Quirino, officially the Municipality of Quirino (Ilocano: Ili ti Quirino; Tagalog: Bayan ng Quirino), is a 4th class municipality in the province of Isabela, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 25,023 people. [3]
Quirino | |
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Municipality | |
Municipality of Quirino | |
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Coordinates: 17°08′N 121°42′E | |
Country | Philippines |
Region | Cagayan Valley |
Province | Isabela |
District | 5th district |
Named for | Elpidio Quirino |
Barangays | 21 (see Barangays) |
Government | |
• Type | Sangguniang Bayan |
• Mayor | Edward D. Juan |
• Vice Mayor | Maria Nerizza J. Callangan |
• Representative | Faustino Michael Carlos T. Dy III |
• Electorate | 16,190 voters (2019) |
Area | |
• Total | 126.20 km2 (48.73 sq mi) |
Elevation | 50 m (160 ft) |
Lowest elevation | 12 m (39 ft) |
Population | |
• Total | 25,023 |
• Density | 200/km2 (510/sq mi) |
• Households | 6,258 |
Economy | |
• Income class | 4th municipal income class |
• Poverty incidence | 15.59% (2018)[4] |
• Revenue | ₱114,855,783.57 (2020) |
• Assets | ₱874,797,377.68 (2020) |
• Expenditure | ₱103,196,801.83 (2020) |
• Liabilities | ₱391,423,653.23 (2020) |
Service provider | |
• Electricity | Isabela 2 Electric Cooperative (ISELCO 2) |
Time zone | UTC+8 (PST) |
ZIP code | 3321 |
PSGC | |
IDD : area code | +63 (0)78 |
Native languages | Ibanag Ilocano Tagalog |
Website | www |
Quirino is a primarily agricultural town situated in the Mallig Plains region. The town is known for its sprawling flat lands used for growing crops such as palay or rice, peanut, corn, tobacco and vegetables.[5]
It is bounded to the north by Delfin Albano, Mallig to the northwest, Roxas to the southwest, Burgos and Gamu to the south and Ilagan City to the east.
Quirino is politically subdivided into 21 barangays. [6] 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 Quirino, Isabela | |||||||||||||
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Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
Average high °C (°F) | 29 (84) |
30 (86) |
32 (90) |
35 (95) |
35 (95) |
35 (95) |
34 (93) |
33 (91) |
32 (90) |
31 (88) |
30 (86) |
28 (82) |
32 (90) |
Average low °C (°F) | 19 (66) |
20 (68) |
21 (70) |
23 (73) |
23 (73) |
24 (75) |
23 (73) |
23 (73) |
23 (73) |
22 (72) |
21 (70) |
20 (68) |
22 (71) |
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: World Weather Online[7] |
Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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1970 | 10,415 | — |
1975 | 12,571 | +3.85% |
1980 | 14,372 | +2.71% |
1990 | 17,070 | +1.74% |
1995 | 18,320 | +1.33% |
2000 | 19,986 | +1.88% |
2007 | 21,192 | +0.81% |
2010 | 22,285 | +1.85% |
2015 | 24,501 | +1.82% |
2020 | 25,023 | +0.42% |
Source: Philippine Statistics Authority [8] [9] [10][11] |
In the 2020 census, the population of Quirino, Isabela, was 25,023 people, [3] with a density of 200 inhabitants per square kilometre or 520 inhabitants per square mile.
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 | Faustino Michael Carlos T. Dy III |
Mayor | Edward D. Juan |
Vice-Mayor | Maria Nerizza J. Callangan |
Councilors | Adela B. Corpuz |
Ismael E. Yadao | |
Emelito S. Espiritu | |
Rosalino P. Buguina | |
Ricarte D. Ginez | |
Marlon C. Saladino | |
Eddie Sonny A. Dalit | |
Federico P. Ganitano Jr. | |
Quirino, belonging to the fifth legislative district of the province of Isabela, currently represented by Hon. Faustino Michael Carlos T. Dy III.
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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