According to the Philippine Statistics Authority, the municipality has a land area of 128.62 square kilometres (49.66 sq mi) [5] constituting 3.09% of the 4,165.25-square-kilometre- (1,608.21 sq mi) total area of Abra.

[3] The population density was 50 inhabitants per square kilometre (130/sq mi).

Poverty Incidence of Sallapadan Source: Philippine Statistics Authority[12][13][14][15][16][17][18][19] Sallapadan, belonging to the lone congressional district of the province of Abra, is governed by a mayor designated as its local chief executive and by a municipal council as its legislative body in accordance with the Local Government Code.

The mayor, vice mayor, and the councilors are elected directly by the people through an election which is being held every three years.

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