Kapangan, Province of Benguet

Summary data
Typemunicipality
Island groupLuzon
RegionCordillera Administrative Region (CAR)
ProvinceBenguet
Barangay count15
Postal code2613
Coastal/Landlockedlandlocked
Marine waterbodiesnone (landlocked)
Philippine major island(s)Luzon
Area (2013)164.39 km2 (63.47 sq mi)
Population (2020)19,297
Density (2020)117 / km2 (304 / sq mi)
Coordinates16° 35' North, 120° 36' East (16.5751, 120.5979)
Estimated elevation above sea level939.6 meters (3,082.0 feet)

Kapangan is a municipality in the landlocked province of Benguet.

The municipality has a land area of 164.39 square kilometers or 63.47 square miles which constitutes 5.94% of Benguet's total area. Its population as determined by the 2020 Census was 19,297. This represented 4.19% of the total population of Benguet province, or 1.07% of the overall population of the Cordillera Administrative Region. Based on these figures, the population density is computed at 117 inhabitants per square kilometer or 304 inhabitants per square mile.

Barangays

Kapangan has 15 barangays as shown in the following table.

Demographic profile of barangays
Local government units of Kapangan
BarangayPopulation percentage (2020)Population (2020)Population (2015)Change (2015‑2020)Annual Population Growth Rate (2015‑2020)
Balakbak6.24%1,2051,322-8.85%-1.93%
Beleng-Belis4.00%772974-20.74%-4.77%
Boklaoan2.41%465478-2.72%-0.58%
Cayapes4.40%8498173.92%0.81%
Cuba5.28%1,0181,0061.19%0.25%
Datakan9.76%1,8831,7746.14%1.26%
Gadang7.14%1,3781,513-8.92%-1.95%
Gaswiling5.21%1,00590810.68%2.16%
Labueg8.82%1,7021,6135.52%1.14%
Paykek7.71%1,4881,27916.34%3.24%
Poblacion Central8.38%1,6181,652-2.06%-0.44%
Pongayan4.50%86978610.56%2.14%
Pudong6.38%1,2311,380-10.80%-2.38%
Sagubo10.27%1,9821,9233.07%0.64%
Taba-ao9.49%1,8321,936-5.37%-1.16%
Kapangan Total19,29719,361-0.33%-0.07%

Economy

The annual regular revenue of Kapangan for the fiscal year of 2016 was 76,410,655.38.

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Annual regular income of Kapangan (2009‑2016)
Fiscal YearAnnual Regular IncomeChange
200942,935,017.65
201044,865,677.954.50%
201148,476,951.938.05%
201247,897,807.80-1.19%
201354,452,332.4913.68%
201461,264,816.2812.51%
201572,096,405.5317.68%
201676,410,655.385.98%

End notes:

  • Annual Regular Income = Locally Sourced Revenue + Internal Revenue Allotment (IRA) Current Year + Other Shares from National Tax Collection
  • Locally Sourced Revenue = Real Property Tax (General Fund) + Tax on Business + Other Taxes + Regulatory Fees + Service/User Charges + Receipts from Economic Enterprises

Demographics

Households

The household population of Kapangan in the 2015 Census was 19,361 broken down into 4,198 households or an average of 4.61 members per household.

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Number of households in Kapangan (1990‑2015)
Census dateHousehold populationNumber of householdsAverage household size
15,5372,9905.20
15,2013,1444.83
18,1273,3715.38
18,2053,8054.78
20,0844,1264.87
19,3614,1984.61

Population by age group

According to the 2015 Census, the age group with the highest population in Kapangan is 15 to 19, with 1,888 individuals. Conversely, the age group with the lowest population is Under 1, with 321 individuals.

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Population of Kapangan by age group (2015 census)
Age groupPopulation (2015)Age group percentage
Under 13211.66%
1 to 41,5107.80%
5 to 91,8849.73%
10 to 141,8439.52%
15 to 191,8889.75%
20 to 241,6538.54%
25 to 291,5397.95%
30 to 341,3557.00%
35 to 391,1095.73%
40 to 441,0505.42%
45 to 499554.93%
50 to 549194.75%
55 to 598384.33%
60 to 647283.76%
65 to 695602.89%
70 to 744782.47%
75 to 793671.90%
80 and over3641.88%
Total19,361100.00%
  • Youth Dependency Ratio: 46.19
  • Old Age Dependency Ratio: 14.7
  • Total Dependency Ratio: 60.89
  • Median Age: 26.89

Historical population

The population of Kapangan grew from 28 in 1903 to 19,297 in 2020, an increase of 19,269 people over the course of 117 years. The latest census figures in 2020 denote a negative growth rate of 0.07%, or a decrease of 64 people, from the previous population of 19,361 in 2015.

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Population of Kapangan (1903‑2020)
Census datePopulationGrowth rate
28
3,91636.62%
6,5392.60%
8,1842.33%
10,7072.39%
12,2211.30%
12,7930.92%
13,3810.90%
15,5371.51%
15,326-0.26%
18,1373.68%
18,2210.06%
20,0843.61%
19,361-0.70%
19,297-0.07%

The total number of registered voters or electorate in Kapangan for the year 2019 was 13,208, broken down into 6,935 males and 6,273 females.

Location

The municipal center of Kapangan is situated at approximately 16° 35' North, 120° 36' East, in the island of Luzon. Elevation at these coordinates is estimated at 939.6 meters or 3,082.0 feet above mean sea level.

Distances

Based on the great-circle distance (the shortest distance between two points over the surface of the Earth), the cities closest to Kapangan are Baguio, San Fernando, La Union, Dagupan, Pangasinan, Urdaneta, Pangasinan, Candon, Ilocos Sur, and San Carlos, Pangasinan. The nearest municipalities are Tublay, Benguet, La Trinidad, Benguet, Kibungan, Benguet, Sablan, Benguet, Burgos, La Union, and Bagulin, La Union. Its distance from the national capital is 223.38 kilometers (138.80 miles). The following list delineates such distance measurements.

great-circle distance

Nearest towns

Nearest cities

Distance from Manila: 223.38 kilometers (138.80 miles) to the South (S11°E)

Notes

  1. Unless otherwise specified, population count (excluding percentages), household data, and land area figures are derived from the Philippine Statistics Authority.
  2. Data on registered voters is from the Commission on Elections.
  3. Data on annual regular income is from the Bureau of Local Government Finance, Department of Finance
  4. Postal code information is from the Philippine Postal Corporation.
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