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Municipality in Quirino, Philippines From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Diffun, officially the Municipality of Diffun (Ilocano: Ili ti Diffun; Tagalog: Bayan ng Diffun), is a 2nd class municipality in the province of Quirino, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 56,102 people.[3]
Diffun | |
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Municipality of Diffun | |
![]() Diffun Town Hall | |
![]() Map of Quirino with Diffun highlighted | |
Location within the Philippines | |
Coordinates: 16°35′37″N 121°30′09″E | |
Country | Philippines |
Region | Cagayan Valley |
Province | Quirino |
District | Lone district |
Barangays | 33 (see Barangays) |
Government | |
• Type | Sangguniang Bayan |
• Mayor | May G. Calaunan |
• Vice Mayor | Marlito G. Corpuz |
• Representative | Junie E. Cua |
• Municipal Council | Members |
• Electorate | 30,640 voters (2022) |
Area | |
• Total | 320.10 km2 (123.59 sq mi) |
Elevation | 160 m (520 ft) |
Highest elevation | 551 m (1,808 ft) |
Lowest elevation | 95 m (312 ft) |
Population (2020 census)[3] | |
• Total | 56,102 |
• Density | 180/km2 (450/sq mi) |
• Households | 13,942 |
Economy | |
• Income class | 2nd municipal income class |
• Poverty incidence | 10.07 |
• Revenue | ₱ 237.4 million (2020) |
• Assets | ₱ 504.1 million (2020) |
• Expenditure | ₱ 191.4 million (2020) |
• Liabilities | ₱ 104.3 million (2020) |
Service provider | |
• Electricity | Quirino Electric Cooperative (QUIRELCO) |
Time zone | UTC+8 (PST) |
ZIP code | 3401 |
PSGC | |
IDD : area code | +63 (0)78 |
Native languages | Ilocano Bugkalot Tagalog |
Website | www |
Commercial establishments proliferated along the provincial road due to its proximity to Santiago City as the main commercial hub of the region.
Diffun is the most populous town in Quirino Province and it is 9 kilometres (5.6 mi) from Cabarroguis, 21 kilometres (13 mi) from Santiago City, and 389 kilometres (242 mi) from Manila.
Diffun is politically subdivided into 33 barangays. Each barangay consists of puroks and some have sitios.
Climate data for Diffun, Quirino | |||||||||||||
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Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 25 (77) |
26 (79) |
29 (84) |
32 (90) |
32 (90) |
31 (88) |
30 (86) |
30 (86) |
30 (86) |
29 (84) |
27 (81) |
25 (77) |
29 (84) |
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 19 (66) |
20 (68) |
21 (70) |
23 (73) |
24 (75) |
24 (75) |
24 (75) |
24 (75) |
24 (75) |
23 (73) |
22 (72) |
21 (70) |
22 (72) |
Average precipitation mm (inches) | 119 (4.7) |
83 (3.3) |
54 (2.1) |
37 (1.5) |
133 (5.2) |
132 (5.2) |
161 (6.3) |
163 (6.4) |
153 (6.0) |
142 (5.6) |
160 (6.3) |
224 (8.8) |
1,561 (61.4) |
Average rainy days | 18.4 | 13.6 | 11.6 | 9.4 | 19.3 | 21.9 | 23.9 | 23.4 | 21.1 | 16.3 | 18.1 | 21.4 | 218.4 |
Source: Meteoblue[5] |
Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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1960 | 9,106 | — |
1970 | 14,233 | +4.56% |
1975 | 17,811 | +4.60% |
1980 | 23,086 | +5.32% |
1990 | 31,266 | +3.08% |
1995 | 36,048 | +2.70% |
2000 | 39,489 | +1.97% |
2007 | 42,958 | +1.17% |
2010 | 48,501 | +4.52% |
2015 | 52,569 | +1.55% |
2020 | 56,102 | +1.29% |
Source: Philippine Statistics Authority[6][7][8][9] |
Poverty incidence of Diffun
5
10
15
20
25
30
2006
23.00 2009
17.48 2012
15.76 2015
13.36 2018
10.64 2021
10.07 Source: Philippine Statistics Authority[10][11][12][13][14][15][16][17] |
Diffun, belonging to the lone congressional district of the province of Quirino, 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 | Junie E. Cua |
Mayor | May G. Calaunan |
Vice-Mayor | Marlito G. Corpuz |
Councilors | Cesar M. Agustin |
Ma. Karen A. Baldonado-Guillermo | |
Gloria C. Antolin | |
Renato M. Antolin | |
Elpidio G. Javonillo | |
Michael A. Lidiang | |
Roseller A. Escobar | |
Cesar C. Valencia | |
The Schools Division of Quirino governs the town's public education system.[19] The division office is a field office of the DepEd in Cagayan Valley region.[20] The office governs the public and private elementary and public and private high schools throughout the municipality.