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Luba, Abra

Luba, officially the Municipality of Luba (Ilocano: Ili ti Luba; Tagalog: Bayan ng Luba), is a municipality in the province of Abra, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 6,518 people.[3]

Luba
Municipality
Municipality of Luba
Flag of Luba
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Official seal of Luba
Seal
Map of Abra with Luba highlighted
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Luba is located in Philippines
Luba
Luba
Location within the Philippines
Coordinates: 17°19′N 120°42′E / 17.32°N 120.7°E / 17.32; 120.7
CountryPhilippines
RegionCordillera Administrative Region
ProvinceAbra
District Lone district
Founded1912
Barangays8 (see Barangays)
Government
 [1]
 • TypeSangguniang Bayan
 • MayorRosalina C. Biscarra
 • Vice MayorCasimiro A. Molina
 • RepresentativeMenchie B. Bernos
 • Municipal Council
Members
 • Electorate4,780 voters (2022)
Area
[2]
 • Total
148.27 km2 (57.25 sq mi)
Elevation
421 m (1,381 ft)
Highest elevation
861 m (2,825 ft)
Lowest elevation
143 m (469 ft)
Population
 (2020 census)[3]
 • Total
6,518
 • Density44/km2 (110/sq mi)
 • Households
1,462
Economy
 • Income class5th municipal income class
 • Poverty incidence
22.83
% (2021)[4]
 • Revenue₱ 87.55 million (2020)
 • Assets₱ 411 million (2020)
 • Expenditure₱ 112 million (2020)
 • Liabilities₱ 25.28 million (2020)
Service provider
 • ElectricityAbra Electric Cooperative (ABRECO)
Time zoneUTC+8 (PST)
ZIP code
2813
PSGC
140114000
IDD : area code +63 (0)74
Native languagesItneg
Ilocano
Tagalog

History

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The earliest known settlement in the municipality of Luba was in Barit. It was then a thickly forested area with tall and big trees interconnected with myriads of rattan vines called barit. The early settlers were hunters as the place was abundant with wild pigs, deer and fruit trees.

The home of fine quality of rattan, Barit increased in population so that another settlement in a nearby place emerged. They called this Barit-Luzong. Southwest of Barit, another settlement occurred and they called this Barit-Lulluno. Barit-Amtuagan soon followed. It is only after a considerable period of time that the settlement of Bancagan (now the capital of the municipality) took place. The old folks has it that the river banks were being avoided due to the presence of a deadly reptiles called buaya. But in the middle part of the 18th century settlement near river banks begun to flourish the old folks surmised that half a century earlier, settlers from the uplands had turn to "slash and burn" farming. A destructive method that almost dissipated the tall and big premium hardwood trees. As a consequence flash flood occurred that resulted to siltation in the deep river bed portion virtually neutralized the hiding place of these buayas. Exposed to attack, their number were kept into a minimum.

The first formal collective name of the municipality of Luba was Barit-Amtuagan, presumably to include all other settlers from the east side of the kayan (river). This is located south east of Barit near the Damalin River, the biggest tributary of the Abra river. After sometime, some influential leaders from Barit-Lulluno had caused the transfer of collective capital from Barit-Amtuagan to Barit-Lulluno. For many years, Barit-Lulluno lingered until the onset of the American Regime.

In 1917 or probably earlier, the name of Luba was formally adopted as the official name of the municipality. Accordingly, it was a fusion of the first two letters of Lulluno and Barit.

Creation of the Municipality Luba, founded in 1912 or probably earlier finally appeared in the population census in 1918. One and a half centuries earlier, the core settlement at Barit has gradually transformed into a pueblo in the middle part of the 18th century and believed to be a part of the military district of Villavieja.

The first capital of the town and seat of the municipal government was in Luzong, 4 km away from the original settlement at Barit. But in 1920, Caoatig Valera, the third presidente of the municipality of Luba transferred the town capital to Bancagan (now Poblacion) in answer to the clamor of some influential people in that sitio.

Luba now consist of eight barangays scattered in a 20,850-hectare territory with an average of 3 km apart. It has two valleys: the upper and the lower. The town's geographical location has been a major factor in her slow-paced development that she is often tagged as a marginalized community of Abra.

Geography

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The municipality is located at the southern part of Abra at located at 17°19′N 120°42′E / 17.32°N 120.7°E / 17.32; 120.7. It is about 44 kilometres (27 mi) south of Bangued, the provincial capital and about 200 kilometres (120 mi) north of the city of Baguio. It is bounded on the north by the municipality of Manabo; north-east by Boliney; east by Tubo; south by San Emilio, and west by Villaviciosa.

According to the Philippine Statistics Authority, the municipality has a land area of 148.27 square kilometres (57.25 sq mi) [5] constituting 3.56% of the 4,165.25-square-kilometre- (1,608.21 sq mi) total area of Abra.

Barangays

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Luba is politically subdivided into eight barangays.[6] Each barangay consists of puroks and some have sitios.


