Salcedo, Ilocos Sur

Salcedo Bauguen
Municipality
Municipality of Salcedo
Flag Seal
Motto:  Banat Salcedo
Map of Ilocos Sur with Salcedo highlighted
OpenStreetMap
Salcedo Location within the Philippines
Coordinates: 17°09′06″N120°32′10″E / 17.1517°N 120.5361°E / 17.1517; 120.5361
Country	Philippines
Region	Ilocos Region
Province	Ilocos Sur
District	2nd district
Named for	Juan de Salcedo
Barangays	21 (see Barangays)
Government   [1]
• Type	Sangguniang Bayan
•  mayor of Salcedo [*]	Leopoldo G. Gironella Jr.
•  Vice Mayor	Grazielle G. Itchon
•  Representative	Kristine Singson-Meehan
•  Municipal Council	Members Ruel B. Ronquillo Dominador V. Bang-asan Domingo D. Gironella Rogelio T. Biteng Laureano C. Roldan Charlie S. Nang Larry A. del Rosario Ernesto L. Cottong
•  Electorate	7,930 voters (2022)
Area [2]
• Total	103.44 km2 (39.94 sq mi)
Elevation	212 m (696 ft)
Highest elevation	907 m (2,976 ft)
Lowest elevation	15 m (49 ft)
Population  (2020 census) [3]
• Total	11,110
• Density	110/km2 (280/sq mi)
•  Households	2,836
Economy
•  Income class	4th municipal income class
•  Poverty incidence	22.95 % (2021) [4]
•  Revenue	₱ 91.3 million (2020)
•  Assets	₱ 1,060 million (2020)
•  Expenditure	₱ 89.14 million (2020)
•  Liabilities	₱ 151.6 million (2020)
Service provider
• Electricity	Ilocos Sur Electric Cooperative (ISECO)
Time zone	UTC+8 (PST)
ZIP code	2711
PSGC	012916000
IDD  :  area code	+63 (0)77
Native languages	Ilocano Tagalog
Website	www.salcedo-ilocossur.gov.ph

Salcedo, officially the Municipality of Salcedo (Ilocano : Ili ti Salcedo; Filipino : Bayan ng Salcedo), is a municipality in the province of Ilocos Sur, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 11,110 people. ^[3]

Salcedo is 73 kilometres (45 mi) from Vigan City and 358 kilometres (222 mi) from Manila.

Etymology

The town got its name after Juan de Salcedo, a Spanish conquistador.

History

Formerly known as Baugen, it was renamed to Salcedo by virtue of Republic Act No. 1627 after the Spanish conquistador Juan de Salcedo on June 20, 1957. ^[5]

Geography

Barangays

Salcedo is politically subdivided into 21 barangays.  ^[6] Each barangay consists of puroks and some have sitios.

• Atabay
• Balidbid
• Baluarte
• Baybayading
• Boguibog
• Bulala-Leguey
• Calangcuasan
• Culiong
• Dinaratan
• Kaliwakiw
• Kinmarin
• Lucbuban
• Madarang
• Maligcong
• Pias
• Poblacion Norte
• Poblacion Sur
• San Gaspar
• San Tiburcio
• Sorioan
• Ubbog

Climate

Climate data for Salcedo, Ilocos Sur
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)	31 (88)	30 (86)	29 (84)	30 (86)	31 (88)	31 (88)	30 (86)	31 (88)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)	20 (68)	21 (70)	22 (72)	24 (75)	25 (77)	25 (77)	25 (77)	25 (77)	24 (75)	23 (73)	22 (72)	20 (68)	23 (73)
Average precipitation mm (inches)	27 (1.1)	31 (1.2)	40 (1.6)	71 (2.8)	207 (8.1)	237 (9.3)	286 (11.3)	261 (10.3)	261 (10.3)	254 (10.0)	88 (3.5)	46 (1.8)	1,809 (71.3)
Average rainy days	9.4	9.3	12.7	17.0	25.4	26.8	27.4	26.1	25.0	21.0	15.5	10.6	226.2
Source: Meteoblue (modeled/calculated data, not measured locally) [7]

Demographics

Population census of Salcedo

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1903	1,504	—
1918	2,200	+2.57%
1939	5,065	+4.05%
1948	4,771	−0.66%
1960	6,005	+1.94%
1970	6,992	+1.53%
1975	7,978	+2.68%
1980	8,302	+0.80%
1990	9,397	+1.25%
1995	10,116	+1.39%
2000	10,409	+0.61%
2007	10,704	+0.39%
2010	10,935	+0.78%
2015	11,288	+0.61%
2020	11,110	−0.31%
Source: Philippine Statistics Authority [8] [9] [10] [11]

In the 2020 census, Salcedo had a population of 11,110. ^[3] The population density was 110 inhabitants per square kilometre (280/sq mi).

