Municipality of Dumalneg

Dumalneg, a tribal agricultural municipality, is located at the northwestern portion of Ilocos Norte. It is about four kilometers east of the national highway going to the Cagayan Valley; about five kilometers northeast of the poblacion of Bangui, the nearest town to it; and about 73.1 kilometers northeast of Laoag City. It is bounded on the north by Pagudpud, on the east by Adams, on the south by Vintar and on the west by Bangui.

It has wide areas of virgin forests and plains, criss-crossed by the rivers and brooks. It has still good ground for wildlife, fishing and hunting. Its total land area is 8,848 hectares, of which 11 percent are agricultural lands, 43 percent are pasture lands, 31 percent are forest land, and the rest are institutional spaces, socio-economic and infrastructure uses, human settlement, and rivers and creeks. It consists of rolling high-grounds rising unevenly until they gain elevation at the eastern section.

Its climate is similar to those obtaining in other parts of Ilocos Norte. The rainy and the dry seasons are the two alternating climatic conditions. The rainy season comes in the months of June to September; and the dry season, in the rest of the year. Because its elevation is not significantly different form the rest of the province, the temperature of the place does not vary significantly from that of the other places of Ilocos Norte.

Economic Development.

Dumalneg is predominantly an agricultural community. The inhabitants derive their livelihood from various sources, such as farming, hunting and fishing. However, the principal occupation of the people is farming. In this pursuit, the parents and the able members of the family help each other in tilling their lands.

The agricultural crops produced in small scale by the farmers include rice, corn, mungo, banana, vegetables, fruits, garlic and the native tobacco. All of these crops are produced mainly for home consumption.