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Gregorio del Pilar
Concepcion | |
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| Municipality of Gregorio del Pilar | |
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| Coordinates: 17°08′54″N 120°36′40″E / 17.1483°N 120.6111°E | |
| Country | Philippines |
| Region | Ilocos Region |
| Province | Ilocos Sur |
| District | 2nd district |
| Named for | Gregorio del Pilar |
| Barangays | 7 (see Barangays) |
| Government | |
| • Type | Sangguniang Bayan |
| • Mayor | Henry S. Gallardo |
| • Vice Mayor | Rolando P. Onie |
| • Representative | Kristine Singson-Meehan |
| • Municipal Council | Members |
| • Electorate | 3,423 voters (2022) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 41.66 km2 (16.09 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 569 m (1,867 ft) |
| Highest elevation | 1,438 m (4,718 ft) |
| Lowest elevation | 95 m (312 ft) |
| Population (2020 census)[3] | |
| • Total | 4,472 |
| • Density | 110/km2 (280/sq mi) |
| • Households | 956 |
| Economy | |
| • Income class | 5th municipal income class |
| • Poverty incidence | 15.19 |
| • Revenue | ₱ 212 million (2020) |
| • Assets | ₱ 702.1 million (2020) |
| • Expenditure | ₱ 72.35 million (2020) |
| • Liabilities | ₱ 39.2 million (2020) |
| Service provider | |
| • Electricity | Ilocos Sur Electric Cooperative (ISECO) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (PST) |
| ZIP code | 2720 |
| PSGC | |
| IDD : area code | +63 (0)77 |
| Native languages | Ilocano Tagalog |
Gregorio del Pilar, officially the Municipality of Gregorio del Pilar (Ilocano: Ili ti Gregorio del Pilar; Tagalog: Bayan ng Gregorio del Pilar) is a 5th class municipality in the province of Ilocos Sur, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 4,472 people.[3]
Formerly named Concepcion (in honor of its patron saint, Nuestra Senora de Concepcion), it was renamed after general Gregorio del Pilar by virtue of Republic Act No. 1246 on June 10, 1955,[5] sponsored by Congressman Ricardo Gacula. The municipality was the site of the Battle of Tirad Pass where General del Pilar fought to the death against the Americans.
- ^ Municipality of Gregorio del Pilar | (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.
- ^ a b Census of Population (2020). "Region I (Ilocos Region)". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved July 8, 2021.
- ^ "PSA Releases the 2021 City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates". Philippine Statistics Authority. April 2, 2024. Retrieved April 28, 2024.
- ^ "An Act Changing the Name of the Municipality of Concepcion, Province of Ilocos Sur, to Gregorio Del Pilar". LawPH.com. Retrieved April 11, 2011.
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