Bangued, Abra
Encyclopedia
Bangued is a first class municipality in the province of Abra
in the Cordillera Administrative Region
of the Philippines
. According to the 2007 census, it has a population of 46,179 in 8,071 households.
on July 25, 1861. The inauguration coincided with the feast day of Saint James the Great
.
The early settlers were the Tingguian's belonging to the Bago, Itneg, Masadiit, lbanao, Indayas tribes, who latter intermarried with the immigrants from Ilocos Sur
. The Tingguians opposed the Christianization introduced by the Spanish
friar
s who penetrated the eastern settlements. The Tingguian residents prevented the Spaniards from penetrating their area of which they placed roadblocks on all roads leading to the place. They also cut large logs and threw them to the Abra River
to prevent the incoming colonizers from entering the area with the use of their boats and bamboo rafts. These logs were made as obstacles and big rocks were placed along the roads which the natives called "bangen", meaning obstacles.
When the conquistadores, led by Juan de Salcedo
, decided to penetrate the area, they proceeded eastward and saw for themselves the big logs along the Abra River
and the big stones which were placed, blocking all roads leading to the community. The Salcedo's subaltern happened to meet one of the natives and asked what was the name of the place and thinking that they were inquiring about the big stones that were placed on the roads, he answered "bangen" and the subaltern jotted down on his notebook about the word.
The Spaniards were successful in their attempt to penetrate the inner communities in the east by removing the obstacles saying in Spanish
"Abra ese obstucus" and it was in that happening when they developed the area and established the towns and barangays. The place where they found many obstacles, they named it "Bangen" and the province they called it "Abra".
When the Americans
colonized the country and established the civil government, the town's name was modified to "Bangued".
. It is situated in the western portion of the province with boundaries defined by the Province of Ilocos Norte
and the Municipality of Danglas
in the north; La Paz
, Tayum
and Peñarrubia
in the east; San Isidro
in the south, and Langiden
and Pidigan
in the west.
Bangued has a total land area of about 112.4 km² accounting for 2.83% of the total area of the province. It is generally mountainous from north to south; however, it is flat and rolling at the mid-section. From here it has an elevation of 30 meters above mean sea level
. In the north, which consists mostly of mountains, elevation ranges from 60 to 1,036 meters. In the south, which is interspersed with mountain and hills, elevation ranges from 45 to 300 meters.
Bangued is accessible through the Abra-Ilocos Sur National Road from the west, Abra-Kalinga Road from the northeast, and Abra-Ilocos Norte Road from the North. It is 408 km from Manila
, 197 km from Baguio City
and 60 km from Vigan City
.
The climate falls under the first type of tropical climate, which is characterized by two pronounced seasons, dry from November to April and wet during the remaining months of the year. Prevailing wind blowing in the area is mostly in the direction from northwest to southeast. However, during summer in the absence of weather disturbance, wind blows from north to south or east to west.
s with 77 sitio
s.
, followed by trade and industry. Chinese
businessmen dominate trade
and manufacturing
as a common preoccupation of the populace.
The commercial activity of Bangued is confined in the urban core establishing a linear pattern of development along major thoroughfares. This is evident from Torrijos Street to Taft Street of Zone 5, McKinley Street to Santiago Street and Partelo Street of Zone 4, and Capitulacion Street of Zone 1 and Zone 2.
For the year 2000 there were 1,539 commercial/business enterprises classified as wholesale and retail trade, dry and wet markets, banking and finance, service and others. There were 9 large suppliers of lumber, hardware and other construction supplies and materials. Likewise there were also about 3 large contractors with undetermined number of small to medium scale. On the other hand, there were also a number of large to medium scale suppliers of general merchandise, groceries and various types of prime commodities.
As the economic center of Abra, small scale or cottage industries abound. The most common are hollow blocks and other concrete
products manufacturing with gravel and sand readily available at the Abra River bank. Wood and bamboo
craft is also a promising business enterprises with raw materials available in the vicinity and in the hinterlands for narra and other species of hardwood
, rattan
and bamboos. Metalcraft, tinsmithing, jewelry making is also expanding while a lot of households are now in the small scale processing or value adding activities appertaining to various food items.
With the Expanded Program on Immunization, the Office of the Municipal Health Officer immunized a total 1,100 children, on National Tuberculosis Program there were 11 sputum examinations conducted where only 3 were positive cases and subjected for treatment. On the Control of Diarrheal Diseases, there were 264 cases given oresol while on Nutrition Program, a total of 6,439 children (0-6 yrs.) were weighed per Operation Timbang, finding 52 cases of severely malnourished children and 253 moderate. Under the same program, a total of 9,565 cases from all age categories were given Vitamin A, Iodine and Iron supplement. Moreover, on Family Planning, a total of 1,999 current users of various family planning methods were maintained, while adding a total of 225 clients or new acceptors. In addition, on Environment Sanitation, a total of 1,451 level I water system were chlorinated while 11 additional sanitary toilets were constructed during the year.
