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Tinglayan, officially the Municipality of Tinglayan is a municipality in the province of Kalinga, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 13,148 people.
Tinglayan is 63 kilometres (39 mi) from Tabuk and 437 kilometres (272 mi) from Manila.
Geography
= Barangays
=Tinglayan is politically subdivided into 20 barangays. Each barangay consists of puroks and some have sitios.
= Climate
=Demographics
In the 2020 census, the population of Tinglayan was 13,148 people, with a density of 46 inhabitants per square kilometre or 120 inhabitants per square mile.
Economy
Poverty incidence of Tinglayan
Government
= Local government
=Tinglayan, belonging to the lone congressional district of the province of Kalinga, 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
=Tourism
Tinglayan is famous for its local celebrity, Whang-od, who is the last mambabatok (traditional tattooist). Tourists often visit Brgy. Buscalan, Tinglayan to see her and have their bodies tattooed.
References
External links
Media related to Tinglayan at Wikimedia Commons
Philippine Standard Geographic Code
Philippine Census Information
Local Governance Performance Management System