Pudtol
Pudtol, officially the Municipality of Pudtol, (Ilocano: Ili ti Pudtol; Tagalog: Bayan ng Pudtol), is a 4th class municipality in the province of Apayao, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 15,491 people. [3]
Pudtol
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Municipality of Pudtol | |
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Coordinates: 18°14′08″N 121°22′24″E | |
Country | Philippines |
Region | Cordillera Administrative Region |
Province | Apayao |
District | Lone district |
Barangays | 22 (see Barangays) |
Government | |
• Type | Sangguniang Bayan |
• Mayor | Hector Reuel D. Pascua |
• Vice Mayor | Randy A. Laoat |
• Representative | Elias C. Bulut Jr. |
• Electorate | 9,065 voters (2019) |
Area | |
• Total | 401.02 km2 (154.83 sq mi) |
Elevation | 37 m (121 ft) |
Highest elevation | 183 m (600 ft) |
Lowest elevation | 6 m (20 ft) |
Population | |
• Total | 15,491 |
• Density | 39/km2 (100/sq mi) |
• Households | 3,158 |
Economy | |
• Income class | 4th municipal income class |
• Poverty incidence | 21.01% (2018)[4] |
• Revenue | ₱145,076,899.89 (2020) |
• Assets | ₱246,803,721.21 (2020) |
• Expenditure | ₱110,045,040.55 (2020) |
• Liabilities | ₱124,789,880.41 (2020) |
Service provider | |
• Electricity | Kalinga - Apayao Electric Cooperative (KAELCO) |
Time zone | UTC+8 (PST) |
ZIP code | 3812 |
PSGC | |
IDD : area code | +63 (0)74 |
Native languages | Atta language Isnag Ilocano Tagalog |
On June 22, 1963, several barrios and sitios were separated from Pudtol and constituted into the newly created municipality of Flora.[5]
Geography
According to the Philippine Statistics Authority, the municipality has a land area of 401.02 square kilometres (154.83 sq mi) [6] constituting 9.09% of the 4,413.35-square-kilometre- (1,704.00 sq mi) total area of Apayao.
Barangays
Pudtol is politically subdivided into 22 barangays.[7] These barangays are headed by elected officials: Barangay Captain, Barangay Council, whose members are called Barangay Councilors. All are elected every three years.
PSGC | Barangay | Population | ±% p.a. | |||
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2020 [3] | 2010 [8] | |||||
148106001 | Aga | 2.2% | 343 | 276 | 2.20% | |
148106002 | Alem | 5.5% | 855 | 875 | −0.23% | |
148106022 | Amado | 5.2% | 802 | 791 | 0.14% | |
148106023 | Aurora | 2.3% | 355 | 296 | 1.84% | |
148106006 | Cabatacan | 9.9% | 1,529 | 1,313 | 1.54% | |
148106007 | Cacalaggan | 3.3% | 513 | 405 | 2.40% | |
148106009 | Capannikian | 8.9% | 1,381 | 1,192 | 1.49% | |
148106024 | Doña Loreta | 4.8% | 737 | 711 | 0.36% | |
148106025 | Emilia | 3.5% | 537 | 427 | 2.32% | |
148106026 | Imelda | 4.0% | 621 | 552 | 1.19% | |
148106010 | Lower Maton | 2.4% | 369 | 345 | 0.68% | |
148106027 | Lt. Balag | 1.4% | 214 | 176 | 1.98% | |
148106028 | Lydia | 4.0% | 624 | 529 | 1.67% | |
148106012 | Malibang | 3.5% | 539 | 472 | 1.34% | |
148106014 | Mataguisi | 6.5% | 1,004 | 807 | 2.21% | |
148106016 | Poblacion | 5.9% | 911 | 836 | 0.86% | |
148106017 | San Antonio (Pugo) | 1.2% | 186 | 171 | 0.85% | |
148106029 | San Jose | 2.2% | 344 | 361 | −0.48% | |
148106030 | San Luis | 5.0% | 772 | 683 | 1.23% | |
148106031 | San Mariano | 2.4% | 377 | 463 | −2.04% | |
148106020 | Swan | 9.7% | 1,503 | 1,253 | 1.84% | |
148106021 | Upper Maton | 2.6% | 409 | 371 | 0.98% | |
Total | 15,491 | 13,305 | 1.54% |
Climate
Climate data for Pudtol, Apayao | |||||||||||||
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Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
Average high °C (°F) | 25 (77) |
26 (79) |
28 (82) |
31 (88) |
31 (88) |
31 (88) |
30 (86) |
30 (86) |
30 (86) |
28 (82) |
27 (81) |
25 (77) |
29 (83) |
Average low °C (°F) | 20 (68) |
20 (68) |
21 (70) |
22 (72) |
24 (75) |
25 (77) |
24 (75) |
24 (75) |
24 (75) |
23 (73) |
22 (72) |
21 (70) |
23 (73) |
Average precipitation mm (inches) | 120 (4.7) |
77 (3.0) |
62 (2.4) |
40 (1.6) |
118 (4.6) |
138 (5.4) |
162 (6.4) |
173 (6.8) |
143 (5.6) |
198 (7.8) |
185 (7.3) |
248 (9.8) |
1,664 (65.4) |
Average rainy days | 16.9 | 12.2 | 11.5 | 10.6 | 18.7 | 20.1 | 21.2 | 23.3 | 20.8 | 16.9 | 16.5 | 20.0 | 208.7 |
Source: Meteoblue [9] |
Demographics
Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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1960 | 7,720 | — |
1970 | 5,735 | −2.93% |
1975 | 6,547 | +2.69% |
1980 | 7,598 | +3.02% |
1990 | 7,621 | +0.03% |
1995 | 8,656 | +2.41% |
2000 | 11,039 | +5.35% |
2007 | 12,595 | +1.84% |
2010 | 13,305 | +2.02% |
2015 | 14,925 | +2.21% |
2020 | 15,491 | +0.73% |
Source: Philippine Statistics Authority [10] [8] [11][12] |
In the 2020 census, Pudtol had a population of 15,491. [3] The population density was 39 inhabitants per square kilometre (100/sq mi).
