Manabo


', officially the ', is a of the Philippines| in the province of,. According to the, it has a population of people.

Etymology

The name “Manabo” came from the word “Anabo”, a thorny herb used for making twines of rope, growing luxuriantly in the fields between San Jose Sur and Poblacion. One time during the Spanish regime, a group of Spaniards passed by the place and asked the name of the thorny herb. The people answered “Anabo”. From that time on, the Spaniards called the place Manabo.
The first inhabitants of Manabo were Tinguians who came from Mountain Province. They settled in the place before the arrival of the Spaniards and the Tinguians were known to be peace loving people.
Manabo is politically subdivided into 11 barangays, namely: Ayyeng, Catacdegan Nuevo, Catacdegan Viejo, Luzong, San Jose Norte, San Juan Norte, San Juan Sur, San Ramon East, San Ramon west and Santo Tomas.

Geography

Manabo is located at.
According to the Philippine Statistics Authority, the has a land area of constituting of the total area of Abra.

Barangays

Manabo is politically subdivided into 11 barangays.

Climate

Demographics

In the, had a population of. The population density was.