Asipulo

Asipulo, officially the Municipality of Asipulo is a municipality in the province of Ifugao, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 15,963 people.

History

The town, formerly part of Kiangan, was incorporated as a separate municipality pursuant to Republic Act No. 7173, ratified on January 13, 1992.

Geography

Barangays

Asipulo is politically subdivided into 10 barangays. Each barangay consists of puroks and some have sitios.

Amduntog
Antipolo
Camandag
Cawayan
Haliap
Liwon
Namal
Nungawa
Panubtuban
Pula

Climate

Demographics

Population census of Asipulo
Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1995	9,964	—
2000	12,294	+4.61%
2007	13,340	+1.13%
2010	14,403	+2.83%
2015	15,261	+1.11%
2020	15,963	+0.89%
Source: Philippine Statistics Authority

In the 2020 census, the population of Asipulo was 15,963 people, with a density of 87 inhabitants per square kilometre or 230 inhabitants per square mile.

Economy

Poverty incidence of Asipulo

10

20

30

40

50

60

70

2000
65.54

2003
55.53

2006
55.00

2009
47.50

2012
55.29

2015
44.85

2018
32.04

2021
8.56

Source: Philippine Statistics Authority

Government

Local government

Asipulo, belonging to the lone congressional district of the province of Ifugao, is governed by a mayor designated as its local chief executive and by a municipal council as its legislative body in accordance with the Local Government Code. The mayor, vice mayor, and the councilors are elected directly by the people through an election which is being held every three years.

Elected officials

JCampbell Park

The JCampbell Park or Julia Campbell Agroforest Memorial Eco-Park, is an eco-park located in Barangay Pula in this town. The camp is dedicated in memory of Julia Campbell (journalist), a U.S. Peace Corps volunteer working in the Philippines and was murdered in the area in 2007 on her trek to Batad Rice Terraces.