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]
Pidigan | |
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Municipality | |
Municipality of Pidigan | |
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![]() ![]() Pidigan Location within the Philippines | |
Coordinates: 17°34′N 120°35′E | |
Country | Philippines |
Region | Cordillera Administrative Region |
Province | Abra |
District | Lone district |
Reestablished | January 1, 1913[1] |
Barangays | 15 (see Barangays) |
Government | |
• Type | Sangguniang Bayan |
• Mayor | Joseph Domino A. Valera |
• Vice Mayor | Noel M. Bisares |
• Representative | Menchie B. Bernos |
• Municipal Council | Members
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• 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 | |
• Total | 12,475 |
• Density | 250/km2 (660/sq mi) |
• Households | 2,600 |
Economy | |
• Income class | 5th municipal income class |
• Poverty incidence | 15.22% (2018)[5] |
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 is located at 17°34′N 120°35′E.
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.
Pidigan is politically subdivided into 15 barangays.[7] These barangays are headed by elected officials: Barangay Captain, Barangay Council, whose members are called Barangay Councilors. All are elected every three years.
PSGC | Barangay | Population | ±% p.a. | |||
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2020 [4] | 2010 [8] | |||||
140118001 | Alinaya | 7.4% | 920 | 996 | ▾ | −0.76% |
140118002 | Arab | 3.8% | 470 | 458 | ▴ | 0.25% |
140118004 | Garreta | 5.2% | 649 | 582 | ▴ | 1.05% |
140118005 | Immuli | 4.9% | 614 | 557 | ▴ | 0.94% |
140118007 | Laskig | 4.6% | 568 | 484 | ▴ | 1.54% |
140118009 | Monggoc | 9.5% | 1,182 | 1,101 | ▴ | 0.68% |
140118008 | Naguirayan | 5.2% | 652 | 698 | ▾ | −0.65% |
140118010 | Pamutic | 5.1% | 637 | 566 | ▴ | 1.14% |
140118011 | Pangtud | 11.0% | 1,372 | 1,070 | ▴ | 2.41% |
140118012 | Poblacion East | 13.0% | 1,623 | 1,603 | ▴ | 0.12% |
140118013 | Poblacion West | 10.1% | 1,259 | 1,228 | ▴ | 0.24% |
140118014 | San Diego | 4.1% | 513 | 442 | ▴ | 1.43% |
140118016 | Sulbec | 5.5% | 682 | 675 | ▴ | 0.10% |
140118018 | Suyo (Malidong) | 5.3% | 664 | 625 | ▴ | 0.58% |
140118019 | Yuyeng | 3.0% | 380 | 443 | ▾ | −1.46% |
Total | 12,475 | 11,528 | ▴ | 0.76% |
Climate data for Pidigan, Abra | |||||||||||||
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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[9] |
Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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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).
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.
Position | Name |
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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 | |
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. | 17.570712°N 120.589175°E / 17.570712; 120.589175 (Pidigan Church) | ![]() ![]() | |
St. Mary High School | Abra | Pidigan | 17.570749°N 120.589731°E / 17.570749; 120.589731 (St. Mary High School) | ![]() | |||
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.[21] | Abra | Pidigan | 17.56959°N 120.590578°E / 17.56959; 120.590578 (Bringas Ancestral House Ruins) | ![]() | ||
Paaralan Sentral ng Pidigan/Pidigan Central School | Abra | Pidigan | 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.[21] | Abra | Pidigan | Paredes St. | 17.569944°N 120.590101°E / 17.569944; 120.590101 (Figueras Ancestral House) | ![]() ![]() |
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