Manabo, Abra
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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.
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, 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.
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...
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Philippines
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. According to the 2007 census, it has a population of 10,538 people in 1,871 households.
Barangays
Manabo is politically subdivided into 11 barangayBarangay
A barangay is the smallest administrative division in the Philippines and is the native Filipino term for a village, district or ward...
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| Barangay | Pop. (2007) |
|---|---|
| Ayyeng (Pob.) | |
| Catacdegan Nuevo | |
| Catacdegan Viejo | |
| Luzong | |
| San Jose Norte | |
| San Jose Sur | |
| San Juan Norte | |
| San Juan Sur | |
| San Ramon East | |
| San Ramon West | |
| Santo Tomas | |
Origin of the Municipality's Name
Upon hearing that a gobernadorcillo (the Spanish-era equivalent of a governor) is coming through the river from CervantesCervantes
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, 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 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.