Abra is a landlocked province of the Philippines in the Cordillera Administrative Region in Luzon. Its capital is Bangued, and it borders Ilocos Norte and Apayao on the north, Ilocos Sur and Mountain Province on the south, Ilocos Norte and Ilocos Sur on the west, and Kalinga, and Apayao on the east. Map of the Philippines showing the regions and provinces (click for larger version). ... The Cordillera Administrative Region (CAR) of the Philippines consists of the provinces of Abra, Benguet, Ifugao, Kalinga, Mountain Province and Apayao. ... Map of the Philippines showing the island groups of Luzon, Visayas, and Mindanao. ... Bangued is a 2nd class municipality in the province of Abra, Philippines. ... 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. ... Ilocos Sur is a province of the Philippines located in the Ilocos Region in Luzon. ... Mountain Province is a landlocked province of the Philippines in the Cordillera Administrative Region in Luzon. ... Ilocos Norte is a province of the Philippines located in the Ilocos Region in Luzon. ... Ilocos Sur is a province of the Philippines located in the Ilocos Region in Luzon. ... Kalinga is a landlocked province of the Philippines in the Cordillera Administrative Region in Luzon. ... Apayao is a landlocked province of the Philippines in the Cordillera Administrative Region in Luzon. ...

REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES

Province of Abra

Region: Cordillera Administrative Region (CAR)

Capital: Bangued

Founded: March 9, 1917

Population:
2000 census—209,491 (12th smallest)
Density—53 per km² (4th lowest)

Area: 3,975.6 km² (31st largest)

Divisions:
Highly urbanized cities—0
Component cities—0
Municipalities—27
Barangays—303
Congressional districts—Lone District of Abra

Languages: Ilokano, Tagalog Tingguian/Itneg

Governor: Vicente P. Valera (2004-2007)

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People and culture

Abra's inhabitants are mostly descendants of llocano settlers and members of the Tingguian tribe.

The predominant languages are Ilocano and Tingguian. Based on the 1995 census survey, Ilocano is generally spoken by 73.65% of the region's total population. 25.18% speak Tinguian/Itneg, 0.16% speak Tagalog, and the remaining 0.54% speak other dialects. Ilokano (variants: Ilocano, Iluko, Iloco, and Iloko) is the third most-spoken language of the Republic of the Philippines. ... Ilokano (variants: Ilocano, Iluko, Iloco, and Iloko) is the third most-spoken language of the Republic of the Philippines. ... Tagalog (pronunciation: ) is one of the major languages of the Republic of the Philippines. ...

See also Igorot. Igorot (Ĭgerōt´, ēge-) , general name for the people of the Cordillera region, in the Philippines island of Luzon. ...

Economy

As of 1990, there were 743 cottage industries in Abra, of which 208 are registered with the Department of Trade and Industry. 59% are engaged in bamboo and rattan craft making, both leading industries in the area. This article is about the year. ... The Philippines Department of Trade and Industry (Filipino: Kagawaran ng Kalakalan at Industriya), abbreviated as DTI is the executive department of the Philippine Government responsible for the operations of trade and industry. ... Diversity Around 91 genera and 1,000 species Subtribes Arthrostylidiinae Arundinariinae Bambusinae Chusqueinae Guaduinae Melocanninae Nastinae Racemobambodinae Shibataeinae See the full Taxonomy of the Bambuseae. ... Genera Calamus Calospatha Ceratolobus Daemonorops Eremospatha Eugeissonia Korthalsia Laccosperma Metroxylon Myrialepis Oncocalamus Pigafetta Plectocomia Plectomiopsis Raphia Zalacca Zalacella Rattan (from the Malay rotan), is the name for the roughly six hundred species of palms in the tribe Calameae, native to tropical regions of Africa, Asia and Australasia. ...

In 1992, the natural dye industry, together with loom weaving and embroidery, was revived by former Governor Ma. Zita Claustro-Valera, the first woman governor of Abra. 1992 (MCMXCII) was a leap year starting on Wednesday. ...

