Abra de Ilog

Abra de Ilog
Municipality
Municipality of Abra de Ilog
Port of Abra de Ilog
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Nickname:  The Iraya Heartland
Map of Occidental Mindoro with Abra de Ilog highlighted
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Abra de Ilog Location within the Philippines
Coordinates: 13°26′41″N 120°43′34″E
Country	Philippines
Region	Mimaropa
Province	Occidental Mindoro
District	Lone district
Founded	1902
Barangays	10 (see Barangays)
Government
• Type	Sangguniang Bayan
• Mayor	Eric A. Constantino
• Vice Mayor	Orlando R. Quito
• Representative	Josephine R. Sato
• Electorate	20,173 voters (2022)
Area
• Total	533.70 km2 (206.06 sq mi)
Elevation	330 m (1,080 ft)
Highest elevation	1,771 m (5,810 ft)
Lowest elevation	0 m (0 ft)
Population  (2020 census)
• Total	35,176
• Density	66/km2 (170/sq mi)
• Households	8,334
Economy
• Income class	2nd municipal income class
• Poverty incidence	20.46 % (2018)
• Revenue	₱ 204.5 million (2020)
• Assets	₱ 499.7 million (2020)
• Expenditure	₱ 191.1 million (2020)
• Liabilities	₱ 77.06 million (2020)
Service provider
• Electricity	Occidental Mindoro Electric Cooperative (OMECO)
Time zone	UTC+8 (PST)
ZIP code	5108
PSGC	1705101000
IDD : area code	+63 (0)43
Native languages	Iraya Tagalog

Abra de Ilog, officially the Municipality of Abra de Ilog (Tagalog: Bayan ng Abra de Ilog), is a 2nd class municipality in the province of Occidental Mindoro , Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 35,176 people.

Abra de Ilog is classified as partially urban. It is 32 kilometres (20 mi) 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 (An Act Reducing the Fifteen (15) Municipalities of Occidental Mindoro into Eight (8) Municipalities) on January 4, 1905, Abra de Ilog was made a barrio of the Municipality of Mamburao.

Five years later, in 1910, Abra de Ilog regained its status as a municipality. On June 13, 1950, the government approved Republic Act 505 dividing Mindoro into two new provinces: Oriental Mindoro and Occidental Mindoro. The new province of Occidental Mindoro comprised the municipalities of Abra de Ilog, Looc, Lubang, Mamburao (now the capital of Occidental Mindoro), Paluan, Sablayan, San José and Santa Cruz.

Geography

Barangays

Abra de Ilog is politically subdivided into 10 barangays. Each barangay consists of puroks and some have sitios.

The newest barangay, Santa Maria was created in 2014 from Wawa.

Climate

Demographics

Economy