Tagudin | |
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 Tagudin Town Hall | |
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| Motto: ASAP Tagudin | |
 Map of Ilocos Sur with Tagudin highlighted | |
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.svg)  Tagudin Location within thePhilippines | |
| 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 (seeBarangays) |
| Government | |
| • Type | Sangguniang Bayan |
| • Mayor | Roque S. Verzosa Jr. |
| • Vice Mayor | Evangeline Ingoy-Verzosa |
| • Representative | Kristine Singson-Meehan |
| • Municipal Council | Members
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| • Electorate | 27,818 voters (2022) |
| Area | |
• 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 |
| • Revenue | ₱ 422.8 million (2022) |
| • Assets | ₱ 1,203 million (2022) |
| • Expenditure | ₱ 334.7 million (2022) |
| • Liabilities | ₱ 109 million (2022) |
| Service provider | |
| • Electricity | Ilocos Sur Electric Cooperative (ISECO) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (PST) |
| ZIP code | 2714 |
| PSGC | |
| IDD : area code | +63 (0)77 |
| Native languages | Ilocano Tagalog |
| Website | www |
Tagudin, officially theMunicipality of Tagudin (Ilocano:Ili ti Tagudin;Tagalog:Bayan ng Tagudin;Spanish:Municipio de Tagudín), is amunicipality in theprovince ofIlocos Sur,Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it had a population of 41,538 people.[3]
The name of the municipality was derived from a native cotton drying rack called "tagudan." A Spaniard who came to the place asked for its name, wrote it as the settlement when told by a resident, who thought that he was asking the name of the traditional apparatus she was using.[citation needed]
According toWilliam Scott, "Chinese and Japanese ships bartered gold in Tagudin in Juan de Salcedo's day."[5]
Records of Saint Augustine's Parish record that SpanishConquistadors headed byJuan de Salcedo, together with theAugustinian missionaries, started to move northward fromManila in 1571. On 5 January 1586 they founded the first towns ofLaoag, Bulatao, Kaog and Tagudin.[6]
In 1818, Tagudin became a part ofIlocos Sur and thus the southern gateway to the province. The first twosundials were constructed in Tagudin in 1841 and 1845, respectively, by Father Juan Sorolla.
On 18 August 1908, Tagudin replacedAlilem as thecapital of the sub-province ofAmburayan,[7] which included Lepanto (that became a sub-province now included in the province ofBenguet), Angkaki (nowQuirino),Suyo, and Alilem (now with Ilocos Sur), andSudipen,Santol, andSan Gabriel (formerly with Ilocos Sur but became part ofLa 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 duringWorld War II. It was also the site of the military general headquarters of the USAFIP-NL 121st Infantry Regiments under thePhilippine Commonwealth Army. The decisiveBattle of Bessang Pass started in this municipality, at Bitalag.
Tagudin is 316 kilometres (196 mi) fromMetro Manila, 91 kilometres (57 mi) from the provincial capitalVigan City, and 125 kilometres (78 mi) fromSagada viaBessang Pass. It is bordered to the north by the municipality ofSanta Cruz to the north,Suyo andAlilem to the east, and the province ofLa Union to the south byBangar andSudipen, La Union.
Tagudin is politically subdivided into 43barangays. [9] Each barangay consists ofpuroks and some havesitios.
| Climate data for Tagudin, Ilocos Sur | |||||||||||||
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| 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) |
| Averageprecipitation 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] | |||||||||||||
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In the 2020 census, Tagudin had a population of 41,538.[3] The population density was 270 inhabitants per square kilometre (700/sq mi).
Poverty incidence of Tagudin
10 20 30 40 50 2000 43.64 2003 25.36 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] |
Tagudin, belonging to thesecond congressional district of the province ofIlocos 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.
| Position | Name |
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| 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 |
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