Tagudin

Tagudin
Municipality
Tagudin Town Hall
Flag Seal Wordmark
Motto:  ASAP Tagudin
Map of Ilocos Sur with Tagudin highlighted
OpenStreetMap
Tagudin Location within the Philippines
Coordinates: 16°56′10″N120°26′47″E / 16.9361°N 120.4464°E / 16.9361; 120.4464
Country	Philippines
Region	Ilocos Region
Province	Ilocos Sur
District	2nd district
Barangays	43 (see Barangays)
Government   [1]
• Type	Sangguniang Bayan
•  Mayor	Roque S. Verzosa Jr.
•  Vice Mayor	Evangeline Ingoy-Verzosa
•  Representative	Kristine Singson-Meehan
•  Municipal Council	Members Bernardo F. Tovera Jr. Glayds L. Andaya Manuel Pedro Q. Bunoan Fatima L. Pagaduan Onofre Emerito L. Bayuga Rosalinda Q. Mina Corazon L. Villanueva Guilbert L. Lazo
•  Electorate	27,818 voters (2022)
Area [2]
• Total	151.19 km2 (58.37 sq mi)
Elevation	30 m (100 ft)
Highest elevation	351 m (1,152 ft)
Lowest elevation	0 m (0 ft)
Population  (2020 census) [3]
• Total	41,538
• Density	270/km2 (710/sq mi)
•  Households	9,992
Economy
•  Income class	2nd municipal income class
•  Poverty incidence	19.32 % (2021) [4]
•  Revenue	₱ 169.7 million (2020)
•  Assets	₱ 863.9 million (2020)
•  Expenditure	₱ 216.5 million (2020)
•  Liabilities	₱ 171.3 million (2020)
Service provider
• Electricity	Ilocos Sur Electric Cooperative (ISECO)
Time zone	UTC+8 (PST)
ZIP code	2714
PSGC	012933000
IDD  :  area code	+63 (0)77
Native languages	Ilocano Tagalog
Website	www.tagudin.gov.ph

Facade of the Tagudin Church

Tagudin, officially the Municipality of Tagudin (Ilocano : Ili ti Tagudin; Tagalog : Bayan ng Tagudin), is a 2nd class municipality in the province of Ilocos Sur, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 41,538 people. ^[3]

Etymology

The name of the municipality was derived from a native cotton drying rack called "tagudan." A Spaniard who came to the place asking its name wrote it as its name when told by a resident, who thought that he was asking the name of the traditional apparatus she's using.^{[ citation needed ]}

History

According to William Scott, "Chinese and Japanese ships bartered gold in Tagudin in Juan de Salcedo's day." ^[5]

Records of Saint Augustine's Parish record that Spanish Conquistadors headed by Juan de Salcedo, together with the Augustinian missionaries started to move northward of Manila in 1571. On 5 January 1586 they founded the first towns of Laoag, Bulatao, Kaog and Tagudin. ^[6]

In 1818 Tagudin became a part of Ilocos Sur and thus the southern gateway to the province. The first two sundials were constructed in Tagudin in 1841 and 1845, respectively, by Father Juan Sorolla.

On 18 August 1908, Tagudin replaced Alilem as the capital of the sub-province of Amburayan, ^[7] which included Lepanto (that became a sub-province now included in the province of Benguet), Angkaki (now Quirino), Suyo, and Alilem (now with Ilocos Sur), and Sudipen, Santol, and San Gabriel (formerly with Ilocos Sur but became part of La Union). ^{[6] [8]}

Tagudin was made the site of the Base Hospital of the United States Armed Forces in the Philippines-Northern Luzon (USAFIP-NL) in 1945 during World War II. It was also the site of the military general headquarters of the USAFIP-NL 121st Infantry Regiments under the Philippine Commonwealth Army. The decisive Battle of Bessang Pass started in this municipality, at Bitalag.

Geography

Tagudin is 316 kilometres (196 mi) from Metro Manila, 91 kilometres (57 mi) from the provincial capital Vigan City, and 125 kilometres (78 mi) from Sagada via Bessang Pass. It is bordered to the north by the municipality of Santa Cruz to the north, Suyo and Alilem to the east, and the province of La Union to the south by Bangar and Sudipen, La Union.

