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This provincial capital is also the main market and route center of the province

• The Cathedral of St. James Major, located across the town plaza, was built by secular priests, Fr. Quintin Paredes and Segundo Teano, and dates from 1722.
• The present stone and brick convent was built by Fr. Angel Perez, O.S.A. and final details were added by Fr. A. Inocencio Vega, O.S.A..
• The Bishop’s Residence has a carved wooden baptismal font, an important example of early Tingguian art.
• Victoria Park, located atop Casamata Hill, overlooks the town, the Abra River and the towns of Tayum, Pidigan, Peñarrubia and La Paz. It has a shrine of the Blessed Mother and the Infant Jesus near the Bangued Waterworks Reservoir and a swimming pool.
• Consoliman Cool Spring is located just outside the town.
• Baula Ancestral House
• Doña Consuelo Valera House and Ruins
• Don Quintin Paredes Ancestral House
• Emerald Ostrich Farm and Mini-zoo
• Farmers’ Trading Center
• Mt. Banti Goolong (Sleeping Beauty)
• San Lorenzo Ruiz Shrine
• Sapilang Fall

• Bangued’s early settlers were the Tinguians belonging to the Bago, Itneg, Masadjit, lbanao and Indayas tribes, who latter intermarried with the migrant Ilocanos.
• Augustinian Fr. Miñon and Esteban Marin founded a mission here in 1598 and a Spanish garrison was established for protection from Tingguian headhunting incursions.
• In 1612, the mission became a ministry under Fr. Pedro Columbo.
• In 1619, Bangued was made into an encomienda of Ilocos known as El Abra de Bigan.
• In 1704, it became an independent pueblo.
• Bangued was made as the seat of the provincial government of Abra on July 25, 1861, the Feast of St. James the Great.
• The town’s name was derived from the native word bangen meaning "obstacles" or "roadblock."

Bangued has two pronounced seasons, dry from November to April and wet the rest of the year. Prevailing winds blow mostly ifrom northwest to southeast except during summer when the wind blows from north to south or east to west.

Bangued is situated on the Abra River floodplain at the western portion of the province.  It is bounded on the northeast by Danglas, on the northwest by Bantay (Ilocos Sur), on the south by San Isidro, on the east by La Paz, Peñarrubia and Tayum and on the west by Langiden and Pidigan. Bangued is generally mountainous from north (elevation ranges from 60 to 1,036 m.) to south (interspersed with mountain and hills, its elevation ranges from 45 to 300 m.) but flat and rolling at the mid-section which has an elevation of 30 m. above mean sea level. It is bisected through the center by the Abra River.

• Area (sq. kms.): 105.7 (2.83% of the province's total area)
• Population (2007): 46,175
• No. of Barangays: 31
• No. of Sitios: 77
• Income Class: First
• Zip Code: 2800
• Area Code: 074

• A&A Hotel
• Budget Food Center
• BWD Ihaw-Ihaw sa Poolside
• Cindy’s Gallera Moderna
• Jaruji’s Restaurant
• Jaysid Canteen
• JJ Kitchenette
• Jolly Baby Restaurant
• Kamayan Restaurant
• Kusinati Abra - Prat St., Zone 5 (tel: 752- 8307)
• Marysol Pension House
• Mister Donut
• Nermy’s International Cuisine
• Oval Era Hostel
• Pobet Tofer Snack Center
• Princess Restaurant
• Soraji’s Bar Uncle Pete’s Restaurant

• A&A Hotel, along Partelo St., has 5 rooms and a restaurant.
• King David Palace Hotel, a pension house along Capitulacion St., has airconditioned rooms and other basic facilities. Tel: 752-8404.
• Bangued Inn, along Taft St., has airconditioned and non-airconditioned rooms.
• The Diocesan Pastoral Center, along Taft St., has 10 airconditioned and non-airconditioned rooms with bath (2 single, 2 twin, 3 double and 3 suites, PhP165-440). Tel: 752-8092. Cel: (0919) 752-8028.
• LAF View Inn, along Burgos St., 1.5 kms. from the town center, has non-airconditioned rooms.
• Marysol Pension House, along Taft St., has 14 rooms (1 single, 10 double and 3 suites, PhP250-500) and a restaurant. Tel: 752-8260, 752-8590 and 752–8511.
• The Tingguian Lodge Complex, in Calaba, has 9 rooms (non-airconditioned single/double rooms with or without bath, double rooms with bath and airconditioned rooms with bath, PhP150-250). Tel: 752-8384.
• Adtempco
• Oval Era Hostel - Victoria Park, Zone 5 (tel: 752-8122)

• The Partuat Ti Abra Trade Center, in front of the Provincial Capitol, is the place to buy native arts and crafts. Tel: 752-8609. Fax: 752-8148.

Distances (Bangued to:)

• Manila: 409 kms. (8 hrs., Dominion Bus Lines, Inocencio Aniceto, Partas Transit, Philippine Rabbit and Viron Transit)
• Vigan City (Ilocos Sur): 67 kms. (1.5 hrs., PNP mini-buses)
• Laoag City (Ilocos Norte): 145 kms. (3.5-hrs., PNP mini-buses)
• Baguio City (Benguet): 197 kms. (5 hrs., Dominion Bus Lines)

Bangued is accessible via the Abra-Ilocos Sur National Road from the west, the Abra-Kalinga Road from the northeast, and the Abra-Ilocos Norte Road from the north.

Bus Terminals:

• Philippine Rabbit - Brgy. Calaba
• PNP Bus - near Marysol Hotel
• Dominion Bus Lines - Taft Road

• Mayor’s Office - Municipal Hall (tel: 752-7322, fax: 752-5641).

• March 4-7 (Aryah Abra Festival) - Abra's foundation anniversary, it features the province's history and culture through parades and cultural shows featuring the Ilocanos and Tingguians. Other activities include a karirakit (bamboo raft) race along the Abra River. The Grand Tingguian Festival, from March 6 to 7, showcases the Tingguian's sports, dances, songs and traditions and features a cultural parade.
• July 25 (St. James the Elder)

• Allied Bank
• Equitable PCI Bank - Unit 12, The Rosario Bldg., Taft cor. Magallanes St.
• Landbank
• Philippine National Bank - Magallanes St., Zone 5 (tel: 752-8441,fax: 752-8440)

• Abra Provincial Hospital (100 beds) - Capitulacion St., Calaba (tel: 752-5692)
• Bangued Christian Hospital (17 beds) - Lorben's Hill, Torrijos St., Zone 5 (tel: 752-8544 and 752-8503)
• Dr. Petronilo V. Seares Memorial Hospital (35 beds) - Penarrubia St., Zone 4
• Sta. Monica Hospital
• Valera Medical Hospital (24 beds) - Rizal St., Zone 7
• Bobila Clinic - Zone 7
• St. James Clinic - Zone 7
• St. Jude Medical Clinic (12 beds) - Rizal St., Zone 7
• Seares Memorial Clinic - Zone 4