Sadanga

Sadanga
Municipality of Sadanga
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Sadanga is located in Philippines
Sadanga
Sadanga
Location within the Philippines
Coordinates: 17°10′05″N 121°01′35″E / 17.1681°N 121.0264°E / 17.1681; 121.0264
CountryPhilippines
RegionCordillera Administrative Region
ProvinceMountain Province
District Lone district
Barangays8 (see Barangays)
Government
[1]
 • TypeSangguniang Bayan
 • MayorAlbert T. Ayao-ao
 • Vice MayorDaniel G. Dawadeo
 • RepresentativeMaximo Y. Dalug Jr.
 • Electorate6,176 voters (2022)
Area
 • Total
83.30 km2 (32.16 sq mi)
Elevation
1,205 m (3,953 ft)
Highest elevation
1,980 m (6,500 ft)
Lowest elevation
632 m (2,073 ft)
Population
 (2020 census)[3]
 • Total
8,427
 • Density100/km2 (260/sq mi)
 • Households
1,748
Economy
 • Income class5th municipal income class
 • Poverty incidence
18.61
% (2021)[4]
 • Revenue₱ 69.98 million (2020)
 • Assets₱ 199.6 million (2020)
 • Expenditure₱ 61.89 million (2020)
 • Liabilities₱ 45.26 million (2020)
Service provider
 • ElectricityMountain Province Electric Cooperative (MOPRECO)
Time zoneUTC+8 (PST)
ZIP code
2617
PSGC
IDD:area code+63 (0)74
Native languagesBalangao
Bontoc
Ilocano
Tagalog
Websitewww.sadanga.gov.ph

Sadanga, officially the Municipality of Sadanga is a 5th class municipality in the province of Mountain Province, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 8,427 people.[3]

The municipality is the only place in the world where the Sinadanga language is used. The language is highly significant in the Sinadanga culture, making its conservation an utmost importance to the survival of the Sinadanga people's traditions.

Sadanga is 24 kilometres (15 mi) from Bontoc and 416 kilometres (258 mi) from Manila.

  1. ^ Municipality of Sadanga | (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). "Cordillera Administrative Region (CAR)". 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.