Bacarra

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Bacarra
Municipality
Municipality of Bacarra
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Bacarra Municipal Hall
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Seal
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Map of Ilocos Norte with Bacarra highlighted
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Bacarra
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Bacarra
Location within the Philippines
Coordinates: 18°15′07″N120°36′39″E / 18.251886°N 120.610714°E / 18.251886; 120.610714
Country Philippines
Region Ilocos Region
Province Ilocos Norte
District 1st district
Founded 1778
Barangays 43 (see Barangays)
Government
  [1]
 • Type Sangguniang Bayan
 •  Mayor Nicomedes Cadiz Dela Cruz, Jr.
 •  Vice Mayor Jose A. Pilar Jr.
 •  Representative Ferdinand Alexander A. Marcos III
 •  Municipal Council
Members
  • Jonathan Blas P. Ramit
  • Winston C. Corpuz
  • Jonathan Daniel R. Sagario
  • George G. Padre
  • Mario M. Lazo
  • Richard M. Arquillo
  • Dondee D. Visaya
  • Liga Pres. Derek B. Velasco
  • PPSK Pres. Reichel C. Faylogna
 •  Electorate 22,671 voters (2025)
Area
[2]
 • Total
65.32 km2 (25.22 sq mi)
Elevation
26 m (85 ft)
Highest elevation
145 m (476 ft)
Lowest elevation
0 m (0 ft)
Population
 (2024 census) [3]
 • Total
32,734
 • Density500/km2 (1,300/sq mi)
 •  Households
8,620
Economy
 •  Income class 3rd municipal income class
 •  Poverty incidence
5.79
% (2021) [4]
 •  Revenue ₱ 230.1 million (2022)
 •  Assets ₱ 313.4 million (2022)
 •  Expenditure ₱ 214.5 million (2022)
 •  Liabilities ₱ 59.07 million (2022)
Service provider
 • ElectricityIlocos Norte Electric Cooperative (INEC)
Time zone UTC+8 (PST)
ZIP code
2916
PSGC
0102802000
IDD  :  area code  +63 (0)77
Native languages Ilocano
Tagalog
Website www.bacarra.gov.ph

Bacarra, officially the Municipality of Bacarra (Ilocano : Ili ti Bacarra; Tagalog : Bayan ng Bacarra) is a municipality in the province of Ilocos Norte, Philippines. According to the 2024 census, it has a population of 32,734 people. [5]

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Geography

The Municipality of Bacarra is bounded by the Municipality of Pasuquin to the north, by Vintar to the east; by Laoag to the south; and on the west by the South China Sea. It is one of the municipalities with the smallest land area in the province.

Bacarra is situated 9.00 kilometres (5.59 mi) from the provincial capital Laoag, and 494.51 kilometres (307.27 mi) from the country's capital city of Manila.

Barangays

Bacarra is politically subdivided into 43 barangays.  [6] Each barangay consists of puroks and some have sitios. [7]

  • Bani
  • Buyon
  • Cabaruan
  • Cabulalaan
  • Cabusligan
  • Cadaratan
  • Calioet-Libong
  • Casilian
  • Corocor
  • Duripes
  • Ganagan
  • Libtong
  • Macupit
  • Nambaran
  • Natba
  • Paninaan
  • Pasiocan
  • Pasngal
  • Pipias
  • Pulangi
  • Pungto
  • San Agustin I (Pob.)
  • San Agustin II (Pob.)
  • San Andres I (Pob.)
  • San Andres II (Pob.)
  • San Gabriel I (Pob.)
  • San Gabriel II (Pob.)
  • San Pedro I (Pob.)
  • San Pedro II (Pob.)
  • San Roque I (Pob.)
  • San Roque II (Pob.)
  • San Simon I (Pob.)
  • San Simon II (Pob.)
  • San Vicente (Pob.)
  • Sangil
  • Sta. Filomena I (Pob.)
  • Sta. Filomena II (Pob.)
  • Sta. Rita (Pob.)
  • Sto. Cristo I (Pob.)
  • Sto. Cristo II (Pob.)
  • Tambidao
  • Teppang
  • Tubburan

