Bangued is the capital and largest municipality of Abra province, in the Cordillera Administrative Region of the Philippines. Formally inaugurated in 1861, it takes its name from the Ilocano word for roadblock, recalling Tinguian resistance to Spanish rule, and its 2024 census population was 48,331. The town serves as Abra own administrative center, home to the provincial capitol, and its economy rests mainly on rice and corn farming.
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1. Bangued - Wikipedia
Introduction
it has a population of 48,331 people
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Bangued, officially the Municipality of Bangued (Ilocano: Ili ti Bangued; Filipino: Bayan ng Bangued), is a municipality and capital of the province of Abra, Philippines. According to the 2024 census, it has a population of 48,331 people making it the most populous municipality in the province.
Geography
a land area of 105.70 square kilometres
Geography, midsection
an elevation of 30 metres
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P625 (coordinate location)Quote, P625 (coordinate location)
latitude 17.5965, longitude 120.6179
Wikidata: Bangued
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