Dingle
Sumandig Baong | |
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Municipality of Dingle | |
Etymology: dingding maingle (Old Kinaray-a: hard wall) | |
Nickname(s): Spelunker's Paradise, D-Town | |
Anthem: Town of Dingle | |
Location within the Philippines | |
Coordinates: 11°03′N 122°40′E / 11.05°N 122.67°E | |
Country | Philippines |
Region | Western Visayas |
Province | Iloilo |
District | 4th district |
Founded as a visita of Pototan | 1593 (Fray Francisco Manuel Blanco) |
Established as the pueblo of Baong | 1611 (Fray Pedro del Castillo) |
Annexed to Dumangas | 1629 |
Re-established as the pueblo of Baong | 1634 (Fray Alonso de Méntrida) |
Annexed to Laglag | 1641 |
Re-established as the pueblo of Dingle | 1823 (Don Juan Marcelino Dayot) |
Annexed to Pototan | 1904 |
Chartered as the municipality of Dingle | 1907 (Hon. Adriano Hernández y Dayot) |
Barangays | 33 (see Barangays) |
Government | |
• Type | Sangguniang Bayan |
• Mayor | Rufino P. Palabrica III |
• Vice Mayor | Quindialem D. Villanueva |
• Representative | Ferjenel G. Biron |
• Municipal Council | Members |
• Electorate | 28,253 voters (2022) |
Area | |
• Total | 98.37 km2 (37.98 sq mi) |
Elevation | 56 m (184 ft) |
Highest elevation | 318 m (1,043 ft) |
Lowest elevation | 14 m (46 ft) |
Population (2020 census)[3] | |
• Total | 45,965 |
• Density | 470/km2 (1,200/sq mi) |
• Households | 11,698 |
Demonym(s) | Filipino: Taga-Dingle Kinaray-a: Dingleanon Hiligaynon: Dingleanon Spanish: dingleño (m), -ña (f) |
Economy | |
• Income class | 3rd municipal income class |
• Poverty incidence | 17.13 |
• Revenue | ₱ 178.2 million (2020) |
• Assets | ₱ 803.2 million (2020) |
• Expenditure | ₱ 126.1 million (2020) |
• Liabilities | ₱ 98.44 million (2020) |
Service provider | |
• Electricity | Iloilo 2 Electric Cooperative (ILECO 2) |
Time zone | UTC+8 (PST) |
ZIP code | 5035 |
PSGC | |
IDD : area code | +63 (0)33 |
Native languages | Karay-a Hiligaynon Tagalog |
Website | https://lgudingle.wixsite.com/lgudingle |
Dingle (IPA: [ˈdiŋlɛʔ], locally /ˈdiŋliʔ/), officially the Municipality of Dingle (Kinaray-a: Banwa ka Dingle, Hiligaynon: Banwa sang Dingle, Tagalog: Bayan ng Dingle), is a 3rd class municipality in the province of Iloilo, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 45,965 people.[3]
The town is known for its baroque-architecture church and its archaeological cave sites, such as the Lapuz Lapuz Cave, famous for revealing the hunter-gatherer lives of the ancient people of Panay.