Pidigan, Abra
Geography
Pidigan is located at 17°34′N 120°35′E / 17.57°N 120.59°E.
According to the Philippine Statistics Authority, the municipality has a land area of 49.15 square kilometres (18.98 sq mi) constituting 1.18% of the 4,165.25-square-kilometre- (1,608.21 sq mi) total area of Abra.
Pidigan is 8 kilometres (5.0 mi) from Bangued and 400 kilometres (250 mi) from Manila.
Barangays
Pidigan is politically subdivided into 15 barangays. Each barangay consists of puroks and some have sitios.
| PSGC | Barangay | Population | ±% p.a. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 2010 | |||||
| 140118001 | Alinaya | 8.1% | 1,015 | 996 | 0.19% | |
| 140118002 | Arab | 3.8% | 479 | 458 | 0.45% | |
| 140118004 | Garreta | 4.8% | 599 | 582 | 0.29% | |
| 140118005 | Immuli | 5.4% | 674 | 557 | 1.92% | |
| 140118007 | Laskig | 4.7% | 590 | 484 | 2.00% | |
| 140118009 | Monggoc | 9.6% | 1,202 | 1,101 | 0.88% | |
| 140118008 | Naguirayan | 5.6% | 703 | 698 | 0.07% | |
| 140118010 | Pamutic | 4.8% | 596 | 566 | 0.52% | |
| 140118011 | Pangtud | 11.2% | 1,391 | 1,070 | 2.66% | |
| 140118012 | Poblacion East | 13.5% | 1,683 | 1,603 | 0.49% | |
| 140118013 | Poblacion West | 9.4% | 1,169 | 1,228 | −0.49% | |
| 140118014 | San Diego | 3.8% | 477 | 442 | 0.76% | |
| 140118016 | Sulbec | 6.1% | 762 | 675 | 1.22% | |
| 140118018 | Suyo (Malidong) | 5.7% | 705 | 625 | 1.21% | |
| 140118019 | Yuyeng | 3.4% | 430 | 443 | −0.30% | |
| Total | 12,475 | 11,528 | 0.79% | |||
Climate
| Climate data for Pidigan, Abra | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 29 (84) |
31 (88) |
32 (90) |
34 (93) |
32 (90) |
31 (88) |
30 (86) |
30 (86) |
30 (86) |
30 (86) |
30 (86) |
29 (84) |
31 (87) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 18 (64) |
19 (66) |
20 (68) |
23 (73) |
24 (75) |
24 (75) |
24 (75) |
24 (75) |
23 (73) |
22 (72) |
21 (70) |
19 (66) |
22 (71) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 9 (0.4) |
11 (0.4) |
13 (0.5) |
23 (0.9) |
92 (3.6) |
122 (4.8) |
153 (6.0) |
137 (5.4) |
139 (5.5) |
141 (5.6) |
42 (1.7) |
14 (0.6) |
896 (35.4) |
| Average rainy days | 4.6 | 4.0 | 6.2 | 9.1 | 19.5 | 23.2 | 24.0 | 22.5 | 21.5 | 15.2 | 10.5 | 6.0 | 166.3 |
| Source: Meteoblue | |||||||||||||
Demographics
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1903 | 2,639 | — |
| 1918 | 3,864 | +2.57% |
| 1939 | 3,994 | +0.16% |
| 1948 | 3,473 | −1.54% |
| 1960 | 5,414 | +3.77% |
| 1970 | 6,605 | +2.01% |
| 1975 | 6,897 | +0.87% |
| 1980 | 7,162 | +0.76% |
| 1990 | 8,807 | +2.09% |
| 1995 | 9,098 | +0.61% |
| 2000 | 10,183 | +2.44% |
| 2007 | 11,280 | +1.42% |
| 2010 | 11,528 | +0.79% |
| 2015 | 12,185 | +1.06% |
| 2020 | 12,475 | +0.46% |
| Source: Philippine Statistics Authority | ||
In the 2020 census, Pidigan had a population of 12,475. The population density was 250 inhabitants per square kilometre (650/sq mi).
Economy
Poverty incidence of Pidigan
5
10
15
20
25
30
2006
22.70 2009
25.86 2012
23.08 2015
14.84 2018
15.22 2021
22.32 Source: Philippine Statistics Authority |
Government
Local government
Pidigan, belonging to the lone congressional district of the province of Abra, 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
| Position | Name |
|---|---|
| Congressman | Joseph Santo Niño B. Bernos |
| Mayor | Joseph Domino A. Valera |
| Vice-Mayor | Arnulfo M. Bisares |
| Councilors | Noel M. Bisares |
| Romeo M. Advincula | |
| Roberto P. Billedo | |
| Elizar B. Belandres | |
| Jumel P. Chong | |
| Excel P. Sanidad | |
| Kenneth Jay P. Dalere | |
| Joel B. Garcia |
List of Cultural Properties of Pidigan
| Cultural Property wmph identifier |
Site name | Description | Province | City or municipality |
Address | Coordinates | Image |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pidigan Church | Immaculate Conception Church | Abra | Pidigan | Corner Santiago McKinley St. | 17°34′15″N 120°35′21″E / 17.570712°N 120.589175°E |  
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| St. Mary High School | Abra | Pidigan | 17°34′15″N 120°35′23″E / 17.570749°N 120.589731°E |  Upload Photo | |||
| Bringas Ancestral House Ruins | The house of former municipal mayor Jeremias Bringas. It was used as a provincial capitol when Pidigan was made the temporary seat of the Provincial Government of Abra in 1945. | Abra | Pidigan | 17°34′11″N 120°35′26″E / 17.56959°N 120.590578°E | 
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| Paaralan Sentral ng Pidigan/Pidigan Central School | Abra | Pidigan | 17°34′10″N 120°35′24″E / 17.569531°N 120.590068°E | 
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| Figueras Ancestral House | Old house owned by Sinforoso Figueras, the first municipal mayor of Pidigan from 1913 to 1919 and from 1943 to 1945. | Abra | Pidigan | Paredes St. | 17°34′12″N 120°35′24″E / 17.569944°N 120.590101°E | 
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