Diffun, officially the Municipality of Diffun (; ), is a
municipality
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The term ''municipality' ...
in the
province
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of
Quirino
Quirino, officially the Province of Quirino (; ), is a landlocked province in the Philippines located in the Cagayan Valley region in Luzon. Its capital is Cabarroguis while Diffun is the most populous in the province. It is named after Elpi ...
,
Philippines
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. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 56,102 people.
Commercial establishments proliferated along the provincial road due to its proximity to
Santiago City as the main commercial hub of the region.
Diffun is the most populous town in Quirino Province and is from
Cabarroguis, from Santiago City, and from
Manila
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.
Geography
Diffun is situated from the provincial capital
Cabarroguis, and from the country's capital city of
Manila
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.
Barangays
Diffun is politically subdivided into 33
barangay
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s. Each barangay consists of
purok
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s and some have
sitios
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.
* Andres Bonifacio (
Poblacion
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)
* Aurora East (
Poblacion
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)
* Aurora West (
Poblacion
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)
* Baguio Village
* Balagbag
* Bannawag
* Cajel
* Campamento
* Diego Silang
* Sittio Der-an
* Don Mariano Perez, Sr.
* Doña Imelda
* Dumanisi
* Gabriela Silang
* Gulac
* Guribang
* Ifugao Village
* Isidro Paredes
* Rizal (
Poblacion
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)
* Liwayway
* Luttuad
* Magsaysay
* Makate
* Maria Clara
* Rafael Palma (Don Sergio Osm)
* Ricarte Norte
* Ricarte Sur
* San Antonio
* San Isidro
* San Pascual
* Villa Pascua
* Aklan Village
* Gregorio Pimentel
* Don Faustino Pagaduan
Climate
Demographics
Economy
Government
Local government
Diffun is part of the
lone congressional district of the province of
Quirino
Quirino, officially the Province of Quirino (; ), is a landlocked province in the Philippines located in the Cagayan Valley region in Luzon. Its capital is Cabarroguis while Diffun is the most populous in the province. It is named after Elpi ...
. 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 municipal councilors are elected directly in polls held every three years.
Elected officials
Education
The Schools Division of Quirino governs the town's public education system. The division office is a field office of the
DepEd in
Cagayan Valley
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region. There are two schools district offices which govern the public and private elementary and high schools throughout the municipality. Theser are Diffun I District, and Diffun II District.
Primary and elementary schools
* Aklan Village Elementary School
* Ammogaoen Elementary School
* Andres Bonifacio Elementary School
* Baguio Village Elementary School
* Balagbag Elementary School
* Bannawag San Antonio Integrated School (Elementary)
* Bikibik Elementary School
* Cajel Elementary School
* Campamento Elementary School
* Cupianan Elementary School
* Der-an Integrated School (Elementary)
* Diego Silang Elementary School
* Diffun Central School - Integrated SPED Center (Elementary)
* Diffun West Central School
* Don Faustino Pagaduan Elementary School
* Don Mariano Perez Elementary School
* Doña Imelda Elementary School
* Dumanisi Integrated School (Elementary)
* El Elyon Learning Center
* Guinagat Elementary School
* Gulac Integrated School (Elementary)
* Guribang Elementary School
* Ifugao Village Integrated School (Elementary)
* Isidro Paredes Elementary School
* Liwanag Elementary School
* Liwayway Elementary School
* Lower Gabriela Elementary School
* Luttuad Elementary School
* Macate Elementary School
* Magsaysay Elementary School
* Maria Clara Elementary School
* Pallutan Elementary School
* Pamungyen Elementary School
* Pimentel Elementary School
* Rafael Palma Elementary School
* Ricarte Norte Elementary School
* Ricarte Sur Elementary School
* Rizal Elementary School
* San Antonio Integrated School (Elementary)
* San Isidro Integrated School (Elementary)
* San Pascual Elementary School
* Sitio Eden Elementary School
* Turayok Elementary School
* United Methodist Marvelous Kindergarten School
* Upper Gabriela Integrated School (Elementary)
* Villa Pascua Elementary School
Secondary schools
* Bannawag San Antonio Integrated School
* Der-an Integrated School
* Diffun Central School - Integrated SPED Center
* Diffun National High School
* Dumanisi Integrated School
* Gulac Integrated School
* Ifugao Village Integrated School
* Magsaysay National High School
* Quirino State University Laboratory High School
* San Antonio Integrated School
* San Isidro Integrated School
* St. Mary's Academy
* Upper Gabriela Integrated School
Higher educational institution
*
Quirino State University
Quirino State University, formerly Quirino State College, is a public university in the province of Quirino, Philippines. Its main campus is located in Diffun; other campuses are located in Maddela and Cabarroguis. Nestled in the hills of Dif ...
References
External links
Diffun Profile at PhilAtlas.com*
Philippine Standard Geographic Codebr>
Philippine Census InformationLocal Governance Performance Management System
Municipalities of Quirino
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