Tubo, Abra
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Tubo is a 3rd class municipality in the province of Abra
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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. It is bounded by Mt. Province in the north east, Ilocos sur in the South east and the municipalities of Luba and Boliney on the west. According to the 2007 census, it has a population of 5,588 people in 902 households.

Geography

More or less 55 km from Bangued, the capital of the province, this far flung municipality found in the north eastern most part of Abra can be reached through various routes. Coming from Bangued, the place can be reached by passing through the towns of Penarrubia-Bucay-Manabo and Luba. It could also be reached via Candon-San Emilio and Tagudin-Quirino of the nearby province of Ilocos Sur.It could also be accessed via Besao of Mt. Province or Kalinga. Unfortunately, no road links exist herein.

Barangays

Tubo is politically subdivided into 10 barangay
Barangay
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)
Alangtin
651
Amtuagan
454
Dilong
810
Kili
424
Pob. (Mayabo)
562
Supo
658
Tiempo
805
Tubtuba
537
Wayangan
432
Tabacda
255


The 10 barangays are grouped into three (3) zones:
  • Zone 1: Poblacion (Mayabo), Wayangan and Supo
  • Zone 2: Tiempo, Kili, Tabacda and Amtuagan
  • Zone 3: Alangtin-Batayan, Tubtuba and Dilong

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. Everyone can understand and speak the common dialect though.

Agriculture is the main source of livelihood but various industries are starting to grow. Slash and burn farming is now less done while tree planting for commercial purposes is gaining ground.

While almost all barangays are now interconnected with a one way road network and have electricity; the others still can only be reached by foot and are using either an electric generator and or gas to light up the night.

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