces is a UNESCO Heritage Site and one of the many rice terraces in the province of
IfugaoIfugao is a landlocked province of the Philippines in the Cordillera Administrative Region in Luzon. Covering a total land area of 262,820 hectares, the province of Ifugao is located in a mountainous region characterized by rugged terrain, river valleys, and massive forests...
. The rice terraces cluster manifest a distinct feature - the fields are in ascending rows of terraces bisected by a river.
Located in Kiangan is the Kiangan Central School old home economics building, which marks the spot where the highest Commander of the Japanese Imperial Army, General
Tomoyuki YamashitaGeneral was a general of the Japanese Imperial Army during World War II. He was most famous for conquering the British colonies of Malaya and Singapore, earning the nickname "The Tiger of Malaya".- Biography :...
(also known as
the Tiger of Malaya), surrendered to the Filipino & American Forces on 2 September 1945.
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