Dinapigue
Dinapigue | |
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Municipality of Dinapigue | |
![]() View of the forested coast of Dinapigue | |
![]() Map of Isabela with Dinapigue highlighted | |
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Location within the Philippines | |
Coordinates: 16°31′30″N 122°15′49″E / 16.525°N 122.2636°E | |
Country | ![]() |
Region | Cagayan Valley |
Province | Isabela |
District | 4th District of Isabela |
Founded | 1969 |
Barangays | 6 (see Barangays) |
Government | |
• Type | Sangguniang Bayan |
• Mayor | Reynaldo D. Derije |
• Vice Mayor | Vicente D. Mendoza |
• Congressman | Alyssa Sheena P. Tan |
• Electorate | 4,508 voters (2022) |
Area | |
• Total | 574.40 km2 (221.78 sq mi) |
Elevation | 124 m (407 ft) |
Population (2020 census)[3] | |
• Total | 5,821 |
• Density | 10/km2 (26/sq mi) |
• Households | 1,405 |
Economy | |
• Income class | 1st municipal income class |
• Poverty incidence | 14.73% (2015)[4] |
• Revenue (₱) | ₱ 209.1 million (2020) |
• Assets (₱) | ₱ 359.5 million (2020) |
• Liabilities (₱) | ₱ 45.85 million (2020) |
• Expenditure (₱) | ₱ 169 million (2020) |
Time zone | UTC+8 (PST) |
ZIP code | 3336 |
PSGC | |
IDD : area code | +63 (0)78 |
Native languages | Dinapigue Agta Ibanag Ilocano Kasiguranin Tagalog |
Website | www |
Dinapigue, officially the Municipality of Dinapigue, is a 1st class municipality in the province of Isabela, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 5,821 people.[3]
Dinapigue or sometimes called Dinapigui is the southernmost coastal town of the province of Isabela. It is one of the four (4) remote and isolated coastal towns facing the Philippine Sea on the east and separated from the rest of the province by the Sierra Madre Mountains.
It is bounded by the coastal town of Palanan to the north, San Mariano to the northwest, San Guillermo to the west, Echague to the southwest, Dilasag in the province of Aurora to the south and the Philippine Sea to the east.
Barangays
Dinapigue is politically subdivided into 6 barangays. [2]
PSGC | Barangay | Population | ±% p.a. | |||
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2020[3] | 2010[5] | |||||
023110001 | Ayod | 4.2% | 242 | 312 | −2.51% | |
023110002 | Bucal Sur | 12.5% | 729 | 774 | −0.60% | |
023110003 | Bucal Norte | 4.0% | 234 | 268 | −1.35% | |
023110004 | Dibulo | 19.5% | 1,135 | 1,349 | −1.71% | |
023110005 | Digumased (Poblacion) | 41.2% | 2,396 | 2,529 | −0.54% | |
023110006 | Dimaluade | 4.6% | 269 | 252 | 0.65% | |
Total | 5,821 | 5,484 | 0.60% |
Demographics
Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
---|---|---|
1975 | 932 | — |
1980 | 764 | −3.90% |
1990 | 2,105 | +10.67% |
1995 | 3,046 | +7.17% |
2000 | 3,171 | +0.87% |
2007 | 4,807 | +5.91% |
2010 | 5,484 | +4.91% |
2015 | 5,005 | −1.73% |
Source: Philippine Statistics Authority[6][5][7][8] |
In the 2020 census, the population of Dinapigue was 5,821 people,[3] with a density of 10 inhabitants per square kilometre or 26 inhabitants per square mile.
Climate
Climate data for Dinapigue, Isabela | |||||||||||||
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Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 27 (81) |
27 (81) |
29 (84) |
28 (82) |
27 (81) |
25 (77) |
26 (79) |
27 (81) |
31 (88) |
29 (84) |
27 (81) |
27 (81) |
28 (82) |
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 20 (68) |
20 (68) |
21 (70) |
20 (68) |
21 (70) |
20 (68) |
21 (70) |
22 (72) |
23 (73) |
23 (73) |
21 (70) |
21 (70) |
21 (70) |
Average precipitation mm (inches) | 162 (6.4) |
156 (6.1) |
90 (3.5) |
60 (2.4) |
144 (5.7) |
201 (7.9) |
159 (6.3) |
108 (4.3) |
111 (4.4) |
237 (9.3) |
276 (10.9) |
171 (6.7) |
1,875 (73.9) |
Average rainy days | 14 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 16 | 19 | 16 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 15 | 180 |
Source: World Weather Online[9] |
Transportation
Dinapigue is accessible by land but it can also be accessed by air through Dinapigue Airport. Small time bus companies offer daily trips from Santiago City to Dinapigue via Quirino province through the towns of Dinalungan, Casiguran, and Dilasag in the province Aurora.
References
- ^ Municipality of Dinapigue | (DILG)
- ^ a b "Province: Isabela". PSGC Interactive. Quezon City, Philippines: Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved 12 November 2016.
- ^ a b c d Census of Population (2020). "Region II (Cagayan Valley)". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
- ^ "PSA releases the 2015 Municipal and City Level Poverty Estimates". Quezon City, Philippines. Retrieved 1 January 2020.
- ^ a b Census of Population and Housing (2010). "Region II (Cagayan Valley)" (PDF). Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. National Statistics Office. Retrieved 29 June 2016.
- ^ Census of Population (2015). "Region II (Cagayan Valley)". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved 20 June 2016.
- ^ Censuses of Population (1903–2007). "Region II (Cagayan Valley)". Table 1. Population Enumerated in Various Censuses by Province/Highly Urbanized City: 1903 to 2007. National Statistics Office.
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: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ "Province of Isabela". Municipality Population Data. Local Water Utilities Administration Research Division. Retrieved 17 December 2016.
- ^ "Dinapigue, Isabela: Average Temperatures and Rainfall". World Weather Online. Retrieved 3 November 2015.
External links
- Dinapigue Profile at PhilAtlas.com
- Municipal Profile at the National Competitiveness Council of the Philippines
- Dinapigue at the Isabela Government Website
- Local Governance Performance Management System
- Philippine Standard Geographic Code
- Philippine Census Information
- Municipality of Dinapigue
- Chasing Waterfalls: Dibulo Falls
- The Bonsai Forest in Dinapigue, Isabela