Dingras | |
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Municipality of Dingras | |
Location within the Philippines | |
Coordinates: 18°06′13″N120°41′51″E / 18.1036°N 120.6975°E | |
Country | Philippines |
Region | Ilocos Region |
Province | Ilocos Norte |
District | 2nd district |
Founded | July 8, 1598 |
Barangays | 31 (see Barangays) |
Government | |
• Type | Sangguniang Bayan |
• Mayor | Joefrey P. Saguid |
• Vice Mayor | Erdio E. Valenzuela |
• Representative | Eugenio Angelo M. Barba |
• Municipal Council | Members |
• Electorate | 26,286 voters (2022) |
Area | |
• Total | 96.00 km2 (37.07 sq mi) |
Elevation | 41 m (135 ft) |
Highest elevation | 268 m (879 ft) |
Lowest elevation | 14 m (46 ft) |
Population (2020 census) [3] | |
• Total | 40,127 |
• Density | 420/km2 (1,100/sq mi) |
• Households | 9,927 |
Economy | |
• Income class | 2nd municipal income class |
• Poverty incidence | 6.04 |
• Revenue | ₱ 154.9 million (2020) |
• Assets | ₱ 544.5 million (2020) |
• Expenditure | ₱ 141.7 million (2020) |
• Liabilities | ₱ 101.7 million (2020) |
Service provider | |
• Electricity | Ilocos Norte Electric Cooperative (INEC) |
Time zone | UTC+8 (PST) |
ZIP code | 2913 |
PSGC | |
IDD : area code | +63 (0)77 |
Native languages | Ilocano Tagalog |
Website | dingras |
Dingras, officially the Municipality of Dingras (Ilocano : Ili ti Dingras; Filipino : Bayan ng Dingras), is a 2nd class municipality in the province of Ilocos Norte, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 40,127 people distributed over 31 barangays. [3]
The Legend of Dingras
As in other communities, the town of Dingras has an interesting legend as to how its name evolved. The legend, as handed down from generation to generation, was classically romantic, a gallant heir - warrior fighting for a lady's love.
In the early times, there were two prosperous barangays in the present site of the town each one ruled by a powerful chief or datu. They were bitter and mortal enemies. Naslag was the powerful chief of the barangay north of the river while Allawigan was the chief of the south of the river. One day, Allawigan and his warriors went to hunt. Rass, his son, was the bravest among them. During the hunt, Ras followed the deer, which went north across the river. While he was watching the fleeing deer, he saw a beautiful damsel gathering wild flowers on the opposite side of the riverbank. She was Ding, the daughter of Naslag. To help the lady, Ras gathered the most beautiful flowers near him; put them at the head of his arrow and shoot near the lady's feet. Ding looked at the other side of the river and waved her hands. Ras went home happily.
Ras begged his father for permission to win Ding for his wife. But because the fathers of Ding and Ras were bitter enemies, the only way he could win her was in the open battle fiercely fought between the two tribes. Ras led his father's warriors. They fought valiant and came out victorious in the end. Ras asked for Ding as a prize but Naslag refused. This angered him and hurled a challenge to the bravest warrior of Naslag in single combat with Ding as prize. The challenge was accepted. The combat was fought and again, Ras was victorious. He brought Ding triumphantly to Allawigan, his father. Thereafter, the people named the two barangays Dingras, after Ras, their valiant warrior ruler, and Ding, his wife.
On January 27, 2000, Mayor Robert Castro was forcibly removed from his office by the police due to defying orders from the regional trial court issued nine days prior to step down after losing an electoral contest to Oswaldo Parado, who was found to have won the 1998 mayoral race by over 370 votes. [5] [6]
The Municipality of Dingras has a total area of 17,962 hectares, ranking 8th in size among the 23 municipalities including Laoag City. It accounts for practically 5.2% of the total land area of Ilocos Norte and corresponding percentage to the municipal area composed of thirty one barangays. Six are on the Poblacion and twenty five in the rural area. Out of the total area 6,305 hectares is devoted to rice and corn production. Other non-productive areas are devoted to livestock production, swine production and other livelihood projects. Most of the population are engaged in farming as the primary source of income.[ needs update ]
Dingras is politically subdivided into 31 barangays. [7] Each barangay consists of puroks and some have sitios.
