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 2015 census, it has a population of 3,573 people.[3]

Boliney
Municipality
Municipality of Boliney
Seal
Map of Abra with Boliney highlighted
OpenStreetMap
Boliney Location within the Philippines
Coordinates: 17°23′N 120°49′E
Country	Philippines
Region	Cordillera Administrative Region (CAR)
Province	Abra
District	Lone District
Barangays	8 (see Barangays)
Government  [1]
• Type	Sangguniang Bayan
• Mayor	Benido L. Balao-as Sr.
• Vice Mayor	Julius S. Balao-as
• Congressman	Joseph Santo Niño B. Bernos
• Electorate	2,965 voters (2019)
Area  [2]
• Total	216.92 km^2 (83.75 sq mi)
Population  (2015 census)[3]
• Total	3,573
• Density	16/km^2 (43/sq mi)
• Households	758
Economy
• Income class	5th municipal income class
• Poverty incidence	18.84% (2015)[4]
• Revenue (₱)	56,662,986.19 (2016)
Time zone	UTC+8 (PST)
ZIP code	2815
PSGC	140102000
IDD : area code	+63 (0)74
Climate type	tropical rainforest climate
Native languages	Itneg language Ilocano Tagalog

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) [2] 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.[5]

PSGC	Barangay	Population			±% p.a.
		2015[3]		2010[6]
140102001	Amti	9.4%	337	411	▾	−3.71%
140102002	Bao-yan	14.0%	502	577	▾	−2.62%
140102003	Danac East	11.9%	424	518	▾	−3.74%
140102008	Danac West	15.2%	544	618	▾	−2.40%
140102004	Dao-angan	9.1%	326	399	▾	−3.77%
140102005	Dumagas	12.2%	435	387	▴	2.25%
140102006	Kilong-Olao	6.3%	226	234	▾	−0.66%
140102007	Poblacion (Boliney)	21.8%	779	919	▾	−3.10%
	Total		3,573	4,063	▾	−2.42%

Climate

Climate data for Boliney, Abra
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Average high °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)
Average low °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 [7]

Demographics

Population census of Boliney

Year Pop. ±% 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%	Year Pop. ±% p.a. 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%
Source: Philippine Statistics Authority[3][6][8][9]

In the 2015 census, Boliney had a population of 3,573.[3] The population density was 16 inhabitants per square kilometre (41/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

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.

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". Quezon City, Philippines: Department of the Interior and Local Government. Retrieved May 31, 2013.
2. "Province: Abra". PSGC Interactive. Quezon City, Philippines: Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved November 12, 2016.
3. Census of Population (2015). "Cordillera Administrative Region (CAR)". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. PSA. Retrieved June 20, 2016.
4. "PSA releases the 2015 Municipal and City Level Poverty Estimates". Quezon City, Philippines. Retrieved October 12, 2019.
5. "Municipal: Boliney". PSGC Interactive. Quezon City, Philippines: Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved January 8, 2016.
6. Census of Population and Housing (2010). "Cordillera Administrative Region (CAR)". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. NSO. Retrieved June 29, 2016.
7. "Boliney: Average Temperatures and Rainfall". Meteoblue. Retrieved April 25, 2020.
8. Censuses of Population (1903–2007). "Cordillera Administrative Region (CAR)". Table 1. Population Enumerated in Various Censuses by Province/Highly Urbanized City: 1903 to 2007. NSO.
9. "Province of Abra". Municipality Population Data. Local Water Utilities Administration Research Division. Retrieved December 17, 2016.

External links

• Boliney Profile at PhilAtlas.com
• Philippine Standard Geographic Code