Maddela
Pinappagan | |
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Municipality of Maddela | |
Location within the
Philippines | |
Coordinates: 16°20′28″N 121°41′00″E / 16.3411°N 121.6833°E | |
Country | Philippines |
Region | Cagayan Valley |
Province | Quirino |
District | Lone district |
Barangays | 32 (see Barangays) |
Government | |
• Type | Sangguniang Bayan |
• Mayor | Florante T. Ruiz |
• Vice Mayor | Rimel C. Tolentino |
• Representative | Junie E. Cua |
• Municipal Council | Members |
• Electorate | 25,180 voters ( 2022) |
Area | |
• Total | 918.57 km2 (354.66 sq mi) |
Elevation | 203 m (666 ft) |
Highest elevation | 639 m (2,096 ft) |
Lowest elevation | 133 m (436 ft) |
Population (2020 census)
[3] | |
• Total | 40,943 |
• Density | 45/km2 (120/sq mi) |
• Households | 9,893 |
Economy | |
• Income class | 1st municipal income class |
• Poverty incidence | 9.25 |
• Revenue | ₱ 331.4 million (2020) |
• Assets | ₱ 545.2 million (2020) |
• Expenditure | ₱ 256.8 million (2020) |
• Liabilities | ₱ 131.9 million (2020) |
Service provider | |
• Electricity | Quirino Electric Cooperative (QUIRELCO) |
Time zone | UTC+8 ( PST) |
ZIP code | 3404 |
PSGC | |
IDD : area code | +63 (0)78 |
Native languages | Ilocano Bugkalot Arta Tagalog |
Website |
maddela-quirino |
Maddela, officially the Municipality of Maddela ( Ilocano: Ili ti Maddela; Tagalog: Bayan ng Maddela), is a 1st class municipality in the province of Quirino, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 40,943 people. [3]
Maddela is the commercial hub of the province. It is between the provinces of Isabela and Aurora. Maddela is 32 kilometres (20 mi) from Cabarroguis and 348 kilometres (216 mi) from Manila.
Maddela is politically subdivided into 32 barangays. Each barangay consists of puroks and some have sitios.
Climate data for Maddela, Quirino | |||||||||||||
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Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 25 (77) |
26 (79) |
27 (81) |
30 (86) |
30 (86) |
30 (86) |
29 (84) |
29 (84) |
29 (84) |
28 (82) |
27 (81) |
25 (77) |
28 (82) |
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 20 (68) |
20 (68) |
21 (70) |
22 (72) |
24 (75) |
24 (75) |
24 (75) |
24 (75) |
23 (73) |
22 (72) |
22 (72) |
20 (68) |
22 (72) |
Average precipitation mm (inches) | 67 (2.6) |
54 (2.1) |
51 (2.0) |
50 (2.0) |
135 (5.3) |
166 (6.5) |
199 (7.8) |
191 (7.5) |
188 (7.4) |
157 (6.2) |
102 (4.0) |
104 (4.1) |
1,464 (57.5) |
Average rainy days | 17.0 | 13.9 | 14.6 | 13.7 | 20.9 | 22.4 | 25.8 | 26.0 | 24.9 | 19.3 | 15.7 | 16.6 | 230.8 |
Source: Meteoblue [5] |
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Source: Philippine Statistics Authority [6] [7] [8] [9] |
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Maddela, belonging to the lone congressional district of the province of Quirino, 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.
Position | Name |
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Congressman | Junie E. Cua |
Mayor | Rimel C. Tolentino |
Vice-Mayor | Joel Badogen |
Councilors | Junard N. Ramos |
Prescy D. Albano | |
Renato M. Ylanan Jr. | |
Carlos C. Naboye | |
Melchor C. Sad-en | |
Kreizer Jhun S. Hidalgo | |
Mariano B. Gadingan Jr. | |
Orlando L. Salvador Jr. |
The Schools Division of Quirino governs the town's public education system. [18] The division office is a field office of the DepEd in Cagayan Valley region. [19] The office governs the public and private elementary and public and private high schools throughout the municipality.
The famous Governors Rapid can be found in Maddela, in the Barangay of Divisoria Sur. It gained fame and attracted tourists after it was featured on Rated K of ABS-CBN along with the Siitan Nature Park in Nagtipunan, one of the Municipalities of Quirino Province.[ citation needed]
Maddela is also known for its festival, the Panagsasalog. It is an Ilocano term for "farmers on their way to farm". The Panagsasalog Festival is celebrated annually on July 10–12. The festival is also celebrated with the Search for Mutya ng Maddela along with some contests. On the last day, there is a parade of the reigning pageant winners, municipal officials, and barangay officials and with the drum and lyre corps of the near elementary and high schools.[ citation needed]
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