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Municipality

Adams

Adams is a municipality in Ilocos Norte, Ilocos Region, Philippines. Its population was 2,279 in the 2024 census, and it has 1 barangay.

  • Population: 2024 Census
  • Places: PSGC 2Q 2026
  • Checked by Scene: October 8, 2026
  • Page updated: October 9, 2026
CalanasanDumalnegPagudpudSanta PraxedesVintarAdams
Borders from UN OCHA (PSA and NAMRIA), a guide and not the legal boundary[3]Open in OpenStreetMap

  • PeopleSources

    2,279

    people counted in the 2024 censusCensusA count of every person in the country, all on one day. The 2024 census counted people as they were on 1 July 2024.More in the glossary

    Up 27.7% from 2010 to 2024

  • Rank by peopleSources

    22nd

    of the 23 cities and municipalities of Ilocos Norte by population, 2024Rank and shareWorked out by Scene from the PSA's counts: where a place stands among the places listed with it, and how many of every 100 of its parent's people live in it.More in the glossary

    About 4 of every 1,000 people in Ilocos Norte lived in Adams in 2024 (0.37%)

  • Inside itSources

    1

    barangay

  • LandSources

    268.31 km²

    of land, 2019 masterlistLand areaThe land inside the place's official boundary. A square kilometre is a square 1 km on each side, about the size of 140 football fields.Explained by Scene: Adams's land would fill a square about 16.4 km on each side. That is only a way to picture its size: its real shape is on the map.More in the glossary

    Average density, 2024: 8 people per km²Population densityHow crowded a place is on average: its people divided by its land area. 1,000 people per square kilometre is 10 people per hectare, a square of 100 by 100 metres.Explained by Scene: About 1 person per 13 hectares if everyone were spread evenly across the land. In fact people live closer together in towns and farther apart in the countryside.More in the glossary

  • HomesSources

    595

    households in 2024HouseholdA person living alone, or people who sleep in the same home and share their meals. A family may be one household or several.More in the glossary

    3.8 people in each, on average, in 2024

  • Town or countrySources

    0%

    Fewer than 1 of every 1,000 people lived in urban barangays in 2024Urban barangayThe PSA counts a barangay as urban when it has 5,000 people or more, or a big employer, or several businesses and public services close by. Every barangay in Metro Manila is urban.More in the glossary

PSGC codePSGC codeThe code the Philippine Statistics Authority gives every place, so each one is known exactly, even when two share a name.More in the glossary
0102801000[4]Formerly 012801000
ZIP code
2922[14, 15]

People

Adams had 2,279 people in the 2024 census, up 27.7% from 2010.
People at each census since 1960

Counts from 2000 on are on today’s borders; earlier counts are as the place was then, so the line may step where a border moved.

Adams had the 22nd most people of the 23 cities and municipalities of Ilocos Norte in 2024[1]
  1. 17Bangui15,227
  2. 18Nueva Era13,305
  3. 19Currimao12,256
  4. 20Burgos10,962
  5. 21Dumalneg3,452
  6. 22Adams2,279
  7. 23Carasi1,775
All 23 cities and municipalities of Ilocos Norte
Age structure · 2020 Census[34]People living in households, by age and sex
  • About 31 of every 100 are children under 15 (30.7%)
  • About 63 of every 100 are of working age, 15 to 64 (63.3%)
  • About 6 of every 100 are 65 or older (6%)
MenWomen

The figures by age

People by age group, men and women
AgePeopleMenWomen
0 - 4225110115
5 - 9238135103
10 - 14210106104
15 - 1918810088
20 - 2419110388
25 - 2918510580
30 - 341679374
35 - 391638281
40 - 441488563
45 - 491075354
50 - 54975245
55 - 59733241
60 - 64663828
65 - 69441628
70 - 74251312
75 - 79311516
80 years and over311516

