Bangued is a first class municipality in the province of Abra in the Cordillera Administrative Region of the Philippines. According to the 2000 census, it has a population of 42,358 in 8,071 households. The government is aiming to put Bangued into higher standard and on the way of becoming a component city, and Cordillera Region's third city after Baguio City and Tabuk, Kalinga. A municipality (bayan, sometimes munisipalidad, in Filipino) is a local government unit in the Philippines. ... Map of the Philippines showing all the regions and their provinces. ... Abra is a landlocked province of the Philippines in the Cordillera Administrative Region in Luzon. ... The Cordillera Administrative Region (CAR) of the Philippines consists of the provinces of Abra, Benguet, Ifugao, Kalinga, Mountain Province and Apayao. ... Look up city, City in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... Nickname: Benguet Province map locating Baguio City Coordinates: , Country Region Province Benguet Barangays 129 Congressional Districts 1 Incorporated (city) September 1, 1909 Government  - Congressman Mauricio Domogan (Elect)  - Mayor Reinaldo Bautista, Jr. ... Tabuk is a 1st class municipality in the province of Kalinga, Philippines. ...

History

The name of Bangued means "roadblock". It was established as a regular town in 1598 and was made the seat of the provincial government of Abra on July 25, 1861. The inauguration coincided with the feast day of Saint James the Great. 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. ... Abra is a landlocked province of the Philippines in the Cordillera Administrative Region in Luzon. ... is the 206th day of the year (207th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1861 (MDCCCLXI) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Sunday of the 12-day slower Julian calendar). ... The calendar of saints is a traditional Christian method of organising a liturgical year on the level of days by associating each day with a saint, and referring to the day as the saints day of that saint. ... Saint James the Great (d. ...

The early settlers were the Tingguians belonging to the Bago, Itneg, Masadjit, lbanao, Indayas tribes, who latter intermarried with the immigrants from Ilocos Sur. The Tingguians opposed the Christianization introduced by the Spanish friars who penetrated the eastern settlements. The Tingguian residents prevented the Spaniards from penetrating their area of which they placed roadblocks on all roads leading to the place. They also cut large logs and threw them to the Abra River to prevent the incoming colonizers from entering the area with the use of their boats and bamboo rafts. These logs were made as obstacles and big rocks were placed along the roads which the natives called "bangen", meaning obstacles. Bago is a division of Burma. ... REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES Province of Ilocos Sur Region: Ilocos Region (Region I) Capital: Vigan City Founded: 1572 Population: 2000 census—594,206 (41st largest) Density—230 per km² (34th highest) Area: 2,579. ... A friar is a member of a religious mendicant order of men. ...

When the conquistadores, led by Juan de Salcedo, decided to penetrate the area, they proceeded eastward and saw for themselves the big logs along the Abra River and the big stones which were placed, blocking all roads leading to the community. The Salcedo's subaltern happened to meet one of the natives and asked what was the name of the place and thinking that they were inquiring about the big stones that were placed on the roads, he answered "bangen" and the subaltern jotted down on his notebook about the word. Juan de Salcedo (b. ...

The Spaniards were successful in their attempt to penetrate the inner communities in the east by removing the obstacles saying in Spanish "Abra ese obstucus" and it was in that happening when they developed the area and established the towns and barangays. The place where they found many obstacles, they named it "Bangen" and the province they called it "Abra".

When the Americans colonized the country and established the civil government, the town's name was modified to "Bangued".

Geography and climate

Bangued is a landlocked municipality. It is elongated in shape towards north and south, and bisected through the center by the large Abra River. It is situated in the western portion of the province with boundaries defined by the Province of Ilocos Norte and the Municipality of Danglas in the north; La Paz, Tayum and Peñarrubia in the east; San Isidro in the south, and Langiden and Pidigan in the west. REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES Province of Ilocos Norte Region: Ilocos Region (Region I) Capital: Laoag City Founded: — Population: 2000 census—514,241 (48th largest) Density—151 per km² (27th lowest) Area: 3,399. ... Danglas is a 5th class municipality in the province of Abra, Philippines. ... La Paz is a 5th class municipality in the province of Abra, Philippines. ... Tayum is a 5th class municipality in the province of Abra, Philippines. ... Peñarrubia is a 6th class municipality in the province of Abra, Philippines. ... San Isidro is a 6th class municipality in the province of Abra, Philippines. ... Langiden is a 5th class municipality in the province of Abra, Philippines. ... Pidigan is a 5th class municipality in the province of Abra, Philippines. ...

Bangued has a total land area of about 112.4 km² accounting for 2.83% of the total area of the province. It is generally mountainous from north to south; however, it is flat and rolling at the mid-section. From here it has an elevation of 30 meters above mean sea level. In the north, which consists mostly of mountains, elevation ranges from 60 to 1,036 meters. In the south, which is interspersed with mountain and hills, elevation ranges from 45 to 300 meters. For considerations of sea level change, in particular rise associated with possible global warming, see sea level rise. ...

