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Kiangan
—  Municipality  —
Map of Ifugao showing the location of Kiangan.
Kiangan Location in the Philippines
Coordinates: 16°47′N 121°05′E / 16.783°N 121.083°E / 16.783; 121.083Coordinates: 16°47′N 121°05′E / 16.783°N 121.083°E / 16.783; 121.083
Country	Philippines
Region	Cordillera Administrative Region (CAR)
Province	Ifugao
District	Lone District
Founded
Barangays	15
Government
- Mayor	Jonathan M. Cuyahon
Area
- Total	200.00 km2 (77.2 sq mi)
Population (2007)
- Total	15,448
- Density	77.2/km2 (200.1/sq mi)
Time zone	PST (UTC+8)
ZIP code	3604
Income class	4th class

War Memorial Shrine

Kiangan is a 4th class municipality in the province of Ifugao, Philippines. According to the latest census, it has a population of 15,448 people in 2,692 households.

Locally spoken languages include Tuwali, Ilocano, Tagalog, and English.

Kiangan is the oldest town in the province. It derives its name from Kiyyangan, an ancient village near the bank of the Ibulao River across the Lagawe valley. The name Kiyyangan is enshrined in Ifugao mythology and is believed to be the dwelling of Wigan and Bugan, the mythological ancestors of the Ifugao.The death of the Philippine Army,Gen.Paulino Santos,Santos died in Kiangan, Mountain Province on August 29, 1945

The Kiangan Shrine

Located in Kiangan is the Kiangan Central School old home economics building, which marks the spot where the highest Commander of the Japanese Imperial Army, General Tomoyuki Yamashita (also known as the Tiger of Malaya), surrendered to the Filipino & American Forces on 2 September 1945.

Barangays

Kiangan is politically subdivided into 15 barangays.

• Ambabag
• Baguinge
• Bolog
• Bokiawan
• Dalligan
• Duit
• Hucab
• Julongan
• Lingay
• Mappit
• Mungayang
• Nagacadan
• Pindongan
• Poblacion
• Tuplac

External links

• More photos and information on Kiangan, Ifugao
• Philippine Standard Geographic Code
• 1995 Philippine Census Information
• 2000 Philippine Census Information
• 2007 Philippine Census Information