Peñarrubia, Abra
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| Coordinates: 17°34′N 120°39′E / 17.56°N 120.65°ECoordinates: 17°34′N 120°39′E / 17.56°N 120.65°E | ||
| Country |
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| Region | Cordillera Administrative Region (CAR) | |
| Province | Abra | |
| District | Lone District of Abra | |
| Founded | 1917 | |
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| Government | ||
| • Type | Sangguniang Bayan | |
| • Mayor | Geraldine M. Balbuena | |
| • Electorate | 4,655 voters (2016) | |
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| • Total | 38.29 km2 (14.78 sq mi) | |
| Population (2015 census) | ||
| • Total | 6,640 | |
| • Density | 170/km2 (450/sq mi) | |
| Time zone | PST (UTC+8) | |
| ZIP code | 2804 | |
| PSGC | 140117000 | |
| IDD : area code | +63 (0)74 | |
| Income class | 6th municipal income class | |
Peñarrubia, officially the Municipality of Peñarrubia (Ilocano: Ili ti Peñarrubia, Filipino: Bayan ng Peñarrubia), is a municipality in the province of Abra in the Cordillera Administrative Region (CAR) of the Philippines. The population was 6,640 at the 2015 census. In the 2016 electoral roll, it had 4,655 registered voters.
Peñarrubia is located at 17°34′N 120°39′E / 17.56°N 120.65°E.
According to the Philippine Statistics Authority, the municipality has a land area of 38.29 square kilometres (14.78 sq mi) constituting 0.92% of the 4,165.25-square-kilometre- (1,608.21 sq mi) total area of Abra.
Peñarrubia is politically subdivided into 9 barangays.
In the 2015 census, Peñarrubia had a population of 6,640. The population density was 170 inhabitants per square kilometre (440/sq mi).
In the 2016 electoral roll, it had 4,655 registered voters.
Antonio Amasi Domes-ag was OIC Mayor of the town in 1989-1992, then elected as mayor in 1992-1995, and again for the term 1995-1998. He was replaced by his wife Lovelyn Domes-ag in 1998-2001 and 2001-2004. The election of 2004 became controversial in the whole nation when both husband and wife ran for mayoralty candidate. Antonio Domes-ag was proclaimed as the winner. In the May 2007 election, incumbent Vice Mayor Geraldine Mamsaang-Balbuena won in a matter of one vote against Antonio A. Domes-ag.
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