Manabo, Abra

Manabo
—  Municipality  —
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Map of Abra showing the location of Manabo.
Manabo Location in the Philippines
Coordinates: 17°27′50″N 120°42′5″E / 17.46389°N 120.70139°E / 17.46389; 120.70139Coordinates: 17°27′50″N 120°42′5″E / 17.46389°N 120.70139°E / 17.46389; 120.70139
Country	Philippines
Region	Cordillera Administrative Region
Province	Abra
District	Lone District of Abra
Founded
Barangays	11
Government
– Mayor	Masayo C. Domasing
Area
– Total	91 km2 (35.1 sq mi)
Population (2007)
– Total	10,538
– Density	115.8/km2 (299.9/sq mi)
Time zone	PST (UTC+8)
ZIP code
Income class	5th class municipality

Manabo is a 5th class municipality in the province of Abra, Philippines. According to the 2007 census, it has a population of 10,538 people in 1,871 households.

Barangays

Manabo is politically subdivided into 11 barangays.

Barangay	Pop. (2007)
Ayyeng (Pob.)	1,532
Catacdegan Nuevo	576
Catacdegan Viejo	471
Luzong	1,095
San Jose Norte	564
San Jose Sur	565
San Juan Norte	525
San Juan Sur	721
San Ramon East	2,115
San Ramon West	1,973
Santo Tomas	401

Origin of the Municipality's Name

Upon hearing that a gobernadorcillo (the Spanish-era equivalent of a governor) is coming through the river from Cervantes, Ilocos Sur, 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.

External links

• Philippine Standard Geographic Code
• 2007 Philippine Census Information