Manabo


Manabo, officially the Municipality of Manabo, is a municipality in the province of Abra, Philippines. According to the 2024 census, it has a population of 11,087 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.

Geography

Manabo is located at. According to the Philippine Statistics Authority, the municipality has a land area of constituting of the total area of Abra.
Manabo is situated from the provincial capital Bangued, and from the country's capital city of Manila.

Barangays

Manabo is politically subdivided into 11 barangays. Each barangay consists of puroks and some have sitios.

Demographics

In the 2024 census, Manabo had a population of 11,087 people. The population density was.

Government

Local government

Manabo, 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

PositionName
CongressmanJoseph Santo Niño B. Bernos
MayorJoanna Ruth G. Domasing
Vice-MayorJerry B. Andres
CouncilorsCarlito Q. Mangabay
CouncilorsRecto T. Batondo
CouncilorsUmer E. Ammasi
CouncilorsJanssen D. Sales
CouncilorsDavid G. Puglay
CouncilorsLaarni M. Balangcad
CouncilorsRodrigo P. Tayaoa
CouncilorsAnasticia P. Bejarin

Education

The Manabo Schools District Office governs all educational institutions within the municipality. It oversees the management and operations of all private and public, from primary to secondary schools.

Primary and elementary schools

  • Banat Elementary School
  • Casakgudan Primary School
  • Catacdegan Elementary School
  • Liagan Primary School
  • Madago Elementary School
  • Manabo Pilot Elementary School
  • San Jose Elementary School
  • San Ramon Elementary School
  • Sapdaan Elementary School
  • Sto. Tomas Barrio School

Secondary school