PSGC Barangay Population ±% p.a.
2020[3] 2010[7]
140114001 Ampalioc 19.7% 1,282 1,177 ▴ 0.86%
140114002 Barit 9.8% 639 572 ▴ 1.11%
140114003 Gayaman 15.7% 1,026 1,020 ▴ 0.06%
140114005 Lul-luno 6.0% 388 379 ▴ 0.23%
140114006 Luzong 14.0% 913 920 ▾ −0.08%
140114007 Nagbukel-Tiquipa 8.5% 552 534 ▴ 0.33%
140114008 Poblacion 17.2% 1,119 1,128 ▾ −0.08%
140114009 Sabnangan 9.2% 599 661 ▾ −0.98%
Total 6,518 6,518   0.00%

Climate

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Climate data for Luba, 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) 		31
(88) 		30
(86) 		29
(84) 		29
(84) 		29
(84) 		30
(86) 		30
(86) 		29
(84) 		30
(86)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) 18
(64) 		18
(64) 		20
(68) 		22
(72) 		24
(75) 		24
(75) 		23
(73) 		23
(73) 		23
(73) 		21
(70) 		20
(68) 		18
(64) 		21
(70)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 10
(0.4) 		10
(0.4) 		14
(0.6) 		23
(0.9) 		80
(3.1) 		103
(4.1) 		121
(4.8) 		111
(4.4) 		119
(4.7) 		114
(4.5) 		39
(1.5) 		15
(0.6) 		759
(30)
Average rainy days 5.2 3.9 6.2 9.1 18.5 21.4 22.9 19.8 19.8 16.2 10.5 6.1 159.6
Source: Meteoblue[8]

Demographics

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Population census of Luba
YearPop.±% p.a.
1918 2,254—    
1939 2,414+0.33%
1948 2,276−0.65%
1960 3,710+4.16%
1970 5,666+4.32%
1975 4,712−3.63%
1980 4,911+0.83%
1990 5,563+1.25%
1995 5,559−0.01%
2000 6,203+2.38%
2007 6,363+0.35%
2010 6,391+0.16%
2015 6,339−0.16%
2020 6,518+0.55%
Source: Philippine Statistics Authority[9][7][10][11]

In the 2020 census, Luba had a population of 6,518.[3] The population density was 44 inhabitants per square kilometre (110/sq mi).

Economy

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Poverty incidence of Luba

10
20
30
40
50
60
2006
50.50
2009
36.24
2012
44.78
2015
18.40
2018
21.60
2021
22.83

Source: Philippine Statistics Authority[12][13][14][15][16][17][18][19]

Government

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Local government

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Main article: Sangguniang Bayan

Luba, 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

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Members of the Municipal Council
(2019–2022)[20]
Position Name
Congressman Joseph Santo Niño B. Bernos
Mayor Rosalina C. Biscarra
Vice-Mayor Casimiro A. Molina
Councilors Rosielyn P. Pioig
Fernando S. Siblon
Marcial D. Quiblado
Edmund G. Dargo
Leonida B. Cariño
Edwin A. Belega
Jansen A. Balingoay
Audy C. Stock

Accessibility

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Luba is accessible from Benguet/Baguio by vehicle via the Naguilian Road down to San Fernando City, traversing the province of Ilocos Sur to the municipality of Narvacan, then continuing to Bangued. The Bangued–Luba route is seasonal for vehicular traffic (November–June). However the Bangued–Salnec Bucay Road is an all-weather one, and an intermittent section along the Manabo-Luba Road is not passable during typhoons/storms, so the only way to go to and from the town is by crossing the Abra River twice.

References

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  1. ^  Municipality of Luba | (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. ^ a b c d Census of Population (2020). "Cordillera Administrative Region (CAR)". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
  4. ^ "PSA Releases the 2021 City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates". Philippine Statistics Authority. 2 April 2024. Retrieved 28 April 2024.
  5. ^ "Province: Abra". PSGC Interactive. Quezon City, Philippines: Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved 12 November 2016.
  6. ^ "Municipal: Luba, Abra". PSGC Interactive. Quezon City, Philippines: Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved 8 January 2016.
  7. ^ a b Census of Population and Housing (2010). "Cordillera Administrative Region (CAR)" (PDF). Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. National Statistics Office. Retrieved 29 June 2016.
  8. ^ "Luba: Average Temperatures and Rainfall". Meteoblue. Retrieved 25 April 2020.
  9. ^ Census of Population (2015). "Cordillera Administrative Region (CAR)". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved 20 June 2016.
  10. ^ 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.
  11. ^ "Province of Abra". Municipality Population Data. Local Water Utilities Administration Research Division. Retrieved 17 December 2016.
  12. ^ "Poverty incidence (PI):". Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved December 28, 2020.
  13. ^ "Estimation of Local Poverty in the Philippines" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. 29 November 2005.
  14. ^ "2003 City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. 23 March 2009.
  15. ^ "City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates; 2006 and 2009" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. 3 August 2012.
  16. ^ "2012 Municipal and City Level Poverty Estimates" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. 31 May 2016.
  17. ^ "Municipal and City Level Small Area Poverty Estimates; 2009, 2012 and 2015". Philippine Statistics Authority. 10 July 2019.
  18. ^ "PSA Releases the 2018 Municipal and City Level Poverty Estimates". Philippine Statistics Authority. 15 December 2021. Retrieved 22 January 2022.
  19. ^ "PSA Releases the 2021 City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates". Philippine Statistics Authority. 2 April 2024. Retrieved 28 April 2024.
  20. ^ "2019 National and Local Elections" (PDF). Commission on Elections. Retrieved March 12, 2022.
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