Quirino | |
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| Municipality of Quirino | |
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 Map of Isabela with Quirino highlighted | |
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.svg)  Quirino Location within the Philippines | |
| Coordinates: 17°08′08″N 121°44′06″E / 17.1356°N 121.735°E | |
| Country | Philippines |
| Region | Cagayan Valley |
| Province | Isabela |
| District | 5th district |
| Founded | June 17, 1967[1] |
| Named for | Elpidio Quirino |
| Barangays | 21 (see Barangays) |
| Government | |
| • Type | Sangguniang Bayan |
| • Mayor | Edward D. Juan |
| • Vice Mayor | Victor Emmanuel G. Callangan |
| • Representative | Faustino Michael Carlos T. Dy III |
| • Electorate | 16,615 voters (2022) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 126.20 km2 (48.73 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 50 m (160 ft) |
| Lowest elevation | 12 m (39 ft) |
| Population (2020 census)[4] | |
| • Total | 25,023 |
| • Density | 200/km2 (510/sq mi) |
| • Households | 6,632 |
| Economy | |
| • Income class | 4th municipal income class |
| • Poverty incidence | 12.97 |
| • Revenue | ₱ 114.9 million (2020) |
| • Assets | ₱ 874.8 million (2020) |
| • Expenditure | ₱ 103.2 million (2020) |
| • Liabilities | ₱ 391.4 million (2020) |
| Service provider | |
| • Electricity | Isabela 2 Electric Cooperative (ISELCO 2) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (PST) |
| ZIP code | 3321 |
| PSGC | |
| IDD : area code | +63 (0)78 |
| Native languages | Ibanag Ilocano Tagalog |
| Website | www |
Quirino, officially the Municipality of Quirino (Ilocano: Ili ti Quirino; Tagalog: Bayan ng Quirino), is a 4th class municipality in the province of Isabela, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 25,023 people.[4]
Quirino is a primarily agricultural town situated in the Mallig Plains region. The town is known for its sprawling flat lands used for growing crops such as palay or rice, peanut, corn, tobacco and vegetables.[6]
It is bounded to the north by Delfin Albano, Mallig to the northwest, Roxas to the southwest, Burgos and Gamu to the south and Ilagan City to the east.
- ^ "Republic Act No. 4901 - Quirino, Isabela Municipality Creation, Jun 17, 1967". Jur.ph - Philippine Jurisprudence and Laws. Retrieved June 25, 2024.
- ^ Municipality of Quirino | (DILG)
- ^ "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.
- ^ a b Census of Population (2020). "Region II (Cagayan Valley)". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
- ^ "PSA Releases the 2021 City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates". Philippine Statistics Authority. 2 April 2024. Retrieved 28 April 2024.
- ^ "Municipality of Quirino". Official Website of the Province of Isabela. Retrieved 2019-02-09.