Abra's economy is agriculture-based. Its major crops are rice, corn, and root crops; and commercial produce are coffee, tobacco, and coconut. Extensive grassland and pasture areas are used for livestock production. Species Oryza glaberrima Oryza sativa Rice refers to two species (Oryza sativa and Oryza glaberrima) of grass, native to tropical and subtropical southeastern Asia and to Africa, which together provide more than one fifth of the calories consumed by humans[1]. Rice is an annual plant, growing to 1-1. ... Oats, barley, and some products made from them Cereal crops are mostly grasses cultivated for their edible grains or seeds (actually a fruit called a caryopsis). ... Coffee Coffee is a beverage, served hot or with ice, prepared from the roasted seeds of the coffee plant. ... Species Nicotiana acuminata Nicotiana alata Nicotiana attenuata Nicotiana benthamiana Nicotiana clevelandii Nicotiana excelsior Nicotiana forgetiana Nicotiana glauca Nicotiana glutinosa Nicotiana langsdorffii Nicotiana longiflora Nicotiana obtusifolia Nicotiana paniculata Nicotiana plumbagifolia Nicotiana quadrivalvis Nicotiana repanda Nicotiana rustica Nicotianasuaveolens Nicotiana sylvestris Nicotiana tabacum Nicotiana tomentosa Ref: ITIS 30562 as of August 26, 2005... Binomial name Cocos nucifera L. The Coconut Palm (Cocos nucifera), is a member of the Family Arecaceae (palm family). ... Sheep are commonly bred as livestock. ...

Geography

Abra is hemmed in by the towering mountain ranges of the Ilocos in the west and the Cordillera Central in the east. It has an extremely rugged terrain, with mountains and hills rising along its perimeter and interior. The plains are drained by the Abra River, which flows northward from Mt. Data in the Mountain Province. Mountain Province is a landlocked province of the Philippines in the Cordillera Administrative Region in Luzon. ...

Political

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

Municipalities

Bangued is a 2nd class municipality in the province of Abra, Philippines. ... Boliney is a 5th class municipality in the province of Abra, Philippines. ... Bucay is a 5th class municipality in the province of Abra, Philippines. ... Bucloc is a 6th class municipality in the province of Abra, Philippines. ... Daguioman is a 6th class municipality in the province of Abra, Philippines. ... Danglas is a 5th class municipality in the province of Abra, Philippines. ... Dolores is a 5th class municipality in the province of Abra, Philippines. ... La Paz is a 5th class municipality in the province of Abra, Philippines. ... Lacub is a 5th class municipality in the province of Abra, Philippines. ... Lagangilang is a 5th class municipality in the province of Abra, Philippines. ... Lagayan is a 6th class municipality in the province of Abra, Philippines. ... Langiden is a 5th class municipality in the province of Abra, Philippines. ... Licuan-Baay is a 5th class municipality in the province of Abra, Philippines. ... Luba is a 5th class municipality in the province of Abra, Philippines. ... Malibcong is a 5th class municipality in the province of Abra, Philippines. ... Manabo is a 5th class municipality in the province of Abra, Philippines. ... Peñarrubia is a 6th class municipality in the province of Abra, Philippines. ... Pidigan is a 5th class municipality in the province of Abra, Philippines. ... Pilar is a 5th class municipality in the province of Abra, Philippines. ... Sallapadan is a 5th class municipality in the province of Abra, Philippines. ... San Isidro is a 6th class municipality in the province of Abra, Philippines. ... San Juan is a 6th class municipality in the province of Abra, Philippines. ... San Quintin is a 5th class municipality in the province of Abra, Philippines. ... Tayum is a 5th class municipality in the province of Abra, Philippines. ... Tineg is a 4th class municipality in the province of Abra, Philippines. ... Tubo is a 4th class municipality in the province of Abra, Philippines. ... Villaviciosa is a 5th class municipality in the province of Abra, Philippines. ...

