Adams, Ilocos Norte

Adams
Municipality
Municipality of Adams
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Map of Ilocos Norte with Adams highlighted
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Adams Location within the Philippines
Coordinates: 18°27′41″N120°54′08″E / 18.461419°N 120.902103°E / 18.461419; 120.902103
Country	Philippines
Region	Ilocos Region
Province	Ilocos Norte
District	1st district
Founded	May 16, 1983
Barangays	1 (see Barangays)
Government   [1]
• Type	Sangguniang Bayan
•  Mayor	Rosalia D. Dupagen
•  Vice Mayor	Eddie Boy A. Suniga
•  Representative	Ferdinand Alexander Araneta Marcos III
•  Municipal Council	Members Florence S. Andres Thelma G. Dalog Joffrey S. Ramoran Ryan A. Andres Homer M. Domingo Pamela T. Domingsil Bernard D. Cabradilla Meynard S. Tawali
•  Electorate	2,103 voters (2022)
Area [2]
• Total	159.31 km2 (61.51 sq mi)
Elevation	559 m (1,834 ft)
Highest elevation	1,285 m (4,216 ft)
Lowest elevation	189 m (620 ft)
Population  (2020 census) [3]
• Total	2,189
• Density	14/km2 (36/sq mi)
•  Households	516
Economy
•  Income class	5th municipal income class
•  Poverty incidence	5.62 % (2018) [4]
•  Revenue	₱ 89.09 million (2020)
•  Assets	₱ 248.2 million (2020)
•  Expenditure	₱ 71.48 million (2020)
•  Liabilities	₱ 45.58 million (2020)
Service provider
• Electricity	Ilocos Norte Electric Cooperative (INEC)
Time zone	UTC+8 (PST)
ZIP code	2922
PSGC	012801000
IDD  :  area code	+63 (0)77
Native languages	Ilocano Tagalog
Website	www.adams.gov.ph

Adams, officially the Municipality of Adams (Ilocano : Ili ti Adams; Tagalog : Bayan ng Adams), is a 5th class municipality in the province of Ilocos Norte, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 2,189 people. ^[3]

Geography

Adams is located in the northern part of the province. It is bordered by Pagudpud in the north, by Santa Praxedes, Cagayan in the northeast, Calanasan, Apayao in the east, Dumalneg in the west and Vintar in the south.

Road access to the municipality is mainly from Barangay Pancian in Pagudpud and used to be only accessible to motorcycles. Improvements to the road and new concrete bridges built by the provincial government of Ilocos Norte made the town accessible to all vehicles as of 2020, with plans to convert the provincial road into a national highway under the Department of Public Works and Highways. ^[5]

Adams' villages are far from each other, with Sitio Bucarot as the farthest, located on the side of the mountain away from the población. It takes about three hours of hiking to get there.

Sitio Bucarot is still disputed territory between Adams and Calanasan, Apayao. Due to this, the place has government buildings from both municipalities. ^[6]

Barangays

Adams is composed of only one barangay. It is consists of puroks and sitios.

• Adams

Climate

Climate data for Adams, Ilocos Norte
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)	25 (77)	26 (79)	28 (82)	31 (88)	30 (86)	29 (84)	29 (84)	28 (82)	28 (82)	28 (82)	27 (81)	25 (77)	28 (82)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)	18 (64)	19 (66)	20 (68)	22 (72)	23 (73)	24 (75)	24 (75)	23 (73)	23 (73)	22 (72)	21 (70)	20 (68)	22 (71)
Average precipitation mm (inches)	55 (2.2)	41 (1.6)	37 (1.5)	41 (1.6)	184 (7.2)	215 (8.5)	261 (10.3)	256 (10.1)	245 (9.6)	216 (8.5)	142 (5.6)	129 (5.1)	1,822 (71.8)
Average rainy days	14.1	11.1	11.8	12.5	21.8	25.2	25.5	24.9	23.8	18.2	16.4	17.0	222.3
Source: Meteoblue (modeled/calculated data, not measured locally) [7]

Demographics

Population census of Adams

Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1939 209 —     1948 170 −2.27% 1960 414 +7.70% 1970 560 +3.06% 1975 863 +9.06% 1980 1,213 +7.04% 1990 1,119 −0.80%	Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1995 1,287 +2.66% 2000 1,480 +3.04% 2007 1,522 +0.39% 2010 1,785 +5.97% 2015 1,792 +0.07% 2020 2,189 +4.01%
Source: Philippine Statistics Authority [8] [9] [10] [11]

In the 2020 census, the population of Adams, Ilocos Norte, was 2,189 people, ^[3] with a density of 14 inhabitants per square kilometre or 36 inhabitants per square mile.

