Barangays ZIP code 2814 | Time zone PST (UTC+8) Area 409.9 km² Local time Sunday 1:02 PM | |
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Weather 29°C, Wind W at 8 km/h, 63% Humidity Neighborhoods Mayabo, Timpo, Baklingayan, Caocabayan | ||
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Tubo, officially the Municipality of Tubo (Ilocano: Ili ti Tubo, Filipino: Bayan ng Tubo), is a municipality in the province of Abra in the Cordillera Administrative Region (CAR) of the Philippines. The population was 5,699 at the 2015 census. In the 2016 electoral roll, it had 3,378 registered voters.
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Map of Tubo, Abra, Philippines
The municipality was created on June 17, 1967 from the former municipal district of the same name, through Republic Act 5161.
History
The inhabitants belong to the Maeng tribe and speak the dialect of the same name. There is however one barangay, Tabacda, that speaks a different dialect. This is because they are believed to have originated from Kalinga and Mountain Province. Everyone can however understand and speak the common evolving dialect called Maeng together with those of Luba and parts of Villavicioa of the Province of Abra and likewise in the other municipalities of the Province of Ilocos Sur, who refer themselves as the Bago tribe.
Agriculture is the main source of livelihood but various industries are starting to grow.
All barangays and their respective sitios do now have dirt roads leading to them but can still become accessible via trails permanently established even during the Spanish era. Electricity is available except in only one barangay and two sitios. The relative nearness of the three barangays of Dilong,Tubtuba and Alangtin to the Province of Ilocos Sur provided them the privilege of being served by ISECO whie all others remaining are served by ABRECO.
Geography
Tubo is located at 17°16′N 120°44′E.
According to the Philippine Statistics Authority, the municipality has a land area of 409.87 square kilometres (158.25 sq mi) constituting 7000984000000000000♠9.84% of the 4,165.25-square-kilometre- (1,608.21 sq mi) total area of Abra.
It is situated approximately 55 kilometres (34 mi) from the provincial capital Bangued, and is at the southern tip of Abra. The town is bounded on the west by Ilocos Sur and Luba, Abra, north by Boliney, east by Kalinga and Mountain Province, and south by Mountain Province and Ilocos Sur.
Tubo can be reached through various routes. Coming from Bangued, the place can be reached by passing through the towns of Peñarrubia-Bucay-Manabo and Luba. It could also be reached via Candon-San Emilio and Tagudin-Quirino of the nearby province of Ilocos Sur, or via Besao of Mountain Province or Kalinga. Unfortunately, no road links exist herein.
Barangays
Tubo is politically subdivided into 10 barangays.
The 10 barangays are grouped into three (3) zones:
Demographics
In the 2015 census, Tubo had a population of 5,699. The population density was 14 inhabitants per square kilometre (36/sq mi).
In the 2016 electoral roll, it had 3,378 registered voters.