Climate

Climate data for Bacarra, Ilocos Norte
MonthJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecYear
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)26
(79)		28
(82)		30
(86)		32
(90)		31
(88)		31
(88)		30
(86)		30
(86)		30
(86)		29
(84)		28
(82)		26
(79)		29
(85)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)20
(68)		20
(68)		21
(70)		23
(73)		25
(77)		25
(77)		25
(77)		25
(77)		24
(75)		23
(73)		22
(72)		21
(70)		23
(73)
Average precipitation mm (inches)55
(2.2)		41
(1.6)		37
(1.5)		41
(1.6)		184
(7.2)		215
(8.5)		261
(10.3)		256
(10.1)		245
(9.6)		216
(8.5)		142
(5.6)		129
(5.1)		1,822
(71.8)
Average rainy days14.111.111.812.521.825.225.524.923.818.216.417.0222.3
Source: Meteoblue [8]

Demographics

Population census of Bacarra
YearPop.±% p.a.
1918 14,478—    
1939 14,806+0.11%
1948 15,851+0.76%
1960 18,570+1.33%
1970 20,736+1.11%
1975 22,118+1.30%
1980 23,371+1.11%
1990 26,940+1.43%
YearPop.±% p.a.
1995 27,827+0.61%
2000 29,668+1.38%
2007 31,485+0.82%
2010 31,648+0.19%
2015 32,215+0.34%
2020 33,496+0.82%
2024 32,734−0.55%
Source: Philippine Statistics Authority [9] [10] [11] [12] [13]

In the 2020 census, the population of Bacarra was 33,496 people, [14] with a density of 510 inhabitants per square kilometre or 1,300 inhabitants per square mile.

Economy

Poverty incidence of Bacarra

10
20
30
40
2000
22.08
2003
32.88
2006
11.70
2009
13.20
2012
4.45
2015
7.48
2018
3.43
2021
5.79

Source: Philippine Statistics Authority [15] [16] [17] [18] [19] [20] [21] [22]

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The Leaning Belfry of St. Andrew Church

Government

Bacarra is part of the first congressional district of the province of Ilocos Norte. It 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, term of office: June 30, 2022 – June 30, 2025: [23] [24]

List of former town executives

1898–Present: [25]

  • Don Andres Lazo (1898-1903; 1903–1904; 1912–1916)
  • Don Agustin Albano (1904-1905)
  • Don Antonio Albano (1906-1907)
  • Don Luis Albano (1908-1909)
  • Don Enrique Albano (1910-1912)
  • Don Macario Castro (1916-1919)
  • Don Justo Dacuycuy (1919-1922)
  • Don Rafael Albano (1922-1925)
  • Don Benito Domingo (1925-1928)
  • Don Candido Albano (1928-1931)
  • Don Isabelo Ramones (1931-1934)
  • Don Torcuato Ver (1935-1938)
  • Don Leon Acierto (1939-1940)
  • Don Juan Sales (1941-1944)
  • Don Jacobo Ramiro (1945-1946)
  • Don Justo A. Pilar (1946-1948; 1954-1955)
  • Don Felix A. Rivera (1948-1951; 1960-1963)
  • Don Andres M. Madamba (1952-1955)
  • Don Antonio Guillermo (1952; 1956-1959)
  • Don Sabas Sagisi (1964-1965)
  • Don Aurelio Madariaga (1965-1967)
  • Leonardo A. Velasco (01/01/1968-06/30/1986)
  • Lorenzo Acoba (06/16/1986-03/01/1987)
  • Jose C. Pilar Sr. (02/02/1988-06/30/1992)
  • Pacifico C. Velasco (10/14/1987-11/30/1987(OIC); 07/01/1992-06/30/2001)
  • Philip C. Velasco (03/02/1987-10/13/1987(OIC); 12/01/1987-02/02/1988(OIC); 07/01/2001-05/20/2007)
  • Nicomedes C. dela Cruz Jr. (05/21/2007-06/30/2007(Acting); 07/01/2007–06/30/2019; 07/01/2022–present)
  • Fritzie Ann Kaye dela Cruz Gapasin (07/01/2019–06/30/2022)

Municipal seal

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The Bacarra Seal

Education

There are two schools district offices which govern all public and private schools within the municipality. These are Bacarra I Schools District Office, and Bacarra II Schools District Office. [26]

