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Malibcong, Abra

Malibcong
Municipality
Map of Abra showing the location of Malibcong
Map of Abra with Malibcong highlighted
Malibcong is located in Philippines
Malibcong
Malibcong
Location within the Philippines
Coordinates: 17°34′N 120°59′E / 17.56°N 120.99°E / 17.56; 120.99Coordinates: 17°34′N 120°59′E / 17.56°N 120.99°E / 17.56; 120.99
Country  Philippines
Region Cordillera Administrative Region (CAR)
Province Abra
District Lone District of Abra
Barangays 12 (see Barangays)
Government
 • Type Sangguniang Bayan
 • Mayor Benido G. Bacuyag
 • Electorate 2,856 voters (2016)
Area
 • Total 283.17 km2 (109.33 sq mi)
Population (2015 census)
 • Total 3,428
 • Density 12/km2 (31/sq mi)
Time zone PST (UTC+8)
ZIP code 2820
PSGC 140115000
IDD:area code +63 (0)74
Income class 5th municipal income class

Malibcong, officially the Municipality of Malibcong (Ilocano: Ili ti Malibcong, Filipino: Bayan ng Malibcong), is a municipality in the province of Abra in the Cordillera Administrative Region (CAR) of the Philippines. The population was 3,428 at the 2015 census. In the 2016 electoral roll, it had 2,856 registered voters.

Malibcong is located at 17°34′N 120°59′E / 17.56°N 120.99°E / 17.56; 120.99.

According to the Philippine Statistics Authority, the municipality has a land area of 283.17 square kilometres (109.33 sq mi) constituting 6.80% of the 4,165.25-square-kilometre- (1,608.21 sq mi) total area of Abra.

Malibcong is politically subdivided into 12 barangays.


In the 2015 census, Malibcong had a population of 3,428. The population density was 12 inhabitants per square kilometre (31/sq mi).

In the 2016 electoral roll, it had 2,856 registered voters. The Itneg tribe can be found in Malibcong and they speak a sub-dialect of Banao Itneg language, and Ilocano. There are three dialects in malibcong: Banao, Gubang and Mabaka.



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