Pidigan
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- Robby Dominique B. Valera
- Roberto P. Billedo
- James Arnold P. Bisares
- Frecil S. Anin
- Melvin M. Dumlao
- Josephine P. Dalere
- Jumel P. Chong
- Romeo M. Advincula
Ilocano
Tagalog
Pidigan, officially the Municipality of Pidigan (Ilocano: Ili ti Pidigan; Tagalog: Bayan ng Pidigan), is a 5th class municipality in the province of Abra, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 12,475 people.[4]
Geography
Pidigan is located at 17°34′N 120°35′E / 17.57°N 120.59°E / 17.57; 120.59.
According to the Philippine Statistics Authority, the municipality has a land area of 49.15 square kilometres (18.98 sq mi) [6] constituting 1.18% of the 4,165.25-square-kilometre- (1,608.21 sq mi) total area of Abra.
Pidigan is 8 kilometres (5.0 mi) from Bangued and 400 kilometres (250 mi) from Manila.
Barangays
Pidigan is politically subdivided into 15 barangays.[7] Each barangay consists of puroks and some have sitios.
PSGC | Barangay | Population | ±% p.a. | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2020[4] | 2010[8] | |||||
140118001 | Alinaya | 8.1% | 1,015 | 996 | ▴ | 0.19% |
140118002 | Arab | 3.8% | 479 | 458 | ▴ | 0.45% |
140118004 | Garreta | 4.8% | 599 | 582 | ▴ | 0.29% |
140118005 | Immuli | 5.4% | 674 | 557 | ▴ | 1.92% |
140118007 | Laskig | 4.7% | 590 | 484 | ▴ | 2.00% |
140118009 | Monggoc | 9.6% | 1,202 | 1,101 | ▴ | 0.88% |
140118008 | Naguirayan | 5.6% | 703 | 698 | ▴ | 0.07% |
140118010 | Pamutic | 4.8% | 596 | 566 | ▴ | 0.52% |
140118011 | Pangtud | 11.2% | 1,391 | 1,070 | ▴ | 2.66% |
140118012 | Poblacion East | 13.5% | 1,683 | 1,603 | ▴ | 0.49% |
140118013 | Poblacion West | 9.4% | 1,169 | 1,228 | ▾ | −0.49% |
140118014 | San Diego | 3.8% | 477 | 442 | ▴ | 0.76% |
140118016 | Sulbec | 6.1% | 762 | 675 | ▴ | 1.22% |
140118018 | Suyo (Malidong) | 5.7% | 705 | 625 | ▴ | 1.21% |
140118019 | Yuyeng | 3.4% | 430 | 443 | ▾ | −0.30% |
Total | 12,475 | 11,528 | ▴ | 0.79% |
Climate
Climate data for Pidigan, Abra | |||||||||||||
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Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 29 (84) | 31 (88) | 32 (90) | 34 (93) | 32 (90) | 31 (88) | 30 (86) | 30 (86) | 30 (86) | 30 (86) | 30 (86) | 29 (84) | 31 (87) |
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 18 (64) | 19 (66) | 20 (68) | 23 (73) | 24 (75) | 24 (75) | 24 (75) | 24 (75) | 23 (73) | 22 (72) | 21 (70) | 19 (66) | 22 (71) |
Average precipitation mm (inches) | 9 (0.4) | 11 (0.4) | 13 (0.5) | 23 (0.9) | 92 (3.6) | 122 (4.8) | 153 (6.0) | 137 (5.4) | 139 (5.5) | 141 (5.6) | 42 (1.7) | 14 (0.6) | 896 (35.4) |
Average rainy days | 4.6 | 4.0 | 6.2 | 9.1 | 19.5 | 23.2 | 24.0 | 22.5 | 21.5 | 15.2 | 10.5 | 6.0 | 166.3 |
Source: Meteoblue[9] |
Demographics
Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
---|---|---|
1903 | 2,639 | — |
1918 | 3,864 | +2.57% |
1939 | 3,994 | +0.16% |
1948 | 3,473 | −1.54% |
1960 | 5,414 | +3.77% |
1970 | 6,605 | +2.01% |
1975 | 6,897 | +0.87% |
1980 | 7,162 | +0.76% |
1990 | 8,807 | +2.09% |
1995 | 9,098 | +0.61% |
2000 | 10,183 | +2.44% |
2007 | 11,280 | +1.42% |
2010 | 11,528 | +0.79% |
2015 | 12,185 | +1.06% |
2020 | 12,475 | +0.46% |
Source: Philippine Statistics Authority[10][8][11][12] |
In the 2020 census, Pidigan had a population of 12,475.[4] The population density was 250 inhabitants per square kilometre (650/sq mi).
Economy
Poverty incidence of Pidigan
5 10 15 20 25 30 2006 22.70 2009 25.86 2012 23.08 2015 14.84 2018 15.22 2021 22.32 Source: Philippine Statistics Authority[13][14][15][16][17][18][19][20] |
Government
Local government
Pidigan, belonging to the lone congressional district of the province of Abra, is governed by a mayor designated as its local chief executive and by a municipal council as its legislative body in accordance with the Local Government Code. The mayor, vice mayor, and the councilors are elected directly by the people through an election which is being held every three years.