Primary and elementary schools

  • Alejandro Cadelina Christian Academy
  • Apaleng-Libtong Elementary School
  • Bacarra Central Elementary School
  • Bangsirit Elementary School
  • Buyon Elementary School
  • Cabaruan Elementary School
  • Cabulalaan Elementary School
  • Cadaratan Elementary School
  • Calioet Elementary School
  • Casilian Primary School - Taguipuro Annex
  • Casilian Elementary School
  • Dingras Faith Academy (Elementary)
  • Ganagan Elementary School
  • Macupit Elementary School
  • Nambaran Elementary School
  • Paninaan Elementary School
  • Parang Elementary School
  • Pasiocan Elementary School
  • Pulangi Elementary School
  • Pungto Elementary School
  • Sabas-Sagisi Memorial Elem. School
  • San Agustin Elementary School
  • Special Education Center
  • Santo Cristo Elementary School
  • St. Gabriel Catholic School
  • St. Joseph Educational Center of Dingras
  • St. Andrew Grade School
  • Tambidao Elementary School
  • The Riverdeep Academy
  • Tubburan Elementary School
  • Vintar Accelerated Christian School

Secondary schools

Sister City

References

  1. ↑   Municipality of Bacarra | (DILG)
  2. ↑ "2015 Census of Population, Report No. 3 – Population, Land Area, and Population Density" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. Quezon City, Philippines. August 2016. ISSN   0117-1453. Archived (PDF) from the original on May 25, 2021. Retrieved July 16, 2021.
  3. ↑ "2024 Census of Population (POPCEN) Population Counts Declared Official by the President". Philippine Statistics Authority. 17 July 2025. Retrieved 18 July 2025.
  4. ↑ "PSA Releases the 2021 City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates". Philippine Statistics Authority. 2 April 2024. Retrieved 28 April 2024.
  5. ↑ "2024 Census of Population (POPCEN) Population Counts Declared Official by the President". Philippine Statistics Authority. 17 July 2025. Retrieved 18 July 2025.
  6. ↑ "Province:". PSGC Interactive. Quezon City, Philippines: Philippine Statistics Authority . Retrieved 25 August 2025.
  7. ↑ "Municipality of Bacarra". Philippine Statistics Authority. December 31, 2024. Retrieved April 15, 2025.
  8. ↑ "Bacarra: Average Temperatures and Rainfall". Meteoblue. Retrieved 4 March 2020.
  9. ↑ "2024 Census of Population (POPCEN) Population Counts Declared Official by the President". Philippine Statistics Authority. 17 July 2025. Retrieved 18 July 2025.
  10. ↑ Census of Population (2015). "Region I (Ilocos Region)". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. Philippine Statistics Authority . Retrieved 20 June 2016.
  11. ↑ Census of Population and Housing (2010). "Region I (Ilocos Region)" (PDF). Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. National Statistics Office . Retrieved 29 June 2016.
  12. ↑ Censuses of Population (1903–2007). "Region I (Ilocos Region)". Table 1. Population Enumerated in Various Censuses by Province/Highly Urbanized City: 1903 to 2007. National Statistics Office.
  13. ↑ "Province of". Municipality Population Data. Local Water Utilities Administration Research Division. Retrieved 17 December 2016.
  14. ↑ "2024 Census of Population (POPCEN) Population Counts Declared Official by the President". Philippine Statistics Authority. 17 July 2025. Retrieved 18 July 2025.
  15. ↑ "Poverty incidence (PI):". Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved December 28, 2020.
  16. ↑ "Estimation of Local Poverty in the Philippines" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. 29 November 2005.
  17. ↑ "2003 City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. 23 March 2009.
  18. ↑ "City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates; 2006 and 2009" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. 3 August 2012.
  19. ↑ "2012 Municipal and City Level Poverty Estimates" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. 31 May 2016.
  20. ↑ "Municipal and City Level Small Area Poverty Estimates; 2009, 2012 and 2015". Philippine Statistics Authority. 10 July 2019.
  21. ↑ "PSA Releases the 2018 Municipal and City Level Poverty Estimates". Philippine Statistics Authority. 15 December 2021. Retrieved 22 January 2022.
  22. ↑ "PSA Releases the 2021 City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates". Philippine Statistics Authority. 2 April 2024. Retrieved 28 April 2024.
  23. ↑ "2019 National and Local Elections" (PDF). Commission on Elections. Retrieved March 10, 2022.
  24. ↑ "Election - Philippines 2016". Archived from the original on 2016-06-03. Retrieved 2016-05-27.
  25. ↑ "Town Executives | Municipality of Bacarra". www.bacarra.gov.ph. Archived from the original on 2014-12-23.
  26. ↑ "Masterlist of Schools" (PDF). Department of Education. January 15, 2021. Retrieved April 15, 2025.
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