Manabo, Abra

Manabo
Municipality
Official seal of Manabo Seal
{{#property:P242}} Map of Abra showing the location of Manabo
Manabo Location within the Philippines
Coordinates:
Country	[[{{#property:P17}}]]
Region	Cordillera Administrative Region (CAR)
Province	Abra
District	Lone District of Abra
Barangays	11
Government
• Mayor	Darrel O. Domasing
Area
• Total	110.95 km2 (42.84 sq mi)
Population (2010)
• Total	10,756
• Density	97/km2 (250/sq mi)
Time zone	PST (UTC+8)
ZIP code	{{#property:P281}}
Dialing code	{{#property:P473}}
Income class	5th class municipality

Manabo is a fifth class municipality in the province of Abra, Philippines. According to the 2010 census, it has a population of 10,756 people.

Barangays

Manabo is politically subdivided into 11 barangays.

Barangay	Population (2007)	Population (2010)
Ayyeng (Pob.)	1,532	1,567
Catacdegan Nuevo	576	600
Catacdegan Viejo	471	473
Luzong	1,095	1,031
San Jose Norte	564	604
San Jose Sur	565	535
San Juan Norte	525	632
San Juan Sur	721	724
San Ramon East	2,115	2,185
San Ramon West	1,973	1,960
Santo Tomas	401	445

Etymology

Upon hearing that a gobernadorcillo (the Spanish-era equivalent of a governor) was 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.

Demographics

Population census of Manabo
Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1990	7,797	—
1995	8,633	+1.93%
2000	9,643	+2.40%
2007	10,538	+1.23%
2010	10,756	+0.75%
Source: National Statistics Office

External links

• Philippine Standard Geographic Code
• Philippine Census Information