Abra de Ilog, officially the Municipality of Abra de Ilog (), is a
municipality
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in the
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Philippines
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. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 35,176 people.
Abra de Ilog is classified as partially urban. It is from
Mamburao.
History
Abra de Ilog was formerly a small settlement founded by
Spanish religious missionaries sometime in the early part of the 17th century. According to folk history, its former name was ''Abre de Ilog''. The name was derived from the
Spanish verb ''abrir'' (to open) and the
Tagalog noun ''ilog'' (river). Later on, the name evolved into its present name: Abra de Ilog, a
Chabacano-like terminology which can be loosely translated as ''bucana ng ilog'', or "opening of the river." This can be attributed to the numerous rivers and creeks that traverses strategic areas of the municipality.
In 1902, during the
American Occupation the town was officially organized. Abra de Ilog's first "municipal president" was Rosaleo Miciano. But with the passage of Republic Act No. 1280 on January 4, 1905, Abra de Ilog was made a barrio of the
municipality of Mamburao.
In 1910, Abra de Ilog regained its status as a municipality. On June 13, 1950, the government approved Republic Act No. 505 dividing Mindoro into two new provinces: Oriental Mindoro and Occidental Mindoro. Abra de Ilog was included as part of Occidental Mindoro.
Geography
Barangays
Abra de Ilog is politically subdivided into 10
barangay
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s. Each barangay consists of
purok
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s and some have
sitios
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.
The newest barangay, Santa Maria was created in 2014 from Wawa.
* Armado (San Julian)
* Balao (San Felife)
* Cabacao (Santissima Trinidad)
* Lumangbayan (Kabayan)
* Poblacion
* San Vicente
* Santa Maria
* Tibag (Saint Amber)
* Udalo (Camurong)
* Wawa (San Benito)
Climate
Demographics
Economy
References
External links
Abra de Ilog Profile at PhilAtlas.comMUNICIPALITY OF ABRA DE ILOG
* Philippine Standard Geographic Codebr>Philippine Census InformationLocal Governance Performance Management System
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Municipalities of Occidental Mindoro
1902 establishments in the Philippines