Infrastructure and Utilities
A.Transportation
1.Road Network
One (1) National Road
Acop – Kapangan – Kibungan National Road
***Main road network from the City of Baguio (About 35 kms)
***About 31.70 kms stretch within Kapangan territory (From Tublay boundary to Kibungan Boundary)
Six (6) Provincial Road – 24.50 total Kilometers
Municipal Road (1) – 200 meters
Twenty-one (21) Barangay Roads (FMR/Access) – 71.20 total Kms.
Thirteen (13) Bridges – 230 total meters, longest of which is the
Amburayan Bridge (Concrete) = 85 meters
2. Modes of Transportation by Land:
Public Utility Buses = 12 units (LPTRP Survey 2018)
Public Utility Jeepneys = 44 units (LPTRP Survey 2018))
[Non BKJODA and BKJODA members]
Motorized Tricycles = 30 (LPTRP Survey 2018))
Various private vehicles /cars/trucks/tricycles/motorcycles
Accessibility:
Travel to Major Points:
Starting Point – Municipal Hall, Lomon, Kapangan, Benguet
Destination | Vehicle Travel Time | Distance |
Benguet Provincial Capitol | 1 hr. | 29 kms. |
National Highway/Road |
| 30 mtrs. |
Nearest Hospital (KMCH) | 5 min. | 1.3 kms. |
Nearest Rural Health Unit |
| 150 mtrs. |
Municipal Police Station |
| 100 mtrs. |
La Trinidad Trading Post |
| 30 kms. |
Baguio City | 1 hr,30 min. | 35 kms. |
B. Power
1. Total Number of Household w/ electricity : 3,293 HHs or 76.21% (CBMS,2014)
2. Total Number of Household w/out electricity: 1,028 HHs or 23.79 % (CBMS 2014)
3. Sources of Power Supply: Benguet Electric Cooperative (BENECO)
Franchise distributor of NPC
C. Water
1.Water facilities/Source of drinking water (CBMS, 2014)
56.14% (2,426 HHs) – Community water system (own use/shared)
16.90 % (1,182 HHs) – Protected/Unprotected spring
6.41% (277 HHs) – Dug/shallow well/artesian well
6.16% (266 HHs) – Bottled water/purified/distilled water
1.72% (42 HHs) – Deep well (own use/shared)
.81% (35 HHs) – Lake, River, stream, rain
.14% (6HHs) – Tanker/peddler
.18% (7 HHs) – Other sources
D. Communication
• Facilities
1. Post Office
Location: Lomon, Kapangan, Benguet (within the municipal hall)
No. of personnel: 1
Services: Mail delivery, postal IDs, Money orders
No mail transport vehicle
2. Telecommunication Tower/Station
| Owner | Location | Coverage | Year Constructed |
| SMART Telecom | Salat, Central | 300 sq.m. | Sept. 2014 |
| GLOBE Telecom | Ili, Datakan Obelan,Balakbak Aso, Datakan, Kapangan | 225 sq.m 225 sq.m 256 sq.m. | August 2020 2020 July 2008 |
3.Internet Access
Location:
•Kapangan Municipal Hall (wifi & cable connection)
•Kapangan Community e-Center @ the Municipal Library
•Rural Health Unit (RHU)/Mun. Health Office
•MAO
•PNP-KMPS
•Internet shop @ Central, Kapangan (private)
•Kapangan National High School at Sagubo, Kapangan
•Kapangan Central National High School at Central,Kapangan
4.Facsimile Machine (Located at the Municipal Hall – Mayor’s Office)