La Paz, Abra
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La Paz | |
|---|---|
| Municipality of La Paz | |
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 Map of Abra with La Paz highlighted | |
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.svg)  La Paz Location within the Philippines | |
| Coordinates: 17°40′26″N 120°41′05″E / 17.6739°N 120.6847°E | |
| Country | Philippines |
| Region | Cordillera Administrative Region |
| Province | Abra |
| District | Lone district |
| Barangays | 12 (see Barangays) |
| Government | |
| • Type | Sangguniang Bayan |
| • Mayor | Danielle Belyne B. Bernos |
| • Vice Mayor | Julbert B. Timbreza |
| • Representative | Joseph Sto. Niño B. Bernos |
| • Municipal Council | Members |
| • Electorate | 11,500 voters (2025) |
| Area | |
• Total | 51.41 km2 (19.85 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 210 m (690 ft) |
| Highest elevation | 1,088 m (3,570 ft) |
| Lowest elevation | 29 m (95 ft) |
| Population (2024 census)[3] | |
• Total | 16,014 |
| • Density | 311.5/km2 (806.8/sq mi) |
| • Households | 4,147 |
| Economy | |
| • Income class | 5th municipal income class |
| • Poverty incidence | 36.08 |
| • Revenue | ₱ 151.8 million (2022) |
| • Assets | ₱ 332 million (2022) |
| • Expenditure | ₱ 135.3 million (2022) |
| • Liabilities | ₱ 96.74 million (2022) |
| Service provider | |
| • Electricity | Abra Electric Cooperative (ABRECO) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (PST) |
| ZIP code | 2826 |
| PSGC | |
| IDD : area code | +63 (0)74 |
| Native languages | Itneg, Ilocano, Filipino |
La Paz, officially the Municipality of La Paz (Ilocano: Ili ti La Paz; Filipino: Bayan ng La Paz), is a municipality in the province of Abra, Philippines. According to the 2024 census, it has a population of 16,014 people.[5]
Barangays
According to the Philippine Statistics Authority, the municipality has a land area of 51.41 square kilometres (19.85 sq mi) [6] constituting 1.23% of the 4,165.25-square-kilometre- (1,608.21 sq mi) total area of Abra. La Paz is located at 17°40′26″N 120°41′05″E / 17.6739°N 120.6847°E.
La Paz is situated 13.37 kilometres (8.31 mi) from the provincial capital Bangued, and 419.22 kilometres (260.49 mi) from the country's capital city of Manila.
La Paz is politically subdivided into 12 barangays.[7] Each barangay consists of puroks and some have sitios.
| PSGC | Barangay | Population | ±% p.a. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024[8] | 2010[9] | |||||
| 140108002 | Benben (Bonbon) | 4.2% | 680 | 551 | 1.52% | |
| 140108003 | Bulbulala | 9.5% | 1,529 | 1,183 | 1.85% | |
| 140108004 | Buli | 10.3% | 1,642 | 1,453 | 0.88% | |
| 140108005 | Canan (Gapan) | 9.6% | 1,532 | 1,155 | 2.04% | |
| 140108006 | Liguis | 6.4% | 1,029 | 911 | 0.88% | |
| 140108007 | Malabbaga | 8.9% | 1,430 | 1,243 | 1.01% | |
| 140108008 | Mudeng | 7.5% | 1,208 | 1,153 | 0.33% | |
| 140108009 | Pidipid | 5.1% | 810 | 950 | −1.14% | |
| 140108010 | Poblacion | 23.0% | 3,686 | 3,687 | 0.00% | |
| 140108011 | San Gregorio | 9.3% | 1,493 | 1,178 | 1.71% | |
| 140108012 | Toon | 5.6% | 896 | 928 | −0.25% | |
| 140108013 | Udangan | 3.5% | 558 | 490 | 0.94% | |
| Total | 16,014 | 16,493 | −0.21% | |||
Climate
| Climate data for La Paz, Abra | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 29 (84) |
30 (86) |
32 (90) |
33 (91) |
32 (90) |
31 (88) |
30 (86) |
29 (84) |
30 (86) |
30 (86) |
30 (86) |
29 (84) |
30 (87) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 18 (64) |
19 (66) |
20 (68) |
22 (72) |
24 (75) |
24 (75) |
24 (75) |
24 (75) |
23 (73) |
22 (72) |
20 (68) |
19 (66) |
22 (71) |
| 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[10] | |||||||||||||
Demographics
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| Source: Philippine Statistics Authority[11][12][9][13][14] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
In the 2024 census, La Paz had a population of 16,014 people.[15] The population density was 310 inhabitants per square kilometre (800/sq mi).
Economy
Government
Local government
La Paz, 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
| Position | Name |
|---|---|
| Congressman | Joseph Sto. Niño B. Bernos |
| Mayor | Danielle Belynne B. Bernos |
| Vice-Mayor | Julbert B. Timbreza |
| Councilors | Benito E. Nono |
| Up-Jhon C. Palos | |
| Arnulfo B. Biscarra Jr. | |
| Ronnel R. Balaoro | |
| Lino A. Bernos II | |
| Moises Angelo Q. Galinato | |
| Ronald P. Ola | |
| Nicasio P. Turqueza | |
