Pagudpud

Pagudpud
Municipality
From top to bottom right: Welcome arch passing through Pan-Philippine Highway, Dos Hermanos islands, Bantay Abot cave, Patapat Viaduct overlooking Pasaleng Bay, and Blue Lagoon From top to bottom right: Welcome arch passing through Pan-Philippine Highway, Dos Hermanos islands, Bantay Abot cave, Patapat Viaduct overlooking Pasaleng Bay, and Blue Lagoon
Official seal of Pagudpud Seal
{{#property:P242}} Map of Ilocos Norte showing the location of Pagudpud
Pagudpud Location within the Philippines
Coordinates:
Country	[[{{#property:P17}}]]
Region	Ilocos (Region I)
Province	[[{{#property:P131}}]]
District	1st District
Founded	July 5, 1954
Barangays	16
Government
• Mayor	Marlon Ferdinand Torres Sales (LP)
Area
• Total	194.90 km2 (75.25 sq mi)
Population (2010)
• Total	21,877
• Density	110/km2 (290/sq mi)
Demonym(s)	Pagudpudeños/Pagudpudanians
Time zone	PST (UTC+8)
ZIP code	{{#property:P281}}
Dialing code	{{#property:P473}}
Income class	4th class

Pagudpud is a fourth class municipality and a coastal resort town of Ilocos Norte province, in the northern Ilocos Region of the Philippines. According to the 2010 census, Pagudpud has a population of 21,877 people. It is the northernmost settlement on Luzon Island and a popular tourist destination because of its resorts and beaches.

Pagudpud was made a municipality on July 5, 1954. Unlike Laoag City, the province's only autonomous city, Pagudpud derives its authority from the provincial government. It had previously been a part of the neighboring town of Bangui.

Geography

Barangays

Pagudpud is politically divided in 16 barangays:

Urban

Names of Barangay	Brgy.No.
Poblacion 1	1
Poblacion 2	2

Rural

Names of Barangay	Brgy.No.
Saud	12
Caparispisan	16
Subec
Aggasi
Saguigui
Baduang
Burayoc	3
Dampig
Tarrag
Ligaya
Caunayan	5
Balaoi
Pancian
Pasaleng

Area and location

Pagudpud is bordered to the south by the town of Bangui and to the east by the Cordillera Mountain Range, the town of Adams and the province of Cagayan. The South China Sea lies to the west and north. The town rolls over mountains, hills, valleys and flat coastal land. It lies 74 kilometres (46 mi) north of Laoag City, the provincial capital, and 561 kilometres (349 mi) north of Manila. They reside in 5,290 homes that are spread across 83 square miles (210 km²). Most make their living through farming, fishing and subsistence retailing. Tourism is a growing part of the economy. Recently, many windmills erected in Barangay Caparispisan .Maira-ira Beach is the northernmost tip of Luzon Main Island located 18°39′4.44″N 120°50′46.68″E.

Climate

Climate data for Pagudpud, Ilocos Norte
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Average high °C (°F)	31 (88)	32 (90)	33 (91)	34 (93)	34 (93)	34 (93)	33 (91)	32 (90)	32 (90)	33 (91)	32 (90)	31 (88)	32.6 (90.7)
Average low °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)	22.4 (72.3)
Average rainfall mm (inches)	6.2 (0.244)	11.7 (0.461)	10.1 (0.398)	14 (0.55)	192.7 (7.587)	258.9 (10.193)	470.9 (18.539)	475.9 (18.736)	405.7 (15.972)	92.5 (3.642)	44.8 (1.764)	2 (0.08)	1,985.4 (78.166)
Average rainy days	3	2	2	2	12	15	20	20	17	10	6	3	112
Source: World Weather Online

Demographics

Population census of Pagudpud
Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1990	16,558	—
1995	17,168	+0.68%
2000	19,315	+2.56%
2007	20,385	+0.75%
2010	21,877	+2.60%
Source: National Statistics Office

Religion

Catholic is the major religion in Pagudpud. Yet there's also increasing numbers of members of other Christian Denomination just like Jehovah's Witnesses, having two congregations in Pagudpud and there's also Iglesia ni Cristo. Islam is also practice in Pagudpud brought by Muslim immigrants.

Local government

As of the term 2013-2016, these are the officials of Pagudpud:

• Mayor: Marlon T. Sales
• Vice Mayor: Rex C. Benemerito
• Councillors:
  • Ferdinand R. Garvida
  • Efren B. Cimatu
  • Emilen G. Sales
  • Rafael Ralph L. Benemerito II
  • Shella L. Calvan
  • Joseph P. Caliw-Caliw
  • Arthur V. Malapit
  • Pastor A. Aringay

Government seal

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Blue, Red, Yellow, and White, reflection of the colors of the Philipinnes 1954, the year Pagudpud was founded

Coconut Tree and Ricefield, represents as farming as one of the economic resources of the town, with coconut, palay and vegetables as its major products

Waterfall, represents Mabogobog falls, which is the source of a Mini Hydro Power Plant.

Mountain, Tree and Logs, represents the forestry resources of the town

Fish and Shrimps, represents its marine resoureces

Shell with Pearl, symbolizes the tourism potential of the town which is famous for its white beaches

North Star, stands for the location of the town of Pagudpud, which is in the northern tip of the Province.

Transportation

By land, Pagudpud is approximately a 90-minute bus ride from Laoag City. Several bus lines serve the Manila-Laoag route, namely Partas, Florida, Farinas, and Maria de Leon among others.Some bus lines serve also the pan-Philippine highway,dropping by in Pagudpud,namely Chona Patrick,GMW,St.Joseph,Gabriel,and the pan-Philippine highway route buses of Maria de Leon and Florida.

Gallery

• Kabigan Falls Pagudpud.jpg

  Kabigan Falls in Pagudpud

• BurayocPoint.JPG

  Sunset at Burayoc Point at the juncture of Saud Beach near Pagudpud Rinnovati.

• SaudBeach.jpg

  Saud Beach near Polaris Beach House

• SaudBeach2.JPG

  Saud Beach near Apo Idon resort. The Northwind Power windmills in neighboring Bangui can be seen in the distance.

• Patapat Viaduct in Pagudpud.jpg

  The Patapat Viaduct

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  Saud Beach

See also

• Patapat Viaduct

External links

• Municipality of Pagudpud
• Article about Pagudpud and Saud Beach with plenty of Photographs
• Philippine Standard Geographic Code
• Philippine Census Information
• Local Governance Performance Management System