Lidlidda
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| Municipality of Lidlidda | ||
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| Coordinates: 17°16′N 120°31′E / 17.27°N 120.52°ECoordinates: 17°16′N 120°31′E / 17.27°N 120.52°E | ||
| Country |
 Philippines
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| Region | Ilocos Region (Region I) | |
| Province | Ilocos Sur | |
| District | 2nd District | |
| Barangays | 11 (see Barangays) | |
| Government | ||
| • Type | Sangguniang Bayan | |
| • Mayor | Benilda D. Tawali | |
| • Electorate | 3,215 voters (2016) | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 33.84 km2 (13.07 sq mi) | |
| Population (2015 census) | ||
| • Total | 4,647 | |
| • Density | 140/km2 (360/sq mi) | |
| Time zone | PST (UTC+8) | |
| ZIP code | 2723 | |
| PSGC | 012911000 | |
| IDD : area code | +63 (0)77 | |
| Climate type | tropical monsoon climate | |
| Income class | 5th municipal income class | |
| Website | www |
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Lidlidda, officially the Municipality of Lidlidda, is a 5th class municipality in the province of Ilocos Sur, Philippines. According to the 2015 census, it has a population of 4,647 people.
It is home to the Lidlidda Protected Landscape, a protected area situated in the municipality's watershed.
Lidlidda is politically subdivided into 11 barangays.
In the year 1800, there lived a group of people called Agsalog (Igorot) in the East Hinterlands of Golot (Mountain Province). Some groups of these people were hospitable, while some were fierce fighters, head hunters, animal rustlers, robbers and the like which worsened the already impoverished state of their place. Tired of such constant inconveniences, the hospitable and peaceful people plotted to leave after holding a secret meeting. They grouped themselves into three: one group to head for the North, another to the South and the third to the West. Being Igorots with customs and traditions firmly instilled by their ancestors, they observed their usual religious rites before starting the journey. A number of chickens were killed and offered to Kabunian (God) and his son Lumawig. It is a peace offering meant to appease the gods in order not to anger them. After the ceremony, a safe and peaceful passage to a wonderful land destined especially for them, is expected. The night after the ceremony was held, the peaceful people started their journey. They moved silently under cover of the tall, thick trees eastward and the shining stars up above served as their guide. The group that traveled to the west were the ones who reached the place, which would be known in the future as Lidlidda. Members of this group had such names as Conay, Caoas, Digay, Caoeng, San-E, Gumanab, Anggon, Calugay and others. Along the way, they met obstacles and hardships associated with the mountainous terrain and the constant feeling of hunger and tiredness. After twenty days of hiking, they arrived in a place that looked suitable for building homes. It was a valley with grassy plains, a river along its sides, creeks, brooks, and wells. There were plenty of fish, wild animals and game for food. The surrounding hills and mountains abundantly covered with tall trees and bamboo could provide them with shade and fruit. The immediate belief that soon a peaceful, progressive and happy community would be positively established in the said place compelled the travelers to stop their seemingly nomadic existence and settle on the area.
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