Solsona | |
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Municipality of Solsona | |
Location within the Philippines | |
Coordinates: 18°05′46″N 120°46′21″E / 18.0961°N 120.7725°E | |
Country | Philippines |
Region | Ilocos Region |
Province | Ilocos Norte |
District | 2nd district |
Founded | 1880 |
Barangays | 22 (see Barangays) |
Government | |
• Type | Sangguniang Bayan |
• Mayor | Joseph E. de Lara |
• Vice Mayor | Bob G. Sacro |
• Representative | Eugenio Angelo M. Barba |
• Municipal Council | Members |
• Electorate | 18,607 voters (2022) |
Area | |
• Total | 166.23 km2 (64.18 sq mi) |
Elevation | 732 m (2,402 ft) |
Highest elevation | 936 m (3,071 ft) |
Lowest elevation | 570 m (1,870 ft) |
Population (2020 census)[3] | |
• Total | 24,851 |
• Density | 150/km2 (390/sq mi) |
• Households | 5,953 |
Economy | |
• Income class | 3rd municipal income class |
• Poverty incidence | 7.26 |
• Revenue | ₱ 134.6 million (2020), 88.01 million (2012), 92.15 million (2013), 78.02 million (2014), 86.97 million (2015), 92.6 million (2016), 104.9 million (2017), 154.7 million (2018) |
• Assets | ₱ 449.3 million (2020), 213.4 million (2012), 228.2 million (2013), 245.4 million (2014), 259.5 million (2015), 330.7 million (2016), 326.9 million (2017), 43.88 million (2018) |
• Expenditure | ₱ 136.4 million (2020), 61.07 million (2012), 31.91 million (2013), 37.07 million (2014), 63.48 million (2015), 65.2 million (2016) |
• Liabilities | ₱ 93.69 million (2020), 49.4 million (2012), 36.13 million (2013), 39.34 million (2014), 34.84 million (2015), 90.81 million (2016), 66.82 million (2017), 108.2 million (2018) |
Service provider | |
• Electricity | Ilocos Norte Electric Cooperative (INEC) |
Time zone | UTC+8 (PST) |
ZIP code | 2910 |
PSGC | |
IDD : area code | +63 (0)77 |
Native languages | Ilocano Tagalog |
Website | solsona |
Solsona, officially the Municipality of Solsona (Ilocano: Ili ti Solsona; Filipino: Bayan ng Solsona), is a 3rd class municipality in the province of Ilocos Norte, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 24,851 people.[3]
Ascents of nearby Mount Sicapoo begin at Solsona, at the Gasgas River.[5]