Pidigan, Abra

Pidigan
Municipality
Map of Abra showing the location of Pidigan
Map of Abra with Pidigan highlighted
Pidigan

Location within the Philippines

Coordinates: 17°34′N 120°35′E / 17.57°N 120.59°E / 17.57; 120.59Coordinates: 17°34′N 120°35′E / 17.57°N 120.59°E / 17.57; 120.59
Country  Philippines
Region Cordillera Administrative Region (CAR)
Province Abra
District Lone District of Abra
Barangays 15 (see Barangays)
Government [1]
 • Type Sangguniang Bayan
 • Mayor Jannsen B. Valera
 • Electorate 7,980 voters (2016)
Area [2]
 • Total 49.15 km2 (18.98 sq mi)
Population (2015 census)[3]
 • Total 12,185
 • Density 250/km2 (640/sq mi)
Time zone PST (UTC+8)
ZIP code 2806
PSGC 140118000
IDD : area code  +63 (0)74
Income class 5th municipal income class

Pidigan, officially the Municipality of Pidigan (Ilocano: Ili ti Pidigan, Filipino: Bayan ng Pidigan), is a municipality in the province of Abra in the Cordillera Administrative Region (CAR) of the Philippines. The population was 12,185 at the 2015 census.[3] In the 2016 electoral roll, it had 7,980 registered voters.[4]

Geography

Pidigan is located at 17°34′N 120°35′E / 17.57°N 120.59°E / 17.57; 120.59.

According to the Philippine Statistics Authority, the municipality has a land area of 49.15 square kilometres (18.98 sq mi) [2] constituting 1.18% of the 4,165.25-square-kilometre- (1,608.21 sq mi) total area of Abra.

Barangays

Pidigan is politically subdivided into 15 barangays.[5]

PSGC Barangay Population ±% p.a.
2015[3] 2010[6]
140118001 Alinaya 7.6% 920 996 ▾ −1.50%
140118002 Arab 3.9% 470 458 ▴ 0.49%
140118004 Garreta 5.3% 649 582 ▴ 2.10%
140118005 Immuli 5.0% 614 557 ▴ 1.87%
140118007 Laskig 4.7% 568 484 ▴ 3.09%
140118009 Monggoc 9.7% 1,182 1,101 ▴ 1.36%
140118008 Naguirayan 5.4% 652 698 ▾ −1.29%
140118010 Pamutic 5.2% 637 566 ▴ 2.28%
140118011 Pangtud 11.3% 1,372 1,070 ▴ 4.85%
140118012 Poblacion East 13.3% 1,623 1,603 ▴ 0.24%
140118013 Poblacion West 10.3% 1,259 1,228 ▴ 0.48%
140118014 San Diego 4.2% 513 442 ▴ 2.88%
140118016 Sulbec 5.6% 682 675 ▴ 0.20%
140118018 Suyo (Malidong) 5.4% 664 625 ▴ 1.16%
140118019 Yuyeng 3.1% 380 443 ▾ −2.88%
Total 12,185 11,528 ▴ 1.06%

Demographics

Population census of Pidigan
YearPop.±% p.a.
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%
Source: Philippine Statistics Authority[3][6][7][8]


In the 2015 census, Pidigan had a population of 12,185.[3] The population density was 250 inhabitants per square kilometre (650/sq mi).

In the 2016 electoral roll, it had 7,980 registered voters.[4]

List of Cultural Properties of Pidigan

Cultural Property
wmph identifier		 Site name Description Province City/Municipality Address/Location Coordinates Image
Pidigan Church Immaculate Conception Church Abra Pidigan Corner Santiago McKinley St. 17°34′15″N 120°35′21″E / 17.570712°N 120.589175°E / 17.570712; 120.589175 (Pidigan Church)

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St. Mary High School Abra Pidigan 17°34′15″N 120°35′23″E / 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.[9] Abra Pidigan 17°34′11″N 120°35′26″E / 17.56959°N 120.590578°E / 17.56959; 120.590578 (Bringas Ancestral House Ruins)

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Paaralan Sentral ng Pidigan/Pidigan Central School Abra Pidigan 17°34′10″N 120°35′24″E / 17.569531°N 120.590068°E / 17.569531; 120.590068 (Paaralan Sentral ng Pidigan/Pidigan Central School)

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Figueras Ancestral House Old house owned by Sinforoso Figueras, the first municipal mayor of Pidigan from 1913 to 1919 and from 1943 to 1945.[9] Abra Pidigan Paredes St. 17°34′12″N 120°35′24″E / 17.569944°N 120.590101°E / 17.569944; 120.590101 (Figueras Ancestral House)

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References

  1. ↑ "Municipality". Quezon City, Philippines: Department of the Interior and Local Government. Retrieved 31 May 2013.
  2. 1 2 "Province: Abra". PSGC Interactive. Quezon City, Philippines: Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved 12 November 2016.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 Census of Population (2015). "Cordillera Administrative Region (CAR)". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. PSA. Retrieved 20 June 2016.
  4. 1 2 "2016 National and Local Elections Statistics". Commission on Elections. 2016.
  5. ↑ "Municipal: Pidigan, Abra". PSGC Interactive. Quezon City, Philippines: Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved 8 January 2016.
  6. 1 2 Census of Population and Housing (2010). "Cordillera Administrative Region (CAR)". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. NSO. Retrieved 29 June 2016.
  7. ↑ Census of Population (1995, 2000 and 2007). "Cordillera Administrative Region (CAR)". Total Population by Province, City and Municipality. NSO. Archived from the original on 24 June 2011.
  8. ↑ "Province of Abra". Municipality Population Data. Local Water Utilities Administration Research Division. Retrieved 17 December 2016.
  9. 1 2 "Municipality of Pidigan, Abra". Department of the Interior and Local Government. Retrieved 30 April 2015.


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