Flora, Apayao

Flora
Municipality
Seal
Location within Apayao province
Flora Location within the Philippines
Coordinates: 18°07′N 121°24′E / 18.12°N 121.4°ECoordinates: 18°07′N 121°24′E / 18.12°N 121.4°E
Country	Philippines
Region	Cordillera Administrative Region (CAR)
Province	Apayao
District	Lone District
Barangays	16 (see Barangays)
Government [1]
• Type	Sangguniang Bayan
• Mayor	Richard U. De San Jose
Area[2]
• Total	324.4 km^2 (125.3 sq mi)
Population (2015 census)[3]
• Total	17,391
• Density	54/km^2 (140/sq mi)
• Voter (2016)[4]	9,490
Time zone	PST (UTC+8)
ZIP code	3810
IDD : area code	+63 (0)74
Income class	3rd class
PSGC	148103000

Flora, officially the Municipality of Flora (Filipino: Bayan ng Flora), is a municipality in the province of Apayao in the Cordillera Administrative Region (CAR) of the Philippines. The population was 17,391 at the 2015 census.^[3] In the 2016 election, it had 9,490 registered voters.^[4]

Flora was created into a municipality on June 22, 1963 when several barrios and sitios of Pudtol were constituted into the newly created town.^[5]

Geography

Flora is located at 18°07′N 121°24′E / 18.12°N 121.4°E.

According to the Philippine Statistics Authority, the municipality has a land area of 324.4 square kilometres (125.3 sq mi)^[2] constituting 7.35% of the 4,413.35-square-kilometre- (1,704.00 sq mi) total area of Apayao.

Barangays

Flora is politically subdivided into 16 barangays.^[6]

PSGC	Barangay	Population			±% p.a.
		2015[3]		2010[7]
148103001	Allig	9.4%	1,635	1,507	+1.56%
148103002	Anninipan	6.0%	1,047	930	+2.28%
148103003	Atok	3.7%	642	584	+1.82%
148103004	Bagutong	7.8%	1,365	1,384	−0.26%
148103005	Balasi	1.4%	243	238	+0.40%
148103006	Balluyan	8.2%	1,429	1,501	−0.93%
148103008	Malayugan	7.4%	1,294	1,290	+0.06%
148103012	Mallig	3.2%	564	538	+0.90%
148103009	Malubibit Norte	5.8%	1,008	1,005	+0.06%
148103013	Malubibit Sur	3.4%	588	459	+4.83%
148103010	Poblacion East	15.6%	2,717	2,598	+0.86%
148103014	Poblacion West	11.4%	1,990	2,120	−1.20%
148103015	San Jose	4.1%	714	690	+0.65%
148103016	Santa Maria	5.7%	998	817	+3.88%
148103011	Tamalunog	5.3%	921	837	+1.84%
148103017	Upper Atok (Coliman)	1.4%	236	245	−0.71%
	Total		17,391	16,743	+0.73%

Demographics

Population census of Flora
Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1990 10,810 —     1995 12,310 +2.46% 2000 14,860 +4.12%	Year Pop. ±% p.a. 2007 16,016 +1.04% 2010 16,743 +1.63% 2015 17,391 +0.73%
Source: PSA[3][7][8]

In the 2015 census, Flora had a population of 17,391.^[3] The population density was 54 inhabitants per square kilometre (140/sq mi).

In the 2016 election, it had 9,490 registered voters.^[4]

References

1. "Municipality". Quezon City, Philippines: Department of the Interior and Local Government. Retrieved 31 May 2013.
2. "Province: Apayao". PSGC Interactive. Makati City, Philippines: Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved 4 November 2016.
3. "CORDILLERA ADMINISTRATIVE REGION (CAR)". Census of Population (2015): Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay (Report). PSA. Retrieved 20 June 2016.
4. "2016 National and Local Elections Statistics". Commission on Elections. 2016.
5. "Republic Act No. 3672 - An Act Creating the Municipality of Flora in the Subprovince of Apayao, Mountain Province". Chan Robles Virtual Law Library. 22 June 1963. Archived from the original on 26 September 2016. Retrieved 4 November 2016.
6. "Municipal: Flora, Apayao". PSA. Philippines: National Statistical Coordination Board. Retrieved 8 January 2016.
7. "CORDILLERA ADMINISTRATIVE REGION (CAR)". Census of Population and Housing (2010): Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay (Report). NSO. Retrieved 29 June 2016.
8. "CORDILLERA ADMINISTRATIVE REGION (CAR)". Census of Population (1995, 2000 and 2007): Total Population by Province, City and Municipality (Report). NSO. Archived from the original on 24 June 2011.

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