San Quintin, Abra
Municipality in Abra, Philippines From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Municipality in Abra, Philippines From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
San Quintin, officially the Municipality of San Quintin (Ilocano: Ili ti San Quintin; Tagalog: Bayan ng San Quintin), is a 5th class municipality in the province of Abra, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 5,705 people.[3]
San Quintin | |
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Municipality of San Quintin | |
Location within the Philippines | |
Coordinates: 17°32′N 120°31′E | |
Country | Philippines |
Region | Cordillera Administrative Region |
Province | Abra |
District | Lone district |
Barangays | 6 (see Barangays) |
Government | |
• Type | Sangguniang Bayan |
• Mayor | Jovellen D. Aznar |
• Vice Mayor | Crisreto F. Cotchay |
• Representative | Menchie B. Bernos |
• Municipal Council | Members |
• Electorate | 4,411 voters (2022) |
Area | |
• Total | 66.59 km2 (25.71 sq mi) |
Elevation | 140 m (460 ft) |
Highest elevation | 619 m (2,031 ft) |
Lowest elevation | 7 m (23 ft) |
Population (2020 census)[3] | |
• Total | 5,705 |
• Density | 86/km2 (220/sq mi) |
• Households | 1,438 |
Economy | |
• Income class | 5th municipal income class |
• Poverty incidence | 22.34 |
• Revenue | ₱ 113.1 million (2020), 39.17 million (2012), 48.4 million (2013), 35.67 million (2014), 47.08 million (2015), 65.58 million (2016), 141.3 million (2017), 49.96 million (2018), 56.8 million (2019), 187.5 million (2021), 187.9 million (2022) |
• Assets | ₱ 385.5 million (2020), 22.11 million (2012), 19.04 million (2013), 23.88 million (2014), 334.8 million (2015), 122.2 million (2016), 364.3 million (2017), 283.5 million (2018), 292.7 million (2019), 483.7 million (2021), 485.8 million (2022) |
• Expenditure | ₱ 68.75 million (2020), 22.17 million (2012), 23.67 million (2013), 25.92 million (2014), 31.82 million (2015), 38.54 million (2016), 39.92 million (2017), 57.36 million (2018), 55.55 million (2019), 94.65 million (2021), 232.8 million (2022) |
• Liabilities | ₱ 43.28 million (2020), 11.09 million (2012), 4.834 million (2013), 4.822 million (2014), 9.24 million (2015), 36.13 million (2016), 134.9 million (2017), 34 million (2018), 13.91 million (2019), 16.64 million (2021), 30.5 million (2022) |
Service provider | |
• Electricity | Abra Electric Cooperative (ABRECO) |
Time zone | UTC+8 (PST) |
ZIP code | 2808 |
PSGC | |
IDD : area code | +63 (0)74 |
Native languages | Itneg Ilocano Tagalog |
The town is known for the Tugot ni Angalo, believed to be the footprint of the giant who was the first man in Abra mythology.[5]
San Quintin is located at 17°32′N 120°31′E.
According to the Philippine Statistics Authority, the municipality has a land area of 66.59 square kilometres (25.71 sq mi) [6] constituting 1.60% of the 4,165.25-square-kilometre- (1,608.21 sq mi) total area of Abra.
San Quintin is 18 kilometres (11 mi) from Bangued and 390 kilometres (240 mi) from Manila.
San Quintin is politically subdivided into 6 barangays.[7] Each barangay consists of puroks and some have sitios.
PSGC | Barangay | Population | ±% p.a. | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2020[3] | 2010[8] | |||||
140123001 | Labaan | 18.1% | 1,031 | 882 | 1.57% | |
140123002 | Palang | 10.2% | 580 | 589 | −0.15% | |
140123003 | Pantoc | 12.5% | 712 | 676 | 0.52% | |
140123004 | Poblacion | 14.1% | 807 | 741 | 0.86% | |
140123005 | Tangadan | 27.2% | 1,552 | 1,362 | 1.31% | |
140123006 | Villa Mercedes | 17.9% | 1,023 | 983 | 0.40% | |
Total | 5,705 | 5,705 | 0.00% |
Climate data for San Quintin, Abra | |||||||||||||
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Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 29 (84) |
31 (88) |
32 (90) |
34 (93) |
32 (90) |
31 (88) |
30 (86) |
30 (86) |
30 (86) |
30 (86) |
30 (86) |
29 (84) |
31 (87) |
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 18 (64) |
19 (66) |
21 (70) |
23 (73) |
24 (75) |
25 (77) |
24 (75) |
24 (75) |
24 (75) |
22 (72) |
21 (70) |
19 (66) |
22 (72) |
Average precipitation mm (inches) | 9 (0.4) |
11 (0.4) |
13 (0.5) |
23 (0.9) |
92 (3.6) |
122 (4.8) |
153 (6.0) |
137 (5.4) |
139 (5.5) |
141 (5.6) |
42 (1.7) |
14 (0.6) |
896 (35.4) |
Average rainy days | 4.6 | 4.0 | 6.2 | 9.1 | 19.5 | 23.2 | 24.0 | 22.5 | 21.5 | 15.2 | 10.5 | 6.0 | 166.3 |
Source: Meteoblue[9] |
Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
---|---|---|
1903 | 877 | — |
1918 | 2,152 | +6.17% |
1939 | 2,239 | +0.19% |
1948 | 1,518 | −4.23% |
1960 | 2,495 | +4.23% |
1970 | 3,259 | +2.70% |
1975 | 3,374 | +0.70% |
1980 | 3,574 | +1.16% |
1990 | 4,293 | +1.85% |
1995 | 4,999 | +2.89% |
2000 | 5,130 | +0.56% |
2007 | 5,341 | +0.56% |
2010 | 5,233 | −0.74% |
2015 | 5,438 | +0.73% |
2020 | 5,705 | +0.95% |
Source: Philippine Statistics Authority[10][8][11][12] |
In the 2020 census, San Quintin had a population of 5,705.[3] The population density was 86 inhabitants per square kilometre (220/sq mi).
Poverty incidence of San Quintin
5
10
15
20
25
30
2006
21.00 2009
28.70 2012
22.50 2015
11.57 2018
14.83 2021
22.34 Source: Philippine Statistics Authority[13][14][15][16][17][18][19][20] |
San Quintin's main products include rice, corn, tobacco, mango and freshwater fish.
San Quintin, 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 councilors are elected directly by the people through an election held every three years.
Position | Name |
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Congressman | Joseph Santo Niño B. Bernos |
Mayor | Amador B. Diaz |
Vice-Mayor | Cristeto F. Cotchay |
Councilors | Mario D. Ferrer |
Ursula A. Garcia | |
Marcelino C. Hernandez Jr. | |
Amado V. Cabilan | |
Raul S. Aznar | |
Cesar S. Pacursa | |
Francis Oliver F. Munar | |
Bernardino C. Lumapag Jr. | |
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