Sallapadan

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Sallapadan
Municipality of Sallapadan
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Sallapadan
Location within the Philippines
Coordinates: 17°28′N120°46′E / 17.46°N 120.76°E / 17.46; 120.76
Country Philippines
Region Cordillera Administrative Region
Province Abra
District Lone district
Barangays 9 (see Barangays)
Government
[1]
  Type Sangguniang Bayan
   Mayor Fernando A. Semanero Jr.
   Vice Mayor Nenita M. Cardenas
   Representative Menchie B. Bernos
   Municipal Council
Members
  • Alfredo B. Bringas
  • Jenzy James B. Agaid
  • Roberto S. Duclan
  • Arwin D. Domogma
  • Jonathan B. Ganti
  • Dante C. Bernal
  • Eliza D. Dakiwas
  • Marc Peter A. Patdu
   Electorate 5,503 voters (2025)
Area
[2]
  Total
128.62 km2 (49.66 sq mi)
Elevation
292 m (958 ft)
Highest elevation
681 m (2,234 ft)
Lowest elevation
96 m (315 ft)
Population
 (2024 census) [3]
  Total
6,328
  Density49/km2 (130/sq mi)
   Households
1,464
Economy
   Income class 5th municipal income class
   Poverty incidence
17.21
% (2021) [4]
   Revenue 143.6 million (2022)
   Assets 469.6 million (2022)
   Expenditure 78.2 million (2022)
   Liabilities 96.71 million (2022)
Service provider
  ElectricityAbra Electric Cooperative (ABRECO)
Time zone UTC+8 (PST)
ZIP code
2818
PSGC
IDD : area code +63(0)74
Native languages Itneg
Ilocano
Tagalog

Sallapadan, officially the Municipality of Sallapadan (Ilocano : Ili ti Sallapadan; Tagalog : Bayan ng Sallapadan), is a municipality in the province of Abra, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 6,389 people. [5]

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Geography

The Municipality of Sallapadan is located at 17°28′N120°46′E / 17.46°N 120.76°E / 17.46; 120.76 . According to the Philippine Statistics Authority, the municipality has a land area of 128.62 square kilometres (49.66 sq mi) [6] constituting

Sallapadan is situated 42.04 kilometres (26.12 mi) from the provincial capital Bangued, and 414.74 kilometres (257.71 mi) from the country's capital city of Manila.

Barangays

Sallapadan is politically subdivided into 9 barangays. [7] Each barangay consists of puroks and some have sitios.

PSGC Barangay Population ±% p.a.
2024 [8] 2010 [9]
140120001 Bazar 8.1% 514 527 −0.18%
140120002 Bilabila 9.3% 591 540 0.64%
140120003 Gangal ( Poblacion ) 13.7% 866 921 −0.43%
140120004 Maguyepyep 19.1% 1,207 1,113 0.57%
140120005 Naguilian 11.4% 719 636 0.87%
140120006 Saccaang 13.6% 861 665 1.83%
140120007 Sallapadan 6.2% 390 299 1.89%
140120008 Subusob 11.5% 725 805 −0.73%
140120009 Ud-udiao 8.2% 516 479 0.52%
Total6,3285,9850.39%

Climate

Climate data for Sallapadan, Abra
MonthJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecYear
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)27
(81)
28
(82)
30
(86)
32
(90)
31
(88)
31
(88)
30
(86)
29
(84)
30
(86)
29
(84)
28
(82)
27
(81)
29
(85)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)19
(66)
20
(68)
21
(70)
23
(73)
24
(75)
24
(75)
24
(75)
24
(75)
24
(75)
22
(72)
22
(72)
21
(70)
22
(72)
Average precipitation mm (inches)23
(0.9)
28
(1.1)
33
(1.3)
64
(2.5)
232
(9.1)
242
(9.5)
258
(10.2)
266
(10.5)
245
(9.6)
201
(7.9)
87
(3.4)
69
(2.7)
1,748
(68.7)
Average rainy days8.38.010.815.223.726.127.025.823.517.313.712.1211.5
Source: Meteoblue [10]

Demographics

Population census of Sallapadan
YearPop.±% p.a.
1918 1,601    
1939 2,038+1.16%
1948 2,313+1.42%
1960 3,450+3.39%
1970 3,551+0.29%
1975 3,838+1.57%
1980 4,274+2.17%
1990 4,941+1.46%
1995 5,303+1.33%
2000 5,497+0.77%
2007 6,370+2.05%
2010 5,985−2.24%
2015 6,622+1.94%
2020 6,389−0.75%
2024 6,328−0.23%
Source: Philippine Statistics Authority [11] [12] [9] [13] [14]

In the 2020 census, Sallapadan had a population of 6,389. [15] The population density was 50 inhabitants per square kilometre (130/sq mi).

Economy

Poverty incidence of Sallapadan

10
20
30
40
50
60
70
2000
42.04
2003
37.95
2006
25.50
2009
62.00
2012
43.21
2015
15.27
2018
19.96
2021
17.21

Source: Philippine Statistics Authority [16] [17] [18] [19] [20] [21] [22] [23]

Government

Local government

Sallapadan, belonging to the lone congressional district of the province of Abra, 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) [24]
PositionName
CongressmanJoseph Santo Niño B. Bernos
MayorGarde H. Cardenas
Vice-MayorNenita M. Cardenas
CouncilorsAlfredo Ronald Allan B. Bringas
Marlo B. Ganti
Lydia A. Mustard
Louie C. Lupang
Fredie I. Pataray
Josefina A. Dacuyan
Fernando G. Semanero Sr.
Lonilyn B. Tabaco

Education

The Sallapadan Schools District Office governs all educational institutions within the municipality. It oversees the management and operations of all private and public, from primary to secondary schools. [25]

Primary and elementary schools

  • Abas Elementary School
  • Bantay Primary School
  • Bazar Elementary School
  • Bilabila Elementary School
  • Callaban Primary School
  • Gangal Elementary School
  • Lam-aoan Primary School
  • Manicbel Primary School
  • Naguilian Elementary School
  • Nangas-Asan Primary School
  • Sallapadan Bo. Elementary School
  • Sal-lapadan Central School
  • Ud-udiao Elementary School

Secondary schools

References

  1. Municipality of Sallapadan | (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.
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  9. 1 2 Census of Population and Housing (2010). "Cordillera Administrative Region (CAR)" (PDF). Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. National Statistics Office . Retrieved 29 June 2016.
  10. "Sallapadan: Average Temperatures and Rainfall". Meteoblue. Retrieved 25 April 2020.
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