Diffun

Diffun
Municipality
Municipality of Diffun
Diffun Town Hall
Flag Seal
Map of Quirino with Diffun highlighted
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Diffun Location within the Philippines
Coordinates: 16°35′37″N121°30′09″E / 16.5936°N 121.5025°E / 16.5936; 121.5025
Country	Philippines
Region	Cagayan Valley
Province	Quirino
District	Lone district
Barangays	33 (see Barangays)
Government   [1]
• Type	Sangguniang Bayan
•  Mayor	May G. Calaunan
•  Vice Mayor	Marlito G. Corpuz
•  Representative	Junie E. Cua
•  Municipal Council	Members Cesar M. Agustin Ma. Karen A. Baldonado-Guillermo Gloria C. Antolin Renato M. Antolin Elpidio G. Javonillo Michael A. Lidiang Roseller A. Escobar Cesar C. Valencia
•  Electorate	30,640 voters (2022)
Area [2]
• Total	320.10 km2 (123.59 sq mi)
Elevation	160 m (520 ft)
Highest elevation	551 m (1,808 ft)
Lowest elevation	95 m (312 ft)
Population  (2020 census) [3]
• Total	56,102
• Density	180/km2 (450/sq mi)
•  Households	13,942
Economy
•  Income class	2nd municipal income class
•  Poverty incidence	10.07 % (2021) [4]
•  Revenue	₱ 237.4 million (2020)
•  Assets	₱ 504.1 million (2020)
•  Expenditure	₱ 191.4 million (2020)
•  Liabilities	₱ 104.3 million (2020)
Service provider
• Electricity	Quirino Electric Cooperative (QUIRELCO)
Time zone	UTC+8 (PST)
ZIP code	3401
PSGC	025703000
IDD  :  area code	+63 (0)78
Native languages	Ilocano Bugkalot Tagalog
Website	www.diffun-quirino.gov.ph

Diffun, officially the Municipality of Diffun (Ilocano : Ili ti Diffun; Tagalog : Bayan ng Diffun), is a municipality in the province of Quirino, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 56,102 people. ^[3]

Commercial establishments proliferated along the provincial road due to its proximity to Santiago City as the main commercial hub of the region.

Diffun is the most populous town in Quirino Province and it is 9 kilometres (5.6 mi) from Cabarroguis, 21 kilometres (13 mi) from Santiago City, and 389 kilometres (242 mi) from Manila.

Geography

Barangays

Diffun is politically subdivided into 33 barangays. Each barangay consists of puroks and some have sitios.

• Andres Bonifacio (Poblacion)
• Aurora East (Poblacion)
• Aurora West (Poblacion)
• Baguio Village
• Balagbag
• Bannawag
• Cajel
• Campamento
• Diego Silang
• Sittio Der-an
• Don Mariano Perez, Sr.
• Doña Imelda
• Dumanisi
• Gabriela Silang
• Gulac
• Guribang
• Ifugao Village
• Isidro Paredes
• Rizal (Poblacion)
• Liwayway
• Luttuad
• Magsaysay
• Makate
• Maria Clara
• Rafael Palma (Don Sergio Osm)
• Ricarte Norte
• Ricarte Sur
• San Antonio
• San Isidro
• San Pascual
• Villa Pascua
• Aklan Village
• Gregorio Pimentel
• Don Faustino Pagaduan

Climate

Climate data for Diffun, Quirino
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)	25 (77)	26 (79)	29 (84)	32 (90)	32 (90)	31 (88)	30 (86)	30 (86)	30 (86)	29 (84)	27 (81)	25 (77)	29 (84)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)	19 (66)	20 (68)	21 (70)	23 (73)	24 (75)	24 (75)	24 (75)	24 (75)	24 (75)	23 (73)	22 (72)	21 (70)	22 (72)
Average precipitation mm (inches)	119 (4.7)	83 (3.3)	54 (2.1)	37 (1.5)	133 (5.2)	132 (5.2)	161 (6.3)	163 (6.4)	153 (6.0)	142 (5.6)	160 (6.3)	224 (8.8)	1,561 (61.4)
Average rainy days	18.4	13.6	11.6	9.4	19.3	21.9	23.9	23.4	21.1	16.3	18.1	21.4	218.4
Source: Meteoblue [5]

