Magsingal

Magsingal
Municipality
Municipality of Magsingal
St. William the Hermit Church
Seal
Motto:  Agrimat Magsingal!
Map of Ilocos Sur with Magsingal highlighted
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Magsingal Location within the Philippines
Coordinates: 17°41′06″N 120°25′28″E / 17.685°N 120.42444°E / 17.685; 120.42444
Country	Philippines
Region	Ilocos Region
Province	Ilocos Sur
District	1st district
Barangays	30 (see Barangays)
Government  [1]
• Type	Sangguniang Bayan
• mayor of Magsingal[*]	Victoria Ina P. Favis
• Vice Mayor	Arlyn A. Favis
• Representative	Deogracias Victor B. Savellano
• Municipal Council	Members Erwin B. Isaguirre Aquiles U. Udarbe Jr. Agustin I. Pichay Carlos G. Marañon John Felix P. Jurado Randy R. Ugale Lorenzo F. Unciano Cornelio T. Fuller
• Electorate	20,443 voters (2022)
Area [2]
• Total	84.98 km2 (32.81 sq mi)
Elevation	22 m (72 ft)
Highest elevation	311 m (1,020 ft)
Lowest elevation	0 m (0 ft)
Population  (2020 census)[3]
• Total	31,308
• Density	370/km2 (950/sq mi)
• Households	7,840
Economy
• Income class	3rd municipal income class
• Poverty incidence	14.17 % (2021)[4]
• Revenue	₱ 648.4 million (2020), 89.9 million (2012), 94.44 million (2013), 70.02 million (2014), 158.1 million (2015), 288.4 million (2016), 137.1 million (2017), 283.6 million (2019), 711.3 million (2021), 1,136 million (2022)
• Assets	₱ 1,700 million (2020), 279.2 million (2012), 263.8 million (2013), 252.3 million (2014), 305.8 million (2015), 561.6 million (2016), 573.6 million (2017), 1,059 million (2018), 1,196 million (2019), 2,181 million (2021), 3,044 million (2022)
• Expenditure	₱ 175.7 million (2020), 64.22 million (2012), 88.55 million (2013), 62.77 million (2014), 64.94 million (2015), 65.93 million (2016), 93.26 million (2017), 93.46 million (2018), 92.32 million (2019), 188.1 million (2021), 402.8 million (2022)
• Liabilities	₱ 133.6 million (2020), 105.2 million (2012), 88.36 million (2013), 82.99 million (2014), 80.59 million (2015), 107.9 million (2016), 71.75 million (2017), 152.8 million (2018), 92.39 million (2021), 226 million (2022)
Service provider
• Electricity	Ilocos Sur Electric Cooperative (ISECO)
Time zone	UTC+8 (PST)
ZIP code	2730
PSGC	012912000
IDD : area code	+63 (0)77
Native languages	Ilocano Tagalog
Website	www.magsingal.gov.ph

Magsingal, officially the Municipality of Magsingal (Ilocano: Ili ti Magsingal; Tagalog: Bayan ng Magsingal) is a 3rd class municipality in the province of Ilocos Sur, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 31,308 people.^[3]

The name of the municipality came from the term "Mayisingal," an Ilocano term which means "to be moved." It was applied when the belltower was moved from a previous location to its current site.

Captain Juan de Salcedo had a hand in founding the municipality. But before he reached the current site of the poblacion, he came to a village called Malongon, about one-half kilometer to the south. The leader of the village refused Salcedo's request to establish a municipality there, but suggested that he establish the town a half kilometer north of the village, and the belltower be moved to that site, hence the origin of the town's name.

Itnegs were the original inhabitants of the place when Salcedo arrived. He worked for the conversion of the people to Christianity, but not all accepted the new faith. Those who refused conversion fled the town and settled east of Bantay Bul-lagaw (Bul-lagaw Mountain).

Magsingal is 419 kilometres (260 mi) from Metro Manila and 14 kilometres (8.7 mi) from Vigan City, the provincial capital. It is bordered by San Juan to the north, Santo Domingo and Bantay to the south, and Abra to the east.

Magsingal is politically subdivided into 30 barangays. ^[5] Each barangay consists of puroks and some have sitios.

In the 2020 census, Magsingal had a population of 31,308.^[3] The population density was 370 inhabitants per square kilometre (960/sq mi).

Poverty incidence of Magsingal

Magsingal, belonging to the first congressional district of the province of Ilocos Sur, 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.

In 1945, the first duly elected municipal mayor via landslide vote was Hon. Policarpio Cortez Jurado.

• Saint William's Institute - a privately funded educational institution run by the Sisters of Saint Paul of Chartres
• The Magsingal Institute - a private highschool
• Magsingal National High School- a public highschool
• Manzante National Highschool - a public high school

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