Gregorio del Pilar, Ilocos Sur

Gregorio del Pilar
Concepcion
Municipality of Gregorio del Pilar
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Gregorio del Pilar is located in Philippines
Gregorio del Pilar
Gregorio del Pilar
Location within the Philippines
Coordinates: 17°08′54″N 120°36′40″E / 17.1483°N 120.6111°E / 17.1483; 120.6111
CountryPhilippines
RegionIlocos Region
ProvinceIlocos Sur
District 2nd district
Named forGregorio del Pilar
Barangays7 (see Barangays)
Government
[1]
 • TypeSangguniang Bayan
 • MayorHenry S. Gallardo
 • Vice MayorRolando P. Onie
 • RepresentativeKristine Singson-Meehan
 • Municipal Council
Members
 • Electorate3,423 voters (2022)
Area
 • Total41.66 km2 (16.09 sq mi)
Elevation
569 m (1,867 ft)
Highest elevation
1,438 m (4,718 ft)
Lowest elevation
95 m (312 ft)
Population
 (2020 census)[3]
 • Total4,472
 • Density110/km2 (280/sq mi)
 • Households
956
Economy
 • Income class5th municipal income class
 • Poverty incidence
15.19
% (2021)[4]
 • Revenue₱ 212 million (2020)
 • Assets₱ 702.1 million (2020)
 • Expenditure₱ 72.35 million (2020)
 • Liabilities₱ 39.2 million (2020)
Service provider
 • ElectricityIlocos Sur Electric Cooperative (ISECO)
Time zoneUTC+8 (PST)
ZIP code
2720
PSGC
IDD:area code+63 (0)77
Native languagesIlocano
Tagalog

Gregorio del Pilar, officially the Municipality of Gregorio del Pilar (Ilocano: Ili ti Gregorio del Pilar; Tagalog: Bayan ng Gregorio del Pilar) is a 5th class municipality in the province of Ilocos Sur, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 4,472 people.[3]

Formerly named Concepcion (in honor of its patron saint, Nuestra Senora de Concepcion), it was renamed after general Gregorio del Pilar by virtue of Republic Act No. 1246 on June 10, 1955,[5] sponsored by Congressman Ricardo Gacula. The municipality was the site of the Battle of Tirad Pass where General del Pilar fought to the death against the Americans.

  1. ^ Municipality of Gregorio del Pilar | (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. ^ a b Census of Population (2020). "Region I (Ilocos Region)". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved July 8, 2021.
  4. ^ "PSA Releases the 2021 City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates". Philippine Statistics Authority. April 2, 2024. Retrieved April 28, 2024.
  5. ^ "An Act Changing the Name of the Municipality of Concepcion, Province of Ilocos Sur, to Gregorio Del Pilar". LawPH.com. Retrieved April 11, 2011.