Boliney

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Boliney
Municipality
Municipality of Boliney
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Boliney
Location within the Philippines
Coordinates: 17°23′N120°49′E / 17.38°N 120.82°E / 17.38; 120.82
Country Philippines
Region Cordillera Administrative Region
Province Abra
District Lone district
Barangays 8 (see Barangays)
Government
  [1]
 • Type Sangguniang Bayan
 •  Mayor Ronald L. Balao-as(Asenso)
 •  Vice Mayor Julius S. Balao-as(Asenso)
 •  Representative Menchie B. Bernos(NP)
 •  Municipal Council
Members
  • Edmund L. Stimson
  • Sotto A. Wilson
  • Benipaz S. Balao-as
  • Balnawi S. Balao-as
  • Dangwa B. Bersamin
  • Danilo S. Stimson
  • Jonathan C. Salabao
  • Loreto A. Bacuyag
 •  Electorate 3,011 voters (2025)
Area
[2]
 • Total
216.92 km2 (83.75 sq mi)
Elevation
736 m (2,415 ft)
Highest elevation
1,520 m (4,990 ft)
Lowest elevation
275 m (902 ft)
Population
 (2024 census) [3]
 • Total
3,778
 • Density17/km2 (45/sq mi)
 •  Households
871
Economy
 •  Income class 5th municipal income class
 •  Poverty incidence
5.59
% (2021) [4]
 •  Revenue ₱ 38.83 million (2012), 43.23 million (2013), 45.15 million (2014), 6.079 million (2015), 56.69 million (2016), 63.2 million (2017), 94.53 million (2018), 82.66 million (2019)
 •  Assets ₱ 40.26 million (2012), 14.15 million (2013), 16.92 million (2014), 32.97 million (2015), 39.62 million (2016), 40.16 million (2017), 95.22 million (2018), 90.89 million (2019)
 •  Expenditure ₱ 38.33 million (2012), 37.46 million (2013), 40.47 million (2014), 39.74 million (2015), 55.29 million (2016), 63 million (2017), 69.43 million (2018), 62.13 million (2019)
 •  Liabilities ₱ 4.382 million (2012), 0.8201 million (2013), 0.552 million (2014), 0.7203 million (2015), 7.783 million (2016), 7.816 million (2017), 27.78 million (2018), 2.869 million (2019)
Service provider
 • ElectricityAbra Electric Cooperative (ABRECO)
Time zone UTC+8 (PST)
ZIP code
2815
PSGC
1400102000
IDD  :  area code  +63 (0)74
Native languages Itneg, Ilocano, Filipino

Boliney, officially the Municipality of Boliney (Ilocano : Ili ti Boliney; Filipino : Bayan ng Boliney), is a municipality in the province of Abra, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 4,551 people. [5]

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Geography

The Municipality of Boliney has a land area of 216.92 square kilometres (83.75 sq mi)  [6] constituting

Boliney is situated 52.93 kilometres (32.89 mi) from the provincial capital Bangued, and 422.00 kilometres (262.22 mi) from the country's capital city of Manila.

Barangays

Boliney is politically subdivided into 8 barangays. [7] Each barangay consists of puroks and some have sitios.

PSGC Barangay Population ±% p.a.
2024 [8] 2010 [9]
140102001 Amti 12.1% 459 411▴ 0.77%
140102002 Bao-yan 16.3% 617 577▴ 0.47%
140102003 Danac East 14.2% 538 518▴ 0.26%
140102008 Danac West 18.0% 681 618▴ 0.68%
140102004 Dao-angan 11.8% 446 399▴ 0.78%
140102005 Dumagas 13.6% 514 387▴ 2.00%
140102006 Kilong-Olao 7.3% 277 234▴ 1.18%
140102007 Poblacion (Boliney) 27.0% 1,019 919▴ 0.72%
Total3,7784,551▾−1.29%