Barangays

Tagudin is politically subdivided into 43 barangays.  ^[9] Each barangay consists of puroks and some have sitios.

• Ag-aguman
• Ambalayat
• Baracbac
• Bario-an
• Baritao
• Becques
• Bimmanga
• Bio
• Bitalag
• Borono
• Bucao East
• Bucao West
• Cabaroan
• Cabugbugan
• Cabulanglangan
• Dacutan
• Dardarat
• Del Pilar
• Farola
• Gabur
• Garitan
• Jardin
• Lacong
• Lantag
• Las-ud
• Libtong
• Lubnac
• Magsaysay
• Malacañang
• Pacac
• Pallogan
• Pudoc East
• Pudoc West
• Pula
• Quirino
• Ranget
• Rizal
• Salvacion
• San Miguel
• Sawat
• Tallaoen
• Tampugo
• Tarangotong

Climate

Climate data for Tagudin, 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)	33 (91)	34 (93)	32 (90)	31 (88)	30 (86)	30 (86)	30 (86)	31 (88)	31 (88)	31 (88)	31 (88)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)	20 (68)	21 (70)	23 (73)	25 (77)	26 (79)	26 (79)	25 (77)	25 (77)	25 (77)	23 (73)	22 (72)	21 (70)	24 (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) [10]

Demographics

Population census of Tagudin

Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1903 8,503 —     1918 11,237 +1.88% 1939 13,115 +0.74% 1948 15,637 +1.97% 1960 18,191 +1.27%	Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1970 19,575 +0.74% 1975 22,887 +3.18% 1980 23,432 +0.47% 1990 29,295 +2.26% 1995 30,697 +0.88%	Year Pop. ±% p.a. 2000 34,427 +2.49% 2007 35,791 +0.54% 2010 38,122 +2.32% 2015 39,277 +0.57% 2020 41,538 +1.11%
Source: Philippine Statistics Authority [11] [12] [13] [14]

In the 2020 census, Tagudin had a population of 41,538. ^[3] The population density was 270 inhabitants per square kilometre (700/sq mi).

Economy

Central plaza of Tagudin

Poverty incidence of Tagudin

5 10 15 20 25 30 2006 23.70 2009 20.55 2012 22.59 2015 13.51 2018 6.40 2021 19.32 Source: Philippine Statistics Authority [15] [16] [17] [18] [19] [20] [21] [22]

Government

Local government

Main article: Sangguniang Bayan

Tagudin, 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
(2022–2025) ^[23]

Position	Name
Congressman	Kristine Singson-Meehan
Mayor	Roque S. Verzosa Jr.
Vice-Mayor	Evangeline Ingoy-Verzosa
Councilors	Bernardo F. Tovera Jr.
	Gladys L. Andaya
	Manuel Pedro Q. Bunoan
	Fatima L. Pagaduan
	Onofre Emerito L. Bayuga
	Rosalinda Q. Mina
	Corazon L. Villanueva
	Guilbert L. Lazo
ABC President	Eugene L. Fernandez
SK President	Napoleon "Sam" Manzano III

References

1.   Municipality of Tagudin | (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 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. Scott, William (1974). The Discovery of the Igorots. Quezon City: New Day Publishers. p. 58. ISBN   9711000873.
6. "History of Tagudin". The Official Web Portal of the Municipality of Tagudin, Ilocos Sur. Retrieved 1 June 2016.
7. "Brief History". Alilem, Ilocos Sur (Weebly website). Retrieved 1 June 2016.
8. "Act No. 1876". PhilippineLaw.info. Retrieved 5 January 2015.
9. "Province: Ilocos Sur". PSGC Interactive. Quezon City, Philippines: Philippine Statistics Authority . Retrieved 12 November 2016.
10. "Tagudin: Average Temperatures and Rainfall". Meteoblue. Retrieved 14 May 2020.
11. Census of Population (2015). "Region I (Ilocos Region)". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. Philippine Statistics Authority . Retrieved 20 June 2016.
12. 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.
13. 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.
14. "Province of Ilocos Sur". Municipality Population Data. Local Water Utilities Administration Research Division. Retrieved 17 December 2016.
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 11, 2022.

External links

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