Aside from these institutions there are at least 15 daycare centers located in different barangays, and 5 private institutions for pre-schoolers complementing that from the government.
The total number of elementary school teachers in the public sector is 218 giving a gross teacher pupil ratio of 1:30 (SY 1999-2000 DepEd), in the private there are 193 with a ratio of 1:28 in the same period. Two public libraries complement existing facilities, the Provincial Library located al Santiago St. Zone 3 and the Integrated Bar of the Philippines Library located at the Municipal Trial Court.
, Tayum
and Peñarrubia
on a chartered ride basis.
Buses going to Manila have their own permanent station/terminal, while all the rest are accommodated and parked along various open lots, gasoline stations, etc.
Date
Abra province
Abra is a landlocked province of the Philippines in the Cordillera Administrative Region in Luzon. Its capital is Bangued, and it borders Ilocos Norte and Apayao on the north, Ilocos Sur and Mountain Province on the south, Ilocos Norte and Ilocos Sur on the west, and Kalinga, and Apayao on the...
in the Cordillera Administrative Region
Cordillera Administrative Region
The Cordillera Administrative Region is a region in the Philippines composed of the provinces of Abra, Apayao, Benguet, Ifugao, Kalinga and Mountain Province, as well as Baguio City, the regional center. The Cordillera Administrative Region encompasses most of the areas within the Cordillera...
of the Philippines
Philippines
The Philippines , officially known as the Republic of the Philippines , is a country in Southeast Asia in the western Pacific Ocean. To its north across the Luzon Strait lies Taiwan. West across the South China Sea sits Vietnam...
. According to the 2007 census, it has a population of 46,179 in 8,071 households.
History
The name of Bangued means "roadblock". It was established as a regular town in 1598 and was made the seat of the provincial government of AbraAbra province
Abra is a landlocked province of the Philippines in the Cordillera Administrative Region in Luzon. Its capital is Bangued, and it borders Ilocos Norte and Apayao on the north, Ilocos Sur and Mountain Province on the south, Ilocos Norte and Ilocos Sur on the west, and Kalinga, and Apayao on the...
on July 25, 1861. The inauguration coincided with the feast day of Saint James the Great
Saint James the Great
James, son of Zebedee was one of the Twelve Apostles of Jesus. He was a son of Zebedee and Salome, and brother of John the Apostle...
.
The early settlers were the Tingguian's belonging to the Bago, Itneg, Masadiit, lbanao, Indayas tribes, who latter intermarried with the immigrants from Ilocos Sur
Ilocos Sur
Ilocos Sur is a province of the Philippines located in the Ilocos Region in Luzon. Vigan City, located on the mouth of the Mestizo River is the provincial capital...
. The Tingguians opposed the Christianization introduced by the Spanish
Spain
Spain , officially the Kingdom of Spain languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Spain's official name is as follows:;;;;;;), is a country and member state of the European Union located in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula...
friar
Friar
A friar is a member of one of the mendicant orders.-Friars and monks:...
s who penetrated the eastern settlements. The Tingguian residents prevented the Spaniards from penetrating their area of which they placed roadblocks on all roads leading to the place. They also cut large logs and threw them to the Abra River
Abra River
Abra River is the 6th largest river system in the Philippines in terms of watershed size. It has an estimated drainage area of 5,125 square kilometers and a length of 178 kilometers from its source in the vicinity of Mount Data in the Benguet province....
to prevent the incoming colonizers from entering the area with the use of their boats and bamboo rafts. These logs were made as obstacles and big rocks were placed along the roads which the natives called "bangen", meaning obstacles.
When the conquistadores, led by Juan de Salcedo
Juan de Salcedo
Juan de Salcedo was a Spanish conquistador. He was born in Mexico in 1549 and he was the grandson of Miguel López de Legazpi and brother of Felipe de Salcedo. Salcedo was one of the soldiers who accompanied the Spanish colonization of the Philippines in 1565...
, decided to penetrate the area, they proceeded eastward and saw for themselves the big logs along the Abra River
Abra River
Abra River is the 6th largest river system in the Philippines in terms of watershed size. It has an estimated drainage area of 5,125 square kilometers and a length of 178 kilometers from its source in the vicinity of Mount Data in the Benguet province....
and the big stones which were placed, blocking all roads leading to the community. The Salcedo's subaltern happened to meet one of the natives and asked what was the name of the place and thinking that they were inquiring about the big stones that were placed on the roads, he answered "bangen" and the subaltern jotted down on his notebook about the word.
