Solsona, Ilocos Norte

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Solsona
Municipality
Municipality of Solsona
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Solsona
Location within the Philippines
Coordinates: 18°05′46″N120°46′21″E / 18.0961°N 120.7725°E / 18.0961; 120.7725
Country Philippines
Region Ilocos Region
Province Ilocos Norte
District 2nd district
Founded 1880
Named after Solsona, Spain
Barangays 22 (see Barangays)
Government
  [1]
 • Type Sangguniang Bayan
 •  Mayor Joseph E. de Lara
 •  Vice Mayor Bob G. Sacro
 •  Representative Eugenio Angelo M. Barba
 •  Municipal Council
Members
  • Jonathan L. de Lara
  • Jovencio M. Pascua
  • Nestor M. de la Cruz
  • Norberto L. Agulay
  • Ceasar Paul M. Parado
  • Benigno D. Aquino
  • Mark Dennis P. del Castillo
  • Jose P. Martin Jr.
 •  Electorate 18,043 voters (2025)
Area
[2]
 • Total
166.23 km2 (64.18 sq mi)
Elevation
732 m (2,402 ft)
Highest elevation
936 m (3,071 ft)
Lowest elevation
570 m (1,870 ft)
Population
 (2024 census) [3]
 • Total
26,249
 • Density160/km2 (410/sq mi)
 •  Households
5,953
Economy
 •  Income class 3rd municipal income class
 •  Poverty incidence
7.26
% (2021) [4]
 •  Revenue ₱ 188.2 million (2022)
 •  Assets ₱ 497.8 million (2022)
 •  Expenditure ₱ 180.2 million (2022)
 •  Liabilities ₱ 114.7 million (2022)
Service provider
 • ElectricityIlocos Norte Electric Cooperative (INEC)
Time zone UTC+8 (PST)
ZIP code
2910
PSGC
0102822000
IDD  :  area code  +63 (0)77
Native languages Ilocano
Tagalog
Website solsona.gov.ph

Solsona, officially the Municipality of Solsona (Ilocano : Ili ti Solsona; Filipino : Bayan ng Solsona), is a municipality in the province of Ilocos Norte, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 24,851 people. [5]

Contents

Ascents of nearby Mount Sicapoo begin at Solsona, at the Gasgas River. [6]

Geography

Solsona is situated 26.85 kilometres (16.68 mi) from the provincial capital Laoag, and 493.94 kilometres (306.92 mi) from the country's capital city of Manila.

Barangays

Solsona is politically subdivided into 22 barangays.  [7] Each barangay consists of puroks and some have sitios.

  • Aguitap
  • Bagbag
  • Bagbago
  • Barcelona
  • Bubuos
  • Capurictan
  • Catangraran
  • Darasdas
  • Juan (Poblacion)
  • Laureta (Poblacion)
  • Lipay
  • Maananteng
  • Manalpac
  • Mariquet
  • Nagpatpatan
  • Nalasin
  • Puttao
  • San Juan
  • San Julian
  • Santa Ana
  • Santiago
  • Talugtog

Climate

Climate data for Solsona, Ilocos Norte
MonthJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecYear
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)		28
(82)		27
(81)		29
(85)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)20
(68)		20
(68)		21
(70)		23
(73)		24
(75)		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 days11.610.712.415.222.625.026.124.924.319.216.415.4223.8
Source: Meteoblue [8]

Demographics

Population census of Solsona
YearPop.±% p.a.
1903 6,864—    
1918 8,176+1.17%
1939 9,032+0.48%
1948 10,423+1.60%
1960 12,043+1.21%
1970 12,803+0.61%
1975 14,142+2.01%
1980 14,731+0.82%
1990 18,883+2.51%
1995 19,659+0.76%
2000 21,338+1.77%
2007 22,202+0.55%
2010 22,990+1.28%
2015 24,121+0.92%
2020 24,851+0.63%
2024 26,249+1.32%
Source: Philippine Statistics Authority [9] [10] [11] [12] [13]

In the 2020 census, the population of Solsona, Ilocos Norte, was 24,851 people, [14] with a density of 150 inhabitants per square kilometre or 390 inhabitants per square mile.

Economy

Poverty incidence of Solsona

10
20
30
40
2000
36.48
2003
31.79
2006
21.60
2009
14.95
2012
13.71
2015
10.47
2018
6.19
2021
7.26

Source: Philippine Statistics Authority [15] [16] [17] [18] [19] [20] [21] [22]

Government

Local government

Solsona is part of the second congressional district of the province of Ilocos Norte. It 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 held every three years.

