Dingle (), officially the Municipality of Dingle (, , ), is a 3rd class municipality in the province of Iloilo, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 45,965 people.
The town is known for its baroque-architecture church and its archaeological cave sites, such as the Lapuz Lapuz Cave, famous for revealing hunter-gatherer lives of the ancient people of Panay.
History
Dingle started as a pre-colonial settlement of Sumandig, which was under the jurisdiction of Simsiman, a pueblo of Laglag. The settlement was also known as Sibucao, Ba-ong, and Orvat. The Augustinian priest, Fr. Francisco Manuel Blanco, first founded Dingle as a visita of Pototan in 1593. Dingle became independent on April 23, 1611. In 1629 however, it was annexed to Dumangas, Iloilo and to Dueñas, Iloilo in 1641 (until 1825). On August 16, 1850, by order of Governor General of the Philippines Antonio de Urbiztondo, Dingle again became independent and was officially named the town of Dingle. The first town head was Julio Dator (1823–1827). In 1865, Fr. Fernando Llorente ordered the construction of the Dingle Catholic Church which was completed in 1886.
During the second phase Philippine Revolution against Spain, during the Spanish–American War, Dingle staged the first armed uprising in the Province of Iloilo. Now known as the "Cry of Lincud", the revolt occurred in Barrio Lincud on October 28, 1898. Today the event is commemorated as a special non-working holiday. The leaders of the uprising were Adriano D. Hernández, Julio D. Hernández, and Nicolas Roces. Adriano Hernández later became a brigadier general in the Philippine Revolutionary Army. He then represented the province at the Malolos Congress. Later, he was appointed Director of the Bureau of Agriculture. Today, his statue stands inside the Philippine Army's Camp General Adriano D. Hernandez in Dingle, which is named in his honor.
Under the Americans, Dingle was annexed to Pototan, Iloilo, the latter being larger and more prosperous. Nonetheless, through the efforts of Gen. Adriano Hernandez, the separation of the town from Pototan was given impetus in 1907.
In 1954, the sitio of Nazuni was converted into a barrio and was added as a barangay of Dingle.
Geography
The topography of Dingle is relatively rolling hills and narrow plains from the Poblacion. The flat lands extend along the Jalaur River through its borderline to the southeast. This starts to roll upward from the Poblacion going to the north-west. From the west of the Poblacion rises the slopes, steep and mountainous. This indicates that the topography of Dingle meets a certain type-cropping pattern.
Dingle is from Iloilo City.
Climate
Barangays
Dingle is politically subdivided into 33 barangays. Each barangay consists of puroks and some have sitios.
Abangay
Agsalanan
Agtatacay
Alegria
Bongloy
Buenavista
Caguyuman
Calicuang
Camambugan
Dawis
Ginalinan Nuevo
Ginalinan Viejo
Gutao
Ilajas
Libo-o
Licu-an
Lincud
Matangharon
Moroboro
Namatay
Nazuni
Pandan
Potolan
San Jose
San Matias
Siniba-an
Tabugon
Tambunac
Tanghawan
Tiguib
Tinocuan
Tulatula-an
Poblacion
Demographics
In the 2020 census, the population of Dingle, Iloilo, was 45,965 people, with a density of .
Economy
Education
Private Schools
Mater Carmeli School – Dingle
Goodnews Learning Center Inc.
Tertiary
Iloilo State University of Fisheries Science and Technology – Dingle Campus
Secondary
Calicuang NHS
Dingle NHS
Rufino G. Palabrica Sr. NHS
Tabugon NHS
Nazuni Summit Comprehensive National High School
Primary
Abangay ES
Agsalanan ES
Agustin Muyco ES (Lincud ES) Agtatacay-Gutao ES (Agtatacay ES) Alegria ES Bongloy ES Calicuang ES Camambugan ES Dingle Central ES (Dayot-Jalandoni ES) Ilajas ES Isabel Roces Memorial ES Libo-o ES Matangharon ES Moroboro ES Muyco-Daguro ES (Caguyuman ES) Nazuni ES Potolan ES San Jose ES San Matias ES (Licu-an ES) Siniba-an ES Sra. Consolacion Muyco Aportadera Memorial ES Tabugon ES Tinocuan ES White ES
Infrastructure
Power
The Panay Diesel Power Plant located at Tinocuan and Tabugon, Dingle provides 110 megawatts of electricity to Panay. The power plant is operated by the National Power Corporation.