Every figure, census by census

People, 2024 CensusCensusA count of every person in the country, all on one day. The 2024 census counted people as they were on 1 July 2024.More in the glossary
2,279[1, 2]
Households, 2024HouseholdA person living alone, or people who sleep in the same home and share their meals. A family may be one household or several.More in the glossary
595[1, 2]
People in each household, 2024
3.8 on average[1, 2]
Share of Ilocos Norte, 2024Rank and shareWorked out by Scene from the PSA's counts: where a place stands among the places listed with it, and how many of every 100 of its parent's people live in it.More in the glossary
0.37%[1]
In urban barangays, 2024Urban barangayThe PSA counts a barangay as urban when it has 5,000 people or more, or a big employer, or several businesses and public services close by. Every barangay in Metro Manila is urban.More in the glossary
0% (0 people)[5]
Men and women, 2020
1,153 men, 1,036 women[34]People living in households
Population at each census, with its source
CensusPopulationGrowth since the census beforeHouseholdsPeople per household
2024as of July 1, 20242,279[1, 2]0.97% a year5953.8
2020as of May 1, 20202,189[1]4.30% a year——
2015as of August 1, 20151,792[1]0.07% a year——
2010as of May 1, 20101,785[1]———
2007as of August 1, 2007; as it was then1,522[32]0.39% a year——
2000as of May 1, 2000; on today’s borders1,480[32, 33]3.04% a year——
1995as of September 1, 1995; as it was then1,287[32]2.65% a year——
1990as of May 1, 1990; as it was then1,119[32]−0.80% a year——
1980as of May 1, 1980; as it was then1,213[32]7.04% a year——
1975as of May 1, 1975; as it was then863[32]9.06% a year——
1970as of May 6, 1970; as it was then560[32]3.00% a year——
1960as of February 15, 1960; as it was then414[32]———

Barangays

Adams is made up of 1 barangay.
Barangays of Adams. Each column heading sorts the table.
[2, 3, 5, 6, 7]Share (2024)Urban or rural
Adams2,279100%0.97% a yearabout 111.74 km²Rural

Areas are approximate: each is measured inside the barangay's border on UN OCHA's map, which is a guide, not the legal boundary.

Land & Environment

Adams covers 268.31 km² of land, 8 people for every km² in 2024. Its land rises to 1,304 m above the sea and it lies inland.
Land areaLand areaThe land inside the place's official boundary. A square kilometre is a square 1 km on each side, about the size of 140 football fields.More in the glossary
268.31 km²[6]As listed in the 2019 Masterlist of Land Areas (LMB, DENR)
Average density, 2024Population densityHow crowded a place is on average: its people divided by its land area. 1,000 people per square kilometre is 10 people per hectare, a square of 100 by 100 metres.More in the glossary
8 people per km²[6]
Coordinates
18.43661° N, 120.91306° E[3]The point inside its border farthest from every edge, so it always falls within the place.
Height above the sea[28]
Lowest
158 m
Average
558 m
Highest
1,304 m

Heights from the Copernicus DEM, a 30 m model of the surface: it reads the tops of trees and roofs, not the bare ground, over the land inside the border, the sea left out. Produced using Copernicus WorldDEM-30 © DLR e.V. 2010-2014 and © Airbus Defence and Space GmbH 2014-2018 provided under COPERNICUS by the European Union and ESA; all rights reserved.

Water, coast and peaks

No coastline: it lies inland.

Rivers[29]

  1. Bulu River18.7 of 42.4 km

Named rivers, lakes and peaks as OpenStreetMap mapped them on 30 September 2026, and the coast within 150 m of the border. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors, under the Open Database License.

Climate

Climate typeClimate typePAGASA sorts the country's climate into four types by when the rain falls. Type I has a dry season from November to April and a wet one for the rest of the year; Type II has no dry season, with the most rain from December to February; Type III has a short dry season; Type IV has rain spread through the year.More in the glossary

Type I[30]

Two seasons: dry from November to April, wet for the rest of the year, with the heaviest rain from June to September.

Covers about 62 of every 100 parts of its land. Read by Scene off PAGASA's climate map, so approximate: the type that covers most of the place's land.

At Laoag City, the nearest PAGASA station, 49 km away[31]Averages for 1991 to 2020: 2,187 mm of rain on 86 days a year; 27.6 °C on average

Rain each month Average temperature

The figures by month

Climate at Laoag City, 1991 to 2020, by month
MonthRainRainy daysAverageHighLow
January6 mm225.2 °C30.6 °C19.8 °C
February3 mm225.8 °C31.2 °C20.4 °C
March5 mm127.2 °C32.5 °C21.9 °C
April22 mm228.6 °C33.6 °C23.6 °C
May219 mm829.2 °C33.7 °C24.7 °C
June287 mm1228.9 °C33.1 °C24.8 °C
July479 mm1628.4 °C32.2 °C24.5 °C
August594 mm1728.0 °C31.6 °C24.4 °C
September413 mm1327.9 °C31.8 °C24.1 °C
October117 mm727.8 °C32.1 °C23.5 °C
November37 mm427.4 °C32.0 °C22.8 °C
December6 mm226.3 °C31.1 °C21.4 °C
The year2,187 mm8627.6 °C32.1 °C23.0 °C

A station's figures describe the place around it only roughly: inland and in the hills it may be cooler and wetter. The station stands 5 m above the sea.

