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Bakun, officially the Municipality of Bakun (Ilocano: Ili ti Bakun; Filipino: Bayan ng Bakun), is a municipality in the province of Benguet in the Cordillera Administrative Region (CAR) of the Philippines. The population was 15,357 at the 2015 census. In the 2016 electoral roll, it had 9,074 registered voters.
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Map of Bakun, Benguet, Philippines
History
During the Spanish Period, Bakun was a rancheria of the Commandancia Politico-Militar de Amburayan. Ampusongan (currently a barangay of Bakun) was a rancheria of the Commandancia Politico Militar de Tiagan, Distrito de Benguet.
When the United States took control of the Philippines, the American Congress issued Act No. 48 in November 1900, placing Bakun under the province of Amburayan, and Ampusongan under the province of Benguet. On August 13, 1908, Benguet became a subprovince of the newly established Mountain Province with the enactment of Act No. 1876, and the municipal districts of Bakun and Ampusongan became part of the subprovince.
In 1917, the Bureau of Non-Christian Tribes recommended that the western border of the Mountain Province be pushed eastward, such that the entire subprovince of Amburayan and large slices of Lepanto and Benguet would be made part of Ilocos Sur and La Union. In early 1937, Ampusongan was merged with Bakun, the latter carrying the name of the township while the former became a barangay. The issuance of Republic Act No. 4695 in 1966 included Bakun as a regular municipality in the newly created province of Benguet.
Geography
Bakun is located at 16°47′32″N 120°39′55″E, at the northwestern tip of Benguet. It is bounded by Mankayan on the east, Buguias on the southeast, Kibungan on the south, Sugpon on the south-west, Alilem on the north-west, and Cervantes on the north.
According to the Philippine Statistics Authority, the municipality has a land area of 286.91 square kilometres (110.78 sq mi) constituting 7001103600000000000♠10.36% of the 2,769.08-square-kilometre- (1,069.15 sq mi) total area of Benguet.
Bakun is 336 kilometres (209 mi) away from Manila and 86 kilometres (53 mi) away from Baguio.
Barangays
Bakun is politically subdivided into 7 barangays.
Demographics
In the 2015 census, Bakun had a population of 15,357. The population density was 54 inhabitants per square kilometre (140/sq mi).
In the 2016 electoral roll, it had 9,074 registered voters.
Public schools
As of 2015, Bakun has 30 public elementary schools and 4 public secondary schools.