Quirino

Quirino
Quirino
Province
	Province of Quirino
	(from top: left to right) Quirino Provincial Capitol, Aerial view of Maddela, Diffun town and Cabarroguis Town Hall.
	Flag Seal
	Nickname: Forest Heartland of Cagayan Valley
	Location within the Philippines
	OpenStreetMap
	Coordinates: 16°17′N 121°35′E / 16.28°N 121.58°E
Country	Philippines
Region	Cagayan Valley
Founded	June 18, 1966
Named for	Elpidio Quirino
Capital	Cabarroguis
Largest Municipality	Diffun
Government
• Type	Sangguniang Panlalawigan
• Governor	Dakila Carlo E. Cua (PFP)
• Vice Governor	Julius Caesar S. Vaquilar (PDP–Laban)
• Representative	Midy N. Cua (Lakas–CMD)
• Legislature	Quirino Provincial Board
Area
• Total	2,319.66 km2 (895.63 sq mi)
• Rank	54th out of 81
Highest elevation (Mount Dialanese)	1,808 m (5,932 ft)
Population (2020 census)
• Total	203,828
• Rank	73rd out of 81
• Density	88/km2 (230/sq mi)
• Rank	72nd out of 81
Divisions
• Independent cities	0
• Component cities	0
• Municipalities	6 Aglipay; Cabarroguis; Diffun; Maddela; Nagtipunan; Saguday; ;
• Barangays	132
• Districts	Legislative district of Quirino
Time zone	UTC+8 (PHT)
ZIP code	3400–3405
IDD : area code	+63 (0)78
ISO 3166 code	PH-QUI
Spoken languages	Ilocano; Ifugao; Bugkalot; Pangasinan; Kankana-ey; Tagalog; English;
Website	www.quirinoprovince.org

Quirino, officially the Province of Quirino (Ilocano: Probinsia ti Quirino; Tagalog: Lalawigan ng Quirino), is a landlocked province in the Philippines located in the Cagayan Valley region in Luzon. Its capital is Cabarroguis. 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 was separated in 1966.

^ "List of Provinces". PSGC Interactive. Makati, Philippines: National Statistical Coordination Board. Archived from the original on January 17, 2013. Retrieved December 19, 2013.
^ Census of Population (2020). "Region II (Cagayan Valley)". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved July 8, 2021.

[nscblist-1] "List of Provinces". PSGC Interactive. Makati, Philippines: National Statistical Coordination Board. Archived from the original on January 17, 2013. Retrieved December 19, 2013.

[PSA20–02-2] Census of Population (2020). "Region II (Cagayan Valley)". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved July 8, 2021.

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