Sudipen

Sudipen
Sudipen
Municipality
	Municipality of Sudipen
	Downtown area
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	Map of La Union with Sudipen highlighted
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	Sudipen Location within the Philippines
	Coordinates: 16°54′N 120°28′E
Country	Philippines
Region	Ilocos Region
Province	La Union
District	1st district
Barangays	17 (see Barangays)
Government
• Type	Sangguniang Bayan
• Mayor	Wendy Joy D. Buquing
• Vice Mayor	Melvin G. Macusi
• Representative	Pablo C. Ortega
• Municipal Council	Members
• Electorate	13,973 voters (2022)
Area
• Total	97.59 km2 (37.68 sq mi)
Elevation	70 m (230 ft)
Highest elevation	443 m (1,453 ft)
Lowest elevation	0 m (0 ft)
Population (2020 census)
• Total	17,187
• Density	180/km2 (460/sq mi)
• Households	4,238
Economy
• Income class	4th municipal income class
• Poverty incidence	11.29% (2021)
• Revenue	₱ 95.82 million (2020), 58.82 million (2012), 58.42 million (2013), 53.66 million (2014), 102.3 million (2015), 175.1 million (2016), 92.02 million (2017), 169.6 million (2019), 277.8 million (2021), 283.4 million (2022)
• Assets	₱ 367.6 million (2020), 69.93 million (2012), 55.89 million (2013), 51.28 million (2014), 91.26 million (2015), 176.2 million (2016), 125 million (2017), 216.7 million (2018), 523.5 million (2021), 628.6 million (2022)
• Expenditure	₱ 134.2 million (2020), 39.28 million (2012), 47.61 million (2013), 47.36 million (2014), 55.93 million (2015), 78.36 million (2016), 159.3 million (2017), 192.2 million (2018), 113.6 million (2019), 138.8 million (2021), 192.6 million (2022)
• Liabilities	₱ 50.42 million (2020), 13.05 million (2012), 9.357 million (2013), 11.73 million (2014), 46.49 million (2015), 34.42 million (2016), 49.03 million (2017), 71.76 million (2018), 95.55 million (2022)
Service provider
• Electricity	La Union Electric Cooperative (LUELCO)
Time zone	UTC+8 (PST)
ZIP code	2520
PSGC	013319000
IDD : area code	+63 (0)72
Native languages	Ilocano; Tagalog
Website	www.sudipenlaunion.gov.ph

Sudipen (Southern Ilocano pronunciation: [su'dipɯn]), officially the Municipality of Sudipen (Ilocano: Ili ti Sudipen; Filipino: Bayan ng Sudipen), is a 4th class municipality in the province of La Union, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 17,187 people.^[3]

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By virtue of Executive Order No. 72 signed by President Manuel Roxas on July 30, 1947, the municipal district of Sudipen, along with San Gabriel and Pugo, was organized into a regular municipality. As a result, the fourteen municipalities of La Union, all established under the Revised Administrative Code, were increased to seventeen.^[5]

Sudipen is located 312 kilometres (194 mi) north-north-west of the Philippine capital, Manila, and 43 kilometres (27 mi) away from the provincial capital of San Fernando, La Union. It is bounded on the west by the municipalities of Bangar and Balaoan; on the east and north by the Amburayan River and the province of Ilocos Sur; and in the south by Santol.

Sudipen has a total land area of 97 square kilometers, making it the fifth largest municipality by land area in the province. ^[6] Barangay Bulalaan is the largest barangay with a land area of 8,988 hectares (22,210 acres), while Barangay Poblacion is the smallest with only 82 hectares (200 acres).

Barangays

Sudipen is politically subdivided into 17 barangays. ^[6] Each barangay consists of puroks and some have sitios.

Bigbiga
Bulalaan
Castro
Duplas
Ilocano
Ipet
Maliclico
Namaltugan
Old Central ('Nagpanaoan)
Poblacion
Porporiket
San Francisco Norte
San Francisco Sur
San Jose
Sengngat
Turod
Up-uplas

Climate

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Climate data for Sudipen, La Union
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)	33 (91)	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)	25 (77)	25 (77)	25 (77)	25 (77)	23 (73)	22 (72)	21 (70)	23 (74)
Average precipitation 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^[7]

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Population census of Sudipen
Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1918	3,569	—
1939	6,039	+2.54%
1948	6,922	+1.53%
1960	7,926	+1.13%
1970	9,785	+2.13%
1975	10,430	+1.29%
1980	10,796	+0.69%
1990	13,043	+1.91%
1995	14,075	+1.44%
2000	15,099	+1.52%
2007	15,949	+0.76%
2010	16,531	+1.31%
2015	17,056	+0.60%
2020	17,187	+0.15%
Source: Philippine Statistics Authority^[8]^[9]^[10]^[11]

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In the 2020 census, the population of Sudipen was 17,187 people,^[3] with a density of 180 inhabitants per square kilometre or 470 inhabitants per square mile.

Poverty incidence of Sudipen

10

20

30

40

2006
33.10

2009
25.82

2012
14.73

2015
9.66

2018
3.95

2021
11.29

Source: Philippine Statistics Authority^[12]^[13]^[14]^[15]^[16]^[17]^[18]^[19]

Local government

Sudipen, belonging to the first congressional district of the province of La Union, 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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Members of the Municipal Council
(2019–2022)^[20]
Position	Name
Congressman	Pablo C. Ortega
Mayor	Wendy Joy D. Buquing
Vice-Mayor	Melvin G. Macusi
Councilors	Tita D. Mostoles
	Edwin M. Belisoa Jr.
	Joebet L. Dee
	Demy L. Danguecan
	Thelma R. Peña
	Bery A. Yadao
	Marcelina P. Leonen
	Yna P. Castro

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Municipal hall
Town center
Sudipen Farmers Public Market
Sudipen Central School
Sudipen terminal

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Municipality of Sudipen | (DILG)

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"2015 Census of Population, Report No. 3 – Population, Land Area, and Population Density" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. Quezon City, Philippines. August 2016. ISSN 0117-1453. Archived (PDF) from the original on 25 May 2021. Retrieved 16 July 2021.

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"PSA Releases the 2021 City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates". Philippine Statistics Authority. 2 April 2024. Retrieved 28 April 2024.

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"Province: La Union". PSGC Interactive. Quezon City, Philippines: Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved 12 November 2016.

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"Sudipen: Average Temperatures and Rainfall". Meteoblue. Retrieved 26 April 2020.

[PSA15–01-8] [8]
Census of Population (2015). "Region I (Ilocos Region)". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved 20 June 2016.

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