Villaviciosa, Abra

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Villaviciosa
Municipality
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Map of Abra showing the location of Villaviciosa
Villaviciosa is located in Philippines
Villaviciosa
Villaviciosa
Location within the Philippines
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Country [[{{#property:P17}}]]
Region Cordillera Administrative Region (CAR)
Province Abra
District Lone District of Abra
Barangays 8
Government[1]
 • Mayor Marjorie L. Lagen
Area[2]
 • Total 102.93 km2 (39.74 sq mi)
Population (2010)[3]
 • Total 5,377
 • Density 52/km2 (140/sq mi)
Time zone PST (UTC+8)
ZIP code {{#property:P281}}
Dialing code {{#property:P473}}
Income class 5th class municipality

Villaviciosa is a fifth class municipality in the province of Abra, Philippines. According to the 2010 census, it has a population of 5,377 people.[3]

Geography

The Municipality is geographically located in the southern portion of the Province of Abra. It is bounded in the north-west by San Isidro and Bucay on the north, in the east by Manabo and Luba, on the south by San Emilio, Ilocos Sur, and on the west by Pilar.

Villaviciosa is accessible from Benguet Province by land transportation through the Abra-Ilocos Sur Road, the more frequently used route. From the nearby Province of Ilocos Sur, it is also accessible through the Candon via San Emilio to Luba-Tamac, Villaviciosa Road and the Sta. Maria-Burgos, Ilocos Sur via Pilar-Villaviciosa Road.

Barangays

Villaviciosa is politically subdivided into 8 barangays.[2]

Barangay Population
(2007)
Population
(2010)[3]
Ap-apaya
474
531
Bol-lilising
297
294
Cal-lao
857
931
Lap-lapog
738
766
Lumaba
492
552
Poblacion
806
836
Tamac
648
627
Tuquib
835
840

Demographics

Population census of Villaviciosa
Year Pop. ±% p.a.
1990 4,612 —    
1995 4,634 +0.09%
2000 4,877 +1.10%
2007 5,147 +0.75%
2010 5,377 +1.60%
Source: National Statistics Office[3]

References

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