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Quirino, Ilocos Sur

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Country
  
Philippines

Barangays
  
9

ZIP code
  
2721

Local time
  
Wednesday 2:28 AM

District
  
2nd District

Time zone
  
PST (UTC+8)

Area
  
240.1 km²

Province
  
Ilocos Sur

Quirino, Ilocos Sur

Region
  
Ilocos Region (Region I)

Weather
  
24°C, Wind S at 2 km/h, 77% Humidity

Neighborhoods
  
Patiacan, Cabaroan, Legleg, Poblacion, Namitpit, Banacao, Malideg, Baranggay Lamag, Eteb

Quirino is a fourth class municipality in the province of Ilocos Sur, Philippines. According to the 2015 census, it has a population of 8,573 people.

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Map of Quirino, Ilocos Sur, Philippines

Formerly known as Angaki (also spelled Angkaki in some sources), the municipality was renamed in June 1964 to Quirino in honor of Elpidio Quirino, the sixth President of the Philippines.

Barangays

Quirino is politically subdivided into 9 barangays.

  • Banoen
  • Cayus
  • Lamag (formerly Tubtuba)
  • Legleg (Poblacion)
  • Malideg
  • Namitpit
  • Patiacan
  • Patungcaleo (formerly Lamag)
  • Suagayan
  • Demographics

    In the 2015 census, the population of Quirino, Ilocos Sur, was 8,573 people, with a density of 36 inhabitants per square kilometre or 93 inhabitants per square mile.

    References

    Quirino, Ilocos Sur Wikipedia