Bucay, Abra
Bucay is a Philippine municipality in the province of Abra.
- 4.1 Education and social structure
Geography
Bucay located in the north of the island of Luzon about 17 km from Bangued on the left bank of the river Abra.
Barangays
Bucay is politically subdivided into 21 barangays.
- Abang
- Bangbangcag
- Bangcagan
- Banglolao
- Bugbog
- Calao
- Dugong
- Labon
- Layugan
- Madalipay
- Pagala
- Palaquio
- Pakiling
- Patoc
- North Poblacion
- South Poblacion
- Quimloong
- Salnec
- San Miguel
- Siblong
- Tabiog
History
Bucay is an old Tinguiansiedlung and was already before 1846 a congregation of the Augustinians. 1838 Fort was established by the military. The fort is a 100 x 75 m square walled and is today, preserved to the archway of the entrance just in ruins. In May 1847 Bucay was to the mission station and the seat of government of the provincial government, which was founded on October 9, 1846 Province of Abra. The place, as it still largely remains today, was built according to plans by the town planner Tajonera based on the so-called Quadriculasystem (all streets at right angles to each other ) that is designed on the orders of Emperor Charles V from 1523 for the Spanish overseas colonies was 50 years later by his son King Philip II was further expanded. 1863 moved the seat of government to Bangued.
Population structure and development
Bucay has 14,881 inhabitants in 2943 households ( census May 1, 2000 ). In 1995 the population was 14.499 in 1990 it stood at 13,346. The average annual population growth in the years 1990-1995 was 1.73%.
Economy and infrastructure
The total agricultural area is 6282 ha, of which 472 ha are irrigated. The most important crops are rice, corn, vegetables, root vegetables, cassava and sweet potato and fruit. The most important fruit crops are bananas and mangoes with a cultivated area of 50 ha and a harvest of 750 t. Livestock are important to the cattle, Karabao (water buffalo ), pigs, goats and chickens. Self-sufficiency of these agricultural goods is only partly about 100 %, with the highest values for maize with 234.87 %, 241.28 % and fruit with goat meat with 247.87 %, the self-sufficiency rate for meat overall is 72.80 % ( booth 1997). The forest area is 6634.5 ha of significance for people's incomes outside agriculture, the textile production and production of handicrafts in homework.
Of the 21 barangays, all are connected to the electricity grid, about 2 /3 of the households have a connection to the power supply (as of 1996).
The road network with a total length of 35 km is sponsored by the township (15 km) and the barangays (20 km) (as of 1993).
Education and social structure
The literacy rate is 94.98 % (as of 1995). Overall, there are 47 school buildings with 116 classrooms (1997 ). 23.37 % (as of 1990) of the population are under - or malnourished. In Bucay is a public hospital.