Demographics

Population census of Diffun

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1960	9,106	—
1970	14,233	+4.56%
1975	17,811	+4.60%
1980	23,086	+5.32%
1990	31,266	+3.08%
1995	36,048	+2.70%
2000	39,489	+1.97%
2007	42,958	+1.17%
2010	48,501	+4.52%
2015	52,569	+1.55%
2020	56,102	+1.29%
Source: Philippine Statistics Authority [6] [7] [8] [9]

Economy

Poverty incidence of Diffun

5 10 15 20 25 30 2006 23.00 2009 17.48 2012 15.76 2015 13.36 2018 10.64 2021 10.07 Source: Philippine Statistics Authority [10] [11] [12] [13] [14] [15] [16] [17]

Government

Local government

Main article: Sangguniang Bayan

Diffun, belonging to the lone congressional district of the province of Quirino, 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

Members of the Municipal Council
(2019–2022) ^[18]

Position	Name
Congressman	Junie E. Cua
Mayor	May G. Calaunan
Vice-Mayor	Marlito G. Corpuz
Councilors	Cesar M. Agustin
	Ma. Karen A. Baldonado-Guillermo
	Gloria C. Antolin
	Renato M. Antolin
	Elpidio G. Javonillo
	Michael A. Lidiang
	Roseller A. Escobar
	Cesar C. Valencia

Education

The Schools Division of Quirino governs the town's public education system. ^[19] The division office is a field office of the DepEd in Cagayan Valley region. ^[20] The office governs the public and private elementary and public and private high schools throughout the municipality.

Higher educational institution

• Quirino State University

References

1.   Municipality of Diffun | (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. Census of Population (2020). "Region II (Cagayan Valley)". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. Philippine Statistics Authority . Retrieved 8 July 2021.
4. "PSA Releases the 2021 City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates". Philippine Statistics Authority. 2 April 2024. Retrieved 28 April 2024.
5. "Diffun: Average Temperatures and Rainfall". Meteoblue. Retrieved 4 July 2021.
6. Census of Population (2015). "Region II (Cagayan Valley)". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. Philippine Statistics Authority . Retrieved 20 June 2016.
7. Census of Population and Housing (2010). "Region II (Cagayan Valley)" (PDF). Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. National Statistics Office . Retrieved 29 June 2016.
8. Censuses of Population (1903–2007). "Region II (Cagayan Valley)". Table 1. Population Enumerated in Various Censuses by Province/Highly Urbanized City: 1903 to 2007. National Statistics Office.
9. "Province of Quirino". Municipality Population Data. Local Water Utilities Administration Research Division. Retrieved 17 December 2016.
10. "Poverty incidence (PI):". Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved December 28, 2020.
11. "Estimation of Local Poverty in the Philippines" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. 29 November 2005.
12. "2003 City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. 23 March 2009.
13. "City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates; 2006 and 2009" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. 3 August 2012.
14. "2012 Municipal and City Level Poverty Estimates" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. 31 May 2016.
15. "Municipal and City Level Small Area Poverty Estimates; 2009, 2012 and 2015". Philippine Statistics Authority. 10 July 2019.
16. "PSA Releases the 2018 Municipal and City Level Poverty Estimates". Philippine Statistics Authority. 15 December 2021. Retrieved 22 January 2022.
17. "PSA Releases the 2021 City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates". Philippine Statistics Authority. 2 April 2024. Retrieved 28 April 2024.
18. "2019 National and Local Elections" (PDF). Commission on Elections. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2020-10-06. Retrieved March 10, 2022.
19. "THE SCHOOLS DIVISION OF QUIRINO". deped quirino | SDO Quirino Website. Archived from the original on 2022-04-17. Retrieved March 13, 2022.
20. "DEPED REGIONAL OFFICE NO. 02". DepED RO2 | The official website of DepED Regional Office No. 02. Archived from the original on 2022-04-12.

External links

• Diffun Profile at PhilAtlas.com
• Philippine Standard Geographic Code
• Philippine Census Information
• Local Governance Performance Management System Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine