Divilacan

Divilacan, officially the Municipality of Divilacan (Ibanag: Ili nat Divilacan; Ilocano: Ili ti Divilacan; Tagalog/Kasiguranin: Bayan ng Divilacan), is a 2nd class municipality in the province of Isabela, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 5,827 people.[3]

Divilacan
Municipality
Municipality of Divilacan
Aerial view of Divilacan after Super Typhoon Megi (PAGASA name: Juan)
Aerial view of Divilacan after Super Typhoon Megi (PAGASA name: Juan)
Flag of Divilacan
Flag
Official seal of Divilacan
Seal
Map of Isabela with Divilacan highlighted
Map of Isabela with Divilacan highlighted
OpenStreetMap
Divilacan is located in Philippines
Divilacan
Divilacan
Location within the Philippines
Coordinates: 17°20′N 122°18′E
CountryPhilippines
RegionCagayan Valley
ProvinceIsabela
District 1st district
Founded1969
Barangays12 (see Barangays)
Government
 [1]
 • TypeSangguniang Bayan
 • MayorVenturito C. Bulan
 • Vice MayorAlfredo P. Custodio
 • RepresentativeAntonio T. Albano
 • Electorate4,053 voters (2022)
Area
[2]
 • Total889.49 km2 (343.43 sq mi)
Elevation
46 m (151 ft)
Highest elevation
344 m (1,129 ft)
Lowest elevation
0 m (0 ft)
Population
 (2020 census)[3]
 • Total5,827
 • Density6.6/km2 (17/sq mi)
 • Households
1,449
Economy
 • Income class2nd municipal income class
 • Poverty incidence
47.58
% (2018)[4]
 • Revenue₱ 224.1 million (2020)
 • Assets₱ 424.7 million (2020)
 • Expenditure₱ 164.7 million (2020)
 • Liabilities₱ 66.2 million (2020)
Service provider
 • ElectricityIsabela 2 Electric Cooperative (ISELCO 2)
Time zoneUTC+8 (PST)
ZIP code
3335
PSGC
023111000
IDD : area code +63 (0)78
Native languagesIbanag
Ilocano
Kasiguranin
Paranan
Tagalog

Etymology

Divilacan was derived from the native Casiguran Dumagat Agta compound word vilican, meaning "fish and shell." The word di implies origin. Therefore, Divilacan literally means “where fish and shells abound.”

History

Divilacan was a former remote sitio of Barrio Antagan in the neighboring town of Tumauini. It became a separate municipality on June 21, 1969, by virtue of Republic Act No. 5776.

Geography

Divilacan is one of the four coastal municipalities of the province of Isabela facing the Philippine Sea to the east.

The town is bounded to the north by Maconacon, Tumauini to the west, Ilagan City to the southwest, Palanan to the south and the Philippine Sea to the east.

Barangays

Divilacan is politically subdivided into 12 barangays. [5] Each barangay consists of puroks while some have sitios.

  • Dicambangan
  • Dicaruyan
  • Dicatian
  • Bicobian
  • Dilakit
  • Dimapnat
  • Dimapula (Poblacion)
  • Dimasalansan
  • Dipudo
  • Dibulos
  • Ditarum
  • Sapinit

Climate
Climate data for Divilacan, Isabela
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Average high °C (°F) 28.1
(82.6)		 29.5
(85.1)		 30.7
(87.3)		 32.4
(90.3)		 33.8
(92.8)		 33.8
(92.8)		 33.1
(91.6)		 32.8
(91.0)		 32.3
(90.1)		 31.3
(88.3)		 29.6
(85.3)		 28.3
(82.9)		 31.3
(88.3)
Average low °C (°F) 19.9
(67.8)		 20.0
(68.0)		 21.9
(71.4)		 23.1
(73.6)		 24.1
(75.4)		 24.4
(75.9)		 24.3
(75.7)		 24.2
(75.6)		 23.9
(75.0)		 23.5
(74.3)		 22.1
(71.8)		 21.0
(69.8)		 22.7
(72.9)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 31.2
(1.23)		 23
(0.9)		 27.7
(1.09)		 28.1
(1.11)		 113.5
(4.47)		 141.4
(5.57)		 176.4
(6.94)		 236.6
(9.31)		 224.9
(8.85)		 247.7
(9.75)		 222.9
(8.78)		 178
(7.0)		 1,651.4
(65)
Average rainy days 10 6 5 5 13 12 15 15 15 17 16 15 144
Source: Climate-Data.org (modeled/calculated data, not measured locally)[6]

Demographics
Population census of Divilacan
YearPop.±% p.a.
1970 563—    
1975 1,207+16.53%
1980 1,859+9.02%
1990 2,479+2.92%
1995 2,593+0.85%
2000 3,413+6.07%
2007 4,602+4.21%
2010 5,034+3.32%
2015 5,687+2.35%
2020 5,827+0.48%
Source: Philippine Statistics Authority[7][8][9][10]

In the 2020 census, the population of Divilacan was 5,827 people,[3] with a density of 6.6 inhabitants per square kilometre or 17 inhabitants per square mile.