Life & Economy

About 9 of every 100 people lived below the poverty line in 2021.
Poverty, 2021Poverty incidenceHow many of every 100 people live in families whose income is below the poverty line: what a person needs in a year for food and other basic needs, as the PSA sets it for each province. It is an estimate, from a survey or, for a town, a statistical model, so the PSA gives a range it is likely to fall in.More in the glossary
9.2% of people[18]Below the poverty line, by the PSA's estimate for every town.
Income classIncome classThe Department of Finance sorts provinces, cities and municipalities into classes by their average yearly income over recent years: 1st class has the most. It measures the local government's income, not how well off its people are.More in the glossary
4th class[4]
About 9 of every 100 people in Adams lived below the poverty line in 2021 (9.2%)[18]

The PSA's model for every town puts it between 1.2% and 17.2%, with 90% confidence.

The PSA says caution must be observed in using this estimate: read it as a rough guide only.

Public places

  • 1government office
  • 4schools

Counted from OpenStreetMap[3, 8]. Schools, places of worship, barangay halls and places known only by a common name, such as a chapel, are listed on each barangay's page.

Government offices1

As OpenStreetMap maps them on September 30, 2026. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors, under the Open Database License.

Government & Leaders

A mayor leads Adams. Its local laws, called ordinances, are passed by the Sangguniang Bayan (the municipal council), led by the vice mayor. The mayor, the vice mayor and the council's elected members serve three-year terms, and none may serve more than three in a row.[12, 13]

Legislative districtLegislative districtThe area that elects one member of the House of Representatives. A big province or city may have several.More in the glossary
1st district of Ilocos Norte[16, 17]

Leaders

The mayor and vice mayor elected at each election since 2001, as COMELEC's lists of the elected name them, and those in office now, as the DILG's directory lists them.

  1. 2025–2028In office as of February 2026

    Mayor
    Homer Matias Domingo[19]
    Vice mayor
    Eric Tangliben Bawingan[19]

  2. 2022–2025

    Mayor
    Rosalia Domingo Dupagen[20]
    Vice mayor
    Eddie Boy Aguda Suniga[20]

  3. 2019–2022

    Mayor
    Rosalia Domingo Dupagen[21]
    Vice mayor
    Eddie Boy Aguda Suniga[21]

  4. 2016–2019

    Mayor
    Rosalia Domingo Dupagen[22]
    Vice mayor
    Eric Tangliben Bawingan[22]

  5. 2013–2016

    Mayor
    Eric Tangliben Bawingan[23]
    Vice mayor
    Wagner Agamas Poking[23]

  6. 2010–2013

    Mayor
    Eric Tangliben Bawingan[24]
    Vice mayor
    Wagner Agamas Poking[24]

  7. 2007–2010

    Mayor
    Eric Tangliben Bawingan[25]
    Vice mayor
    Wilma Dupagen Daquioag[25]

  8. 2004–2007

    Mayor
    Wilma Dupagen[26]
    Vice mayor
    Wagner Poking[26]

  9. 2001–2004

    Mayor
    Wilma B. Dupagen[27]
    Vice mayor
    Soliman V. Cascayan[27]
Mayors and vice mayors of Adams, by term
TermMayorVice mayor
2025–2028In office as of February 2026Homer Matias Domingo[19]Eric Tangliben Bawingan[19]
2022–2025Rosalia Domingo Dupagen[20]Eddie Boy Aguda Suniga[20]
2019–2022Rosalia Domingo Dupagen[21]Eddie Boy Aguda Suniga[21]
2016–2019Rosalia Domingo Dupagen[22]Eric Tangliben Bawingan[22]
2013–2016Eric Tangliben Bawingan[23]Wagner Agamas Poking[23]
2010–2013Eric Tangliben Bawingan[24]Wagner Agamas Poking[24]
2007–2010Eric Tangliben Bawingan[25]Wilma Dupagen Daquioag[25]
2004–2007Wilma Dupagen[26]Wagner Poking[26]
2001–2004Wilma B. Dupagen[27]Soliman V. Cascayan[27]

History & Identity

Created
On 16 May 1983 President Ferdinand E. Marcos signed Proclamation No. 2289. It turned Adams, together with Carasi and Dumalneg, from a municipal district into a full municipality of Ilocos Norte.[9, 10]

