| Salcedo | |||
| Flag Size: | 120x80px | ||
| Seal Size: | 100x80px | ||
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| Pushpin Map: | Philippines | ||
| Pushpin Label Position: | left | ||
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location within the | ||
| Subdivision Type: | Country | ||
| Subdivision Name: | Philippines | ||
| Subdivision Type1: | Region | ||
| Subdivision Type2: | Province | ||
| Named For: | Juan de Salcedo | ||
| Other Name: | Bauguen | ||
| Motto: | Banat Salcedo | ||
| Subdivision Type3: | District | ||
| Established Title: | Founded | ||
| Parts Type: | Barangays | ||
| Parts Style: | para | ||
| P1: | (see Barangays) | ||
| Leader Name: | Leopoldo G. Gironella Jr. | ||
| Leader Title1: | Vice Mayor | ||
| Leader Name1: | Grazielle G. Itchon | ||
| Leader Name2: | Kristine Singson-Meehan | ||
| Leader Title3: | Municipal Council | ||
| Leader Title4: | Electorate | ||
| Leader Name4: | voters (electorate_point_in_time}}|) | ||
| Elevation Max M: | 907 | ||
| Elevation Min M: | 15 | ||
| Population Density Km2: | auto | ||
| Population Blank1 Title: | Households | ||
| Timezone: | PST | ||
| Utc Offset: | +8 | ||
| Postal Code Type: | ZIP code | ||
| Demographics Type1: | Economy | ||
| Demographics1 Title2: | Poverty incidence | ||
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| Demographics1 Title3: | Revenue | ||
| Demographics1 Title4: | Revenue rank | ||
| Demographics1 Title5: | Assets | ||
| Demographics1 Title6: | Assets rank | ||
| Demographics1 Title7: | IRA | ||
| Demographics1 Title8: | IRA rank | ||
| Demographics1 Title9: | Expenditure | ||
| Demographics1 Title10: | Liabilities | ||
| Demographics Type2: | Service provider | ||
| Demographics2 Title1: | Electricity | ||
| Demographics2 Title2: | Water | ||
| Demographics2 Title3: | Telecommunications | ||
| Demographics2 Title4: | Cable TV | ||
| Blank1 Name Sec1: | Native languages | ||
| Blank2 Name Sec1: | Crime index | ||
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| Blank2 Name Sec2: | Feast date | ||
| Blank3 Name Sec2: | Catholic diocese | ||
| Blank4 Name Sec2: | Patron saint | ||
Salcedo, officially the Municipality of Salcedo (Iloko: Ili ti Salcedo; Filipino; Pilipino: Bayan ng Salcedo), is a 4th class municipality in the province of Ilocos Sur, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 11,110 people.
Salcedo is from Vigan City and from Manila.
The town got its name after Juan de Salcedo, a Spanish conquistador.
Formerly known as Baugen, it was renamed to Salcedo by virtue of Republic Act No. 1627 after the Spanish conquistador Juan de Salcedo on June 20, 1957.[1]
Salcedo is politically subdivided into 21 barangays. Each barangay consists of puroks and some have sitios.
In the 2020 census, Salcedo had a population of 11,110. The population density was NaN11,110/103.44.
The people are engaged in farming, producing food crops, mostly rice and tobacco.In January, 2024, the Department of Science and Technology and the Department of Trade and Industry assisted Tsokolate de Ylocos Cacao Tablea Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises per the Small Enterprise Technology Upgrading Program of the Chocolate industry in the Philippines. The MSME produced cacao tablea, coconut cacao jam, cacao dark chocolate, cacao toffee candy, sugar-free tablea, dragon fruit vinegar, dragon fruit juice, chili garlic oil, and fried garlic. Emmylou Jomero's Wynn’s Food Products are sourced from Salcedo's towering cacao trees and started in 2015. In 2019, she was Top 5 in the Best 70% Dark Chocolate Contest of Kakao Konek in Davao City and an awardee in the Kannawidan Ylocos Festival in Ilocos Sur.[2]
See main article: Sangguniang Bayan. Salcedo, belonging to the second 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.
| Position | Name |
|---|---|
| Congressman | Kristine Singson-Meehan |
| Mayor | Leopoldo G. Gironella Jr. |
| Vice-Mayor | Grazielle G. Itchon |
| Councilors | Ruel B. Ronquillo |
| Dominador V. Bang-asan | |
| Domingo D. Gironella | |
| Rogelio T. Biteng | |
| Laureano C. Roldan | |
| Charlie S. Nang | |
| Larry A. del Rosario | |
| Ernesto L. Cottong | |