Sugpon

Sugpon
Municipality
Municipality of Sugpon
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Map of Ilocos Sur with Sugpon highlighted
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Sugpon Location within the Philippines
Coordinates: 16°50′41″N120°30′55″E / 16.8447°N 120.5153°E / 16.8447; 120.5153
Country	Philippines
Region	Ilocos Region
Province	Ilocos Sur
District	2nd district
Barangays	6 (see Barangays)
Government   [1]
• Type	Sangguniang Bayan
•  Mayor	Daniel C. Laño
•  Vice Mayor	Rene Crisanto L. Lubrin
•  Representative	Kristine Singson-Meehan
•  Municipal Council	Members Terence B. Yagyagen Jose L. Abaag Noli B. Pang-es Nestor T. Sagayo Roman A. Kitayan Alma A. Yubos Virgilio P. Quinio Zorobhabell C. Apolog
•  Electorate	2,772 voters (2025)
Area [2]
• Total	57.11 km2 (22.05 sq mi)
Elevation	228 m (748 ft)
Highest elevation	813 m (2,667 ft)
Lowest elevation	44 m (144 ft)
Population  (2024 census) [3]
• Total	4,238
• Density	74/km2 (190/sq mi)
•  Households	949
Economy
•  Income class	5th municipal income class
•  Poverty incidence	17.73 % (2021) [4]
•  Revenue	₱ 189.9 million (2022)
•  Assets	₱ 664.9 million (2022)
•  Expenditure	₱ 82.67 million (2022)
•  Liabilities	₱ 81.04 million (2022)
Service provider
• Electricity	Ilocos Sur Electric Cooperative (ISECO)
Time zone	UTC+8 (PST)
ZIP code	2717
PSGC	0102931000
IDD  :  area code	+63 (0)77
Native languages	Ilocano Tagalog
Website	www.sugpon.gov.ph

Sugpon, officially the Municipality of Sugpon (Ilocano : Ili ti Sugpon; Filipino : Bayan ng Sugpon), is a municipality in the province of Ilocos Sur, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it had a population of 4,930 people. ^[5]

Geography

Sugpon is situated 109.49 kilometres (68.03 mi) from the provincial capital Vigan, and 313.39 kilometres (194.73 mi) from the country's capital city of Manila.

Barangays

Sugpon is politically subdivided into 6 barangays. Each barangay consists of puroks and some have sitios.

• Balbalayang (Poblacion)
• Banga
• Caoayan
• Danac
• Licungan
• Pangotan

Climate

Climate data for Sugpon, 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)	30 (86)	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)	21 (70)	23 (74)
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) [6]

Demographics

Population census of Sugpon

Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1903 4 —     1918 2,407 +53.21% 1939 2,868 +0.84% 1948 2,159 −3.11% 1960 1,968 −0.77% 1970 2,432 +2.14%	Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1975 2,380 −0.43% 1980 3,018 +4.86% 1990 2,844 −0.59% 1995 3,381 +3.29% 2000 3,513 +0.82% 2007 3,936 +1.58%	Year Pop. ±% p.a. 2010 3,820 −1.08% 2015 4,585 +3.54% 2020 4,930 +1.54% 2024 4,238 −3.57%
Source: Philippine Statistics Authority [7] [8] [9] [10] [11]

In the 2020 census, Sugpon had a population of 4,930. ^[12] The population density was 86 inhabitants per square kilometre (220/sq mi).

Economy

Poverty incidence of Sugpon

10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 2000 73.08 2003 70.71 2006 51.70 2009 35.40 2012 42.41 2015 26.55 2018 10.08 2021 17.73 Source: Philippine Statistics Authority [13] [14] [15] [16] [17] [18] [19] [20]

Government

Local government

Main article: Sangguniang Bayan

Sugpon is part of the second congressional district of the province of Ilocos Sur. 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 which is being held every three years.

Elected officials

Members of the Municipal Council
(2019–2022) ^[21]

Position	Name
Congressman	Kristine Singson-Meehan
Mayor	Daniel C. Laño
Vice-Mayor	Rene Crisanto L. Lubrin
Councilors	Terence B. Yagyagen
	Jose L. Abaag
	Noli B. Pang-es
	Nestor T. Sagayo
	Roman A. Kitayan
	Alma A. Yubos
	Virgilio P. Quinio
	Zorobhabell C. Apolog

Education

The Alilem-Sugpon Schools District governs all public and private education system within the municipality of Sugpon, including the town of Alilem. These include elementary and high schools. ^[22]

Primary and elementary schools

• Banga Elementary School
• Calipayan Elementary School
• Caoayan Elementary School
• Danac Elementary School
• Licungan Elementary School
• Nagawa Elem. School
• Sugpon Central School
• Tangilig Elementary School

Secondary school

• Sugpon National High School

References

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

External links

• Pasyalang Ilocos Sur
• Philippine Standard Geographic Code
• Philippine Census Information
• Local Governance Performance Management System