Manabo

Manabo, officially the Municipality of Manabo (Ilocano: Ili ti Manabo; Tagalog: Bayan ng Manabo), is a municipality in the province of Abra, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 11,611 people.^[3]

Manabo
Municipality
Municipality of Manabo
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Map of Abra with Manabo highlighted
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Manabo Location within the Philippines
Coordinates: 17°26′N 120°42′E
Country	Philippines
Region	Cordillera Administrative Region
Province	Abra
District	Lone district
Barangays	11 (see Barangays)
Government  [1]
• Type	Sangguniang Bayan
• Mayor	Darrel O. Domasing
• Vice Mayor	Jerry B. Andres
• Representative	Menchie B. Bernos
• Municipal Council	Members Umer E. Ammasi Recto T. Batondo Antonio B. Dayag Carlito Q. Mangabay Anastacia P. Bejarin Baylon G. Gumanab Janssen D. Sales Reynaldo F. Abero Jr.
• Electorate	8,077 voters (2025)
Area [2]
• Total	110.95 km2 (42.84 sq mi)
Elevation	250 m (820 ft)
Population  (2020 census)[3]
• Total	11,611
• Density	100/km2 (270/sq mi)
• Households	2,788
Economy
• Income class	5th municipal income class
• Poverty incidence	18.21 % (2021)[4]
• Revenue	₱ 153.5 million (2022)
• Assets	₱ 365.6 million (2022)
• Expenditure	₱ 80.54 million (2022)
• Liabilities	₱ 5.812 million (2022)
Service provider
• Electricity	Abra Electric Cooperative (ABRECO)
Time zone	UTC+8 (PST)
ZIP code	2810
PSGC	1400116000
IDD : area code	+63 (0)74
Native languages	Itneg Ilocano Tagalog

Etymology

The name “Manabo” came from the word “Anabo”, a thorny herb used for making twines of rope, growing luxuriantly in the fields between San Jose Sur and Poblacion. One time during the Spanish regime, a group of Spaniards passed by the place and asked the name of the thorny herb. The people answered “Anabo”. From that time on, the Spaniards called the place Manabo.

The first inhabitants of Manabo were Tinguians who came from Mountain Province. They settled in the place before the arrival of the Spaniards and the Tinguians were known to be peace loving people.

Manabo is politically subdivided into 11 barangays, namely: Ayyeng, Catacdegan Nuevo, Catacdegan Viejo, Luzong, San Jose Norte, San Juan Norte, San Juan Sur, San Ramon East, San Ramon west and Santo Tomas.

Geography

The Municipality of Manabo is located at 17°26′N 120°42′E. According to the Philippine Statistics Authority, the municipality has a land area of 110.95 square kilometres (42.84 sq mi) ^[5] constituting 2.66% of the 4,165.25-square-kilometre- (1,608.21 sq mi) total area of Abra.

Manabo is situated 33.04 kilometres (20.53 mi) from the provincial capital Bangued, and 405.78 kilometres (252.14 mi) from the country's capital city of Manila.

Barangays

Manabo is politically subdivided into 11 barangays.^[6] Each barangay consists of puroks and some have sitios.

PSGC	Barangay	Population			±% p.a.
		2020[3]		2010[7]
140116004	Ayyeng (Poblacion)	15.1%	1,748	1,567	▴	1.10%
140116014	Catacdegan Nuevo	5.3%	617	600	▴	0.28%
140116002	Catacdegan Viejo	4.0%	465	473	▾	−0.17%
140116003	Luzong	9.6%	1,116	1,031	▴	0.80%
140116005	San Jose Norte	4.8%	556	604	▾	−0.82%
140116006	San Jose Sur	4.8%	563	535	▴	0.51%
140116007	San Juan Norte	5.4%	630	632	▾	−0.03%
140116008	San Juan Sur	6.2%	717	724	▾	−0.10%
140116011	San Ramon East	24.5%	2,843	2,185	▴	2.67%
140116012	San Ramon West	16.2%	1,878	1,960	▾	−0.43%
140116013	Santo Tomas	4.1%	478	445	▴	0.72%
	Total		11,611	11,611		0.00%

Climate

Climate data for Manabo, Abra
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)	27 (81)	28 (82)	30 (86)	32 (90)	31 (88)	31 (88)	31 (88)	30 (86)	30 (86)	30 (86)	29 (84)	27 (81)	30 (86)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)	20 (68)	20 (68)	21 (70)	23 (73)	24 (75)	24 (75)	25 (77)	25 (77)	25 (77)	23 (73)	22 (72)	21 (70)	23 (73)
Average precipitation mm (inches)	23 (0.9)	28 (1.1)	33 (1.3)	64 (2.5)	232 (9.1)	242 (9.5)	258 (10.2)	266 (10.5)	245 (9.6)	201 (7.9)	87 (3.4)	69 (2.7)	1,748 (68.7)
Average rainy days	8.3	8.0	10.8	15.2	23.7	26.1	27.0	25.8	23.5	17.3	13.7	12.1	211.5
Source: Meteoblue[8]

Demographics

Population census of Manabo

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1918	2,318	—
1939	3,571	+2.08%
1948	3,658	+0.27%
1960	4,111	+0.98%
1970	6,009	+3.86%
1975	5,384	−2.18%
1980	6,590	+4.12%
1990	7,797	+1.70%
1995	8,633	+1.93%
2000	9,643	+2.40%
2007	10,538	+1.23%
2010	10,756	+0.75%
2015	10,761	+0.01%
2020	11,611	+1.51%
Source: Philippine Statistics Authority[9][7][10][11]

In the 2020 census, Manabo had a population of 11,611.^[3] The population density was 100 inhabitants per square kilometre (260/sq mi).

Economy

Poverty incidence of Manabo

10 20 30 40 50 2000 41.27 2003 26.52 2006 33.30 2009 34.87 2012 30.81 2015 15.69 2018 16.72 2021 18.21 Source: Philippine Statistics Authority[12][13][14][15][16][17][18][19]

Government

Local government

Main article: Sangguniang Bayan

Manabo, belonging to the lone congressional district of the province of Abra, is governed by a mayor designated as its local chief executive and by a municipal council as its legislative body in accordance with the Local Government Code. The mayor, vice mayor, and the councilors are elected directly by the people through an election which is being held every three years.

Elected officials

Members of the Municipal Council
(2019–2022)^[20]

Position	Name
Congressman	Joseph Santo Niño B. Bernos
Mayor	Joanna Ruth G. Domasing
Vice-Mayor	Jerry B. Andres
Councilors	Carlito Q. Mangabay
	Recto T. Batondo
	Umer E. Ammasi
	Janssen D. Sales
	David G. Puglay
	Laarni M. Balangcad
	Rodrigo P. Tayaoa
	Anasticia P. Bejarin

Education

The Manabo Schools District Office governs all educational institutions within the municipality. It oversees the management and operations of all private and public, from primary to secondary schools.^[21]

Primary and elementary schools

• Banat Elementary School
• Casakgudan Primary School
• Catacdegan Elementary School
• Liagan Primary School
• Madago Elementary School
• Manabo Pilot Elementary School
• San Jose Elementary School
• San Ramon Elementary School
• Sapdaan Elementary School
• Sto. Tomas Barrio School

Secondary school

• Manabo National High School (San Jose Catacdegan National High School)