Bangued
| Municipality of Bangued | |||
| Location of Bangued in the province of Abra | |||
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| Basic data | |||
| Region : | Cordillera administrative region | ||
| Province : | Abra | ||
| Barangays : | 31 | ||
| District: | 1. District of Abra | ||
| PSGC : | 140101000 | ||
| Income class : | 1st income bracket | ||
| Households : | 8071 May 1, 2000 census
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| Population : | 48.163 August 1, 2015 census
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| Coordinates : | 17 ° 36 ′ N , 120 ° 38 ′ E | ||
| Postal code : | 2800 | ||
| Area code : | +63 74 | ||
| Mayor : | Dominic B. Valera | ||
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Bangued is a Filipino municipality in the province of Abra in the northwest of the island of Luzon , at the western foot of the Cordillera Central . Bangued is the seat of the provincial government of the province of Abra.
geography
Bangued is a landlocked township, its territory stretching north to south and divided in two by the Abra River . It is located in the western part of the province on the border with the province of Ilocos Norte . Bangued is bordered by the boroughs 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.
In the north and south the area is mountainous and flat to slightly hilly in the middle. The flat middle part is 30 m above sea level. The north, which is mainly mountainous and in which the Cassamata Hill National Park is located, ranges from 60 to 1036 m above sea level. The landscape in the south, which is interspersed with mountains and hills, ranges from 45 to 300 m above sea level.
The climate belongs to the tropical climate type I, which is characterized by two distinct seasons: dry from November to April and humid during the rest of the year. The prevailing wind direction is northwest; during the summer the winds often come from the north or east.
Barangays
Bangued is politically divided into 31 Barangays with 77 Sitios (settlements).
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history
The name Bangued means "road blocks, obstacles". Bangued became an independent municipality in 1598 and became the seat of the provincial government of the province of Abra on July 25, 1861.
The early settlers were ethnic Tingguian who belonged to the tribes of the Bago , Itneg , Masadjit , Ibanao, and Indayas . The Tingguian resisted Christianization by Spanish monks who came to the western settlements. The inhabitants of the Tingguiangebiets prevented the Spaniards to it in their area to penetrate, by setting up roadblocks on all the roads of the area and by felled large trees they in the river Abra threw to the invading colonizers to prevent in boats and bamboo rafts in the area to penetrate . These obstacles were called "fear" in the language of the locals.
Under the leadership of Juan de Salcedo , the Spanish conquistadors decided to invade the area. As they advanced eastward into the area, they saw the tree trunks along the Abra River and the large stones blocking the paths. A subordinate Salcedos met a local and asked for the name of the place, who thought he was being asked about the meaning of the stones and the tree trunks and answered with the word "fear", which the subordinate Salcedos wrote down in his notebook.
The Spaniards were successful in their efforts to penetrate the inland communities by removing the obstacles with the words "Abra ese obstucus". Later, the place where they found the obstacles turned into fear and the province they named Abra.
As a result of the American colonization, a civil government was established and the name was changed to Bangued.
Economy and Infrastructure
The municipality's economy is heavily dependent on agriculture, followed by trade and industry. The trade and assembly is dominated by Chinese business people. Economic activity is limited to the main town along the main roads.
traffic
Bangued can be reached via the Abra-Ilocos Sur National Road from the west, via the Abra-Kalinga Road from the northeast and the Abra-Ilocos Norte Road from the north. Bangued is 408 km north of Manila , 197 km from Baguio and 60 km from Vigan City .
Buses, minibuses, jeepneys , tricycles are the most important means of transport within the municipality, also for the transport of goods. The long routes in the province of Abra and beyond serve buses, minibuses and jeepneys, while tricycles are only important for inner-city traffic, as well as for the transport links to the neighboring municipalities. Buses to and from Manila have a bus station, while there are no set stops for other public transport.