Economy

Poverty incidence of Salcedo

10 20 30 40 2006 30.80 2009 22.70 2012 26.84 2015 15.10 2018 7.41 2021 22.95 Source: Philippine Statistics Authority [12] [13] [14] [15] [16] [17] [18] [19]

The people are engaged in farming, producing food crops, mostly rice and tobacco.

Tsokolate de Ylocos Cacao Tablea

In January, 2024, the Department of Science and Technology and the Department of Trade and Industry assisted Tsokolate de Ylocos Cacao Tablea Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises per the Small Enterprise Technology Upgrading Program of the Chocolate industry in the Philippines. The MSME produced cacao tablea, coconut cacao jam, cacao dark chocolate, cacao toffee candy, sugar-free tablea, dragon fruit vinegar, dragon fruit juice, chili garlic oil, and fried garlic. Emmylou Jomero's Wynn’s Food Products are sourced from Salcedo's towering cacao trees and started in 2015. In 2019, she was Top 5 in the Best 70% Dark Chocolate Contest of Kakao Konek in Davao City and an awardee in the Kannawidan Ylocos Festival in Ilocos Sur. ^[20]

Government

Local government

Main article: Sangguniang Bayan

Salcedo, belonging to the second congressional district of the province of Ilocos Sur, 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) ^[21]

Position	Name
Congressman	Kristine Singson-Meehan
Mayor	Leopoldo G. Gironella Jr.
Vice-Mayor	Grazielle G. Itchon
Councilors	Ruel B. Ronquillo
	Dominador V. Bang-asan
	Domingo D. Gironella
	Rogelio T. Biteng
	Laureano C. Roldan
	Charlie S. Nang
	Larry A. del Rosario
	Ernesto L. Cottong

See also

• List of renamed cities and municipalities in the Philippines

References

1.   Municipality of Salcedo | (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 I (Ilocos Region)". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. Philippine Statistics Authority . Retrieved July 8, 2021.
4. "PSA Releases the 2021 City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates". Philippine Statistics Authority. April 2, 2024. Retrieved April 28, 2024.
5. "REPUBLIC ACT NO. 1627 AN ACT CHANGING THE NAME OF THE MUNICIPALITY OF BAUGUEN, PROVINCE OF ILOCOS SUR, TO SALCEDO". Philippine legal materials database. PhilippineLaw.info. June 20, 1957. Retrieved September 20, 2013.
6. "Province: Ilocos Sur". PSGC Interactive. Quezon City, Philippines: Philippine Statistics Authority . Retrieved November 12, 2016.
7. "Salcedo: Average Temperatures and Rainfall". Meteoblue. Retrieved May 14, 2020.
8. Census of Population (2015). "Region I (Ilocos Region)". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. Philippine Statistics Authority . Retrieved June 20, 2016.
9. Census of Population and Housing (2010). "Region I (Ilocos Region)" (PDF). Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. National Statistics Office . Retrieved June 29, 2016.
10. 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.
11. "Province of Ilocos Sur". Municipality Population Data. Local Water Utilities Administration Research Division. Retrieved December 17, 2016.
12. "Poverty incidence (PI):". Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved December 28, 2020.
13. "Estimation of Local Poverty in the Philippines" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. November 29, 2005.
14. "2003 City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. March 23, 2009.
15. "City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates; 2006 and 2009" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. August 3, 2012.
16. "2012 Municipal and City Level Poverty Estimates" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. May 31, 2016.
17. "Municipal and City Level Small Area Poverty Estimates; 2009, 2012 and 2015". Philippine Statistics Authority. July 10, 2019.
18. "PSA Releases the 2018 Municipal and City Level Poverty Estimates". Philippine Statistics Authority. December 15, 2021. Retrieved January 22, 2022.
19. "PSA Releases the 2021 City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates". Philippine Statistics Authority. April 2, 2024. Retrieved April 28, 2024.
20. Bravo, April (January 24, 2024). "DOST, DTI help Ilocos Sur chocolate tablea maker diversify to other products business". Philippine News Agency . Retrieved May 13, 2024.
21. "2019 National and Local Elections" (PDF). Commission on Elections. Retrieved March 11, 2022.

External links

• Act renaming the municipality of Baugen to Salcedo
• Pasyalang Ilocos Sur
• Philippine Standard Geographic Code
• Philippine Census Information
• Local Governance Performance Management System