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

Boliney is bounded to the north by Sallapadan, Bucloc, and Daguioman, to the east by Tubo and the provinces of Kalinga and Mountain Province, and to the west by of Luba and Manabo.

Geography

According to the Philippine Statistics Authority, the municipality has a land area of 216.92 square kilometres (83.75 sq mi)  constituting 5.21% of the 4,165.25-square-kilometre- (1,608.21 sq mi) total area of Abra.

Barangays

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


PSGC Barangay Population ±% p.a.
2020 2010
140102001 Amti 10.1% 459 411 ▴ 1.11%
140102002 Bao-yan 13.6% 617 577 ▴ 0.67%
140102003 Danac East 11.8% 538 518 ▴ 0.38%
140102008 Danac West 15.0% 681 618 ▴ 0.98%
140102004 Dao-angan 9.8% 446 399 ▴ 1.12%
140102005 Dumagas 11.3% 514 387 ▴ 2.88%
140102006 Kilong-Olao 6.1% 277 234 ▴ 1.70%
140102007 Poblacion (Boliney) 22.4% 1,019 919 ▴ 1.04%
Total 4,551 4,551 Steady 0.00%

Climate

Climate data for Boliney, Abra
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
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 days 8.3 8.0 10.8 15.2 23.7 26.1 27.0 25.8 23.5 17.3 13.7 12.1 211.5
Source: Meteoblue

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+4.87%
Source: Philippine Statistics Authority

In the 2020 census, Boliney had a population of 4,551. 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
2006
76.00
2009
50.55
2012
65.98
2015
18.84
2018
32.97
2021
5.59

Source: Philippine Statistics Authority

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

Main article: Sangguniang Bayan

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)
Position Name
Congressman Menchie B. Bernos(NP)
Mayor Ronald Balao-as(Asenso)
Vice-Mayor Julius 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 62 kilometres (39 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.

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. ^ Census of Population (2020). "Cordillera Administrative Region (CAR)". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved July 8, 2021.
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  6. ^ "Municipal: Boliney". PSGC Interactive. Quezon City, Philippines: Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved January 8, 2016.
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  8. ^ "Boliney: Average Temperatures and Rainfall". Meteoblue. Retrieved April 25, 2020.
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  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.
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  14. ^ "2003 City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. March 23, 2009.
  15. ^ "City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates; 2006 and 2009" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. August 3, 2012.
  16. ^ "2012 Municipal and City Level Poverty Estimates" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. May 31, 2016.
  17. ^ "Municipal and City Level Small Area Poverty Estimates; 2009, 2012 and 2015". Philippine Statistics Authority. July 10, 2019.
  18. ^ "PSA Releases the 2018 Municipal and City Level Poverty Estimates". Philippine Statistics Authority. December 15, 2021. Retrieved January 22, 2022.
  19. ^ "PSA Releases the 2021 City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates". Philippine Statistics Authority. April 2, 2024. Retrieved April 28, 2024.
  20. ^ "2019 National and Local Elections" (PDF). Commission on Elections. Retrieved March 11, 2022.
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