Physical

History

The first inhabitants of Abra were the ancestors of the Bontocs and the Ifugaos. These inhabitants eventually left to settle in the old Mountain Province. Other early inhabitants were the Tingguians, or Itnegs, as they are also known. Mountain Province is a landlocked province of the Philippines in the Cordillera Administrative Region in Luzon. ...

In 1598 a Spanish garrison was established in Bangued to protect the Ilocanos who converted to Christianity from Tingguian raids. During the British invasion, Gabriela Silang and her army fled to Abra from Ilocos and continued the revolt begun by her slain husband, Diego Silang. She was captured and hang by the Spanish in 1763. Events January 7 - Boris Godunov seizes the throne of Russia following the death of his brother-in-law, Tsar Feodor I. April 13 - Edict of Nantes - Henry IV of France grants French Huguenots equal rights with Catholics. ... The Municipality of Bangued is the capital town of the Abra under the Cordillera Administrative Region (CAR). ... Ilokano (variants: Ilocano, Iluko, Iloco, and Iloko) is the third most-spoken language of the Republic of the Philippines Being an Austronesian language, it is related to such languages as Indonesian, Malay, Fijian, Maori (of New Zealand), Hawaiian, Malagasy (of Madagascar), Samoan, Tahitian, Chamorro (of Guam and the Northern Mariana... Christianity is a monotheistic[1] religion centered on Jesus of Nazareth, and on his life and teachings as presented in the New Testament. ... The appearance of The Beatles on The Ed Sullivan Show, February 9, 1964, marked the dramatic start of the British Invasion. ... Maria Josefa Gabriela Cariño Silang (March 19, 1731- September 29, 1763) was the first Filipino woman to lead a revolt during the Spanish colonization of the Philippines. ... Diego Silang y Andaya (December 16, 1730 - May 28, 1763) was a native Ilocano revolutionary leader who conspired with British forces to overthrow the Spanish in the northern Philippines and establish an independent Ilocano nation. ... 1763 was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ...

In 1818 the Ilocos region, including Abra, was divided into Ilocos Norte and llocos Sur. In 1846 Abra was created as a political-military province with Lepanto as a sub-province. It remained so until the arrival of the Americans in 1899. 1818 (MDCCCXVIII) is a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar or a common year starting on Saturday of the 12-day slower Julian calendar. ... Ilocos Norte is a province of the Philippines located in the Ilocos Region in Luzon. ... 1846 was a common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ... Naupactus is also a scientific name, see Naupactus (beetle) Nafpaktos, Latin: Naupactus or Naupactos (Italian, Lepanto; modern Greek, Ναύπακτος, rarely Epakto), is a town in the nomarchy of Acarnania and Aetolia, Greece, situated on a bay on the north side of the straits of Lepanto. ... 1899 (MDCCCXCIX) was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ...

In 1908 the Philippine Commission once again in annexed Abra to Ilocos Sur in an attempt to resolve Abra's financial difficulties. But on March 9, 1917, the Philippine Assembly reestablished Abra as a province. 1908 (MCMVIII) was a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar). ... The Philippine Commission was a body appointed by the President of the United States to exercise legislative and limited executive powers in the Philippines. ... Ilocos Sur is a province of the Philippines located in the Ilocos Region in Luzon. ... March 9 is the 68th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (69th in Leap years). ... 1917 (MCMXVII) was a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar (see link for calendar) or a common year starting on Tuesday of the 13-day slower Julian calendar. ... The examples and perspective in this article may not represent a worldwide view. ...

The revolutionary priest, Conrado Balweg, who fought for the rights of the Cordillera tribes, began his crusade in Abra. After successfully negotiating a peace accord with Balweg's group in 1987, the Philippine government created the Cordillera Administration Region, which includes Abra. 1987 (MCMLXXXVII) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

External links

• The Official Website of the Provincial Government of Abra
• The Website of the Province of Abra
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