Pidigan
Municipality in Abra, Philippines
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Pidigan, officially the Municipality of Pidigan (Ilocano: Ili ti Pidigan; Tagalog: Bayan ng Pidigan), is a municipality in the province of Abra, Philippines. According to the 2024 census, it has a population of 12,058 people.[6]
Pidigan | |
|---|---|
| Municipality of Pidigan | |
Immaculate Conception Parish Church | |
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 Map of Abra with Pidigan highlighted | |
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.svg)  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 |
| • Electorate | 9,613 voters (2025) |
| 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 (2024 census)[4] | |
• Total | 12,058 |
| • Density | 245.3/km2 (635.4/sq mi) |
| • Households | 3,004 |
| Economy | |
| • Income class | 5th municipal income class |
| • Poverty incidence | 22.32 |
| • Revenue | ₱ 44.15 million (2012), 39.44 million (2013), 60.98 million (2014), 73.64 million (2015), 98.83 million (2016), 55.28 million (2017), 139.6 million (2018) |
| • Assets | ₱ 20.55 million (2012), 17.77 million (2013), 16.82 million (2014), 104.9 million (2015), 49.24 million (2016), 112.4 million (2017), 267.5 million (2018) |
| • Expenditure | ₱ 40.84 million (2012), 37.13 million (2013), 39.29 million (2014), 50.1 million (2015), 43.97 million (2016), 48.33 million (2017), 54.32 million (2018) |
| • Liabilities | ₱ 4.135 million (2012), 10.17 million (2013), 9.114 million (2014), 18.9 million (2015), 18.09 million (2016), 19.42 million (2017), 83.65 million (2018) |
| 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 |
Geography
The Municipality of 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) [7] constituting 1.18% of the 4,165.25-square-kilometre- (1,608.21 sq mi) total area of Abra.
Pidigan is situated 7.34 kilometres (4.56 mi) from the provincial capital Bangued, and 399.03 kilometres (247.95 mi) from the country's capital city of Manila.
Barangays
Pidigan is politically subdivided into 15 barangays.[8] Each barangay consists of puroks and some have sitios.
| PSGC | Barangay | Population | ±% p.a. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024[9] | 2010[10] | |||||
| 140118001 | Alinaya | 8.4% | 1,015 | 996 | 0.13% | |
| 140118002 | Arab | 4.0% | 479 | 458 | 0.32% | |
| 140118004 | Garreta | 5.0% | 599 | 582 | 0.21% | |
| 140118005 | Immuli | 5.6% | 674 | 557 | 1.37% | |
| 140118007 | Laskig | 4.9% | 590 | 484 | 1.42% | |
| 140118009 | Monggoc | 10.0% | 1,202 | 1,101 | 0.63% | |
| 140118008 | Naguirayan | 5.8% | 703 | 698 | 0.05% | |
| 140118010 | Pamutic | 4.9% | 596 | 566 | 0.37% | |
| 140118011 | Pangtud | 11.5% | 1,391 | 1,070 | 1.89% | |
| 140118012 | Poblacion East | 14.0% | 1,683 | 1,603 | 0.35% | |
| 140118013 | Poblacion West | 9.7% | 1,169 | 1,228 | −0.35% | |
| 140118014 | San Diego | 4.0% | 477 | 442 | 0.54% | |
| 140118016 | Sulbec | 6.3% | 762 | 675 | 0.87% | |
| 140118018 | Suyo (Malidong) | 5.8% | 705 | 625 | 0.86% | |
| 140118019 | Yuyeng | 3.6% | 430 | 443 | −0.21% | |
| Total | 12,058 | 11,528 | 0.32% | |||
Climate
| Climate data for Pidigan, Abra | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °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) |
| Mean daily minimum °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[11] | |||||||||||||
Demographics
| Year | Pop. | ±% 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% |
| 2020 | 12,475 | +0.50% |
| 2024 | 12,058 | −0.81% |
| Source: Philippine Statistics Authority[12][13][10][14][15] | ||
In the 2024 census, Pidigan had a population of 12,058 people.[16] The population density was 250 inhabitants per square kilometre (650/sq mi).
Economy
Government
Local government
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.
Elected officials
| Position | Name |
|---|---|
| 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 | |
List of Cultural Properties of Pidigan
| Cultural Property wmph identifier[i] |
Site name | Description | Province | City or municipality |
Address | Coordinates | Image |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pidigan Church | Immaculate Conception Church | Abra | Pidigan | Corner Santiago McKinley St. | 17°34′15″N 120°35′21″E |   | |
| St. Mary High School | Abra | Pidigan | 17°34′15″N 120°35′23″E |  Upload Photo | |||
| 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.[26] | Abra | Pidigan | 17°34′11″N 120°35′26″E |  | ||
| Paaralan Sentral ng Pidigan/Pidigan Central School | Abra | Pidigan | 17°34′10″N 120°35′24″E |  | |||
| Figueras Ancestral House | Old house owned by Sinforoso Figueras, the first municipal mayor of Pidigan from 1913 to 1919 and from 1943 to 1945.[26] | Abra | Pidigan | Paredes St. | 17°34′12″N 120°35′24″E |  |
Education
The Pidigan Schools District Office governs all educational institutions within the municipality. It oversees the management and operations of all private and public, from primary to secondary schools.[27]
Primary and elementary schools
- Arab Elementary School
- Banay Primary School
- Casilagan Primary School
- Garreta Elementary School
- Nagdaingan Elementary School
- Pangtud Primary School
- Pidigan Central School
- Poblacion West Primary School
- San Diego Elementary School
- Sulbec Primary School
- Suyo Pilot Elementary School
- Yuyeng Primary School
Secondary schools
- St. Mary High School
- Suyo National High School
Notes
- wmph is an internal identifier used by Wikimedia Philippines to identify the monument. This is not an official identifier, and only shown temporarily in the templates until the government creates an updated complete list.
