Isabela, Negros Occidental

Isabela
Municipality
Municipality of Isabela
Barangay Camangcamang with Mabinay Mountains seen in the distance
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Nickname:  The Sweet Heart of Negros
Map of Negros Occidental with Isabela highlighted
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Isabela Location within the Philippines
Coordinates: 10°12′N122°59′E / 10.2°N 122.98°E / 10.2; 122.98
Country	Philippines
Region	Negros Island Region
Province	Negros Occidental
District	5th district
Named for	Isabella II of Spain
Barangays	30 (see Barangays)
Government   [1]
• Type	Sangguniang Bayan
•  Mayor	Irene C. Montilla
•  Vice Mayor	Juan Miguel C. Montilla
•  Representative	Emilio Bernardino L. Yulo III
•  Municipal Council	Members Eduardo T. Española Raymund Gerard Y. Montilla Joe Al F. Williams Arjay C. Ansag Francis Y. Malabor Rene D. Iturriaga Elsa V. Candelario Henry A. Foscablo
•  Electorate	41,301 voters (2022)
Area [2]
• Total	178.76 km2 (69.02 sq mi)
Elevation	52 m (171 ft)
Highest elevation	651 m (2,136 ft)
Lowest elevation	12 m (39 ft)
Population  (2020 census) [3]
• Total	64,516
• Density	360/km2 (930/sq mi)
•  Households	15,685
Economy
•  Income class	2nd municipal income class
•  Poverty incidence	23.96 % (2021) [4]
•  Revenue	₱ 200.6 million (2020)
•  Assets	₱ 375.4 million (2020)
•  Expenditure	₱ 235.5 million (2020)
•  Liabilities	₱ 72.84 million (2020)
Service provider
• Electricity	Negros Occidental Electric Cooperative (NOCECO)
Time zone	UTC+8 (PST)
ZIP code	6128
PSGC	064514000
IDD  :  area code	+63 (0)34
Native languages	Hiligaynon Ati Tagalog
Website	www.isabela.gov.ph

Isabela, officially the Municipality of Isabela, is a 2nd class municipality in the province of Negros Occidental, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 64,516 people. ^[3]

Isabela is known for BISCOM (Binalbagan Isabela Sugar Company) located in nearby Binalbagan town.

In 1951, the barrios of Magallon, Odiong and Guinpanaan were separated from Isabela and formed into the town of Magallon (now Moises Padilla). ^[5]

Isabela is 80 kilometres (50 mi) from Bacolod.

Geography

Barangays

Isabela is politically subdivided into 30 barangays. Each barangay consists of puroks and some have sitios.

• Amin
• Banogbanog
• Bulad
• Bungahin
• Cabcab
• Camangcamang
• Camp Clark
• Cansalongon
• Guintubhan
• Libas
• Limalima
• Makilignit
• Mansablay
• Maytubig
• Panaquiao
• Barangay 1 (Poblacion)
• Barangay 2 (Poblacion)
• Barangay 3 (Poblacion)
• Barangay 4 (Poblacion)
• Barangay 5 (Poblacion)
• Barangay 6 (Poblacion)
• Barangay 7 (Poblacion)
• Barangay 8 (Poblacion)
• Barangay 9 (Poblacion)
• Riverside
• Rumirang
• San Agustin
• Sebucawan
• Sikatuna
• Tinongan

Climate

Climate data for Isabela, Negros Occidental
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)	30 (86)	31 (88)	32 (90)	33 (91)	32 (90)	30 (86)	29 (84)	29 (84)	29 (84)	29 (84)	30 (86)	30 (86)	30 (87)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)	22 (72)	22 (72)	22 (72)	24 (75)	25 (77)	25 (77)	25 (77)	24 (75)	24 (75)	24 (75)	23 (73)	23 (73)	24 (74)
Average precipitation mm (inches)	38 (1.5)	29 (1.1)	55 (2.2)	65 (2.6)	141 (5.6)	210 (8.3)	212 (8.3)	176 (6.9)	180 (7.1)	180 (7.1)	130 (5.1)	70 (2.8)	1,486 (58.6)
Average rainy days	9.0	7.2	11.1	13.5	25.6	28.4	28.9	27.3	26.9	27.7	21.8	13.8	241.2
Source: Meteoblue (modeled/calculated data, not measured locally) [6]

