San Quintin, Abra

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San Quintin
Municipality of San Quintin
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San Quintin
Location within the Philippines
Coordinates: 17°32′N120°31′E / 17.54°N 120.52°E / 17.54; 120.52
Country Philippines
Region Cordillera Administrative Region
Province Abra
District Lone district
Barangays 6 (see Barangays)
Government
[1]
  Type Sangguniang Bayan
   Mayor Jovellen D. Aznar
   Vice Mayor Crisreto F. Cotchay
   Representative Menchie B. Bernos
   Municipal Council
Members
   Electorate 4,411 voters (2022)
Area
[2]
  Total66.59 km2 (25.71 sq mi)
Elevation
140 m (460 ft)
Highest elevation
619 m (2,031 ft)
Lowest elevation
7 m (23 ft)
Population
 (2020 census) [3]
  Total5,705
  Density86/km2 (220/sq mi)
   Households
1,438
Economy
   Income class 5th municipal income class
   Poverty incidence
14.83
% (2018) [4]
   Revenue 113.1 million (2020)
   Assets 385.5 million (2020)
   Expenditure 68.75 million (2020)
   Liabilities 43.28 million (2020)
Service provider
  ElectricityAbra Electric Cooperative (ABRECO)
Time zone UTC+8 (PST)
ZIP code
2808
PSGC
IDD : area code +63(0)74
Native languages Itneg
Ilocano
Tagalog

San Quintin, officially the Municipality of San Quintin (Ilocano : Ili ti San Quintin; Tagalog : Bayan ng San Quintin), is a 5th class municipality in the province of Abra, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 5,705 people. [3]

Contents

The town is known for the Tugot ni Angalo, believed to be the footprint of the giant who was the first man in Abra mythology. [5]

Geography

San Quintin is located at 17°32′N120°31′E / 17.54°N 120.52°E / 17.54; 120.52 .

According to the Philippine Statistics Authority, the municipality has a land area of 66.59 square kilometres (25.71 sq mi) [6] constituting

San Quintin is 18 kilometres (11 mi) from Bangued and 390 kilometres (240 mi) from Manila.

Barangays

San Quintin is politically subdivided into 6 barangays. [7] Each barangay consists of puroks and some have sitios.

PSGC Barangay Population ±% p.a.
2020 [3] 2010 [8]
140123001 Labaan 18.1% 1,031 882 1.57%
140123002 Palang 10.2% 580 589 −0.15%
140123003 Pantoc 12.5% 712 676 0.52%
140123004 Poblacion 14.1% 807 741 0.86%
140123005 Tangadan 27.2% 1,552 1,362 1.31%
140123006 Villa Mercedes 17.9% 1,023 983 0.40%
Total5,7055,705Steady2.svg0.00%

Climate

Climate data for San Quintin, Abra
MonthJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecYear
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)29
(84)
31
(88)
32
(90)
34
(93)
32
(90)
31
(88)
30
(86)
30
(86)
30
(86)
30
(86)
30
(86)
29
(84)
31
(87)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)18
(64)
19
(66)
21
(70)
23
(73)
24
(75)
25
(77)
24
(75)
24
(75)
24
(75)
22
(72)
21
(70)
19
(66)
22
(72)
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 days4.64.06.29.119.523.224.022.521.515.210.56.0166.3
Source: Meteoblue [9]

Demographics

Population census of San Quintin
YearPop.±% p.a.
1903 877    
1918 2,152+6.17%
1939 2,239+0.19%
1948 1,518−4.23%
1960 2,495+4.23%
1970 3,259+2.70%
1975 3,374+0.70%
1980 3,574+1.16%
1990 4,293+1.85%
1995 4,999+2.89%
2000 5,130+0.56%
2007 5,341+0.56%
2010 5,233−0.74%
2015 5,438+0.73%
2020 5,705+0.95%
Source: Philippine Statistics Authority [10] [8] [11] [12]

In the 2020 census, San Quintin had a population of 5,705. [3] The population density was 86 inhabitants per square kilometre (220/sq mi).

Economy

Poverty Incidence of San Quintin

5
10
15
20
25
30
2006
21.00
2009
28.70
2012
22.50
2015
11.57
2018
14.83
2021
22.34

Source: Philippine Statistics Authority [13] [14] [15] [16] [17] [18] [19] [20]

Products

San Quintin's main products include rice, corn, tobacco, mango and freshwater fish.

Government

Local government

San Quintin, 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

Members of the Municipal Council
(2019–2022) [21]
PositionName
CongressmanJoseph Santo Niño B. Bernos
MayorAmador B. Diaz
Vice-MayorCristeto F. Cotchay
CouncilorsMario D. Ferrer
Ursula A. Garcia
Marcelino C. Hernandez Jr.
Amado V. Cabilan
Raul S. Aznar
Cesar S. Pacursa
Francis Oliver F. Munar
Bernardino C. Lumapag Jr.

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