The Spaniards were successful in their attempt to penetrate the inner communities in the east by removing the obstacles saying in Spanish
Spanish language
Spanish , also known as Castilian , is a Romance language in the Ibero-Romance group that evolved from several languages and dialects in central-northern Iberia around the 9th century and gradually spread with the expansion of the Kingdom of Castile into central and southern Iberia during the...
"Abra ese obstucus" and it was in that happening when they developed the area and established the towns and barangays. The place where they found many obstacles, they named it "Bangen" and the province they called it "Abra".
When the Americans
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
colonized the country and established the civil government, the town's name was modified to "Bangued".
Geography and climate
Bangued is a landlocked municipality. It is elongated in shape towards north and south, and bisected through the center by the large Abra RiverAbra River
Abra River is the 6th largest river system in the Philippines in terms of watershed size. It has an estimated drainage area of 5,125 square kilometers and a length of 178 kilometers from its source in the vicinity of Mount Data in the Benguet province....
. It is situated in the western portion of the province with boundaries defined by the Province of Ilocos Norte
Ilocos Norte
Ilocos Norte is a province of the Philippines located in the Ilocos Region in Luzon. Its capital is Laoag City and is located at the northwest corner of Luzon Island, bordering Cagayan and Apayao to the east, and Abra and Ilocos Sur to the south...
and the Municipality of Danglas
Danglas, Abra
Danglas is a 5th class municipality in the province of Abra, Philippines. According to the 2007 census, it has a population of 5,411 people in 749 households.-Barangays:Danglas is politically subdivided into 6 barangays.-External links:**...
in the north; La Paz
La Paz, Abra
La Paz is a 5th class municipality in the province of Abra, Philippines. According to the 2007 census, it has a population of 14,658 people in 2,534 households.-Barangays:La Paz is politically subdivided into 12 barangays.-External links:**...
, Tayum
Tayum, Abra
Tayum is a 5th class municipality in the province of Abra, Philippines. According to the 2007 census, it has a population of 13,360 people in 2,688 households.-Barangays:Tayum is politically subdivided into 11 barangays.-External links:***...
and Peñarrubia
Peñarrubia, Abra
Peñarrubia is a municipality in the province of Abra, Philippines. The present municipal mayor is Honorable Geraldine Mamsaang-Balbuena. According to the 2007 census, it has a population of 6,443 people in 1,063 households.-Barangays:...
in the east; San Isidro
San Isidro, Abra
San Isidro is a 6th class municipality in the province of Abra, Philippines. According to the 2007 census, it has a population of 4,647 people in 820 households.-Barangays:San Isidro is politically subdivided into 9 barangays.-External links:**...
in the south, and Langiden
Langiden, Abra
Langiden is a 5th class municipality in the province of Abra, Philippines. According to the 2007 census, it has a population of 3,242 people in 589 households.-Barangays:Langiden is politically subdivided into 6 barangays.-External links:**...
and Pidigan
Pidigan, Abra
Pidigan is a 5th class municipality in the province of Abra, Philippines. According to the 2007 census, it has a population of 11,280 people in 1,875 households.-Barangays:Pidigan is politically subdivided into 15 barangays.-External links:***...
in the west.
Bangued has a total land area of about 112.4 km² accounting for 2.83% of the total area of the province. It is generally mountainous from north to south; however, it is flat and rolling at the mid-section. From here it has an elevation of 30 meters above mean sea level
Sea level
Mean sea level is a measure of the average height of the ocean's surface ; used as a standard in reckoning land elevation...
. In the north, which consists mostly of mountains, elevation ranges from 60 to 1,036 meters. In the south, which is interspersed with mountain and hills, elevation ranges from 45 to 300 meters.
Bangued is accessible through the Abra-Ilocos Sur National Road from the west, Abra-Kalinga Road from the northeast, and Abra-Ilocos Norte Road from the North. It is 408 km from Manila
Manila
Manila is the capital of the Philippines. It is one of the sixteen cities forming Metro Manila.Manila is located on the eastern shores of Manila Bay and is bordered by Navotas and Caloocan to the north, Quezon City to the northeast, San Juan and Mandaluyong to the east, Makati on the southeast,...
