Magcalape

Barangay Magcalape is the one of the large barangay in the municipality of Asturias in terms of population. The barangay has 164 households with a total population of 3 inhabitants. It has an aggregate land area of 3,989 sqm which is bound in the north by Barangay Agbanga, in the south by Barangay Ubogon in the east by the Manguiao and in the west by Barangay Bairan.

The barangay got its name from the local term for Tree since there was a bamboo tree in the barangay located on the Purok 3. This eventually became the name of the barangay. The early settlers in the community were farmers. It was believed that the bamboo tree was the main'Lighties" of the farmers The "bamboo three" also served as to make house made by bamboo tree Local tale told from generation to generation had it that the Magcalape is a bamboo three to make the materials of Magcalape bamboo three.

Aside from farming the settlers in the community discovered that the bamboo tree in the barangay is good for making bamboo house but would make an excellent material for making a bamboo tree. Older women learned to create beautiful pieces from bamboo; some of the common ceramic products were bamboo materials to making house A disastrous typhoon in the early 1990's, "Rufing", destroyed the facility but the lunas bamboo tree did not destroy.

There were residents in the Purok who chose to transfer the name of barangay Magcalape while there are many people live here place.

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