Economy
Poverty Incidence of Pudtol | |
Source: Philippine Statistics Authority[13][14][15][16][17][18][19] |
Government
Pudtol, belonging to the lone congressional district of the province of Apayao, 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 |
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Congressman | Elias C. Bulut Jr. |
Mayor | Hector Reuel D. Pascua |
Vice-Mayor | Randy A. Laoat |
Councilors | Ricky A. Laoat |
Albert M. Buyag | |
Edaño T. Patayan | |
Loreto C. Pascua | |
Edison A. Caluducan | |
Elmer P. Canonizado | |
Cleofil C. Collado | |
Dennis C. Sinfuego | |
References
- Municipality of Pudtol | (DILG)
- "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 May 25, 2021. Retrieved July 16, 2021.
- Census of Population (2020). "Cordillera Administrative Region (CAR)". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. PSA. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
- "PSA Releases the 2018 Municipal and City Level Poverty Estimates". Philippine Statistics Authority. 15 December 2021. Retrieved 22 January 2022.
- "Republic Act No. 3672 - An Act Creating the Municipality of Flora in the Subprovince of Apayao, Mountain Province". Chan Robles Virtual Law Library. 22 June 1963. Archived from the original on 26 September 2013. Retrieved 4 November 2016.
- "Province: Apayao". PSGC Interactive. Quezon City, Philippines: Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved 12 November 2016.
- "Municipal: Pudtol". PSGC Interactive. Quezon City, Philippines: Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved 8 January 2016.
- Census of Population and Housing (2010). "Cordillera Administrative Region (CAR)". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. NSO. Retrieved 29 June 2016.
- "Pudtol: Average Temperatures and Rainfall". Meteoblue. Retrieved 8 March 2020.
- Census of Population (2015). "Cordillera Administrative Region (CAR)". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. PSA. Retrieved 20 June 2016.
- Censuses of Population (1903–2007). "Cordillera Administrative Region (CAR)". Table 1. Population Enumerated in Various Censuses by Province/Highly Urbanized City: 1903 to 2007. NSO.
- "Province of Apayao". Municipality Population Data. Local Water Utilities Administration Research Division. Retrieved 17 December 2016.
- "Poverty incidence (PI):". Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved 28 December 2020.
- https://psa.gov.ph/sites/default/files/NSCB_LocalPovertyPhilippines_0.pdf; publication date: 29 November 2005; publisher: Philippine Statistics Authority.
- https://psa.gov.ph/sites/default/files/2003%20SAE%20of%20poverty%20%28Full%20Report%29_1.pdf; publication date: 23 March 2009; publisher: Philippine Statistics Authority.
- https://psa.gov.ph/sites/default/files/2006%20and%202009%20City%20and%20Municipal%20Level%20Poverty%20Estimates_0_1.pdf; publication date: 3 August 2012; publisher: Philippine Statistics Authority.
- https://psa.gov.ph/sites/default/files/2012%20Municipal%20and%20City%20Level%20Poverty%20Estima7tes%20Publication%20%281%29.pdf; publication date: 31 May 2016; publisher: Philippine Statistics Authority.
- https://psa.gov.ph/sites/default/files/City%20and%20Municipal-level%20Small%20Area%20Poverty%20Estimates_%202009%2C%202012%20and%202015_0.xlsx; publication date: 10 July 2019; publisher: Philippine Statistics Authority.
- "PSA Releases the 2018 Municipal and City Level Poverty Estimates". Philippine Statistics Authority. 15 December 2021. Retrieved 22 January 2022.
- "2019 National and Local Elections" (PDF). Commission on Elections. Retrieved March 12, 2022.
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