Delfin Albano, Isabela
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Delfin Albano is a 4th class municipality in the province of Isabela
, Philippines
. The municipality is formerly known as Magsaysay
, Isabela. It was named after the former congressman, Delfin Albano. According to the latest census, it has a population of 24,899 people in 4,825 households.
to form the town of Magsaysay.
s and one sitio.
, on the east by the Cagayan River, on the west by the municipalities of Quezon
and Mallig, and on the south by the municipalities of Quirino
and Ilagan and the Mallig River.yssel
Isabela province
Isabela is the second largest province of the Philippines next to Palawan. It is located in the Cagayan Valley Region in Luzon. Its capital is Ilagan and borders, clockwise from the south, Aurora, Quirino, Nueva Vizcaya, Ifugao, Mountain Province, Kalinga, and Cagayan...
, 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...
. The municipality is formerly known as Magsaysay
Magsaysay
Magsaysay commonly refers to Ramon Magsaysay, the third President of the Philippines, several places in the Philippines are named after him:* Magsaysay, Davao del Sur* Magsaysay, Lanao del Norte* Magsaysay, Misamis Oriental* Magsaysay, Occidental Mindoro...
, Isabela. It was named after the former congressman, Delfin Albano. According to the latest census, it has a population of 24,899 people in 4,825 households.
History
In 1957, the barrios of San Antonio, San Juan, Ragan Sur, Ragan Norte, Ragan Almacen, San Jose (Bulo), San Patricio, Quibal, San Andres (Lattu), Calinawan Sur, Bayabo, Santor, Sto. Rosario, Andarayan, Aneg, San Isidro, Mawi, San Roque, Carmencita, Aga, Villa Pareda, Villaluz, San Pedro, Concepcion, Sammabario and San Nicolas and the sitios of Turod, Paco, Calamagui and Kim-malabasa, were separated from the municipality of TumauiniTumauini, Isabela
Tumauini is now a 1st class municipality in the province of Isabela, Philippines. According to the latest census, it has a population of 55,041 people in 9,239 households....
to form the town of Magsaysay.
Barangays
Delfin Albano is politically subdivided into 29 barangayBarangay
A barangay is the smallest administrative division in the Philippines and is the native Filipino term for a village, district or ward...
s and one sitio.
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and the Sitio of Bullungan |
Geographical location
The Municipality of Delfin Albano is located at 38.0 kilometers northwest of Ilagan, the capital town of the Province of Isabela. The town is bounded on the north by the municipality of Santo TomasSanto Tomas
Santo Tomás, Spanish for Saint Thomas, describes numerous locations.- Places in the world :*Argentina**Santo Tomás, Buenos Aires, Carlos Casares Partido, Buenos Aires Province*El Salvador**Santo Tomás, El Salvador*Guatemala...
, on the east by the Cagayan River, on the west by the municipalities of Quezon
Quezon
-History:Originally, what now forms Quezon was divided among the provinces of Batangas, Laguna, and Nueva Ecija. The area was first explored by Juan de Salcedo in 1571-1572, during his expedition from Laguna to Camarines provinces....
and Mallig, and on the south by the municipalities of Quirino
Quirino
Quirino is a province of the Philippines located in the Cagayan Valley region in Luzon. Its capital is Cabarroguis and was named after Elpidio Quirino, the sixth President of the Philippines. The province borders Aurora to the southeast, Nueva Vizcaya to the west, and Isabela to the north...
and Ilagan and the Mallig River.yssel