Abra

Also known as Province of Abra

province of the Philippines

Key facts

Country: Philippines
Region: Cordillera Administrative Region
Founded: March 10, 1917
Capital and largest municipality: Bangued
Governor: Eustaquio P. Bersamin ( PFP )
Vice governor: Ana Marie A. Bersamin ( PFP )
Legislature: Abra Provincial Board
Total: 4,165.25 km (1,608.21 sq mi)
Rank: 29th out of 82
Highest elevation mt bangbanglang: 2,467 m (8,094 ft)
Density: 59.2877/km (153.554/sq mi)
Demonyms: Abreño Abrenian
Municipalities: 27 Bangued Boliney Bucay Bucloc Daguioman Danglas Dolores La Paz Lacub Lagangilang Lagayan Langiden Licuan-Baay Luba Malibcong Manabo Peñarrubia Pidigan Pilar Sallapadan San Isidro San Juan San Quintin Tayum Tineg Tubo Villaviciosa
Districts: Legislative districts of Abra
Time zone: UTC+8 ( PHT )
Idd area code: +63 (0)74
Iso 3166 code: PH-ABR
Spoken languages: Ilocano Itneg Isneg Filipino English

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Official website

Provincial Government of Abra

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Encyclopedic overview

Abra, officially the Province of Abra (Ilocano: Probinsia ti Abra; Inlaod Itneg: Probinsiya ta Abra; Maeng Itneg: Probinsiya di Abra; Moyadan Itneg: Probinsiya ti Abra; Filipino: Lalawigan ng Abra), is a province in the Cordillera Administrative Region of the Philippines. Its capital is the municipality of Bangued, the most populous in the province. It is bordered by Ilocos Norte on the northwest, Apayao on the northeast, Kalinga on the mid-east, Mountain Province on the southeast, and Ilocos Sur on the southwest.

Etymology

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Abra” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.