Climate

Climate data for Boliney, Abra
MonthJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecYear
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)26
(79)		27
(81)		29
(84)		31
(88)		30
(86)		30
(86)		29
(84)		29
(84)		29
(84)		29
(84)		28
(82)		26
(79)		29
(83)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)19
(66)		19
(66)		20
(68)		22
(72)		24
(75)		24
(75)		24
(75)		24
(75)		23
(73)		22
(72)		21
(70)		20
(68)		22
(71)
Average precipitation mm (inches)23
(0.9)		28
(1.1)		33
(1.3)		64
(2.5)		232
(9.1)		242
(9.5)		258
(10.2)		266
(10.5)		245
(9.6)		201
(7.9)		87
(3.4)		69
(2.7)		1,748
(68.7)
Average rainy days8.38.010.815.223.726.127.025.823.517.313.712.1211.5
Source: Meteoblue [10]

Demographics

Population census of Boliney
YearPop.±% p.a.
1918 945—    
1939 1,497+2.21%
1948 1,579+0.59%
1960 2,326+3.28%
1970 3,175+3.16%
1975 2,902−1.79%
1980 3,060+1.07%
1990 3,773+2.12%
1995 3,156−3.29%
2000 3,340+1.22%
2007 3,349+0.04%
2010 4,063+7.29%
2015 3,573−2.42%
2020 4,551+5.22%
2024 3,778−4.37%
Source: Philippine Statistics Authority [11] [12] [9] [13] [14]

In the 2020 census, Boliney had a population of 4,551. [15] The population density was 21 inhabitants per square kilometre (54/sq mi).

The municipality's population consists of the Cordillera sub-tribes, namely Masadiit of the Tingguian Tribes, Belwang of the Igorot and Balatoc of the Kalinga tribe. Descendants of the other Tinguian sub-tribes are also represented in Boliney such as Binongan, Banao, Maeng, Ammotan (now called Muyadan of Manabo).

Economy

Poverty incidence of Boliney

10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
2000
66.79
2003
73.52
2006
76.00
2009
50.55
2012
65.98
2015
18.84
2018
32.97
2021
5.59

Source: Philippine Statistics Authority [16] [17] [18] [19] [20] [21] [22] [23]

The main source of livelihood of the people of Boliney comes from their rice terraces. But most of their rice lands were either seriously damaged or totally lost due to the landslides, mud piles, and by the killer quakes in 1990 and 1992. They get most of their rice now from Bangued, while other mountain municipalities supplied some of the rice needs of some nearby lowland municipalities.

Rehabilitation have been on the communal facilities such as roads, trails, irrigation systems, footbridges and rice fields by the Masadiit Farmers Cooperative Inc. (MFCI) with the fund amounting to ₱2,903 million from the Presidential Management Staff and by the Inter NGO Disaster Relief Services (INDRS) with the fund amounting C$292,516.00, ₱7 million from Oxfam.

Government

Local government

Boliney, 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
(2022–2025) [24]
PositionName
CongressmanMenchie B. Bernos(NP)
MayorRonald Balao-as(Asenso)
Vice-MayorJulius Balao-as(Asenso)
Councilors

(# new elected)

Edmund L. Stimson(Asenso)
# Sotto A. Wilson(Asenso)
Benipaz S. Balao-as(Asenso)
Balnawi S. Balao-as(Asenso)
Dangwa Bersamin(Asenso)
Danilo Stimson(Asenso)
# Jonathan Salabao(Asenso)
# Loreto A. Bacuyag(Asenso)

Transportation

Boliney is situated 52.93 kilometres (32.89 mi) from the capital town of Bangued, and can be reached by road which was completed in 1974. Prior to this, it was accessible only by hiking a 24-kilometre (15 mi) long mountain trail.

After 1974, the road was extended by about 14 kilometres (8.7 mi) before reaching Danac, the farthest barangay. The present-day road is now as far as the Poblacion; however, the rest of the road has been abandoned.

