Cordon, officially the Municipality of Cordon (Ilocano: Ili ti Cordon; Tagalog: Bayan ng Cordon), is a 3rd class municipality in the province of Isabela, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 46,477 people. [3]
Cordon
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Municipality | |
Municipality of Cordon | |
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Nickname: Gateway of Isabela | |
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Coordinates: 16°40′N 121°27′E | |
Country | Philippines |
Region | Cagayan Valley |
Province | Isabela |
District | 4th district |
Founded | 1484 |
Barangays | 26 (see Barangays) |
Government | |
• Type | Sangguniang Bayan |
• Mayor | Lynn M. Zuniega |
• Vice Mayor | Jane B. Ngipol |
• Representative | Alyssa Sheena P. Tan |
• Electorate | 27,890 voters (2019) |
Area | |
• Total | 144.00 km2 (55.60 sq mi) |
Elevation | 138 m (453 ft) |
Highest elevation | 530 m (1,740 ft) |
Lowest elevation | 86 m (282 ft) |
Population | |
• Total | 46,477 |
• Density | 320/km2 (840/sq mi) |
• Households | 10,264 |
Economy | |
• Income class | 3rd municipal income class |
• Poverty incidence | 18.92% (2018)[4] |
• Revenue | ₱174,516,749.55 (2020) |
• Assets | ₱357,690,718.12 (2020) |
• Expenditure | ₱146,196,516.33 (2020) |
• Liabilities | ₱113,144,301.27 (2020) |
Service provider | |
• Electricity | Isabela 1 Electric Cooperative (ISELCO 1) |
Time zone | UTC+8 (PST) |
ZIP code | 3312 |
PSGC | |
IDD : area code | +63 (0)78 |
Native languages | Ilocano Tagalog |
Website | www |
Being the town nearest to Santiago City Proper, it became a favored destination for local businessmen. It houses the better resorts and hotels in Southern Isabela such as Punta Amelita and Villa Diana.
It is bounded by Santiago City to the east, Ramon, Isabela to the north, Quirino Province (Municipality of Diffun) to the south, and Nueva Vizcaya Province (Municipality of Diadi) to the west.
The present area of Cordon is totally different from its previous area as defined in its charter, the law creating this town, much of the previous Carig town (Modern day Santiago City) territories were annexed to Modern Cordon including the Magat Reservoir Territories (Barangay Taliktik and Barangay Dallao) and the diadi region barangays (San Juan, Aguinaldo, Villamarzo, Camarao, and Rizaluna).
The map of Modern Isabela Province and Modern Municipality of Cordon has been changed showing the new boundaries of each towns and cities.
Cordon is politically subdivided into 26 barangays. [5] These barangays are headed by elected officials: Barangay Captain, Barangay Council, whose members are called Barangay Councilors. All are elected every three years.
Climate data for Cordon, Isabela | |||||||||||||
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Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
Average high °C (°F) | 31 (88) |
31 (88) |
32 (90) |
34 (93) |
35 (95) |
34 (93) |
32 (90) |
32 (90) |
32 (90) |
32 (90) |
32 (90) |
31 (88) |
32 (90) |
Average low °C (°F) | 22 (72) |
22 (72) |
22 (72) |
24 (75) |
24 (75) |
24 (75) |
24 (75) |
24 (75) |
24 (75) |
23 (73) |
23 (73) |
22 (72) |
23 (74) |
Average precipitation mm (inches) | 13.6 (0.54) |
10.4 (0.41) |
18.2 (0.72) |
15.7 (0.62) |
178.4 (7.02) |
227.9 (8.97) |
368 (14.5) |
306.6 (12.07) |
310.6 (12.23) |
215.7 (8.49) |
70.3 (2.77) |
31.1 (1.22) |
1,766.5 (69.56) |
Average rainy days | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 14 | 16 | 23 | 21 | 24 | 15 | 10 | 6 | 140 |
Source: World Weather Online (modeled/calculated data, not measured locally)[6] |
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Source: Philippine Statistics Authority [7] [8] [9][10] |
In the 2020 census, the population of Cordon, Isabela, was 46,477 people, [3] with a density of 320 inhabitants per square kilometre or 830 inhabitants per square mile.
As a suburb of first class city Santiago, Cordon benefits from rapid growth of commercial demand in the district. Toyota Isabela, the first branch of Japan-based car company in the province, has opened an outlet in Cordon.[18] Some hotels and "stop overs" are also located in Cordon. Recently, the Primark Town Center in Cordon has opened its doors to the public. This new mall houses Savemore Market, McDonald's, and many more.
The municipality 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.
Position | Name |
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Congressman | Alyssa Sheena P. Tan |
Mayor | Lynn M. Zuniega |
Vice-Mayor | Jane B. Ngipol |
Councilors | Gideon C. Salatan |
James P. Hoggang | |
Jaime R. Queddeng | |
Richilou P. Abaya | |
Rodolfo A. Cortez | |
Emerson A. Javonillo | |
Rosendo S. Cayaban | |
Rene I. Galeng | |
Cordon, belonging to the fourth legislative district of the province of Isabela, currently represented by Hon. Alyssa Sheena P. Tan.
The Schools Division of Isabela governs the town's public education system.[20] The division office is a field office of the DepEd in Cagayan Valley region.[21] The office governs the public and private elementary and public and private high schools throughout the municipality.
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