Bangued is accessible through the Abra-Ilocos Sur National Road from the west, Abra-Kalinga Road from the northeast, and Abra-Ilocos Norte Road from the North. It is 408 km from Manila, 197 km from Baguio City and 60 km from Vigan City. Nickname: Motto: Linisin Ikarangal Maynila Map of Metro Manila showing the location of Manila Coordinates: 14°35 N 121° E Country Region Districts 1st to 6th districts of Manila Barangays 897 Incorporated (city) June 10, 1574 Government  - Mayor Alfredo Lim (2007-2010; GO)  - Vice Mayor Isko Moreno (AM/PDP-Laban... Nickname: Benguet Province map locating Baguio City Coordinates: , Country Region Province Benguet Barangays 129 Congressional Districts 1 Incorporated (city) September 1, 1909 Government  - Congressman Mauricio Domogan (Elect)  - Mayor Reinaldo Bautista, Jr. ... The City of Vigan is a 5th class city in the province of Ilocos Sur, Philippines. ...

The climate falls under the first type of tropical climate, which is characterized by two pronounced seasons, dry from November to April and wet during the remaining months of the year. Prevailing wind blowing in the area is mostly in the direction from northwest to southeast. However, during summer in the absence of weather disturbance, wind blows from north to south or east to west.

Barangays

Bangued is politically subsivided into 31 barangays with 77 sitios. A barangay (Tagalog: baranggay , pronounced as ba-rang-gai, gai as in guy), also known by its former name, the barrio, is the smallest local government unit in the Philippines and is the native Filipino term for a village, district or ward. ... There are very few or no other articles that link to this one. ...

Economy

The economy of the municipality is heavily dependent on agriculture, followed by trade and industry. Chinese businessmen dominate trade and manufacturing as a common preoccupation of the populace. Look up Trade in Wiktionary, the free dictionary Trade centers on the exchange of goods and/or services. ... Manufacturing (from Latin manu factura, making by hand) is the use of tools and labor to make things for use or sale. ...

The commercial activity of Bangued is confined in the urban core establishing a linear pattern of development along major thoroughfares. This is evident from Torrijos Street to Taft Street of Zone 5, McKinley Street to Santiago Street and Partelo Street of Zone 4, and Capitulacion Street of Zone 1 and Zone 2.

For the year 2000 there were 1,539 commercial/business enterprises classified as wholesale and retail trade, dry and wet markets, banking and finance, service and others. There were 9 large suppliers of lumber, hardware and other construction supplies and materials. Likewise there were also about 3 large contractors with undetermined number of small to medium scale. On the other hand, there were also a number of large to medium scale suppliers of general merchandise, groceries and various types of prime commodities.

As the economic center of Abra, small scale or cottage industries abound. The most common are hollow blocks and other concrete products manufacturing with gravel and sand readily available at the Abra River bank. Wood and bamboo craft is also a promising business enterprises with raw materials available in the vicinity and in the hinterlands for narra and other species of hardwood, rattan and bamboos. Metalcraft, tinsmithing, jewelry making is also expanding while a lot of households are now in the small scale processing or value adding activities appertaining to various food items. A stack of rectangular concrete blocks A Concrete masonry unit (CMU) [US], concrete block, cement block, breeze block [UK], cinder block or foundation block [US], or clinker block (if bottom ash or clinker is used as an aggregate) is a large rectangular brick used in construction. ... This article is about the construction material. ... For other uses, see Bamboo (disambiguation). ... Naar (literally, fire) refers to a state of affairs where a sinners flesh in Hell may burn and be remade. ... Beech is a typical temperate zone hardwood For the record label, see Hardwood Records. ... 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. ...

Transportation

Passenger buses, mini-buses, jeepneys and tricycles including cargo are the major means of transportation in the town. Buses, mini-buses and jeepneys ply the longer routes covering the entire province of Abra and out, while tricycles serve only the inner arteries of the municipality's barangays including the adjacent towns of Pidigan, Tayum and Peñarrubia on a chartered ride basis. Pidigan is a 5th class municipality in the province of Abra, Philippines. ... Tayum is a 5th class municipality in the province of Abra, Philippines. ... Peñarrubia is a 6th class municipality in the province of Abra, Philippines. ...

Buses going to Manila have their own permanent station/terminal, while all the rest are accommodated and parked along various open lots, gasoline stations, etc.

External links

• Municipality of Bangued official website
• Philippine Standard Geographic Code
• Bangued: Your Ultimate Online Guide
• Bangued: Your Ultimate Online Guide (second link)