Manabo, Abra
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| Coordinates: 17°26′N 120°42′E / 17.43°N 120.7°ECoordinates: 17°26′N 120°42′E / 17.43°N 120.7°E | ||
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 Philippines
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| Region | Cordillera Administrative Region (CAR) | |
| Province | Abra | |
| District | Lone District of Abra | |
| Barangays | 11 (see Barangays) | |
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| • Type | Sangguniang Bayan | |
| • Mayor | Darrel O. Domasing | |
| • Electorate | 7,154 voters (2016) | |
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| • Total | 110.95 km2 (42.84 sq mi) | |
| Population (2015 census) | ||
| • Total | 10,761 | |
| • Density | 97/km2 (250/sq mi) | |
| Time zone | PST (UTC+8) | |
| ZIP code | 2810 | |
| PSGC | 140116000 | |
| IDD : area code | +63 (0)74 | |
| Income class | 5th municipal income class | |
Manabo, officially the Municipality of Manabo (Ilocano: Ili ti Manabo, Filipino: Bayan ng Manabo), is a municipality in the province of Abra in the Cordillera Administrative Region (CAR) of the Philippines. The population was 10,761 at the 2015 census. In the 2016 electoral roll, it had 7,154 registered voters.
Upon hearing that a gobernadorcillo (the Spanish-era equivalent of a governor) was coming through the river from Cervantes, the natives in present-day Manabo welcomed him with a landing pad made of bamboo and a feast of meat, fruit and wine. On his departure later, the natives were so enthusiastic in seeing him off that they overloaded the bamboo landing pad and collapsed, in which everyone shouted, "Manabo! Manabo!" The Spanish gobernadorcillo, amused with the event, named the place "Manabo".
Manabo is located at 17°26′N 120°42′E / 17.43°N 120.7°E.
According to the Philippine Statistics Authority, the municipality has a land area of 110.95 square kilometres (42.84 sq mi) constituting 2.66% of the 4,165.25-square-kilometre- (1,608.21 sq mi) total area of Abra.
Manabo is politically subdivided into 11 barangays.
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