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Quirino is a province of the Philippines located in the Cagayan Valley region in Luzon. Its capital is Cabarroguis and was named after Elpidio Quirino, the sixth President of the Philippines. 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.

REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES


Region: Cagayan Valley (Region II)
Founded: June 18, 1966
Population:
2000 census—148,575 (8th smallest)
Density—49 per km² (2nd lowest)
Divisions:
Highly urbanized cities—0
Component cities—0
Municipalities—6
Barangays—132
Congressional districts—1
Languages: Ilocano, Tagalog
Governor: Pedro L. Bacani (2001-2004)

1 People and culture

2 Economy

3 Geography

3.1 Political

Quirino is subdivided into 6 municipalities.

3.1.1 Municipalities

  • Aglipay
  • Cabarroguis
  • Diffun
  • Maddela
  • Nagtipunan
  • Saguday

3.2 Physical

4 History

5 External links

Regions and Provinces of Luzon
Ilocos Region: Ilocos Norte | Ilocos Sur | La Union | Pangasinan
Cagayan Valley: Batanes | Cagayan | Isabela | Nueva Vizcaya | Quirino
Central Luzon: Aurora | Bataan | Bulacan | Nueva Ecija | Pampanga | Tarlac | Zambales
CALABARZON: Batangas | Cavite | Laguna | Quezon | Rizal
MIMAROPA: Marinduque | Occidental Mindoro | Oriental Mindoro | Palawan | Romblon
Bicol Region: Albay | Camarines Norte | Camarines Sur | Catanduanes | Masbate | Sorsogon
Cordillera Adm. Region: Abra | Apayao | Benguet | Ifugao | Kalinga | Mountain Province
Metro Manila: No provinces

Provinces of the Philippines



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