Dolores, Abra
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| Coordinates: 17°39′N 120°43′E / 17.65°N 120.71°ECoordinates: 17°39′N 120°43′E / 17.65°N 120.71°E | ||
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 Philippines
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| Region | Cordillera Administrative Region (CAR) | |
| Province | Abra | |
| District | Lone District of Abra | |
| Barangays | 15 (see Barangays) | |
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| • Type | Sangguniang Bayan | |
| • Mayor | Robert Victor G. Seares Jr. | |
| • Electorate | 7,218 voters (2016) | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 47.45 km2 (18.32 sq mi) | |
| Population (2015 census) | ||
| • Total | 11,315 | |
| • Density | 240/km2 (620/sq mi) | |
| Time zone | PST (UTC+8) | |
| ZIP code | 2801 | |
| PSGC | 140107000 | |
| IDD : area code | +63 (0)74 | |
| Income class | 5th municipal income class | |
| Website | doloresonline |
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Dolores, officially the Municipality of Dolores (Ilocano: Ili ti Dolores, Filipino: Bayan ng Dolores), is a municipality in the province of Abra in the Cordillera Administrative Region (CAR) of the Philippines. The population was 11,315 at the 2015 census. In the 2016 electoral roll, it had 7,218 registered voters.
The place was called Bucao, named after the first Tingguian (Itneg) chieftain who settled in the place long before Spanish colonization. It used to be part of the Municipality of Tayum. In 1882, upon the recommendation of the parish priest of Tayum, Fr. Pío Mercado, and the Teniente Bazar of Bucao, Don Ignacio Eduarte, Bucao was created as a separate pueblo. In 1885, Bucao was renamed Dolores, to honor its patron saint, Nuestra Señora de los Dolores (Our Lady Of Sorrows). The first gobernadorcillo of the town was Don Rosalio Eduarte.
Dolores is located at 17°39′N 120°43′E / 17.65°N 120.71°E.
According to the Philippine Statistics Authority, the municipality has a land area of 47.45 square kilometres (18.32 sq mi) constituting 1.14% of the 4,165.25-square-kilometre- (1,608.21 sq mi) total area of Abra.
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