Bucay, Abra
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Bucay is a 5th class municipality in the province of Abra
, Philippines
. According to the 2007 census, it has a population of 16,266 people in 2,944 households.
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There are two versions on how this town got its name as BUCAY. Some residents say that there was a tribe leader by the name "BUCAY". When this leader was still young, while patrolling, he found a pretty young lass lying on the way which prompted him to extend assistance, and brought her home. After a period of time, he developed his love with the young lass and took her as his wife. In several occasions, the girl suddenly disappeared, sometime Bucay used to see her at the corner of his bamboo hut sitting alone with her bowed head which prompted him to approach and touch her, but suddenly disappeared.
Abra province
Abra is a landlocked province of the Philippines in the Cordillera Administrative Region in Luzon. Its capital is Bangued, and it borders Ilocos Norte and Apayao on the north, Ilocos Sur and Mountain Province on the south, Ilocos Norte and Ilocos Sur on the west, and Kalinga, and Apayao on the...
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Philippines
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. According to the 2007 census, it has a population of 16,266 people in 2,944 households.
Geography
Among the twenty seven (27) towns of Abra, Bucay is the most centrally located. It is bounded on the north by the towns of Tayum and Lagangilang, on the south by Manabo town, on the east by the towns of Baay-Licuan and Sallapadan, and on the west by Penarrubia, Bangued and Villaviciosa, and has an area of 12,063 hectares and traversed by numerous rivers, brooks and springs.Barangays
Bucay is politically subdivided into 21 barangayBarangay
A barangay is the smallest administrative division in the Philippines and is the native Filipino term for a village, district or ward...
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| Barangay | Pop. (2007) |
|---|---|
| Abang | |
| Bangbangcag | |
| Bangcagan | |
| Banglolao | |
| Bugbog | |
| Calao | |
| Dugong | |
| Labon | |
| Layugan | |
| Madalipay | |
| Pagala | |
| Palaquio | |
| Pakiling | |
| Patoc | |
| North Poblacion | |
| South Poblacion | |
| Quimloong | |
| Salnec | |
| San Miguel | |
| Siblong | |
| Tabiog | |
Brief history
Bucay town was established on October 29, 1846 and the first settlers were Itnegs. It became the first provincial capital of the province when the military form of government was set up in May 1847. At the back of the present municipal hall is the centuries old façade of the ruined Casa Real (Provincial Capitol Building); across the town plaza, stand the centuries old Catholic church, convent and learning school, Spanish structure house owned by the late Don Teodoro Arias who served as Governadorcilloo of Bucay in 1862, and the old American structure House which was built in 1908 owned by the late US Corporal Ernest D. Smith who served the Spanish American War and the Filipino-American war from 1896 to 1901. Prior to the invasion of the Spaniards, the place had become footfalls of invading headhunters from the dense jungles of the Cordillera range.There are two versions on how this town got its name as BUCAY. Some residents say that there was a tribe leader by the name "BUCAY". When this leader was still young, while patrolling, he found a pretty young lass lying on the way which prompted him to extend assistance, and brought her home. After a period of time, he developed his love with the young lass and took her as his wife. In several occasions, the girl suddenly disappeared, sometime Bucay used to see her at the corner of his bamboo hut sitting alone with her bowed head which prompted him to approach and touch her, but suddenly disappeared.
Scenic Spots
- Borikibok Mini Park and Cave
- Roces Cave
- Casa Real
- New Mini Park Along Boundary Bucay & Penarubia