Bangued

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Municipality of Bangued, Province of Abra
ZIP code: 2800

Bangued is the capital municipality of the landlocked province of Abra in the Philippines. It had a population of 43,936 people as registered in the 2010 Census.

The government is aiming to put Bangued into higher standard and on the way of becoming a component city, and Cordillera Region's third city after Baguio City and Tabuk City of Kalinga Province.

Bangued is a landlocked municipality. It is elongated in shape towards north and south, and bisected through the center by the large Abra River. It is situated in the western portion of the province with boundaries defined by the Province of Ilocos Norte and the Municipality 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.

Bangued has a total land area of about 112.4 km² accounting for 2.83% of the total area of the province. It is generally mountainous from north to south; however, it is flat and rolling at the mid-section. From here it has an elevation of 30 meters above mean sea level. In the north, which consists mostly of mountains, elevation ranges from 60 to 1,036 meters. In the south, which is interspersed with mountain and hills, elevation ranges from 45 to 300 meters.

Bangued is accessible through the Abra-Ilocos Sur National Road from the west, Abra-Kalinga Road from the northeast, and Abra-Ilocos Norte Road from the North. It is 408 km from Manila, 197 km from Baguio City and 60 km from Vigan City.

Bangued is politically subdivided into 31 barangays (with 77 sitios):
-Agtangao
-Angad
-Bañacao
-Bangbangar
-Cabuloan
-Calaba
-Cosili West (Buaya)
-Cosili East (Proper)
-Dangdangla
-Lingtan
-Lipcan
-Lubong
-Macarcarmay
-Maoay
-Macray
-Malita
-Palao
-Patucannay
-Sagap
-San Antonio
-Santa Rosa
-Sao-atan
-Sappaac
-Tablac (Calot)
-Zone 1 Poblacion (Linasin)
-Zone 2 Poblacion (Consiliman)
-Zone 3 Poblacion (Lalaud)
-Zone 4 Poblacion (Town Proper)
-Zone 5 Poblacion (Bo. Barikir)
-Zone 6 Poblacion (Sinapangan)
-Zone 7 Poblacion (Baliling)
Nearby cities:
Coordinates:   17°36'22"N   120°36'38"E

Comments

  • Map Boundaries were based from: mapcentral.ph
  • When will Bangued become a city? I think its qualified in,conversion into a component city...
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