Elected officials

Members of the Municipal Council
(2019–2022) [23]
PositionName
CongressmanEugenio Angelo M. Barba
MayorJoseph E. De Lara
Vice-MayorBob G. Sacro
CouncilorsJonathan L. De Lara
Jovencio M. Pascua
Nestor M. De La Cruz
Norberto L. Agulay
Ceasar Paul M. Parado
Benigno D. Aquino
Mark Dennis P. Del Castillo
Jose P. Martin Jr.

Education

The Solsona Schools District Office governs all public and private elementary and high schools within the municipality. [24]

Primary and elementary schools

  • Bagbag Elemetary School
  • Bagbago Elemetary School
  • Barcelona Elemetary School
  • Catangraran Elemetary School
  • Darasdas Elemetary School
  • Faith Bible Baptist Academy
  • Lipay Elemetary School
  • Maananteng Elemetary School
  • Manalpac Elemetary School
  • Nagpatpatan Elemetary School
  • San Juan Elemetary School
  • Santiago Elemetary School
  • Solsona Central Elemetary School
  • Sta. Ana Elemetary School
  • Talugtog Elemetary School
  • United Church of Christ in the Philippines Kiddie Learning Center

Secondary schools

References

  1. ↑   Municipality of Solsona | (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. ↑ "2024 Census of Population (POPCEN) Population Counts Declared Official by the President". Philippine Statistics Authority. 17 July 2025. Retrieved 18 July 2025.
  4. ↑ "PSA Releases the 2021 City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates". Philippine Statistics Authority. 2 April 2024. Retrieved 28 April 2024.
  5. ↑ "2024 Census of Population (POPCEN) Population Counts Declared Official by the President". Philippine Statistics Authority. 17 July 2025. Retrieved 18 July 2025.
  6. ↑ "Mt. Sicapoo/Traverse via Timarid-Simagaysay (2,354 +)". Pinoy Mountaineer. 14 July 2010. Retrieved 1 February 2020.
  7. ↑ "Province:". PSGC Interactive. Quezon City, Philippines: Philippine Statistics Authority . Retrieved 12 November 2016.
  8. ↑ "Solsona: Average Temperatures and Rainfall". Meteoblue. Retrieved 4 March 2020.
  9. ↑ "2024 Census of Population (POPCEN) Population Counts Declared Official by the President". Philippine Statistics Authority. 17 July 2025. Retrieved 18 July 2025.
  10. ↑ Census of Population (2015). "Region I (Ilocos Region)". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. Philippine Statistics Authority . Retrieved 20 June 2016.
  11. ↑ Census of Population and Housing (2010). "Region I (Ilocos Region)" (PDF). Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. National Statistics Office . Retrieved 29 June 2016.
  12. ↑ 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.
  13. ↑ "Province of". Municipality Population Data. Local Water Utilities Administration Research Division. Retrieved 17 December 2016.
  14. ↑ "2024 Census of Population (POPCEN) Population Counts Declared Official by the President". Philippine Statistics Authority. 17 July 2025. Retrieved 18 July 2025.
  15. ↑ "Poverty incidence (PI):". Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved December 28, 2020.
  16. ↑ "Estimation of Local Poverty in the Philippines" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. 29 November 2005.
  17. ↑ "2003 City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. 23 March 2009.
  18. ↑ "City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates; 2006 and 2009" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. 3 August 2012.
  19. ↑ "2012 Municipal and City Level Poverty Estimates" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. 31 May 2016.
  20. ↑ "Municipal and City Level Small Area Poverty Estimates; 2009, 2012 and 2015". Philippine Statistics Authority. 10 July 2019.
  21. ↑ "PSA Releases the 2018 Municipal and City Level Poverty Estimates". Philippine Statistics Authority. 15 December 2021. Retrieved 22 January 2022.
  22. ↑ "PSA Releases the 2021 City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates". Philippine Statistics Authority. 2 April 2024. Retrieved 28 April 2024.
  23. ↑ "2019 National and Local Elections" (PDF). Commission on Elections. Retrieved March 10, 2022.
  24. ↑ "Masterlist of Schools" (PDF). Department of Education. January 15, 2021. Retrieved April 16, 2025.
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