Apayao is a province in the Philippines situated in the Cordillera Administrative Region occupying the northern-central section of Luzon. Its capital is the Municipality of Kabugao.
The province has a land area of 4,502.33 square kilometers or 1,738.36 square miles. Its population as determined by the 2020 Census was 124,366. This represented 6.92% of the total population of the Cordillera Administrative Region, 0.20% of the overall population of the Luzon island group, or 0.11% of the entire population of the Philippines. Based on these figures, the population density is computed at 28 inhabitants per square kilometer or 72 inhabitants per square mile.
Apayao is bordered, clockwise from the Northeast, by Cagayan, Kalinga, Abra, and Ilocos Norte.
Apayao has 7 municipalities. The total number of barangays in the province is 133.
Name | Type | Population (2020) | Population (2015) | Annual Population Growth Rate (2015‑2020) | Area (2013), in km2 | Density (2020), per km2 | Brgy count |
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Calanasan | municipality | 12,550 | 12,604 | -0.09% | 1,256.15 | 10 | 18 |
Conner | municipality | 27,552 | 26,051 | 1.19% | 694.30 | 40 | 21 |
Flora | municipality | 17,944 | 17,391 | 0.66% | 413.38 | 43 | 16 |
Kabugao | municipality, capital | 16,215 | 15,537 | 0.90% | 935.12 | 17 | 21 |
Luna | municipality | 21,297 | 19,063 | 2.36% | 606.04 | 35 | 22 |
Pudtol | municipality | 15,491 | 14,925 | 0.79% | 401.02 | 39 | 22 |
Santa Marcela | municipality | 13,317 | 13,613 | -0.46% | 196.32 | 68 | 13 |
Apayao Total | 124,366 | 119,184 | 0.90% | 4,502.33 | 28 | 133 |
The annual regular revenue of Apayao for the fiscal year of 2016 was ₱766,420,462.94.
Fiscal Year | Annual Regular Income | Change |
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2009 | 419,184,517.00 | – |
2010 | 448,057,286.66 | 6.89% |
2011 | 487,464,677.33 | 8.80% |
2012 | 475,475,508.35 | -2.46% |
2013 | 522,630,672.34 | 9.92% |
2014 | 593,558,719.26 | 13.57% |
2015 | 695,590,101.94 | 17.19% |
2016 | 766,420,462.94 | 10.18% |
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According to the 2015 Census, the age group with the highest population in Apayao is 5 to 9, with 12,776 individuals. Conversely, the age group with the lowest population is 75 to 79, with 1,184 individuals.
Age group | Population (2015) | Age group percentage |
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Under 1 | 2,285 | 1.92% |
1 to 4 | 10,144 | 8.51% |
5 to 9 | 12,776 | 10.72% |
10 to 14 | 12,455 | 10.45% |
15 to 19 | 12,399 | 10.40% |
20 to 24 | 11,354 | 9.53% |
25 to 29 | 9,449 | 7.93% |
30 to 34 | 8,435 | 7.08% |
35 to 39 | 7,682 | 6.45% |
40 to 44 | 6,943 | 5.83% |
45 to 49 | 6,135 | 5.15% |
50 to 54 | 5,474 | 4.59% |
55 to 59 | 4,340 | 3.64% |
60 to 64 | 3,157 | 2.65% |
65 to 69 | 2,204 | 1.85% |
70 to 74 | 1,543 | 1.29% |
75 to 79 | 1,184 | 0.99% |
80 and over | 1,225 | 1.03% |
Total | 119,184 | 100.00% |
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The population of Apayao grew from 9,787 in 1918 to 124,366 in 2020, an increase of 114,579 people over the course of 102 years. The latest census figures in 2020 denote a positive annualized growth rate of 0.90%, or an increase of 5,182 people, from the previous population of 119,184 in 2015.
Census date | Population | Annualized Growth Rate |
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– | – | |
9,787 | – | |
15,614 | 2.36% | |
19,357 | 2.23% | |
29,601 | 3.81% | |
49,652 | 5.19% | |
61,115 | 4.26% | |
70,681 | 2.95% | |
74,720 | 0.56% | |
83,660 | 2.14% | |
97,129 | 3.25% | |
103,633 | 0.90% | |
112,636 | 3.08% | |
119,184 | 1.08% | |
124,366 | 0.90% |
The total number of registered voters or electorate in Apayao for the year 2019 was 74,743.
As of December 2016, the National Roads in Apayao are: