San Gabriel , officially the Municipality of San Gabriel (Ilocano: Ili ti San Gabriel; Filipino: Bayan ng San Gabriel), is a 4th class municipality in the province of La Union, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 18,943 people. [3]

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San Gabriel
Municipality
Municipality of San Gabriel
San Gabriel town center
Flag Seal
Nickname(s):  The Softbroom Capital of the North; Highland Vegetable and Tourism Adventure Paradise of La Union
Motto(s):  Siglat, San Gabriel
Map of La Union with San Gabriel highlighted
OpenStreetMap
San Gabriel Location within the Philippines
Coordinates: 16°40′N 120°24′E
Country	Philippines
Region	Ilocos Region
Province	La Union
District	1st district
Founded	1947
Barangays	15 (see Barangays)
Government  [1]
• Type	Sangguniang Bayan
• Mayor	Herminigildo M. Velasco
• Vice Mayor	Divina D. Velasco
• Representative	Pablo C. Ortega
• Municipal Council	Members Lany B. Carbonell Alfredo P. Alew Sr. Jerry T. Fernandez Mario P. Aligo Mauricio P. Canutab Mardo A. Bang-oa Geoffrey D. Awingan Renato C. Laquidan
• Electorate	12,060 voters (2019)
Area [2]
• Total	129.87 km2 (50.14 sq mi)
Elevation	150 m (490 ft)
Highest elevation	635 m (2,083 ft)
Lowest elevation	5 m (16 ft)
Population  (2020 census) [3]
• Total	18,943
• Density	150/km2 (380/sq mi)
• Households	3,877
Economy
• Income class	4th municipal income class
• Poverty incidence	5.79% (2018)[4]
• Revenue	₱115,713,317.44 (2020)
• Assets	₱395,690,674.01 (2020)
• Expenditure	₱121,194,502.52 (2020)
• Liabilities	₱55,759,053.14 (2020)
Service provider
• Electricity	La Union Electric Cooperative (LUELCO)
Time zone	UTC+8 (PST)
ZIP code	2513
PSGC	013315000
IDD : area code	+63 (0)72
Native languages	Ilocano Tagalog
Website	www.sangabriel.gov.ph

It is the largest municipality by land area in the province of La Union. One of the landlocked towns of the province, San Gabriel is bounded on the north by Santol with an imaginary line from a point in Ticor following the Malanas River; on the east by the Province of Benguet with an imaginary line from the Bacawayan River Junction going south following a creek to Cabassitan River up to Barangay Duplas of San Juan, southwest by San Juan with an imaginary line from Duplas following the Cabassitan River westward to a point on a concrete monument near the place known as Alangigan and from this monument going north-west making an imaginary line to Sitio Bato crossing the Dayacos River, and on the west by Bacnotan from Sitio Bato to a point in Lacong, from this point going straight with an imaginary line to Ticor, North of Sitio Matagectec, Barangay Lacong.

San Gabriel is 17 kilometres (11 mi) from San Fernando and 286 kilometres (178 mi) from Manila.

History

San Gabriel was formerly known as sitio “Baka-Burnotan”, derived from “binnornutan” (English: "tug-of-war"). The sitio was the meeting place of both Christians and pagan Kankanaey settlers from nearby sitios to graze their cattle while playing the game. The name was later shortened to "burnotan". The wide plain and fertile soil attracted Christian and pagan settlers, who later intermarried which led to the increase in population.[5]

On April 19, 1897, a Roman Catholic priest Father Redondo established a church in the area and introduced the patron saint to be Saint Gabriel, from which the town was later named.[5]

In 1906, San Gabriel was made into a township under the sub-province of Amburayan in Mountain Province, with the first Presidente being Don Pablo Waggay. The township was converted into a municipal district of Amburayan in 1920, and into a municipality in 1922, following the settlement of a boundary dispute between La Union and Mountain Province. In 1947, San Gabriel was converted into a regular municipality by virtue of Executive Order No. 72 issued by President Manuel Roxas through the sponsorship of former House Speaker Pro-Tempore Francisco Ortega.[5]

Geography

Barangays

San Gabriel is politically subdivided into 15 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

Demographics

In the 2020 census, the population of San Gabriel, La Union, was 18,943 people, [3] with a density of 150 inhabitants per square kilometre or 390 inhabitants per square mile.

Economy

San Gabriel is an agricultural town. In its early days, the people of San Gabriel were engaged mainly in highland farming as their means of livelihood. They produced rice, corn, sweet potatoes, and other root crops. As years passed, crop production decreased due to massive soil erosion in the uplands. Nevertheless, the inhabitants decided to improve their farming techniques and started making terraces. The perseverance of the people in constructing rice terraces and irrigation system along the hills and mountains of San Gabriel caused agricultural productivity to rebound.

Bananas and tiger grass ("Thysanolaena maxina") are also abundant in San Gabriel, which harvests materials for soft broom production on a weekly basis.

Government

San Gabriel, belonging to the first congressional district of the province of La Union, 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

Tourism

• Gumayenggeng Falls at Barangay Lipay
• Katebbegan Fall at Barangay Lipay Proper
• Bakes Falls and Lon-oy Spring at Barangay Lon-oy
• Lineng Pool at Poblacion
• Tinnag-Americano Falls at Barangay Polipol
• Tangadan Falls located at Barangay Amontoc[20]

Education

High schools

The town has 4 Public High Schools and 1 Private School.

• Saint Gabriel the Archangel High School, former (San Gabriel Academy) is the only private school secondary in the municipality, a Christian School that demands love and discipline from all who join the SGA High School Family.
• Balbalayang National High School
• Lipay Integrated School
• San Gabriel Senior High School
• San Gabriel Vocational High School

Gallery

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  Municipal hall
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  Police station
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  Town center
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  Saint Gabriel the Archangel Church
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  Rural landscape

References

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to San Gabriel, La Union.

• Philippine Standard Geographic Code
• Philippine Census Information
• Local Governance Performance Management System

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