Barlig, Mountain Province

Barlig Fialikia/Likaw-an
—  Municipality  —
Map of Mountain Province showing the location of Barlig.
Barlig Location in the Philippines
Coordinates: 17°05′N 121°09′E
Country	Philippines
Region	Cordillera Administrative Region (CAR)
Province	Mountain Province
District	Lone District
Founded
Barangays	13
Government
• Mayor	Edmond Sidchayao
Area
• Total	228.64 km2 (88.28 sq mi)
Population (2007)
• Total	6,168
• Density	Bad rounding here27/km2 (Bad rounding here70/sq mi)
Time zone	PST (UTC+8)
ZIP code	2623
Income class	5th class

Population Census of Barlig
Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1995	7,477	—
2000	6,351	-3.21%
2007	6,168	-0.42%

Panoramic photo of Barlig and surrounding rice terraces, summer 2006.

Barlig is a 5th class municipality in the province of Mountain Province, Philippines. It is bounded in the east by Natonin in the west by Bontoc and Sadanga. In the north, it is bounded by Tinglayan and in the south by the town of Mayoyao. The town is separated into three settlements or cluster of villages such as Barlig town proper, Lias and Kadaclan.

According to the latest census, it has a population of 6,168 people in 1,425 households.

Barangays

Barlig is politically subdivided into 11 barangays.

• Chupac
• Fiangtin
• Kaleo
• Latang
• Lias Kanluran
• Lingoy
• Lunas
• Macalana
• Ogoog
• Gawana (Pob.)
• Lias Silangan

People

The people of Barlig are dominantly of Igorot descent. Locals call themselves Ifiallig which is a reference to someone born or have roots from villages. In the cluster of villages in Lias, people call themselves I-lias while those from Kadaclan villages call themselves Ekachakran. Despite living in a single town, the people speak different languages and probably traditions.

Tourism

Barlig town boasts of its own rice terraces, the Barlig Rice Terraces in the near the center of the town and Lias Rice Terraces in the Lias, which is a cluster of villages. In Kadaclan, which is another cluster of villages, the annual Menaliyam festival is held.

External links

• More photos and information on Talubin Municipality
• Philippine Standard Geographic Code
• 1995 Philippine Census Information
• 2000 Philippine Census Information
• 2007 Philippine Census Information