, 197 km from Baguio City
Baguio City
The City of Baguio is a highly urbanized city in northern Luzon in the Philippines. Baguio City was established by Americans in 1900 at the site of an Ibaloi village known as Kafagway...
and 60 km from Vigan City
Vigan City
The City of Vigan is a 5th class city in the province of Ilocos Sur, Philippines. It is the capital of the Province of Ilocos Sur...
.
The climate falls under the first type of tropical climate, which is characterized by two pronounced seasons, dry from November to April and wet during the remaining months of the year. Prevailing wind blowing in the area is mostly in the direction from northwest to southeast. However, during summer in the absence of weather disturbance, wind blows from north to south or east to west.
Barangays
Bangued is politically subsivided into 31 barangayBarangay
A barangay is the smallest administrative division in the Philippines and is the native Filipino term for a village, district or ward...
s with 77 sitio
Sitio
A sitio in the Philippines is a territorial enclave that forms part of a barangay, the location of which may be distant from the center of the barangay itself....
s.
| Barangay | Volunteer |
|---|---|
| Agtangao | |
| Angad | |
| Bañacao | |
| Bangbangar | |
| Cabuloan | |
| Calaba | |
| Tablac (Calot) | |
| Cosili West (Buaya) | |
| Cosili East (Proper) | |
| Dangdangla | |
| Lingtan | |
| Barangay | Pop. (2007) |
|---|---|
| Lipcan | |
| Lubong | |
| Macarcarmay | |
| Maoay | |
| Macray | |
| Malita | |
| Palao | |
| Patucannay | |
| Sagap | |
| San Antonio | |
| Santa Rosa | |
| Barangay | Pop. (2007) |
|---|---|
| Sao-atan | |
| Sappaac | |
| Zone 1 Pob. (Linasin) | |
| Zone 2 Pob. (Consiliman) | |
| Zone 3 Pob. (Lalaud) | |
| Zone 4 Pob. (Town Proper) | |
| Zone 5 Pob. (Barikir) | |
| Zone 6 Pob. (Sinapangan) | |
| Zone 7 Pob. (Baliling) | |
Economy
The economy of the municipality is heavily dependent on agricultureAgriculture
Agriculture is the cultivation of animals, plants, fungi and other life forms for food, fiber, and other products used to sustain life. Agriculture was the key implement in the rise of sedentary human civilization, whereby farming of domesticated species created food surpluses that nurtured the...
, followed by trade and industry. Chinese
China
Chinese civilization may refer to:* China for more general discussion of the country.* Chinese culture* Greater China, the transnational community of ethnic Chinese.* History of China* Sinosphere, the area historically affected by Chinese culture...
businessmen dominate trade
Trade
Trade is the transfer of ownership of goods and services from one person or entity to another. Trade is sometimes loosely called commerce or financial transaction or barter. A network that allows trade is called a market. The original form of trade was barter, the direct exchange of goods and...
and manufacturing
Manufacturing
Manufacturing is the use of machines, tools and labor to produce goods for use or sale. The term may refer to a range of human activity, from handicraft to high tech, but is most commonly applied to industrial production, in which raw materials are transformed into finished goods on a large scale...
as a common preoccupation of the populace.
The commercial activity of Bangued is confined in the urban core establishing a linear pattern of development along major thoroughfares. This is evident from Torrijos Street to Taft Street of Zone 5, McKinley Street to Santiago Street and Partelo Street of Zone 4, and Capitulacion Street of Zone 1 and Zone 2.
For the year 2000 there were 1,539 commercial/business enterprises classified as wholesale and retail trade, dry and wet markets, banking and finance, service and others. There were 9 large suppliers of lumber, hardware and other construction supplies and materials. Likewise there were also about 3 large contractors with undetermined number of small to medium scale. On the other hand, there were also a number of large to medium scale suppliers of general merchandise, groceries and various types of prime commodities.
As the economic center of Abra, small scale or cottage industries abound. The most common are hollow blocks and other concrete
Concrete
Concrete is a composite construction material, composed of cement and other cementitious materials such as fly ash and slag cement, aggregate , water and chemical admixtures.The word concrete comes from the Latin word...
products manufacturing with gravel and sand readily available at the Abra River bank. Wood and bamboo
Bamboo
Bamboo is a group of perennial evergreens in the true grass family Poaceae, subfamily Bambusoideae, tribe Bambuseae. Giant bamboos are the largest members of the grass family....
craft is also a promising business enterprises with raw materials available in the vicinity and in the hinterlands for narra and other species of hardwood
Hardwood
Hardwood is wood from angiosperm trees . It may also be used for those trees themselves: these are usually broad-leaved; in temperate and boreal latitudes they are mostly deciduous, but in tropics and subtropics mostly evergreen.Hardwood contrasts with softwood...
