Lasam, Cagayan

, officially the ,  is a   in the province of , . According to the , it has a population of  people.

The town was once a part of the Municipality of Gattaran, that stretches the width of the province and bisected by the Cagayan River. The barangays west of the river was established as the separate town of Lasam in 1950 by Republic Act No. 507.  The new municipality of Lasam became part of the Second Representative District of the Province of Cagayan, while Gattaran is in the First District.

Etymology
The Municipality of Lasam was named after the late Cagayan Governor Honorio Lasam.

Barangays

Lasam is politically subdivided into 30 barangays. 

 Aggunetan
 Alannay
 Battalan
 Cabatacan East (Duldugan)
 Cabatacan West
 Calapangan Norte
 Calapangan Sur
 Callao Norte
 Callao Sur
 Cataliganan
 Centro I (Poblacion)
 Centro II (Pob)
 Centro III (Pob)
 Finugo Norte
 Gabun
 Ignacio B. Jurado (Finugu Sur)
 Magsaysay
 Malinta
 Minanga Sur
 Minanga Norte
 Nabannagan East
 Nabannagan West
 New Orlins
 Nicolas Agatep
 Peru
 San Pedro
 Sicalao
 Tagao
 Tucalan Passing
 Viga

History
Lasam was once a part of Gattaran separated from the mother town by the wide Cagayan River with no bridges connecting the communities. As the population increased, the residents of the western part of the town asked to be created as a separate municipality.

The town was established on June 13, 1950 by Republic Act No. 507 and signed by President Elpidio Quirino. Barrios (barangays) of Gattaran located west of the Cagayan River were formed into the new and regular Municipality of Lasam, with the old site of the Barrio Macatabang as the seat of the government.

The town was officially inaugurated as independent from Gattaran in January 1951.  Ignacio Jurado was appointed as its first mayor whose major task was to build the infrastructure of the new independent town of Lasam.

Demographics

In the , the population of Lasam, Cagayan, was  people, with a density of .

Climate

Economy
Lasam is primarily an agricultural community and its people derive their income mainly from farming and livestock raising.

References

External links
Philippine Standard Geographic Code
Philippine Census Information

Category:Municipalities of Cagayan
Category:Populated places on the Rio Grande de Cagayan