Sudipen ( Southern Ilocano pronunciation: ), officially the Municipality of Sudipen ( ilo, Ili ti Sudipen; fil, Bayan ng Sudipen), is a 4th class

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in the

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La Union La Union (), officially the Province of La Union ( ilo, Probinsia ti La Union; Kankanaey'': Probinsyan di La Union;'' Ibaloi'': Probinsya ne La Union;'' pag, Luyag/Probinsia na La Union; Tagalog'': Lalawigan ng La Union),'' is a province in th ...

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. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 17,187 people.

Geography

Sudipen is located north-north-west of the Philippine capital,

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, and away from the provincial capital of

San Fernando, La Union San Fernando City, officially the City of San Fernando ( ilo, Siudad ti San Fernando; fil, Lungsod ng San Fernando), is a 3rd class component city and capital of the province of La Union, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a pop ...

. It is bounded on the west by the municipalities of Bangar and

Balaoan Balaoan, officially the Municipality of Balaoan ( ilo, Ili ti Balaoan; fil, Bayan ng Balaoan), is a 1st class municipality in the province of La Union, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 40,339. Geography Balaoan ...

; on the east and north by the

Amburayan River The Amburayan River is a river in the northeastern portion of island of Luzon in the Philippines. It originates from the Cordillera mountains and traverses the provinces of Benguet, La Union, and Ilocos Sur. With a total length of where it empti ...

and the province of

Ilocos Sur Ilocos Sur, officially the Province of Ilocos Sur ( ilo, Probinsia ti Ilocos Sur; tl, Lalawigan ng Ilocos Sur), is a province in the Philippines located in the Ilocos Region in Luzon. Located on the mouth of the Mestizo River is the capital o ...

; 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. Barangay Bulalaan is the largest

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with a land area of , while Barangay Poblacion is the smallest with only .

Barangays

Sudipen is politically subdivided into 17

s. These barangays are headed by elected officials: Barangay Captain,

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, whose members are called

Barangay Councilors A barangay (; abbreviated as Brgy. or Bgy.), historically referred to as barrio (abbreviated as Bo.), is the smallest administrative division in the Philippines and is the native Filipino term for a village, district, or ward. In metropolitan ...

. All are elected every three years. * Bigbiga * Bulalaan * Castro * Duplas * Ilocano * Ipet * Maliclico * Namaltugan * Old Central ('Nagpanaoan'') *

Poblacion ''Poblacion'' (literally "town" or "settlement" in Spanish; ) is the common term used for the administrative center, central, downtown, old town or central business district area of a Philippine city or municipality, which may take up the ...

* Porporiket * San Francisco Norte * San Francisco Sur * San Jose * Sengngat * Turod * Up-uplas

Climate

Demographics

In the 2020 census, the population of Sudipen was 17,187 people, with a density of .

Economy

Government

Sudipen, belonging to the first congressional district of the province of

, 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

Gallery

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References

External links

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