Quirino

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Quirino

Province

Province of Quirino

Quirino Provincial Capitol

Flag

Seal

Nickname(s):

Forest Heartland of Cagayan Valley

 Location within the Philippines

Coordinates: 16°17′N 121°35′ECoordinates: 16°17′N 121°35′E

Country Philippines
Region Cagayan Valley (Region II)

Founded June 18, 1966

Capital Cabarroguis

Government
• Type Sangguniang Panlalawigan
• Governor Dakila Carlo E. Cua (LP)
• Vice Governor Julius Caesar S. Vaquilar
• Representative Junie E. Cua

Area
[1]

• Total 2,323.47 km2 (897.10 sq mi)

Area rank 54th out of 81

Highest elevation 1,456 m (4,777 ft)

(Mount Otunao)

Population
 (2015 census)[2]
• Total 188,991
• Rank 73rd out of 81
• Density 81/km2 (210/sq mi)
• Density rank 72nd out of 81

Divisions
• Independent cities 0
• Component cities 0
• Municipalities 6[show]
• Barangays 132
• Districts Lone district of Quirino

Time zone UTC+8 (PHT)

ZIP code 3400–3405

IDD : area code  +63 (0)78
ISO 3166 code PH

Spoken languages  Ilocano

 Ifugao
 Bungkalot
 Pangasinan
 Kankana-ey
 Tagalog
 English

Website www.quirinoprovince.org

Quirino (Ilocano: Probinsia ti Quirino) is a landlocked province in the Philippines located in

the Cagayan Valley region in Luzon and named after Elpidio Quirino, the sixth President of the
Philippines. Its capital is Cabarroguis.
The province borders Aurora to the southeast, Nueva Vizcaya to the west, and Isabela to the north.
Quirino used to be part of the province of Nueva Vizcaya, until it was separated in 1966.

Contents

 1History
 2Geography
o 2.1Climate
o 2.2Administrative divisions
 3Barangays
 4Demographics
o 4.1Religion
 5Economy
 6Government
 7References
 8External links

History[edit]
Long before its formal creation as an independent province, Quirino was the forest region of the
province of Nueva Vizcaya, inhabited by tribal groups known as the Negritos. They roamed
the hinterlands and built their huts at the heart of the jungle.

An old map showing the current territories of Quirino as part of Nueva Vizcaya

On June 18, 1966, Republic Act 4734 was enacted, constituting the municipalities
of Diffun, Saguday, Aglipay, and Maddela (all of Nueva Vizcaya province) into a new sub-province to
be known as "Quirino", named after the late Philippine president Elpidio Quirino.[3][4]
On June 21, 1969, Republic Act 5554 was enacted, amending RA 4734 and creating the
municipality of Cabarroguis (now the provincial capital town), which was taken from portions
of Diffun, Saguday, and Aglipay.[4][5]
Republic Act 6394, authored by then Congressman Leonardo B. Perez, was passed on September
10, 1971 further amending RA 5554 and separating the sub-province of Quirino from its mother
province, Nueva Vizcaya, constituting it into a regular province.[4][6]
The province of Quirino was formally established on February 10, 1972 upon the assumption to
office of the first elected provincial and municipal officials headed by Dionisio A. Sarandi as
Provincial Governor.
On February 25, 1983, Batas Pambansa Blg. 345 was enacted, creating within Quirino the
municipality of Nagtipunan, a division of the municipality of Maddela.[7]

Geography[edit]
A section of the Cagayan River (lower river in the picture) beside the town of Maddela

Quirino covers a total area of 2,323.47 square kilometres (897.10 sq mi)[8] occupying the
southeastern section of the Cagayan Valley region. A landlocked province, it is situated within the
upper portion of the Cagayan River basin and bounded by Isabela on the north, Aurora on the east
and southeast, and Nueva Vizcaya on the west and southwest.
The Sierra Madre mountain range provides a natural barrier on the eastern and southern border of
the province and the Mamparang Range on the western part. The province is generally
mountainous, with about 80 percent of the total land area covered by mountains and highlands. A
large portion of the province lies within the Quirino Protected Landscape.
Climate[edit]
The province has a mean annual temperature of 33.6 °C (92.5 °F).[citation needed] May is generally the
warmest month and the wettest months are March to August,[citation needed] with the rest of the year being
neither too dry nor too wet. Heavy, sustained rainfall occurs from September to November.