Peñarrubia, Abra

Peñarrubia
Municipality
Seal
Location within Abra province
Peñarrubia Location within the Philippines
Coordinates: 17°34′N 120°39′E / 17.56°N 120.65°ECoordinates: 17°34′N 120°39′E / 17.56°N 120.65°E
Country	Philippines
Region	Cordillera Administrative Region (CAR)
Province	Abra
District	Lone District of Abra
Founded	1917
Barangays	9 (see Barangays)
Government [1]
• Type	Sangguniang Bayan
• Mayor	Geraldine M. Balbuena
Area[2]
• Total	38.29 km^2 (14.78 sq mi)
Population (2015 census)[3]
• Total	6,640
• Density	170/km^2 (450/sq mi)
• Voter (2016)[4]	4,655
Time zone	PST (UTC+8)
ZIP code	2804
IDD : area code	+63 (0)74
Income class	6th class
PSGC	140117000

Peñarrubia, officially the Municipality of Peñarrubia (Ilocano: Ili ti Peñarrubia, Filipino: Bayan ng Peñarrubia), is a municipality in the province of Abra in the Cordillera Administrative Region (CAR) of the Philippines. The population was 6,640 at the 2015 census.^[3] In the 2016 election, it had 4,655 registered voters.^[4]

Geography

Peñarrubia is located at 17°34′N 120°39′E / 17.56°N 120.65°E.

According to the Philippine Statistics Authority, the municipality has a land area of 38.29 square kilometres (14.78 sq mi)^[2] constituting 0.92% of the 4,165.25-square-kilometre- (1,608.21 sq mi) total area of Abra.

Barangays

Peñarrubia is politically subdivided into 9 barangays.^[5]

PSGC	Barangay	Population			±% p.a.
		2015[3]		2010[6]
140117001	Dumayco	18.2%	1,210	1,102	+1.80%
140117002	Lusuac	14.5%	962	1,053	−1.71%
140117005	Malamsit (Pau-Malamsit)	9.3%	618	640	−0.66%
140117003	Namarabar	9.5%	628	548	+2.63%
140117004	Patiao	9.9%	656	608	+1.46%
140117006	Poblacion	15.0%	995	994	+0.02%
140117007	Riang (Tiang)	11.3%	753	810	−1.38%
140117008	Santa Rosa	5.8%	384	382	+0.10%
140117009	Tattawa	6.5%	434	407	+1.23%
	Total		6,640	6,544	+0.28%

Demographics

Population census of Peñarrubia
Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1990 4,893 —     1995 5,048 +0.59% 2000 5,515 +1.91%	Year Pop. ±% p.a. 2007 6,443 +2.17% 2010 6,544 +0.57% 2015 6,640 +0.28%
Source: PSA[3][6][7]

In the 2015 census, Peñarrubia had a population of 6,640.^[3] The population density was 170 inhabitants per square kilometre (440/sq mi).

In the 2016 election, it had 4,655 registered voters.^[4]

Government

Antonio Amasi Domes-ag was OIC Mayor of the town in 1989-1992, then elected as mayor in 1992-1995, and again for the term 1995-1998. He was replaced by his wife Lovelyn Domes-ag in 1998-2001 and 2001-2004. The election of 2004 became controversial in the whole nation when both husband and wife ran for mayoralty candidate. Antonio Domes-ag was proclaimed as the winner. In the May 2007 election, incumbent Vice-Mayor Geraldine Mamsaang-Balbuena won in a matter of one vote against Antonio A. Domes-ag.

The present municipal mayor is still Geraldine Mamsaang-Balbuena.

References

1. "Municipality". Quezon City, Philippines: Department of the Interior and Local Government. Retrieved 31 May 2013.
2. "Province: Abra". PSGC Interactive. Makati City, Philippines: Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved 28 October 2016.
3. "CORDILLERA ADMINISTRATIVE REGION (CAR)". Census of Population (2015): Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay (Report). PSA. Retrieved 20 June 2016.
4. "2016 National and Local Elections Statistics". Commission on Elections. 2016.
5. "Municipal: Peñarrubia, Abra". PSGC Interactive. Quezon City, Philippines: Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved 8 January 2016.
6. "CORDILLERA ADMINISTRATIVE REGION (CAR)". Census of Population and Housing (2010): Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay (Report). NSO. Retrieved 29 June 2016.
7. "CORDILLERA ADMINISTRATIVE REGION (CAR)". Census of Population (1995, 2000 and 2007): Total Population by Province, City and Municipality (Report). NSO. Archived from the original on 24 June 2011.

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