Economy
Poverty Incidence of Divilacan
Source: Philippine Statistics Authority[11][12]
[13][14][15][16][17]
Divilacan Bay with Divilacan in the background and Maconacon in the foreground.

Government

Local government
Main article: Sangguniang Bayan

As a municipality in the Province of Isabela, government officials in the provincial level are voted by the electorates of the town. The provincial government have political jurisdiction over local transactions of the municipal government.

The municipality of Divilacan 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.

Barangays are also headed by elected officials: Barangay Captain, Barangay Council, whose members are called Barangay Councilors. The barangays have SK federation which represents the barangay, headed by SK chairperson and whose members are called SK councilors. All officials are also elected every three years.

Elected officials
Members of the Divilacan Municipal Council
(2022-2025)[18]
Position Name
District Representative Antonio T. Albano
Municipal Mayor Venturito C. Bulan
Municipal Vice-Mayor Alfredo P. Custodio
Municipal Councilors Melvin Dan C. Bulan
Olegario S. Cortez
Hercleo T. Limboy
Cesar P. Tabbada
Fredirick O. Custodio
Marina G. Equias
Antonio A. Singueo
Erlinda C. Factora

Congress representation

Divilacan, belonging to the first legislative district of the province of Isabela, currently represented by Hon. Antonio T. Albano.[19]

Education

The Schools Division of Isabela governs the town's public education system.[20] The division office is a field office of the DepEd in Cagayan Valley region.[21] The office governs the public and private elementary and public and private high schools throughout the municipality.

Infrastructure

Divilacan is accessible via sea and air. The town is served by the Maconacon Airport in the neighboring town of Maconacon which connects this isolated town to Cauayan Airport, in Cauayan.

The construction of an 82-kilometer Ilagan-Divilacan Road through the protected Sierra Madre mountains is on-going to open access to the coastal towns of Divilacan, Palanan and Maconacon. The approved budget contract of the project amounting to P1.5B, will pass through the foothills of the 359,486-hectare Northern Sierra Madre mountain ranges. The project will improve an old logging road used by a defunct logging company until the 1990s. It will start in Barangay Sindon Bayabo in Ilagan City and will end in Barangay Dicatian in this town. The project is started in March 2016 and is expected to be completed in 2024.[22]

References
  1.  Municipality of Divilacan | (DILG)
  2. "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.
  3. Census of Population (2020). "Region II (Cagayan Valley)". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
  4. "PSA Releases the 2018 Municipal and City Level Poverty Estimates". Philippine Statistics Authority. 15 December 2021. Retrieved 22 January 2022.
  5. "Province: Isabela". PSGC Interactive. Quezon City, Philippines: Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved 12 November 2016.
  6. "Divilacan, Isabela: Average Temperatures and Rainfall". Climate-Data.org. Retrieved 3 November 2015.
  7. Census of Population (2015). "Region II (Cagayan Valley)". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved 20 June 2016.
  8. Census of Population and Housing (2010). "Region II (Cagayan Valley)". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. National Statistics Office. Retrieved 29 June 2016.
  9. Censuses of Population (1903–2007). "Region II (Cagayan Valley)". Table 1. Population Enumerated in Various Censuses by Province/Highly Urbanized City: 1903 to 2007. National Statistics Office.
  10. "Province of Isabela". Municipality Population Data. Local Water Utilities Administration Research Division. Retrieved 17 December 2016.
  11. "Poverty incidence (PI):". Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved December 28, 2020.
  12. "Estimation of Local Poverty in the Philippines" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. 29 November 2005.
  13. "2003 City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. 23 March 2009.
  14. "City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates; 2006 and 2009" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. 3 August 2012.
  15. "2012 Municipal and City Level Poverty Estimates" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. 31 May 2016.
  16. "Municipal and City Level Small Area Poverty Estimates; 2009, 2012 and 2015". Philippine Statistics Authority. 10 July 2019.
  17. "PSA Releases the 2018 Municipal and City Level Poverty Estimates". Philippine Statistics Authority. 15 December 2021. Retrieved 22 January 2022.
  18. "Divilacan, Isabela Election Results 2022". Rappler PH. ph.rappler.com. Retrieved May 13, 2022.
  19. "House of Representatives: 19th Congress". Official Website of the House of Representatives PH. congress.gov.ph. Retrieved May 15, 2022.
  20. "HISTORY OF DEPED-ISABELA". DepED Isabela | The official website of DepED Schools Division of Isabela. Archived from the original on 2021-06-03. Retrieved March 13, 2022.
  21. "DEPED REGIONAL OFFICE NO. 02". DepED RO2 | The official website of DepED Regional Office No. 02. Archived from the original on 2022-04-12.
  22. "P2.3-B Isabela road link completed soon". The Manila Times. January 4, 2018. Retrieved 5 October 2018.
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