Divilacan

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Divilacan
Municipality
Municipality of Divilacan
Aerial view of Divilacan after Super Typhoon Megi (PAGASA name: Juan)
Aerial view of Divilacan after Super Typhoon Megi (PAGASA name: Juan)
Official seal of Divilacan
Seal
Map of Isabela with Divilacan highlighted
Map of Isabela with Divilacan highlighted
OpenStreetMap
Divilacan is located in Philippines
Divilacan
Divilacan
Location within the Philippines
Coordinates: 17°20′N 122°18′E / 17.33°N 122.3°E / 17.33; 122.3Coordinates: 17°20′N 122°18′E / 17.33°N 122.3°E / 17.33; 122.3
CountryPhilippines
RegionCagayan Valley
ProvinceIsabela
District 1st district
Founded1969
Barangays12 (see Barangays)
Government
 [1]
 • TypeSangguniang Bayan
 • MayorVenturito C. Bulan
 • Vice MayorAlfredo P. Custodio
 • RepresentativeAntonio T. Albano
 • Electorate3,958 voters (2019)
Area
[2]
 • Total889.49 km2 (343.43 sq mi)
Elevation
46 m (151 ft)
Highest elevation
344 m (1,129 ft)
Lowest elevation
0 m (0 ft)
Population
 (2020 census) [3]
 • Total5,827
 • Density6.6/km2 (17/sq mi)
 • Households
1,260
Economy
 • Income class2nd municipal income class
 • Poverty incidence26.15% (2015)[4]
 • Revenue₱224,085,104.90 (2020)
 • Assets₱424,651,783.56 (2020)
 • Expenditure₱164,695,421.27 (2020)
 • Liabilities₱66,199,134.32 (2020)
Service provider
 • ElectricityIsabela 2 Electric Cooperative (ISELCO 2)
Time zoneUTC+8 (PST)
ZIP code
3335
PSGC
023111000
IDD : area code +63 (0)78
Native languagesIbanag
Ilocano
Kasiguranin
Paranan
Tagalog

Divilacan, officially the Municipality of Divilacan (Ilocano: Ili ti Divilacan; Tagalog: Bayan ng Divilacan), is a 2nd class municipality in the province of Isabela, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 5,827 people. [3]

Etymology[]

Divilacan was derived from the native Dumagat compound word vilican, meaning "fish and shell." The word di implies origin. Therefore, Divilacan literally means “where fish and shells abound.”

History[]

Divilacan was a former remote sitio of Barrio Antagan in the neighboring town of Tumauini. It became a separate municipality on June 21, 1969, by virtue of Republic Act No. 5776.

Geography[]

Divilacan is one of the four coastal municipalities of the province of Isabela facing the Philippine Sea to the east.

The town is bounded to the north by Maconacon, Tumauini to the west, Ilagan City to the southwest, Palanan to the south and the Philippine Sea to the east.

Barangays[]

Divilacan is politically subdivided into 12 barangays. [5]

  • Dicambangan
  • Dicaruyan
  • Dicatian
  • Bicobian
  • Dilakit
  • Dimapnat
  • Dimapula (Poblacion)
  • Dimasalansan
  • Dipudo
  • Dibulos
  • Ditarum
  • Sapinit

Climate[]

Climate data for Divilacan, Isabela
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Average high °C (°F) 28.1
(82.6) 		29.5
(85.1) 		30.7
(87.3) 		32.4
(90.3) 		33.8
(92.8) 		33.8
(92.8) 		33.1
(91.6) 		32.8
(91.0) 		32.3
(90.1) 		31.3
(88.3) 		29.6
(85.3) 		28.3
(82.9) 		31.3
(88.3)
Average low °C (°F) 19.9
(67.8) 		20.0
(68.0) 		21.9
(71.4) 		23.1
(73.6) 		24.1
(75.4) 		24.4
(75.9) 		24.3
(75.7) 		24.2
(75.6) 		23.9
(75.0) 		23.5
(74.3) 		22.1
(71.8) 		21.0
(69.8) 		22.7
(72.9)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 31.2
(1.23) 		23
(0.9) 		27.7
(1.09) 		28.1
(1.11) 		113.5
(4.47) 		141.4
(5.57) 		176.4
(6.94) 		236.6
(9.31) 		224.9
(8.85) 		247.7
(9.75) 		222.9
(8.78) 		178
(7.0) 		1,651.4
(65)
Average rainy days 10 6 5 5 13 12 15 15 15 17 16 15 144
Source: Climate-Data.org (modeled/calculated data, not measured locally)[6]

