Bugasong

Bugasong, officially the '', is a of the Philippines in the province of in the of the Philippines. The population was at the.Bugasong is from the provincial capital, San Jose de Buenavista.GeographyBugasong is located at.According to the Philippine Statistics Authority, the has a land area of constituting of the {{PH wikidataarea total area of Antique.BarangaysBugasong is politically subdivided into 27 barangays. Ilaures and Cubay Sur were sitios converted into barrios in 1957 and 1959, respectively.DemographicsIn the, Bugasong had a population of. The population density was {{sigfig{{PH wikidata.Bugasongnons speak Kinaray-a as their main dialect while Hiligaynon is used as their secondary dialect.GovernmentThe current mayor of the town is Bernard N. Pesayco, with John Lloyd Pacete as vice mayor. The town council is composed of ten members, eight are elected at large, while two are elected after the barangay elections. The current town council members are: Casimira de la Cruz Aida Uy Kimpang Gerardo Antoy Susan Escote Geraldine Pesayco Roberto Fruto Cyril Pesayco Renante Dava Krizel Joy Panaguiton (SK Municipal Federation President) Norma Sayon (Liga ng mga Barangay)TourismThe town celebrates its annual town fiesta every 18 January in honor of Santo Niño (the Holy Child). The local town festival, the Bugas Sa Lusong, is integrated with this celebration, with its opening salvo sometime between 10 and 12 January. The highlight of the celebration is the high mass on 18 January, usually celebrated by the diocesan bishop and visiting priests.