Dinapigue is located in the southeastern-most part of the province, near the provincial boundaries of Quirino and Aurora.  It is bounded in the north by Palanan, in the west by Echague, San Guillermo and San Mariano, and in the south by Aurora Province.  It is virtually land locked by Sierra Madre Mountain range on the west and Pacific Ocean in the east.

 

The municipality is centered approximately in the intersection of geographical coordinates 122 15’40” north latitude and 16 31’45” east longitude.  It is one (1) of the five (5) coastal towns of Isabel with its poblacion situated about 78 kilometers aerial distance from Ilagan, the provincial center of Isabela.

 

 

Facts and Figures

 

Basic Profile

 

 

LGU Type

:

Municipality

Income class

:

1st

Population

:

5,005 (CY 2015)

Total Land area in hectares

:

54,440.0

No. of Barangays

:

6

No. of Households

:

1,231

Financial Profile

 

 

IRA share

:

PhP   88,782,868.00

Local-Sourced Revenues

:

PhP        934,987.54

Other Revenues

:

PhP   11,045,169.00

Total LGU Income

:

PhP 100,763,024.54

Ecosystems

 

Agricultural Ecosystem

 

 

Forest Ecosystem

 

 

Coastal Marine Ecosystem

 

 

Freshwater Ecosystem

Economic Activity

 

Agricultural

 

 

Fishery

 

 

Mining

Government Officials

   

Mayor

:

Hon. Reynaldo D. Derije

Vice Mayor

:

Hon. Vicente D. Mendoza

Sources: http://www.blgs.gov.ph , PENRO-Isabela ,  https://psa.gov.ph