Demographics[]

Population census of Divilacan
YearPop.±% p.a.
1970 563—    
1975 1,207+16.53%
1980 1,859+9.02%
1990 2,479+2.92%
1995 2,593+0.85%
2000 3,413+6.07%
2007 4,602+4.21%
2010 5,034+3.32%
2015 5,687+2.35%
2020 5,827+0.48%
Source: Philippine Statistics Authority [7] [8] [9][10]

In the 2020 census, the population of Divilacan was 5,827 people, [3] with a density of 6.6 inhabitants per square kilometre or 17 inhabitants per square mile.

Economy[]

Divilacan Bay with Divilacan in the background and Maconacon in the foreground.

Transportation[]

Divilacan is accessible via sea and air. The town is served by the Maconacon Airport in the neighboring town of Maconacon which connects this isolated town to Cauayan Airport, in Cauayan City.

The construction of an 82-kilometer Ilagan-Divilacan Road through the protected Sierra Madre mountains is on-going to open access to the coastal towns of Divilacan, Palanan and Maconacon. The approved budget contract of the project amounting to P1.5B, will pass through the foothills of the 359,486-hectare Northern Sierra Madre mountain ranges. The project will improve an old logging road used by a defunct logging company until the 1990s. It will start in Barangay Sindon Bayabo in Ilagan City and will end in Barangay Dicatian in this town. The project is started in March 2016 and is expected to be completed in 2021.[17]

References[]

  1. ^  Municipality of Divilacan | (DILG)
  2. ^ "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.
  3. ^ a b c Census of Population (2020). "Region II (Cagayan Valley)". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. PSA. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
  4. ^ https://psa.gov.ph/sites/default/files/City%20and%20Municipal-level%20Small%20Area%20Poverty%20Estimates_%202009%2C%202012%20and%202015_0.xlsx; publication date: 10 July 2019; publisher: Philippine Statistics Authority.
  5. ^ "Province: Isabela". PSGC Interactive. Quezon City, Philippines: Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved 12 November 2016.
  6. ^ "Divilacan, Isabela: Average Temperatures and Rainfall". Climate-Data.org. Retrieved 3 November 2015.
  7. ^ Census of Population (2015). "Region II (Cagayan Valley)". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. PSA. Retrieved 20 June 2016.
  8. ^ Census of Population and Housing (2010). "Region II (Cagayan Valley)". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. NSO. Retrieved 29 June 2016.
  9. ^ Censuses of Population (1903–2007). "Region II (Cagayan Valley)". Table 1. Population Enumerated in Various Censuses by Province/Highly Urbanized City: 1903 to 2007. NSO.
  10. ^ "Province of Isabela". Municipality Population Data. Local Water Utilities Administration Research Division. Retrieved 17 December 2016.
  11. ^ "Poverty incidence (PI):". Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved 28 December 2020.
  12. ^ https://psa.gov.ph/sites/default/files/NSCB_LocalPovertyPhilippines_0.pdf; publication date: 29 November 2005; publisher: Philippine Statistics Authority.
  13. ^ https://psa.gov.ph/sites/default/files/2003%20SAE%20of%20poverty%20%28Full%20Report%29_1.pdf; publication date: 23 March 2009; publisher: Philippine Statistics Authority.
  14. ^ https://psa.gov.ph/sites/default/files/2006%20and%202009%20City%20and%20Municipal%20Level%20Poverty%20Estimates_0_1.pdf; publication date: 3 August 2012; publisher: Philippine Statistics Authority.
  15. ^ https://psa.gov.ph/sites/default/files/2012%20Municipal%20and%20City%20Level%20Poverty%20Estima7tes%20Publication%20%281%29.pdf; publication date: 31 May 2016; publisher: Philippine Statistics Authority.
  16. ^ https://psa.gov.ph/sites/default/files/City%20and%20Municipal-level%20Small%20Area%20Poverty%20Estimates_%202009%2C%202012%20and%202015_0.xlsx; publication date: 10 July 2019; publisher: Philippine Statistics Authority.
  17. ^ "P2.3-B Isabela road link completed soon". The Manila Times. January 4, 2018. Retrieved 5 October 2018.

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