Sugpon

Sugpon, officially the Municipality of Sugpon (Ilocano: Ili ti Sugpon; Filipino: Bayan ng Sugpon), is a municipality in the province of Ilocos Sur, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it had a population of 4,930 people.^[5]

Sugpon
Municipality
Municipality of Sugpon
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Map of Ilocos Sur with Sugpon highlighted
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Sugpon Location within the Philippines
Coordinates: 16°50′41″N 120°30′55″E
Country	Philippines
Region	Ilocos Region
Province	Ilocos Sur
District	2nd district
Barangays	6 (see Barangays)
Government  [1]
• Type	Sangguniang Bayan
• Mayor	Daniel C. Laño
• Vice Mayor	Rene Crisanto L. Lubrin
• Representative	Kristine Singson-Meehan
• Municipal Council	Members Terence B. Yagyagen Jose L. Abaag Noli B. Pang-es Nestor T. Sagayo Roman A. Kitayan Alma A. Yubos Virgilio P. Quinio Zorobhabell C. Apolog
• Electorate	2,772 voters (2025)
Area [2]
• Total	57.11 km2 (22.05 sq mi)
Elevation	228 m (748 ft)
Highest elevation	813 m (2,667 ft)
Lowest elevation	44 m (144 ft)
Population  (2024 census)[3]
• Total	4,238
• Density	74/km2 (190/sq mi)
• Households	949
Economy
• Income class	5th municipal income class
• Poverty incidence	17.73 % (2021)[4]
• Revenue	₱ 189.9 million (2022)
• Assets	₱ 664.9 million (2022)
• Expenditure	₱ 82.67 million (2022)
• Liabilities	₱ 81.04 million (2022)
Service provider
• Electricity	Ilocos Sur Electric Cooperative (ISECO)
Time zone	UTC+8 (PST)
ZIP code	2717
PSGC	0102931000
IDD : area code	+63 (0)77
Native languages	Ilocano Tagalog
Website	www.sugpon.gov.ph

Geography

Sugpon is situated 109.49 kilometres (68.03 mi) from the provincial capital Vigan, and 313.39 kilometres (194.73 mi) from the country's capital city of Manila.

Barangays

Sugpon is politically subdivided into 6 barangays. Each barangay consists of puroks and some have sitios.

• Balbalayang (Poblacion)
• Banga
• Caoayan
• Danac
• Licungan
• Pangotan

Climate

Climate data for Sugpon, Ilocos Sur
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)	30 (86)	31 (88)	32 (90)	33 (91)	32 (90)	31 (88)	30 (86)	30 (86)	30 (86)	31 (88)	31 (88)	30 (86)	31 (88)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)	20 (68)	21 (70)	22 (72)	24 (75)	25 (77)	25 (77)	25 (77)	25 (77)	24 (75)	23 (73)	22 (72)	21 (70)	23 (74)
Average precipitation mm (inches)	27 (1.1)	31 (1.2)	40 (1.6)	71 (2.8)	207 (8.1)	237 (9.3)	286 (11.3)	261 (10.3)	261 (10.3)	254 (10.0)	88 (3.5)	46 (1.8)	1,809 (71.3)
Average rainy days	9.4	9.3	12.7	17.0	25.4	26.8	27.4	26.1	25.0	21.0	15.5	10.6	226.2
Source: Meteoblue (modeled/calculated data, not measured locally)[6]

Demographics

Population census of Sugpon

Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1903 4 —     1918 2,407 +53.21% 1939 2,868 +0.84% 1948 2,159 −3.11% 1960 1,968 −0.77% 1970 2,432 +2.14%	Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1975 2,380 −0.43% 1980 3,018 +4.86% 1990 2,844 −0.59% 1995 3,381 +3.29% 2000 3,513 +0.82% 2007 3,936 +1.58%	Year Pop. ±% p.a. 2010 3,820 −1.08% 2015 4,585 +3.54% 2020 4,930 +1.54% 2024 4,238 −3.57%
Source: Philippine Statistics Authority[7][8][9][10][11]

In the 2020 census, Sugpon had a population of 4,930.^[12] The population density was 86 inhabitants per square kilometre (220/sq mi).

Economy

Poverty incidence of Sugpon

10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 2000 73.08 2003 70.71 2006 51.70 2009 35.40 2012 42.41 2015 26.55 2018 10.08 2021 17.73 Source: Philippine Statistics Authority[13][14][15][16][17][18][19][20]

Government

Local government

Main article: Sangguniang Bayan

Sugpon is part of the second congressional district of the province of Ilocos Sur. It is governed by a mayor, designated as its local chief executive, and by a municipal council as its legislative body in accordance with the Local Government Code. The mayor, vice mayor, and the councilors are elected directly by the people through an election which is being held every three years.

Elected officials

Members of the Municipal Council
(2019–2022)^[21]

Position	Name
Congressman	Kristine Singson-Meehan
Mayor	Daniel C. Laño
Vice-Mayor	Rene Crisanto L. Lubrin
Councilors	Terence B. Yagyagen
	Jose L. Abaag
	Noli B. Pang-es
	Nestor T. Sagayo
	Roman A. Kitayan
	Alma A. Yubos
	Virgilio P. Quinio
	Zorobhabell C. Apolog

Education

The Alilem-Sugpon Schools District governs all public and private education system within the municipality of Sugpon, including the town of Alilem. These include elementary and high schools.^[22]

Primary and elementary schools

• Banga Elementary School
• Calipayan Elementary School
• Caoayan Elementary School
• Danac Elementary School
• Licungan Elementary School
• Nagawa Elem. School
• Sugpon Central School
• Tangilig Elementary School

Secondary school

• Sugpon National High School