Besao

Besao , officially the Municipality of Besao is a 5th class municipality in the province of Mountain Province , Philippines . According to the 2015 census, it has a population of 7,040 people. [3] The municipality of Besao is believed to have derived its name from the Ilocano word ” Buso ”, meaning headhunter . The people then of the neighboring towns specifically those from the Ilocos Region believed that the early ”Besaos” were headhunters. The word later on evolved as it is now called – Besao. The town is known for the Agawa people's Agricultural Stone Calendar of Gueday . The stone calendar is one of the most enigmatic artifact in the Cordillera mountains. It is a testimony to the accurate scientific outlook of the ancient Agawa people in the cycle of weathers, agriculture, and heavenly bodies. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Besao,_Mountain_Province