TOPOGRAPHY AND CLIMATE

Tadian municipality is generally mountainous with general slopes of over 18 percent. Its elevation ranges from 440 m to 2113m above sea level. Poblacion, the seat of the municipal government has general elevation of 1,340 m above sea level. It has 2 major rivers that both drain to the Abra River, namely: Abit River that drains the southeastern portion and Decapeo River that drain the northwest portion.

Tadian is considered as the temperate zone of Mountain Province where the cool breeze of Benguet meets with the warm air of the lowland Ilocos. It has two pronounced season, the wet season, which starts from the month of May to November and dry season that covers the rest of the months.

Zone I & II

1. Ub-ubanan pool and falls – This place is best suited for picnic area and bathing due to the cleanliness of its free flowing water. People are coming to this place especially during summer time. It is located in Sumadel, Tadian, 13 kms away from the Poblacion.

2. Foot prints of Cabunyan and his dog, his backpack and spear. – the footprints of Cabunyan and his dog can be found in Sumadel, Tadian, while his backpack and spear can be found in Gayang, Bunga, Tadian. The word gayang is the local term for spear. It can be recounted according to old folks of this place that once Cabunyan the local term for God came to earth and off these traces of his existence to this place including the rice field in Kayan East which believed to be built by him.

3. Singing Jar – This jar can be found in Kayan West, Tadian presently owned by Mr. Resurrecsion Wanget Sr. The jar will sing while rubbing its mouth. The only one of its kind in the locality.

4. Rice Terraces of all the places of Tadian.
5.Tadian mountain ranges where one can see Tirad pass and Bessang Pas
and other panoramic view of the place.

Tadian municipality in itself is a tourist spot with all its beautiful rice terraces and mountains are at stake.

Tadian municipality celebrated its Town Fiesta every first Friday and Saturday of March every year. It is on this occasion that most people from its barangay come to the Poblacion to attend the said fiesta and at the same time purchase items from kitchen wares, carpentry to garment which are necessary to them. In the occasion, the fiesta is started with a parade which is participated by all agencies and barangays followed by an opening program, ground demonstration and ball games. The search for Miss Tadian is done before this occasion or it is a pre-fiesta activity. Market activity is at its peak on this occasion.