Bucloc, Abra

Bucloc is a Philippine municipality in the province of Abra.

4.1 traffic
4.2 Education

Geography

The municipality Bucloc is between 500 and 1000 meters approximately 52 km from Bangued above sea level in the north of the island of Luzon. The rivers Bucloc, Abas and Manicbel and numerous brooks make the natural drainage of the area.

Climate

Bucloc part of the climate type I by the Corona system of the Philippine climate classification, which is characterized by a dry season from November to April and a rainy season from May to October. The annual average rainfall is at 3100-4100 mm. The average monthly temperatures range from 25.5 ° C in January and 28.8 ° C in May. Annually pull average 15 to 19 typhoons time.

Barangays

Bucloc is politically subdivided into four barangays.

Ducligan
Labaan
Lingey
Lamao ( Pob. )

Population structure and development

96.35 % of the population belong to ethnic group Tingguian. Bucloc has 2109 inhabitants in 357 households ( census May 1, 2000 ), 1995 there were 1918 inhabitants, with an annual average population growth rate of 0.38 %.

Economy and infrastructure

The most important industry is agriculture, rice is the most important field product and is grown on 182 hectares, of which 103 ha irrigated, average yields are for dry rice cultivation at 1.5 t / ha and 2.5 t / ha for wet rice cultivation. The harvest is a total of 225 t. Corn is grown on 20 hectares, the average yields range from 1 t / ha, the total harvest is therefore 20 t. Furthermore grown on 60 ha commercial fruits vegetables, peanuts, fruits including mangos, bananas and pineapple, root vegetables, sweet potatoes, Gabi, cassava. Coffee is grown on about 15 acres on a small area of tiger grass and anatomy is grown. Most important meat products are beef, pork and water buffalo meat (as of 1997). In addition, on several farms furniture is made. Bucloc has copper deposits.

All four barangays and 2/ 3 of all households are connected to the power grid (as of 1998).

Traffic

The road network has 62 km of road in the sponsorship of the Municipality (4 km ) of the barangays (54 km) and the province are (as of 1993). During the rainy season the roads for heavier vehicles are not passable.

Education

Bucloc has three public and private elementary schools, the rate of poor or malnourished children is 59.73 %. The literacy rate is 85.32 % (as of 1995).

Events / current situation

Bucloc was hit on 16 July 1990 by an earthquake that devastated large parts of the rural communities. In connection with the unusually early onset of monsoon the soggy soils plunged into countless landslides into the valley and destroyed villages, transport infrastructure and countless travel terraces. Bucloc been and continues to battle area of the New People 's Army (NPA ) with the Philippine army and the militias.

Attractions

Ikmin Waterfalls
Bucloc Rice Terraces

Location in the Philippines
Abra ( province )

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