Abra (province)
Abra | |
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(from top: left to right) Bangued, Tayum Church, Flores Ancestral House, Tangadan Tunnel, Saint James the Elder Parish and Abra River. | |
Location in the Philippines | |
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| Coordinates: 17°35′N 120°45′E / 17.58°N 120.75°E | |
| Region | Cordillera Administrative Region |
| Founded | March 10, 1917 |
| Capital and largest municipality | Bangued |
| Government | |
| • Governor | Dominic B. Valera (NUP/ASENSO) Russell Bragas (acting) |
| • Vice Governor | Maria Jocelyn V. Bernos (NUP/ASENSO) Russell Bragas (acting) |
| • Legislature | Abra Provincial Board |
| Area | |
• Total | 4,165.25 km2 (1,608.21 sq mi) |
| • Rank | 29th out of 81 |
| Highest elevation | 2,467 m (8,094 ft) |
| Population (2020 census) | |
• Total | 250,985 |
| • Rank | 68th out of 81 |
| • Density | 60/km2 (160/sq mi) |
| • Rank | 80th out of 81 |
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| Divisions | |
| • Independent cities | 0 |
| • Component cities | 0 |
| • Municipalities | |
| • Barangays | 303 |
| • Districts | Legislative districts of Abra |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (PHT) |
| IDD : area code | +63 (0)74 |
| ISO 3166 code | PH-ABR |
| Spoken languages | |
| Website | www |
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Abra, officially the Province of Abra (Ilocano: Probinsia ti Abra; Inlaod Itneg: Probinsiya ta Abra; Maeng Itneg: Probinsiya di Abra; Moyadan Itneg: Probinsiya ti Abra; Tagalog: Lalawigan ng Abra), is a province in the Cordillera Administrative Region of the Philippines. Its capital is the municipality of Bangued, the most populous in the province. It is bordered by Ilocos Norte on the northwest, Apayao on the northeast, Kalinga on the mid-east, Mountain Province on the southeast, and Ilocos Sur on the southwest.