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Pinili

Pinili
Municipality
Municipality of Pinili
Official seal of Pinili
Seal
Map of Ilocos Norte with Pinili highlighted
Map of Ilocos Norte with Pinili highlighted
Pinili is located in Philippines
Pinili
Pinili
Location within the Philippines
Coordinates: 17°57′14″N 120°31′37″E / 17.954°N 120.527°E / 17.954; 120.527Coordinates: 17°57′14″N 120°31′37″E / 17.954°N 120.527°E / 17.954; 120.527
Country  Philippines
Region Ilocos Region (Region I)
Province Ilocos Norte
District 2nd District
Barangays 25 (see Barangays)
Government
 • Type Sangguniang Bayan
 • Mayor Samuel S. Pagdilao, Sr.
 • Electorate 10,887 voters (2016)
Area
 • Total 89.48 km2 (34.55 sq mi)
Population (2015 census)
 • Total 17,300
 • Density 190/km2 (500/sq mi)
Time zone PST (UTC+8)
ZIP code 2905
PSGC 012819000
IDD:area code +63 (0)77
Climate type tropical monsoon climate
Income class 3rd municipal income class
Website www.pinili.gov.ph

Pinili, officially the Municipality of Pinili, is a 3rd class municipality in the province of Ilocos Norte, Philippines. According to the 2015 census, it has a population of 17,300 people.

The place is called Pinili because Gregorio Aglipay, founder of the Philippine Independent Church, chose (pinili in Tagalog) to hide in this mountainous municipality. Aglipay has a statue in honor of him, having a bible and a revolver in his hands.

Pinili is politically subdivided into 25 barangays.

In the 2015 census, the population of Pinili was 17,300 people, with a density of 190 inhabitants per square kilometre or 490 inhabitants per square mile.



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