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Abra is a landlocked province of the Philippines in the Cordillera Administrative Region in Luzon. Its capital is Bangued and borders Ilocos Norte to the north, Apayao to the northeast, Kalinga to the east, Mountain Province to the south, and Ilocos Sur to the southwest. Map of the Philippines showing all the regions and their provinces. ... The Cordillera Administrative Region (CAR) of the Philippines consists of six provinces, namely: Abra, Benguet, Ifugao, Kalinga, Mountain Province and Apayao. ... Map of the Philippines showing the island groups of Luzon, Visayas, and Mindanao. ... Ilocos Norte is a province of the Philippines located in the Ilocos Region in Luzon. ... Apayao is a landlocked province of the Philippines in the Cordillera Administrative Region in Luzon. ... This article is about the Philippine province. ... Mountain Province is a landlocked province of the Philippines in the Cordillera Administrative Region in Luzon. ... Ilocos Sur is a province of the Philippines located in the Ilocos Region in Luzon. ...

REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES
Province of Abra
Image:Ph_seal_abra.png
Capital: Bangued
Founded:
Population:
2000 census—209,491 (12th smallest)
Density—53 per km² (4th lowest)
Area: 3,975.6 km² (31st largest)
Languages: Iloko, Tagalog
Governor: Vicente P. Valera (2004-2007)
Image:Ph_locator_map_abra.png
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3.1 Political
Map of the Philippines showing the island groups of Luzon, Visayas, and Mindanao. ... The Cordillera Administrative Region (CAR) of the Philippines consists of six provinces, namely: Abra, Benguet, Ifugao, Kalinga, Mountain Province and Apayao. ... A city (lungsod, sometimes siyudad, in Filipino) is a tier of local government in the Philippines. ... A city (lungsod, sometimes siyudad, in Filipino) is a tier of local government in the Philippines. ... A municipality (bayan in Filipino) is a local government unit in the Philippines. ... A barangay is the smallest local government unit in the Philippines and is very similar to a village. ... The House of Representatives (Kapulungan ng mga Kinatawan in Filipino) is the lower chamber of the Congress of the Philippines. ... Ilocano, also Iloko and Ilokano, refers to the language and culture associated with the Ilocano people, the third largest ethnic group in the Philippines. ... Tagálog is one of the major languages of the Republic of the Philippines. ...

3.2 Physical

People and Culture

Economy

Geography

Political

Abra is subdivided into 27 municipalities. A municipality (bayan in Filipino) is a local government unit in the Philippines. ...


Municipalities

Physical

History

External links

  • The Official Website of the Provincial Government of Abra
    http://www.abra.gov.ph


 
 

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