Demographics

Population census of Isabela

Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1903 12,836 —     1918 19,653 +2.88% 1939 43,509 +3.86% 1948 33,743 −2.78% 1960 29,769 −1.04% 1970 33,636 +1.23% 1975 37,400 +2.15% 1980 39,704 +1.20%	Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1990 47,010 +1.70% 1995 49,019 +0.79% 2000 48,719 −0.13% 2007 58,819 +2.63% 2010 59,523 +0.43% 2015 62,146 +0.82% 2020 64,516 +0.74%
Source: Philippine Statistics Authority [7] [8] [9] [10]

Economy

Poverty incidence of Isabela

10 20 30 40 2006 36.10 2009 33.84 2012 27.30 2015 26.84 2018 28.00 2021 23.96 Source: Philippine Statistics Authority [11] [12] [13] [14] [15] [16] [17] [18]

Festival

"Tigkalagkalag" is celebrated on the evening of Nov. 2 every year in the town of Isabela. ^[19] The Pana-ad victory of Tigkalagkalag (Kalag-Kalag) festival is expected to boost the attraction of this unique festival that began in Purok Manacup beside the public cemetery in Isabela town where people would have fun during the night of All Souls Day that was capped with a beauty pageant called Search for the White Lady, this is the same of San Juan Balete Drive {Lost Soul}. It spun off into the municipal festival under former Mayor Renato Malabor, when the town was searching for a festival that was going to be its tourism plank.

Tigkalalag festival of Isabela turned what otherwise are morbid concepts of coffins, candelabras and crashing tombs into a whimsical, tightly designed, skillfully-choreographed presentation that sent it howling to success in yearly competition of all the festivals of Negros Occidental. Tigkalalag is Hiligaynon for All Souls' Day.

Notable personalities

• Lt. Cesar Basa, World War II pilot and hero. First Filipino aviator killed during aerial combat.
• Allan K., actor-comedian/TV host/entrepreneur

References

1.   Municipality of Isabela | (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 VI (Western Visayas)". 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. "An act creating the municipality of Magallon in the province of Negros Occidental". LawPH.com. Retrieved 2011-04-09.
6. "Isabela: Average Temperatures and Rainfall". Meteoblue. Retrieved 7 May 2020.
7. Census of Population (2015). "Region VI (Western Visayas)". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. Philippine Statistics Authority . Retrieved 20 June 2016.
8. Census of Population and Housing (2010). "Region VI (Western Visayas)" (PDF). Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. National Statistics Office . Retrieved 29 June 2016.
9. Censuses of Population (1903–2007). "Region VI (Western Visayas)". Table 1. Population Enumerated in Various Censuses by Province/Highly Urbanized City: 1903 to 2007. National Statistics Office.
10. "Province of". Municipality Population Data. Local Water Utilities Administration Research Division. Retrieved 17 December 2016.
11. "Poverty incidence (PI):". Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved December 28, 2020.
12. "Estimation of Local Poverty in the Philippines" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. 29 November 2005.
13. "2003 City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. 23 March 2009.
14. "City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates; 2006 and 2009" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. 3 August 2012.
15. "2012 Municipal and City Level Poverty Estimates" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. 31 May 2016.
16. "Municipal and City Level Small Area Poverty Estimates; 2009, 2012 and 2015". Philippine Statistics Authority. 10 July 2019.
17. "PSA Releases the 2018 Municipal and City Level Poverty Estimates". Philippine Statistics Authority. 15 December 2021. Retrieved 22 January 2022.
18. "PSA Releases the 2021 City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates". Philippine Statistics Authority. 2 April 2024. Retrieved 28 April 2024.
19. "Municipality of Isabela". Negros Occidental Provincial Government. Retrieved 6 March 2013.

External links

• Philippine Standard Geographic Code
• Isabela Profile at the Official Website of Negros Occidental
• Philippine Census Information
• Municipality of Isabela
• Local Governance Performance Management System Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine