Pidigan
Pidigan | |
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Municipality of Pidigan | |
Pidigan Location within the Philippines | |
Coordinates: 17°34′N 120°35′E / 17.57°N 120.59°ECoordinates: 17°34′N 120°35′E / 17.57°N 120.59°E | |
Country | Philippines |
Region | Cordillera Administrative Region |
Province | Abra |
District | Lone district |
Barangays | 15 (see Barangays) |
Government | |
• Type | Sangguniang Bayan |
• Mayor | Joseph Domino A. Valera |
• Vice Mayor | Arnulfo M. Bisares |
• Representative | Joseph Santo Niño B. Bernos |
• Electorate | 9,266 voters (2019) |
Area | |
• Total | 49.15 km2 (18.98 sq mi) |
Elevation | 90 m (300 ft) |
Highest elevation | 410 m (1,350 ft) |
Lowest elevation | 18 m (59 ft) |
Population (2020 census) [3] | |
• Total | 12,475 |
• Density | 250/km2 (660/sq mi) |
• Households | 2,600 |
Economy | |
• Income class | 5th municipal income class |
• Poverty incidence | 14.84% (2015)[4] |
Service provider | |
• Electricity | Abra Electric Cooperative (ABRECO) |
Time zone | UTC+8 (PST) |
ZIP code | 2806 |
PSGC | |
IDD : area code | +63 (0)74 |
Native languages | Itneg 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. [3]
Geography[]
Pidigan is located at 17°34′N 120°35′E / 17.57°N 120.59°E.
According to the Philippine Statistics Authority, the municipality has a land area of 49.15 square kilometres (18.98 sq mi) [5] constituting 1.18% of the 4,165.25-square-kilometre- (1,608.21 sq mi) total area of Abra.
Barangays[]
Pidigan is politically subdivided into 15 barangays.[6]
PSGC | Barangay | Population | ±% p.a. | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2020 [3] | 2010 [7] | |||||
140118001 | Alinaya | 7.4% | 920 | 996 | −0.81% | |
140118002 | Arab | 3.8% | 470 | 458 | 0.27% | |
140118004 | Garreta | 5.2% | 649 | 582 | 1.13% | |
140118005 | Immuli | 4.9% | 614 | 557 | 1.01% | |
140118007 | Laskig | 4.6% | 568 | 484 | 1.66% | |
140118009 | Monggoc | 9.5% | 1,182 | 1,101 | 0.73% | |
140118008 | Naguirayan | 5.2% | 652 | 698 | −0.70% | |
140118010 | Pamutic | 5.1% | 637 | 566 | 1.22% | |
140118011 | Pangtud | 11.0% | 1,372 | 1,070 | 2.59% | |
140118012 | Poblacion East | 13.0% | 1,623 | 1,603 | 0.13% | |
140118013 | Poblacion West | 10.1% | 1,259 | 1,228 | 0.26% | |
140118014 | San Diego | 4.1% | 513 | 442 | 1.54% | |
140118016 | Sulbec | 5.5% | 682 | 675 | 0.11% | |
140118018 | Suyo (Malidong) | 5.3% | 664 | 625 | 0.62% | |
140118019 | Yuyeng | 3.0% | 380 | 443 | −1.56% | |
Total | 12,475 | 11,528 | 0.82% |
Climate[]
Climate data for Pidigan, Abra | |||||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
Average high °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) |
Average low °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 [8] |
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 [9] [7] [10][11] |
In the 2020 census, Pidigan had a population of 12,475. [3] The population density was 250 inhabitants per square kilometre (650/sq mi).
Economy[]
Poverty Incidence of Pidigan | |
Source: Philippine Statistics Authority[12][13][14][15][16][17] |
List of Cultural Properties of Pidigan[]
Cultural Property wmph identifier |
Site name | Description | Province | City/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 | ||
St. Mary High School | Abra | Pidigan | 17°34′15″N 120°35′23″E / 17.570749°N 120.589731°E | ||||
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.[18] | Abra | Pidigan | 17°34′11″N 120°35′26″E / 17.56959°N 120.590578°E | |||
Paaralan Sentral ng Pidigan/Pidigan Central School | Abra | Pidigan | 17°34′10″N 120°35′24″E / 17.569531°N 120.590068°E | ||||
Figueras Ancestral House | Old house owned by Sinforoso Figueras, the first municipal mayor of Pidigan from 1913 to 1919 and from 1943 to 1945.[18] | Abra | Pidigan | Paredes St. | 17°34′12″N 120°35′24″E / 17.569944°N 120.590101°E |
References[]
- ^ 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. PSA. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "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)". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. NSO. 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. PSA. 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. NSO.
- ^ "Province of Abra". Municipality Population Data. Local Water Utilities Administration Research Division. Retrieved 17 December 2016.
- ^ "Poverty incidence (PI):". Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved 28 December 2020.
- ^ https://psa.gov.ph/sites/default/files/NSCB_LocalPovertyPhilippines_0.pdf; publication date: 29 November 2005; publisher: Philippine Statistics Authority.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
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