How it got its name

Local traditionThe town's old website tells a legend. Tribal people who fled inland from the ships of newcomers found a river rich in fish and game and called it Karayan ni Adan, the River of Adam. The name is said to have worn down into Adams.[11]

Its story

The town's own history says nothing factual is recorded about Adams before 1918, only a legend about how it began.[11]

It adds that before 1918 the area was set aside as a reservation for cultural minorities.[11]

Adams later became a municipal district under a law of the old Department of the Interior, and was placed under the supervision of the municipality of Bangui. Supervision passed to the new town of Pagudpud in the early 1950s.[11]

In 1983 the Local Government Code, Batas Pambansa Blg. 337, ordered the conversion of municipal districts into municipalities, and a proclamation of 16 May 1983 announced the change for Adams, Carasi and Dumalneg.[9, 10, 11]

Timeline

  1. Before 1918

    Adams is set aside as a reservation for cultural minorities, according to the town's own website.[11]

  2. Early 1950s

    Supervision of the municipal district of Adams moves from Bangui to the new town of Pagudpud.[11]

  3. 16 May 1983

    Proclamation No. 2289 changes Adams, Carasi and Dumalneg from municipal districts into regular municipalities.[9, 10]

  4. 16 May 1983

    Sources differThe town's old website gives the number of the 1983 proclamation as 2829 and cites Section 16 of the Local Government Code; the proclamation itself is numbered 2289 and cites Section 136.[9, 11]

Nearby

Adams shares a border with 5 places.

How it compares

Adams beside Ilocos Norte, and where it stands among the cities and municipalities of Ilocos Norte.

Adams beside Ilocos Norte
FigureAdamsIlocos NorteRank among the cities and municipalities of Ilocos Norte
People, 2024CensusA count of every person in the country, all on one day. The 2024 census counted people as they were on 1 July 2024.More in the glossary2,279[1, 2]618,85022nd of 23
Growth a year, 2020–2024Growth a yearHow fast the number of people changed each year between two censuses. 1% a year means about 1 more person for every 100 people, each year.More in the glossary0.97% a year[1, 2]faster0.36% a year7th of 23
People per km², 2024Population densityHow crowded a place is on average: its people divided by its land area. 1,000 people per square kilometre is 10 people per hectare, a square of 100 by 100 metres.More in the glossary8[6]less crowded18723rd of 23
Land areaLand areaThe land inside the place's official boundary. A square kilometre is a square 1 km on each side, about the size of 140 football fields.More in the glossary268.31 km²[6]3,309.78 km²3rd of 23
People in each household, 2024HouseholdA person living alone, or people who sleep in the same home and share their meals. A family may be one household or several.More in the glossary3.8[1, 2]higher3.7not ranked
In urban barangays, 2024Urban barangayThe PSA counts a barangay as urban when it has 5,000 people or more, or a big employer, or several businesses and public services close by. Every barangay in Metro Manila is urban.More in the glossary0%[5]lower15.6%not ranked

How far, in a straight line[3]

Laoag City, the capital of Ilocos Norte
44.0 km southwest
Manila
428.1 km south

In a straight line between the points inside each place farthest from its edges, not by road.

The nearest towns and cities[3]

  1. DumalnegIlocos Norte9.5 km northwest
  2. Santa PraxedesCagayan12.7 km northeast
  3. VintarIlocos Norte15.1 km southwest
  4. BanguiIlocos Norte17.3 km west
  5. PagudpudIlocos Norte18.3 km northwest
  6. CalanasanApayao21.1 km southeast

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  32. 32.Philippine Statistics Authority. 2015 Census of Population, Statistical Tables, Table 1: Population Enumerated in Various Censuses by City/Municipality, 1960-2015 (one workbook for each province, highly urbanized city and region). Published 2017. Read by Scene October 2, 2026. CC BY (PSA Terms of Use). Open the source
  33. 33.Philippine Statistics Authority. 2020 Census of Population and Housing: Table A (Population and Annual Growth Rate for the Philippines and its Regions, Provinces and Highly Urbanized Cities) and Table B (Population and Annual Growth Rates by Province, City and Municipality, by Region). Published July 2021. Read by Scene October 2, 2026. CC BY (PSA Terms of Use). Open the source
  34. 34.Philippine Statistics Authority. 2020 Census of Population and Housing: Household Population by Age Group and Sex, for the Philippines and its regions, provinces, cities and municipalities (revised file, psa.gov.ph/system/files/phcd/2022-12/). Published December 2022. Read by Scene October 8, 2026. CC BY (PSA Terms of Use). Open the source

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