Education

The Boliney 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. [25]

Primary and elementary schools

  • Amti Elementary School
  • Baoyan Elementary School
  • Boliney Central School
  • Danac Elementary School
  • Dao-angan Primary School
  • Dumagas Elementary School
  • Kilong-olao Elementary School
  • Lawigan Primary School

Secondary school

References

  1. ↑   Municipality of Boliney | (DILG)
  2. ↑ "2015 Census of Population, Report No. 3 – Population, Land Area, and Population Density" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. Quezon City, Philippines. August 2016. ISSN   0117-1453. Archived (PDF) from the original on May 25, 2021. Retrieved July 16, 2021.
  3. ↑ "2024 Census of Population (POPCEN) Population Counts Declared Official by the President". Philippine Statistics Authority. July 17, 2025. Retrieved July 18, 2025.
  4. ↑ "PSA Releases the 2021 City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates". Philippine Statistics Authority. April 2, 2024. Retrieved April 28, 2024.
  5. ↑ "2024 Census of Population (POPCEN) Population Counts Declared Official by the President". Philippine Statistics Authority. July 17, 2025. Retrieved July 18, 2025.
  6. ↑ "Province:". PSGC Interactive. Quezon City, Philippines: Philippine Statistics Authority . Retrieved August 25, 2025.
  7. ↑ "Municipal: Boliney". PSGC Interactive. Quezon City, Philippines: Philippine Statistics Authority . Retrieved January 8, 2016.
  8. ↑ Census of Population (2020). "Cordillera Administrative Region (CAR)". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. Philippine Statistics Authority . Retrieved July 8, 2021.
  9. 1 2 Census of Population and Housing (2010). "Cordillera Administrative Region (CAR)" (PDF). Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. National Statistics Office . Retrieved June 29, 2016.
  10. ↑ "Boliney: Average Temperatures and Rainfall". Meteoblue. Retrieved April 25, 2020.
  11. ↑ "2024 Census of Population (POPCEN) Population Counts Declared Official by the President". Philippine Statistics Authority. July 17, 2025. Retrieved July 18, 2025.
  12. ↑ Census of Population (2015). "Cordillera Administrative Region (CAR)". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. Philippine Statistics Authority . Retrieved June 20, 2016.
  13. ↑ Censuses of Population (1903–2007). "Cordillera Administrative Region (CAR)". Table 1. Population Enumerated in Various Censuses by Province/Highly Urbanized City: 1903 to 2007. National Statistics Office.
  14. ↑ "Province of". Municipality Population Data. Local Water Utilities Administration Research Division. Retrieved December 17, 2016.
  15. ↑ "2024 Census of Population (POPCEN) Population Counts Declared Official by the President". Philippine Statistics Authority. July 17, 2025. Retrieved July 18, 2025.
  16. ↑ "Poverty incidence (PI):". Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved December 28, 2020.
  17. ↑ "Estimation of Local Poverty in the Philippines" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. November 29, 2005.
  18. ↑ "2003 City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. March 23, 2009.
  19. ↑ "City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates; 2006 and 2009" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. August 3, 2012.
  20. ↑ "2012 Municipal and City Level Poverty Estimates" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. May 31, 2016.
  21. ↑ "Municipal and City Level Small Area Poverty Estimates; 2009, 2012 and 2015". Philippine Statistics Authority. July 10, 2019.
  22. ↑ "PSA Releases the 2018 Municipal and City Level Poverty Estimates". Philippine Statistics Authority. December 15, 2021. Retrieved January 22, 2022.
  23. ↑ "PSA Releases the 2021 City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates". Philippine Statistics Authority. April 2, 2024. Retrieved April 28, 2024.
  24. ↑ "2019 National and Local Elections" (PDF). Commission on Elections. Retrieved March 11, 2022.
  25. ↑ "Masterlist of Schools" (PDF). Department of Education. January 15, 2021. Retrieved May 7, 2025.
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