Diffun

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Diffun
Municipality of Diffun
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Diffun Town Hall
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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
   Electorate 30,640 voters (2022)
Area
[2]
  Total320.10 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]
  Total56,102
  Density180/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
  ElectricityQuirino Electric Cooperative (QUIRELCO)
Time zone UTC+8 (PST)
ZIP code
3401
PSGC
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 2nd class municipality in the province of Quirino, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 56,102 people. [3]

Contents

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

Diffun 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
MonthJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecYear
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 days18.413.611.69.419.321.923.923.421.116.318.121.4218.4
Source: Meteoblue [5]

Demographics

Population census of Diffun
YearPop.±% 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

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]
PositionName
CongressmanJunie E. Cua
MayorMay G. Calaunan
Vice-MayorMarlito G. Corpuz
CouncilorsCesar 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

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