Salcedo, Ilocos Sur

Salcedo
Municipality
Municipality of Salcedo

Map of Ilocos Sur with Salcedo highlighted
Salcedo
Location within the Philippines
Coordinates: 17°09′N 120°32′E / 17.15°N 120.53°E / 17.15; 120.53Coordinates: 17°09′N 120°32′E / 17.15°N 120.53°E / 17.15; 120.53
Country  Philippines
Region Ilocos Region (Region I)
Province Ilocos Sur
District 2nd District
Barangays 21 (see Barangays)
Government [1]
 • Type Sangguniang Bayan
 • Mayor Leopoldo G. Gironella Jr.
 • Electorate 7,221 voters (2016)
Area [2]
 • Total 103.44 km2 (39.94 sq mi)
Population (2015 census)[3]
 • Total 11,288
 • Density 110/km2 (280/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+8 (PST)
ZIP code 2711
PSGC 012916000
IDD : area code  +63 (0)77
Climate type Tropical monsoon climate
Income class 4th municipal income class
Revenue (₱) 210,026,563.01 (2016)
Native languages Ilocano
Tagalog
Website www.salcedo-ilocossur.gov.ph

Salcedo, officially the Municipality of Salcedo, is a 4th class municipality in the province of Ilocos Sur, Philippines. According to the 2015 census, it has a population of 11,288 people.[3]

Formerly known as Baugen, it was renamed to Salcedo by virtue of Republic Act No. 1627 after the Spanish Conquistador Juan de Salcedo on June 20, 1957.[4]

Barangays

Salcedo is politically subdivided into 21 barangays. [2]

  • Atabay
  • Calangcuasan
  • Balidbid
  • Baluarte
  • Baybayading
  • Boguibog
  • Bulala-Leguey
  • Kaliwakiw
  • Culiong
  • Dinaratan
  • Kinmarin
  • Lucbuban
  • Madarang
  • Maligcong
  • Pias
  • Poblacion Norte
  • Poblacion Sur
  • San Gaspar
  • San Tiburcio
  • Sorioan
  • Ubbog

Demographics

Population census of Salcedo
YearPop.±% p.a.
1903 1,504—    
1918 2,200+2.57%
1939 5,065+4.05%
1948 4,771−0.66%
1960 6,005+1.94%
1970 6,992+1.53%
1975 7,978+2.68%
1980 8,302+0.80%
1990 9,397+1.25%
1995 10,116+1.39%
2000 10,409+0.61%
2007 10,704+0.39%
2010 10,935+0.78%
2015 11,288+0.61%
Source: Philippine Statistics Authority[3][5][6][7]

In the 2015 census, the population of Salcedo was 11,288 people,[3] with a density of 110 inhabitants per square kilometre or 280 inhabitants per square mile.

Economy

The people are engaged in farming, producing food crops, mostly rice and tobacco.

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Municipality". Quezon City, Philippines: Department of the Interior and Local Government. Retrieved 31 May 2013.
  2. 1 2 "Province: Ilocos Sur". PSGC Interactive. Quezon City, Philippines: Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved 12 November 2016.
  3. 1 2 3 4 Census of Population (2015). "Region I (Ilocos Region)". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. PSA. Retrieved 20 June 2016.
  4. ↑ "REPUBLIC ACT NO. 1627 AN ACT CHANGING THE NAME OF THE MUNICIPALITY OF BAUGUEN, PROVINCE OF ILOCOS SUR, TO SALCEDO". Philippine legal materials database. PhilippineLaw.info. June 20, 1957. Retrieved 20 September 2013.
  5. ↑ Census of Population and Housing (2010). "Region I (Ilocos Region)". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. NSO. Retrieved 29 June 2016.
  6. ↑ Censuses of Population (1903–2007). "Region I (Ilocos Region)". Table 1. Population Enumerated in Various Censuses by Province/Highly Urbanized City: 1903 to 2007. NSO.
  7. ↑ "Province of Ilocos Sur". Municipality Population Data. Local Water Utilities Administration Research Division. Retrieved 17 December 2016.


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