Divilacan

Divilacan, officially the Municipality of Divilacan (Ilocano: Ili ti Divilacan; Tagalog: Bayan ng Divilacan), is a 2nd class municipality in the province of Isabela, Philippines. According to the 2015 census, it has a population of 5,687 people.[3]

Divilacan Bay
Divilacan
Municipality
Municipality of Divilacan
Aerial view of Divilacan after Super Typhoon Megi (PAGASA name: Juan)
Seal
Map of Isabela with Divilacan highlighted
OpenStreetMap
Divilacan
Location within the Philippines
Coordinates: 17°20′N 122°18′E
Country Philippines
RegionCagayan Valley (Region II)
ProvinceIsabela
District1st District of Isabela
Founded1969
Barangays12 (see Barangays)
Government
 [1]
 • TypeSangguniang Bayan
 • MayorVenturito C. Bulan
 • Vice MayorAlfredo P. Custodio
 • CongressmanAntonio T. Albano
 • Electorate3,958 voters (2019)
Area
 [2]
 • Total889.49 km2 (343.43 sq mi)
Population
 (2015 census)[3]
 • Total5,687
 • Density6.4/km2 (17/sq mi)
 • Households
1,260
Economy
 • Income class2nd municipal income class
 • Poverty incidence26.15% (2015)[4]
 • Revenue (₱)139,505,953.22 (2016)
Time zoneUTC+8 (PST)
ZIP code
3335
PSGC
023111000
IDD : area code +63 (0)78
Climate typetropical rainforest climate
Native languagesIbanag
Ilocano
Kasiguranin
Paranan
Tagalog

Divilacan is one of the four (4) coastal municipalities of the province of Isabela facing the Philippine Sea to the east.

The town is bounded to the north by Maconacon, Tumauini to the west, Ilagan City to the southwest, Palanan to the south and the Philippine Sea to the east.

Etymology

Divilacan was derived from the native Dumagat compound word vilican, meaning “fish and shell.” The word di implies origin. Therefore, Divilacan literally means “where fish and shells abound.”

History

Divilacan was a former remote sitio of Barrio Antagan in the neighboring town of Tumauini. It became a separate municipality on June 21, 1969 by virtue of Republic Act No. 5776.

Barangays

Divilacan is politically subdivided into 12 barangays. [2]

  • Dicambangan
  • Dicaruyan
  • Dicatian
  • Bicobian
  • Dilakit
  • Dimapnat
  • Dimapula (Poblacion)
  • Dimasalansan
  • Dipudo
  • Dibulos
  • Ditarum
  • Sapinit

Demographics
Population census of Divilacan
YearPop.±% p.a.
1970 563—    
1975 1,207+16.53%
1980 1,859+9.02%
1990 2,479+2.92%
1995 2,593+0.85%
2000 3,413+6.07%
2007 4,602+4.21%
2015 5,687+2.68%
Source: Philippine Statistics Authority[3][5][6][7]

In the 2015 census, the population of Divilacan was 5,687 people,[3] with a density of 6.4 inhabitants per square kilometre or 17 inhabitants per square mile.

Climate
Climate data for Divilacan, Isabela
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Average high °C (°F) 28.1
(82.6)		 29.5
(85.1)		 30.7
(87.3)		 32.4
(90.3)		 33.8
(92.8)		 33.8
(92.8)		 33.1
(91.6)		 32.8
(91.0)		 32.3
(90.1)		 31.3
(88.3)		 29.6
(85.3)		 28.3
(82.9)		 31.3
(88.3)
Average low °C (°F) 19.9
(67.8)		 20.0
(68.0)		 21.9
(71.4)		 23.1
(73.6)		 24.1
(75.4)		 24.4
(75.9)		 24.3
(75.7)		 24.2
(75.6)		 23.9
(75.0)		 23.5
(74.3)		 22.1
(71.8)		 21.0
(69.8)		 22.7
(72.9)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 31.2
(1.23)		 23
(0.9)		 27.7
(1.09)		 28.1
(1.11)		 113.5
(4.47)		 141.4
(5.57)		 176.4
(6.94)		 236.6
(9.31)		 224.9
(8.85)		 247.7
(9.75)		 222.9
(8.78)		 178
(7.0)		 1,651.4
(65)
Average rainy days 10 6 5 5 13 12 15 15 15 17 16 15 144
Source: Climate-Data.org[8]

Transportation

Divilacan is accessible via sea and air. The town is served by the Maconacon Airport in the neighboring town of Maconacon which connects this isolated town to Cauayan Airport, in Cauayan City.

The construction of an 82-kilometer Ilagan-Divilacan Road through the protected Sierra Madre mountains is on-going to open access to the coastal towns of Divilacan, Palanan and Maconacon. The approved budget contract of the project amounting to P1.5B, will pass through the foothills of the 359,486-hectare Northern Sierra Madre mountain ranges. The project will improve an old logging road used by a defunct logging company until the 1990s. It will start in Barangay Sindon Bayabo in Ilagan City and will end in Barangay Dicatian in this town. The project is started in March 2016 and is expected to be completed in 2021.[9]

References
  1. "Municipality". Quezon City, Philippines: Department of the Interior and Local Government. Retrieved 31 May 2013.
  2. "Province: Isabela". PSGC Interactive. Quezon City, Philippines: Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved 12 November 2016.
  3. Census of Population (2015). "Region II (Cagayan Valley)". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. PSA. Retrieved 20 June 2016.
  4. "PSA releases the 2015 Municipal and City Level Poverty Estimates". Quezon City, Philippines. Retrieved 1 January 2020.
  5. Census of Population and Housing (2010). "Region II (Cagayan Valley)". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. NSO. Retrieved 29 June 2016.
  6. Censuses of Population (1903–2007). "Region II (Cagayan Valley)". Table 1. Population Enumerated in Various Censuses by Province/Highly Urbanized City: 1903 to 2007. NSO.
  7. "Province of Isabela". Municipality Population Data. Local Water Utilities Administration Research Division. Retrieved 17 December 2016.
  8. "Divilacan, Isabela: Average Temperatures and Rainfall". Climate-Data.org. Retrieved 3 November 2015.
  9. "P2.3-B Isabela road link completed soon". The Manila Times. January 4, 2018. Retrieved 5 October 2018.


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