Adams' population is a mixture of different tribes like Ilocanos, Yapayaos, Immallods, Kankanaeys, and Bago. ^[12]

Economy

Local products produced in Adams include:

• Saplid - local for soft broom
• Wine - just like Tapuey or rice wine
• Tropical wine - it depends on the season. Example of fruit wine is Bugnay Wine.

Government

See also: Sangguniang Bayan

Adams, belonging to the first congressional district of the province of Ilocos Norte, 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.

Members of the Municipal Council (2022–2025): ^[20]

• Congressman: Sandro Marcos
• Mayor: Rosalia D. Dupagen
• Vice-Mayor: Eddie Boy A. Suniga
• Councilors:
  • Meynard S. Tawali
  • Homer M. Domingo
  • Ryan A. Andres
  • Maelyn Guinayen
  • Joffrey S. Ramoran
  • Florence S. Andres
  • Teodoro D. Dupagen
  • Edward Tarnate

Municipal seal

The seal and its white background speaks of the people's simple way of living; it further suggests that their lifestyle is not blemished nor corrupted by civilization and modernization.

The shield was derived from the Provincial Seal of Ilocos Norte. The mountain range and the verdant field and river show the topography of the place as a potential source of wealth and livelihood. The mountain ranges also symbolizes the lofty ideals and the high hopes of the people for making Adams a progressive and attractive place to live in.

Attractions

Adams has 18 waterfalls and 10 hanging bridges, including:

• Maligligay Falls
• Mareprep Falls
• Anuplig Falls - considered the premier falls in Adams
• Inuwayan Falls
• Cabacan Falls
• Anat Falls
• Kanayupan Falls
• Abbas Falls
• Aki Falls - Y-shaped falls
• Adams' Hanging Bridge - the longest hanging bridge in Ilocos Norte
• Bolo River - known for its crystal waters
• Avis Falls

Culture

Cuisine

Local food include balbollosa (wild eggplant), ubog (rattan shoots), chicken with cardis, aba (gabi), kukutit (crushed crablets), fried frogs, kiwet (eel) and salads. There's also tapuey (rice wine) and Bugnay (fruit wine).

Festivals

• Tadek-Bagat Festival is celebrated on April 16–18 where it presents songs and dances of the different tribes of Adams.
• Foundation Day of Adams is celebrated annually on May 16.

References

1.   Municipality of Adams | (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 2018 Municipal and City Level Poverty Estimates". Philippine Statistics Authority. December 15, 2021. Retrieved January 22, 2022.
5. "Ilocos Norte eyes conversion of prov'l roads into nat'l highways". Philippine News Agency. June 7, 2022. Retrieved December 28, 2022.
6. "Adams town councilors hold session in disputed Sitio Bucarot". ptvnews.ph. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016.
7. "Adams: Average Temperatures and Rainfall". Meteoblue. Retrieved March 4, 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 Norte". Municipality Population Data. Local Water Utilities Administration Research Division. Retrieved December 17, 2016.
12. Wallace, Ben J. (2006). The changing village environment in Southeast Asia: applied anthropology and environmental reclamation in the northern Philippines. Psychology Press. p. 36. ISBN   978-0-415-36484-3.
13. "Poverty incidence (PI):". Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved December 28, 2020.
14. "Estimation of Local Poverty in the Philippines" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. November 29, 2005.
15. "2003 City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. March 23, 2009.
16. "City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates; 2006 and 2009" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. August 3, 2012.
17. "2012 Municipal and City Level Poverty Estimates" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. May 31, 2016.
18. "Municipal and City Level Small Area Poverty Estimates; 2009, 2012 and 2015". Philippine Statistics Authority. July 10, 2019.
19. "PSA Releases the 2018 Municipal and City Level Poverty Estimates". Philippine Statistics Authority. December 15, 2021. Retrieved January 22, 2022.
20. "Adams Partial, unofficial results aggregated from Comelec data" (PDF). ABS-CBN News. Retrieved August 20, 2022.

External links

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