Elected officials
Position | Name |
---|---|
Congressman | Joseph Santo Niño B. Bernos |
Mayor | Joseph Domino A. Valera |
Vice-Mayor | Arnulfo M. Bisares |
Councilors | Noel M. Bisares |
Romeo M. Advincula | |
Roberto P. Billedo | |
Elizar B. Belandres | |
Jumel P. Chong | |
Excel P. Sanidad | |
Kenneth Jay P. Dalere | |
Joel B. Garcia |
List of Cultural Properties of Pidigan
Cultural Property wmph identifier[i] | Site name | Description | Province | City or municipality | Address | Coordinates | Image |
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Pidigan Church | Immaculate Conception Church | Abra | Pidigan | Corner Santiago McKinley St. | 17°34′15″N 120°35′21″E / 17.570712°N 120.589175°E / 17.570712; 120.589175 (Pidigan Church) | ![]() ![]() | |
St. Mary High School | Abra | Pidigan | 17°34′15″N 120°35′23″E / 17.570749°N 120.589731°E / 17.570749; 120.589731 (St. Mary High School) | ![]() Upload Photo | |||
Bringas Ancestral House Ruins | The house of former municipal mayor Jeremias Bringas. It was used as a provincial capitol when Pidigan was made the temporary seat of the Provincial Government of Abra in 1945.[22] | Abra | Pidigan | 17°34′11″N 120°35′26″E / 17.56959°N 120.590578°E / 17.56959; 120.590578 (Bringas Ancestral House Ruins) | ![]() | ||
Paaralan Sentral ng Pidigan/Pidigan Central School | Abra | Pidigan | 17°34′10″N 120°35′24″E / 17.569531°N 120.590068°E / 17.569531; 120.590068 (Paaralan Sentral ng Pidigan/Pidigan Central School) | ![]() | |||
Figueras Ancestral House | Old house owned by Sinforoso Figueras, the first municipal mayor of Pidigan from 1913 to 1919 and from 1943 to 1945.[22] | Abra | Pidigan | Paredes St. | 17°34′12″N 120°35′24″E / 17.569944°N 120.590101°E / 17.569944; 120.590101 (Figueras Ancestral House) | ![]() ![]() |
Notes
- ^ wmph is an internal identifier used by Wikimedia Philippines to identify the monument. This is not an official identifier, and only shown temporarily in the templates until the government creates an updated complete list.
References
- ^ "Executive Order No. 85, series of 2012". December 6, 1912. Retrieved 16 October 2022.
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(help) - ^ Municipality of Pidigan | (DILG)
- ^ "2015 Census of Population, Report No. 3 – Population, Land Area, and Population Density" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. Quezon City, Philippines. August 2016. ISSN 0117-1453. Archived (PDF) from the original on May 25, 2021. Retrieved July 16, 2021.
- ^ a b c d Census of Population (2020). "Cordillera Administrative Region (CAR)". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
- ^ "PSA Releases the 2021 City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates". Philippine Statistics Authority. 2 April 2024. Retrieved 28 April 2024.
- ^ "Province: Abra". PSGC Interactive. Quezon City, Philippines: Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved 12 November 2016.
- ^ "Municipal: Pidigan". PSGC Interactive. Quezon City, Philippines: Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved 8 January 2016.
- ^ a b Census of Population and Housing (2010). "Cordillera Administrative Region (CAR)" (PDF). Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. National Statistics Office. Retrieved 29 June 2016.
- ^ "Pidigan: Average Temperatures and Rainfall". Meteoblue. Retrieved 25 April 2020.
- ^ Census of Population (2015). "Cordillera Administrative Region (CAR)". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved 20 June 2016.
- ^ Censuses of Population (1903–2007). "Cordillera Administrative Region (CAR)". Table 1. Population Enumerated in Various Censuses by Province/Highly Urbanized City: 1903 to 2007. National Statistics Office.
- ^ "Province of Abra". Municipality Population Data. Local Water Utilities Administration Research Division. Retrieved 17 December 2016.
- ^ "Poverty incidence (PI):". Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved December 28, 2020.
- ^ "Estimation of Local Poverty in the Philippines" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. 29 November 2005.
- ^ "2003 City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. 23 March 2009.
- ^ "City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates; 2006 and 2009" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. 3 August 2012.
- ^ "2012 Municipal and City Level Poverty Estimates" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. 31 May 2016.
- ^ "Municipal and City Level Small Area Poverty Estimates; 2009, 2012 and 2015". Philippine Statistics Authority. 10 July 2019.
- ^ "PSA Releases the 2018 Municipal and City Level Poverty Estimates". Philippine Statistics Authority. 15 December 2021. Retrieved 22 January 2022.
- ^ "PSA Releases the 2021 City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates". Philippine Statistics Authority. 2 April 2024. Retrieved 28 April 2024.
- ^ "2019 National and Local Elections" (PDF). Commission on Elections. Retrieved March 12, 2022.
- ^ a b "Municipality of Pidigan, Abra". Department of the Interior and Local Government. Archived from the original on 30 April 2015. Retrieved 30 April 2015.
External links
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