Climate data for Dingras, Ilocos Norte | |||||||||||||
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Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 27 (81) | 28 (82) | 30 (86) | 32 (90) | 31 (88) | 31 (88) | 30 (86) | 30 (86) | 30 (86) | 29 (84) | 29 (84) | 27 (81) | 30 (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) | 38 (1.5) | 37 (1.5) | 37 (1.5) | 49 (1.9) | 181 (7.1) | 214 (8.4) | 264 (10.4) | 251 (9.9) | 243 (9.6) | 229 (9.0) | 129 (5.1) | 96 (3.8) | 1,768 (69.7) |
Average rainy days | 11.6 | 10.7 | 12.4 | 15.2 | 22.6 | 25.0 | 26.1 | 24.9 | 24.3 | 19.2 | 16.4 | 15.4 | 223.8 |
Source: Meteoblue [8] |
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Source: Philippine Statistics Authority [9] [10] [11] [12] |
In the 2020 census, the population of Dingras was 40,127 people, [3] with a density of 420 inhabitants per square kilometre or 1,100 inhabitants per square mile.
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On October 9, 2007, Dingras, Ilocos Norte, Philippines sought a Guinness World Record certification after baking a kilometer-long "cassava bibingka" (native cake) made from 1,000 kilos of cassava and eaten by 1,000 residents. [20]
Cultural Property wmph identifier [lower-roman 1] | Site name | Description | Province | City or municipality | Address | Coordinates | Image |
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Versoza House Ruins | Destroyed by earthquake | Ilocos Norte | Dingras | Padawin Street, Barangay Madamba, Poblacion, | 18°06′09″N120°41′51″E / 18.102366°N 120.697444°E | ||
Silvino Madamba House | Ilocos Norte | Dingras | Barangay Madamba | 18°06′10″N120°41′50″E / 18.102799°N 120.697235°E | |||
Taylan House | Ilocos Norte | Dingras | Barangay Madamba | 18°06′07″N120°41′54″E / 18.101981°N 120.698360°E | |||
Albano House | Ilocos Norte | Dingras | Barangay Madamba | 18°06′06″N120°41′55″E / 18.101802°N 120.698647°E | |||
St. Joseph Educational Center of Dingras | Built in the 1940s-1950s; formerly the parish church of Dingras | Ilocos Norte | Dingras | Barangay Madamba | 18°06′08″N120°41′56″E / 18.102133°N 120.698983°E | ||
St. Joseph Parish Church of Dingras | Ilocos Norte | Dingras | Poblacion, Barangay Madamba | 18°06′11″N120°41′55″E / 18.102967°N 120.698733°E | |||
Boy Scouts Monument | Ilocos Norte | Dingras | Poblacion, Barangay Madamba | 18°06′09″N120°41′54″E / 18.102450°N 120.698333°E | |||
St. Joseph Institute of Dingras Building | Ilocos Norte | Dingras | Poblacion, Barangay Madamba | 18°06′12″N120°41′54″E / 18.103450°N 120.698417°E | |||
Unknown House | Ilocos Norte | Dingras | Rang-ay, Barangay Madamba | 18°06′14″N120°41′50″E / 18.103966°N 120.697130°E | |||
Puruganan Ancestral House | Currently used as Community Rural Bank of Dingras, with NHCP historical marker | Ilocos Norte | Dingras | Barangay Madamba | 18°06′15″N120°41′51″E / 18.104150°N 120.697385°E | ||
Josefa Llanes Escoda Monument | House where Josefa Llanes Escoda was born. [21] | Ilocos Norte | Dingras | Dona Josefa Llanes Escoda National Highway, Barangay Madamba | 18°06′15″N120°41′52″E / 18.104186°N 120.697669°E | ||
Dingras Cemetery | Ilocos Norte | Dingras | Dona Josefa Llanes Escoda National Highway, Barangay Madamba | 18°06′53″N120°41′32″E / 18.114681°N 120.692351°E | |||
Tabacalera de Dingras | Ilocos Norte | Dingras | Dona Josefa Llanes Escoda National Highway, Barangay Madamba | 18°06′50″N120°41′31″E / 18.113960°N 120.691828°E |
Dingras, belonging to the second congressional district of the province of Ilocos Norte, 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.
Position | Name |
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Congressman | Eugenio Angelo M. Barba |
Mayor | Joefrey P. Saguid |
Vice-Mayor | Erdio E. Valenzuela |
Councilors | Ruben Felicito C. Marcos |
Lester S. Ballesteros | |
Elsie P. Garces | |
Nathaniel Ruben P. Taylan | |
Charles L. Tadena | |
Rowena Celerina P. Verzosa | |
Jimmy T. Aguinaldo | |
Joey S. Apostol | |
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