Quirino

Summary data
Map of the Philippines highlighting Quirino
Typeprovince
Island groupLuzon
RegionCagayan Valley (Region II)
Cities0
Municipalities6
Barangays132
Coastal/Landlockedlandlocked
Marine waterbodiesnone (landlocked)
Area (2013)2,319.66 km2 (895.63 sq mi)
Population (2020)203,828
Density (2020)88 / km2 (228 / sq mi)

Quirino is a province in the Philippines situated in the Cagayan Valley region occupying the northeastern section of Luzon. Its capital is the Municipality of Cabarroguis.

The province has a land area of 2,319.66 square kilometers or 895.63 square miles. Its population as determined by the 2020 Census was 203,828. This represented 5.53% of the total population of the Cagayan Valley region, 0.33% of the overall population of the Luzon island group, or 0.19% of the entire population of the Philippines. Based on these figures, the population density is computed at 88 inhabitants per square kilometer or 228 inhabitants per square mile.

Map

Quirino is bordered, clockwise from the North, by Isabela, Aurora, and Nueva Vizcaya.

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Map of the Philippines with Quirino highlighted in redMap of Quirino showing its component municipalitiesAglipayCabarroguisDiffunMaddelaNagtipunanSaguday

Local government units

Quirino has 6 municipalities. The total number of barangays in the province is 132.

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Local government units of Quirino
NameTypePopulation (2020)Population (2015)Annual Population Growth Rate (2015‑2020)Area (2013), in km2Density (2020), per km2Brgy count
Aglipaymunicipality30,71427,7872.13%161.7019025
Cabarroguismunicipality, capital33,53330,5821.96%260.2012917
Diffunmunicipality56,10252,5691.38%320.1017533
Maddelamunicipality40,94338,4991.30%918.574532
Nagtipunanmunicipality25,39923,4841.66%607.404216
Sagudaymunicipality17,13716,0701.36%51.693329
Quirino Total203,828188,9911.60%2,319.6688132

Economy

The annual regular revenue of Quirino for the fiscal year of 2016 was ₱899,333,091.58.

Historical annual regular income data

Annual regular income of Quirino (2009‑2016)
Fiscal YearAnnual Regular IncomeChange
2009475,214,916.80–
2010499,128,869.305.03%
2011548,922,483.099.98%
2012568,685,279.743.60%
2013560,103,544.78-1.51%
2014677,583,721.8020.97%
2015825,650,886.6921.85%
2016899,333,091.588.92%

End notes:

  • Annual Regular Income = Locally Sourced Revenue + Internal Revenue Allotment (IRA) Current Year + Other Shares from National Tax Collection
  • Locally Sourced Revenue = Real Property Tax (General Fund) + Tax on Business + Other Taxes + Regulatory Fees + Service/User Charges + Receipts from Economic Enterprises

Demographics

Population by age group

According to the 2015 Census, the age group with the highest population in Quirino is 5 to 9, with 20,559 individuals. Conversely, the age group with the lowest population is 80 and over, with 1,498 individuals.

Age distribution

Population of Quirino by age group (2015 census)
Age groupPopulation (2015)Age group percentage
Under 13,9272.08%
1 to 416,7858.88%
5 to 920,55910.88%
10 to 1419,68310.41%
15 to 1917,7579.40%
20 to 2417,1359.07%
25 to 2915,1898.04%
30 to 3413,8647.34%
35 to 3912,9036.83%
40 to 4411,3145.99%
45 to 499,9965.29%
50 to 548,7224.62%
55 to 597,1743.80%
60 to 645,3272.82%
65 to 693,4751.84%
70 to 742,0661.09%
75 to 791,6170.86%
80 and over1,4980.79%
Total188,991100.00%
  • Youth Dependency Ratio: 51.06
  • Old Age Dependency Ratio: 7.25
  • Total Dependency Ratio: 58.31
  • Median Age: 24.61

Historical population

The population of Quirino grew from 3,923 in 1939 to 203,828 in 2020, an increase of 199,905 people over the course of 81 years. The latest census figures in 2020 denote a positive annualized growth rate of 1.60%, or an increase of 14,837 people, from the previous population of 188,991 in 2015.

Trends in population growth

Population of Quirino (1903‑2020)
Census datePopulationAnnualized Growth Rate
––
––
––
2,520-4.44%
24,26622.04%
49,7677.28%
65,7635.75%
83,2304.82%
114,1323.21%
131,1192.63%
148,5752.72%
163,6101.34%
176,7862.86%
188,9911.28%
203,8281.60%

The total number of registered voters or electorate in Quirino for the year 2019 was 117,635.

National roads

As of December 2016, the National Roads in Quirino are:

Secondary Roads

  • Cordon-Aurora Boundary Road (Isabela Boundary-Junction Dumabato)
  • Cordon-Aurora Boundary Road (Junction Dumabato-Aurora Boundary)

Tertiary Roads

  • CDMA (Dalemdem-Pinaribad-Palacian) By-Pass Road
  • Dumabato-Balligui Road
  • Echague-Jones-Madella Road (Villa Norte-Panang Section)
  • Junction Abbag-Guingin Boundary Road
  • Junction Mangandingay-Saguday-Isabela Boundary Road
  • Junction Victoria-Maddela-Alicia-Kasibu Boundary Road (Junction Victoria-Kasibu Boundary)
  • NRJ Villa Sur-San Pedro-Cabua-an-Ysmael-Disimungal Road

Notes

  1. Unless otherwise specified, population count (excluding percentages) and land area figures are derived from the Philippine Statistics Authority.
  2. Data on registered voters is from the Commission on Elections.
  3. Maps utilize OpenStreetMap data available under the Open Data Commons Open Database License.
  4. Data on National Roads is from the Department of Public Works and Highways.
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