Tagudin
Municipality in Ilocos Sur, Philippines
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::summary Municipality in Ilocos Sur, Philippines ::
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| motto | ASAP Tagudin |
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| leader_title | Mayor |
| leader_name | Roque S. Verzosa Jr. |
| leader_title1 | Vice Mayor |
| leader_name1 | Evangeline Ingoy-Verzosa |
| leader_title2 | Representative |
| leader_name2 | Kristine Singson-Meehan |
| leader_title3 | Municipal Council |
| leader_name3 | {{PH Town Council |
| 1 | Bernardo F. Tovera Jr. |
| 2 | Glayds L. Andaya |
| 3 | Manuel Pedro Q. Bunoan |
| 4 | Fatima L. Pagaduan |
| 5 | Onofre Emerito L. Bayuga |
| 6 | Rosalinda Q. Mina |
| 7 | Corazon L. Villanueva |
| 8 | Guilbert L. Lazo |
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::figure[src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/6e/Church_of_the_Conversion_of_St._Augustine,_Tagudin,_Ilocos_Sur.jpg" caption="Facade of the Tagudin Church"]
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Tagudin, officially the Municipality of Tagudin (; ; ), is a municipality in the province of Ilocos Sur, Philippines. According to the , it has a population of people.
Etymology
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.
History
According to William Scott, "Chinese and Japanese ships bartered gold in Tagudin in Juan de Salcedo's day."
Records of Saint Augustine's Parish record that Spanish Conquistadors headed by Juan de Salcedo, together with the Augustinian missionaries, started to move northward from Manila in 1571. On 5 January 1586 they founded the first towns of Laoag, Bulatao, Kaog and Tagudin.
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, 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).
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
The Municipality of Tagudin 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. The town is accessible via Bessang Pass.
Tagudin is situated 91.45 km from the provincial capital Vigan, and 313.01 km from the country's capital city of Manila.
Barangays
Tagudin is politically subdivided into 43 barangays. 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
| location = Tagudin, Ilocos Sur | width = auto | metric first = Yes | single line = Yes | Jan high C = 30 | Jan low C = 20 | Feb high C = 31 | Feb low C = 21 | Mar high C = 33 | Mar low C = 23 | Apr high C = 34 | Apr low C = 25 | May high C = 32 | May low C = 26 | Jun high C = 31 | Jun low C = 26 | Jul high C = 30 | Jul low C = 25 | Aug high C = 30 | Aug low C = 25 | Sep high C = 30 | Sep low C = 25 | Oct high C = 31 | Oct low C = 23 | Nov high C = 31 | Nov low C = 22 | Dec high C = 31 | Dec low C = 21 | Jan precipitation mm = 27 | Feb precipitation mm = 31 | Mar precipitation mm = 40 | Apr precipitation mm = 71 | May precipitation mm = 207 | Jun precipitation mm = 237 | Jul precipitation mm = 286 | Aug precipitation mm = 261 | Sep precipitation mm = 261 | Oct precipitation mm = 254 | Nov precipitation mm = 88 | Dec precipitation mm = 46 | Jan rain days = 9.4 | Feb rain days = 9.3 | Mar rain days = 12.7 | Apr rain days = 17.0 | May rain days = 25.4 | Jun rain days = 26.8 | Jul rain days = 27.4 | Aug rain days = 26.1 | Sep rain days = 25.0 | Oct rain days = 21.0 | Nov rain days = 15.5 | Dec rain days = 10.6 | source 1 = Meteoblue (modeled/calculated data, not measured locally) | url = https://www.meteoblue.com/en/weather/historyclimate/climatemodelled/tagudin_philippines_1684320 | title = Tagudin: Average Temperatures and Rainfall | publisher = Meteoblue | accessdate = 14 May 2020 }} | date = 14 May 2020
Demographics
| align= none | cols = 3 | title= Population census of | 1903 = | 1918 = | 1939 = | 1948 = | 1960 = | 1970 = | 1975 = | 1980 = | 1990 = | 1995 = | 2000 = | 2007 = | 2010 = | 2015 = | 2020 = | 2024 = | 2030 = | 2035 = | 2040 = | footnote= Source: Philippine Statistics Authority
In the 2024 census, Tagudin had a population of 41,606 people. The population density was {{sigfig|41,606/151.19|2}} PD/km2.
Language
Ilocano is the predominant dialect of Tagudin.
Economy
::figure[src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/02/FvfTagudinilocosSur5332_10.JPG" caption="Central plaza of Tagudin"] ::
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
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| Position | Name |
|---|---|
| Congressman | Kristine Singson-Meehan |
| Mayor | Evangeline Ingoy-Verzosa |
| Vice-Mayor | Bernardo F. Tovera Jr. |
| Councilors | Gladys L. Andaya |
| Fatima L. Pagaduan | |
| Onofre Emerito L. Bayuga | |
| Gilbert L. Lazo | |
| Mauel Pedro Q. Bunoan | |
| Corazon L. Villanueva | |
| Ma. Theresa N. Villanueva | |
| Percival PJ Mina Jr. | |
| ABC President | Eugene L. Fernandez |
| :: |
Education
The Tagudin Schools District Office governs the operations of all private and public elementary and high school throughout the municipality.
Primary and elementary schools
- Ambalayat Integrated School (Elementary)
- Adventist School Tagudin Campus
- Ag-aguman Elementary School
- Baracbac Community School
- Becques Community School
- Bimmanga Community School
- Bio Elementary School
- Bitalag Elementary School
- Cabugbugan Comm. Sch.
- Cabulanglangan Elementary School
- Christ Servant Academy (Elementary)
- Family Christian Center
- Garitan Integrated School (Elementary)
- Ilocos Sur Polytechnic State College (Elementary)
- Las-ud Elementary School
- Libtong Integrated School (Elementary)
- Maranatha Christian Academy
- Pacac Elementary School
- Pallogan Elementary School
- Pudoc East Elementary School
- San Miguel Elementary School
- San Pedro Community School
- Tagudin Central School
- Tallaoen Elementary School
- Tampugo Elementary School
- UCCP Christ-Gifted Academy
Secondary schools
- Ambalayat Integrated School
- Asean Institute for Research and Technology
- Christ Servant Academy
- Garitan Integrated School
- Ilocos Sur Polytechnic State College (High School)
- Libtong Integrated School
- Pudoc West Integrated School
- St. Augustine's School
- Tagudin National High School
References
References
- {{DILG detail
- (1974). "The Discovery of the Igorots". New Day Publishers.
- "History of Tagudin".
- "Brief History".
- "Act No. 1876".
- "2019 National and Local Elections".
- (January 15, 2021). "Masterlist of Schools".
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