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Quirino, officially the Province of Quirino (; ), is a landlocked province in the Philippines located in the Cagayan Valley region in Luzon. Its capital is Cabarroguis while Diffun is the most populous in the province. It is named after Elpidio Quirino, the sixth President of the Philippines.
Key facts
- Settlement.name
- Quirino
- Settlement.image_caption
- (from top: left to right) Part of Cagayan River in Quirino, Aerial view of Maddela, Quirino Provincial Capitol, Cordon-Diffun-Maddela-Aurora Road and Cabarroguis Town Hall
- Settlement.flag_size
- 120x80px
- Settlement.image_seal
- Seal of Quirino.svg
- Settlement.seal_size
- 100x80px
- Settlement.nickname
- Forest Heartland of Cagayan Valley
- Settlement.mapframe
- yes
- Settlement.mapframe zoom
- 9
- Settlement.map_caption
- Location within the Philippines
- Settlement.subdivision_type
- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_name
- Philippines
- Settlement.subdivision_type1
- Region
- Settlement.named_for
- Elpidio Quirino
- Settlement.established_title
- Founded
- Settlement.established_date
- June 18, 1966
- Settlement.seat_type
- Capital
- Settlement.leader_title
- Governor
- Settlement.leader_name
- Dakila Carlo E. Cua (PFP)
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Official name
- Lalawigan ng Quirino
- Population
- 210841
- Area
- 3323.47
- Official website
- www.quirinoprovince.org
- Image
- FvfQuirinoOval5974 08.JPG
- Households
- 49546
- Dialing code
- 78
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- Commons category
- Quirino (province)
- inception
- 1971-00-00
- postal code
- 3400–3405
- electorate
- 130307
- poverty incidence
- 6.20
- total assets
- 5223163228.68
- total liabilities
- 858929751.76
- fiscal/tax revenue
- 1757613877.66
- total expenditure
- 1379219573.38
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16 sectionsContents
- History
- Early history
- Colonial era
- Establishment as a separate province
- Marcos era
- Geography
- Climate
- Administrative divisions
- Barangays
- Demographics
- Languages
- Religion
- Economy
- Government
- References
- External links
Quirino, officially the Province of Quirino (; ), is a landlocked province in the Philippines located in the Cagayan Valley region in Luzon. Its capital is Cabarroguis while Diffun is the most populous in the province. It is 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 became a sub-province in 1966, then it was separated in 1972.
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