, rattan
Rattan
Rattan is the name for the roughly 600 species of palms in the tribe Calameae, native to tropical regions of Africa, Asia and Australasia.- Structure :...
and bamboos. Metalcraft, tinsmithing, jewelry making is also expanding while a lot of households are now in the small scale processing or value adding activities appertaining to various food items.
Health Services
Health services delivery is vital in the promotion of a healthy and productive citizenry. due to limited funds of the municipal government, priorities were concentrated on the preventive health care programs.With the Expanded Program on Immunization, the Office of the Municipal Health Officer immunized a total 1,100 children, on National Tuberculosis Program there were 11 sputum examinations conducted where only 3 were positive cases and subjected for treatment. On the Control of Diarrheal Diseases, there were 264 cases given oresol while on Nutrition Program, a total of 6,439 children (0-6 yrs.) were weighed per Operation Timbang, finding 52 cases of severely malnourished children and 253 moderate. Under the same program, a total of 9,565 cases from all age categories were given Vitamin A, Iodine and Iron supplement. Moreover, on Family Planning, a total of 1,999 current users of various family planning methods were maintained, while adding a total of 225 clients or new acceptors. In addition, on Environment Sanitation, a total of 1,451 level I water system were chlorinated while 11 additional sanitary toilets were constructed during the year.
Hospitals & Clinics
- Bangued Christian HospitalBangued Christian HospitalBangued Christian Hospital is a private general hospital situated in Lorben's Hillside Compound, Torrijos Street, Zone V, Bangued, Abra. Bangued Christian Hospital was established in the year 1948, and grew under the selfless contributions of Mennonite Disaster Service of the Mennonite Central...
, Lorben's Hill, Torrijos St., Zone 5 - Private - Abra Provincial Hospital, Barangay Calaba - Public
- Seares Memorial Clinic, Zone 4 - Private
- Saint James Clinic, Zone 7 - Private
- Saint Jude Clinic, Zone 7 - Private
- Bobila Clinic, Zone 7 - Private
Education
The municipality has a total of 24 Educational Institutions at all levels. 21 belong to the government while the rest are private. Of the total public schools, 19 belongs to the elementary levels. Most of the educational institutions of higher levels secondary and tertiary are concentrated in the urban core, while elementary schools are strategically located in different barangays forming their own catchment areas.Aside from these institutions there are at least 15 daycare centers located in different barangays, and 5 private institutions for pre-schoolers complementing that from the government.
The total number of elementary school teachers in the public sector is 218 giving a gross teacher pupil ratio of 1:30 (SY 1999-2000 DepEd), in the private there are 193 with a ratio of 1:28 in the same period. Two public libraries complement existing facilities, the Provincial Library located al Santiago St. Zone 3 and the Integrated Bar of the Philippines Library located at the Municipal Trial Court.
Colleges
- Divine Word College of Bangued, Zone 6 - Private
- Abra Valley Colleges, Zone 4 - Private
- Data Center College of the Phils., Zone 5 - Private
- Abra State Institute of Sciences and Technology, Zone 3 - Public
High schools
- Divine Word College of Bangued, Zone 6 - Private
- Abra Valley Colleges, Zone 4 - Private
- Holy Spirit Academy of Bangued, Zone 5 - Private
- Abra State Institute of Sciences and Technology, Zone 3 - Public
- Abra High School, Zone 3 - Public
Transportation
Passenger buses, mini-buses, jeepneys and tricycles including cargo are the major means of transportation in the town. Buses, mini-buses and jeepneys ply the longer routes covering the entire province of Abra and out, while tricycles serve only the inner arteries of the municipality's barangays including the adjacent towns of PidiganPidigan, Abra
Pidigan is a 5th class municipality in the province of Abra, Philippines. According to the 2007 census, it has a population of 11,280 people in 1,875 households.-Barangays:Pidigan is politically subdivided into 15 barangays.-External links:***...
, Tayum
Tayum, Abra
Tayum is a 5th class municipality in the province of Abra, Philippines. According to the 2007 census, it has a population of 13,360 people in 2,688 households.-Barangays:Tayum is politically subdivided into 11 barangays.-External links:***...
and Peñarrubia
Peñarrubia, Abra
Peñarrubia is a municipality in the province of Abra, Philippines. The present municipal mayor is Honorable Geraldine Mamsaang-Balbuena. According to the 2007 census, it has a population of 6,443 people in 1,063 households.-Barangays:...
on a chartered ride basis.
Buses going to Manila have their own permanent station/terminal, while all the rest are accommodated and parked along various open lots, gasoline stations, etc.
Sisterhood Tie Up
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