Kabugao, Apayao
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Kabugao is a municipality in the province of Apayao, Philippines
. It is the capital municipality of Apayao. According to the latest census, it has a population of 14,529 people in 2,501 households.
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in 1985. Dibagat is accessible only by canoe
or by specialized aircraft
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Philippines
The Philippines , officially known as the Republic of the Philippines , is a country in Southeast Asia in the western Pacific Ocean. To its north across the Luzon Strait lies Taiwan. West across the South China Sea sits Vietnam...
. It is the capital municipality of Apayao. According to the latest census, it has a population of 14,529 people in 2,501 households.
Barangays
Kabugao is politically subdivided into 21 barangayBarangay
A barangay is the smallest administrative division in the Philippines and is the native Filipino term for a village, district or ward...
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Dibagat
Dibagat is inhabited by the Isnag. There is a small grass airstrip built by SILSIL International
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in 1985. Dibagat is accessible only by canoe
Canoe
A canoe or Canadian canoe is a small narrow boat, typically human-powered, though it may also be powered by sails or small electric or gas motors. Canoes are usually pointed at both bow and stern and are normally open on top, but can be decked over A canoe (North American English) or Canadian...
or by specialized aircraft
Bush plane
A bush airplane is a general aviation aircraft serving remote, undeveloped areas of a country, usually the African bush, Alaskan and Canadian tundra or the Australian Outback...
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