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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]

Divilacan
Municipality
Municipality of Divilacan
Aerial view of Divilacan after Super Typhoon Megi (PAGASA name: Juan)
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Map of Isabela with Divilacan highlighted
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Divilacan Location within the Philippines
Coordinates: 17°20′N 122°18′E
Country	Philippines
Region	Cagayan Valley
Province	Isabela
District	1st district
Founded	1969
Barangays	12 (see Barangays)
Government  [1]
• Type	Sangguniang Bayan
• Mayor	Venturito C. Bulan
• Vice Mayor	Alfredo P. Custodio
• Representative	Antonio T. Albano
• Electorate	4,053 voters (2022)
Area [2]
• Total	889.49 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]
• Total	5,827
• Density	6.6/km2 (17/sq mi)
• Households	1,449
Economy
• Income class	2nd municipal income class
• Poverty incidence	47.58% (2018)[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
• Electricity	Isabela 2 Electric Cooperative (ISELCO 2)
Time zone	UTC+8 (PST)
ZIP code	3335
PSGC	023111000
IDD : area code	+63 (0)78
Native languages	Ibanag Ilocano Kasiguranin Paranan Tagalog

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] These barangays are headed by elected officials: Barangay Captain, Barangay Council, whose members are called Barangay Councilors. All are elected every three years.

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

Climate

Demographics

Population census of Divilacan

Year	Pop.	±% 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

Government

Local government

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.

Elected officials

Members of the Municipal Council
(2019–2022)[18]

Position	Name
Congressman	Antonio T. Albano
Mayor	Venturito C. Bulan
Vice-Mayor	Alfredo P. Custodio
Councilors	Melvin Dan C. Bulan
	Hercleo T. Limboy
	Fredirick O. Custodio
	Antonio B. Singueo
	Jerson B. Crisostomo
	Erlinda C. Factora
	Cesar P. Tabbada
	Olegario S. Cortez

Congress representation

Divilacan, belonging to the first legislative district of the province of Isabela, currently represented by Hon. Antonio T. Albano.

Education

The Schools Division of Isabela governs the town's public education system.[19] The division office is a field office of the DepEd in Cagayan Valley region.[20] The office governs the public and private elementary and public and private high schools throughout the municipality.

Infrastructure

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 2024.[21]

References

External links

• Municipal Profile at the National Competitiveness Council of the Philippines Archived 2017-10-26 at the Wayback Machine
• Divilacan at the Isabela Government Website
• Local Governance Performance Management System
• Philippine Standard Geographic Code
• Philippine Census Information

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Divilacan (Filipino: Bayan ng Divilacan) ist eine philippinische Stadtgemeinde in der Provinz Isabela, Verwaltungsregion II, Cagayan Valley. Sie hat 5687 Einwohner (Zensus 1. August 2015), die in 12 Barangays lebten. Sie wird als Gemeinde der zweiten Einkommensklasse auf den Philippinen und als teilweise urbanisiert eingestuft.

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