Pasuquin

Pasuquin
Santiago de Pasuquin
Municipality of Pasuquin
Barangay Davila coast
Barangay Davila coast
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Official seal of Pasuquin
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Map of Ilocos Norte with Pasuquin highlighted
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Pasuquin is located in Philippines
Pasuquin
Pasuquin
Location within the Philippines
Coordinates: 18°20′03″N 120°37′06″E / 18.3342°N 120.6183°E / 18.3342; 120.6183
CountryPhilippines
RegionIlocos Region
ProvinceIlocos Norte
District 1st district
Barangays33 (see Barangays)
Government
[1]
 • TypeSangguniang Bayan
 • MayorRobert Aguinaldo
 • Vice MayorOscar D. Aguinaldo
 • RepresentativeFerdinand Alexander Araneta Marcos III
 • Municipal Council
Members
 • Electorate23,855 voters (2022)
Area
 • Total210.54 km2 (81.29 sq mi)
Elevation
60 m (200 ft)
Highest elevation
522 m (1,713 ft)
Lowest elevation
0 m (0 ft)
Population
 (2020 census)[3]
 • Total29,678
 • Density140/km2 (370/sq mi)
 • Households
7,501
Economy
 • Income class3rd municipal income class
 • Poverty incidence
6.17
% (2021)[4]
 • Revenue₱ 158.1 million (2020)
 • Assets₱ 622.5 million (2020)
 • Expenditure₱ 136.9 million (2020)
 • Liabilities₱ 86.41 million (2020)
Service provider
 • ElectricityIlocos Norte Electric Cooperative (INEC)
Time zoneUTC+8 (PST)
ZIP code
2917
PSGC
IDD:area code+63 (0)77
Native languagesIlocano
Tagalog

Pasuquin, officially the Municipality of Pasuquin (Ilocano: Ili ti Pasuquin; Tagalog: Bayan ng Pasuquin), is a 3rd class municipality in the province of Ilocos Norte, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 29,678 people.[3]

Pasuquin is a farming and fishing area. As of the mid-1990s, the principal local crops were rice, for home consumption, and garlic, much of which is exported to Taiwan.

  1. ^ Municipality of Pasuquin | (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 8 July 2021.
  4. ^ "PSA Releases the 2021 City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates". Philippine Statistics Authority. 2 April 2024. Retrieved 28 April 2024.