Upi, Shariff Kabunsuan

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infoboxtitle = Municipality of Upi


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region = Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao
province = Shariff Kabunsuan
districts = Lone District of Shariff Kabunsuan
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barangays = 23
class = 3rd class municipality
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pop2000 = 38,225
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Upi (also known as North Upi) is a 3rd class municipality in the province of Shariff Kabunsuan, Philippines. According to the 2000 census, it has a population of 51,141 people in 9,975 households.

Mayor

The current mayor of North Upi is Mr. Ramon Piang, a former principal of Notre Dame of Upi, a local high school manage by the Catholic church.

Etymology

According to popular belief, Upi came from the word "upi"(Tiruray name for yam), a popular root crop cultivated by the local "Tirurays". According to oral history, when Capt. Edwards first arrived in this cool, serene town, he found a local villager tending his root crops, when ask about the town's name, the villager mistakenly said that its upi, thinking that the foreigner is asking for the crop's name.

History

Barangays

Upi is politically subdivided into 23 barangays.

* Bantek * Bayabas * Blensong * Borongotan * Bugabungan * Bungcog * Darugao * Ganasi

* Kabakaba * Kibleg * Kibucay * Kiga * Kinitaan * Mirab * Nangi * Nuro (Poblacion)

* Ranao Pilayan * Rempes * Renede * Renti * Rifao * Sefegefen * Tinungkaan

External links

* [http://www.nscb.gov.ph/activestats/psgc/default.asp Philippine Standard Geographic Code]
* [http://www.t-macs.com/kiso/local/ 2000 Philippine Census Information]