Cuyapo

Not to be confused with Quiapo, Manila.

Cuyapo
Municipality
Municipality of Cuyapo
Municipal Hall
Seal
Map of Nueva Ecija with Cuyapo highlighted
OpenStreetMap
Cuyapo Location within the Philippines
Coordinates: 15°46′40″N120°39′39″E / 15.7778°N 120.6608°E / 15.7778; 120.6608
Country	Philippines
Region	Central Luzon
Province	Nueva Ecija
District	1st district
Founded	1859
Barangays	51 (see Barangays)
Government   [1]
• Type	Sangguniang Bayan
•  Mayor	Florida Paguio-Esteban
•  Vice Mayor	Cinderella E. Ramos
•  Representative	Estrellita B. Suansing
•  Municipal Council	Members Julius R. Gines Manuel S. Hidalgo Glenn R. Corpus Jaime D. Batac June Paul A. Mendoza Edwin G. Magaoay Mussolini B. Agpalo Jerico D. Robles
•  Electorate	44,268 voters (2022)
Area [2]
• Total	215.73 km2 (83.29 sq mi)
Elevation	36 m (118 ft)
Highest elevation	243 m (797 ft)
Lowest elevation	18 m (59 ft)
Population  (2020 census) [3]
• Total	68,066
• Density	320/km2 (820/sq mi)
•  Households	17,907
Demonym	Cuyapeño (Cuyapenyo)
Economy
•  Income class	1st municipal income class
•  Poverty incidence	5.90 % (2018) [4]
•  Revenue	₱ 226.3 million (2020)
•  Assets	₱ 546.7 million (2020)
•  Expenditure	₱ 188.6 million (2020)
•  Liabilities	₱ 119.9 million (2020)
Service provider
• Electricity	Tarlac 1 Electric Cooperative (TARELCO 1)
Time zone	UTC+8 (PST)
ZIP code	3117
PSGC	034906000
IDD  :  area code	+63 (0)44
Native languages	Ilocano Tagalog
Website	www.cuyapo.gov.ph

Cuyapo, officially the Municipality of Cuyapo (Ilocano : Ili ti Cuyapo; Tagalog : Bayan ng Cuyapo), is a 1st class municipality in the province of Nueva Ecija, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 68,066 people. ^[3]

Cuyapo is 53 kilometres (33 mi) from Cabanatuan, 67 kilometres (42 mi) from Palayan, and 169 kilometres (105 mi) from Manila.

Etymology

Cuyapo is named after the water cabbage ( Pistia stratiotes ) which is known in Pangasinense as kuyapo. ^[5] The district of Quiapo, Manila is also named after the same plant, this is the Tagalog counterpart, modern spelling kiyapo. ^[6]

History

Early beginnings

Pangasinenses from Paniqui, Tarlac who used to pasture their cattle, other Pangasinenses from Calasiao and San Carlos, Pangasinan, Ilocano foresters from Santa Maria, Narvacan, Ilocos Sur; Paoay and Batac in Ilocos Norte; and some Tagalogs from Bulacan & south Nueva Ecija settled in great number in the town. It is said that the exodus, particularly from Ilocos Sur, was due to the forced labor enforced by the Spaniards in the construction of the Catholic Church in Santa Maria, Ilocos Sur. Cuyapo was declared a Barrio of Rosales on September 25, 1849, with Senior Santiago Vergara as its first Teniente del Barrio. Rosales was then a part of Nueva Ecija. It was in 1901 during the American Civil Commission that Rosales, together with Balungao, Umingan, San Quintin, were segregated from Nueva Ecija and became parts of Pangasinan.

Creation of the Town

On October 29, 1859, Cuyapo was separated from Rosales, Pangasinan and made a full-fledged town with Don Juan Pangalilingan as the first Gobernadorcillo. It was during his term that the first Catholic Church and convent was constructed. The old road to Guimba, passing through what is now Barangay Maycaban was constructed. On October 29, 1959, Cuyapo celebrated the centennial of its creation as a town.

The Revolutionary Period

On July 1, 1898, Gen. Mariano Llanera, then Military Governor of Nueva Ecija, appointed Don Marcelo Garcia, last Capitan Municipal during the Spanish Regime, as Presidente Municipal with Don Mariano Flores, last Teniente Mayor, as Vise Presidente Municipal. Later, under the supervisonal government, election of municipal officials was held. This revolutionary period of government existed until the American forces came in November 1898. It was during this period when the people showed their patriotism and loyalty to the cause of the revolution. On June 19, 1898, two to three hundred Cuyapenos, under Teniente Isabelo del Valle of Paniqui, Tarlac, answered the call of duty and ambushed a heavily armed contingent of Spanish Cazadores who came from Rosales en route to Tarlac in Bessang (now part of Barangay Maycaban. The Cuyapenos then had only fifteen (15) Remington rifles and the rest armed with bolos.

Geography

Barangays

Cuyapo is politically subdivided into 51 barangays. Each barangay consists of puroks and some have sitios.

• Baloy
• Bambanaba
• Bantug
• Bentigan
• Bibiclat
• Bonifacio
• Bued
• Bulala
• Burgos
• Cabileo
• Cabatuan
• Cacapasan
• Calancuasan Norte
• Calancuasan Sur
• Colosboa
• Columbitin
• Curva
• District I (Pob. I)
• District II (Pob. II)
• District IV (Pob. IV)
• District V (Pob. V)
• District VI (Pob. VI)
• District VII (Pob. VII)
• District VIII (Pob. VIII)
• Landig
• Latap
• Loob
• Luna
• Malbeg-Patalan
• Malineng
• Matindeg
• Maycaban
• Nagcuralan
• Nagmisahan
• Paitan Norte
• Paitan Sur
• Piglisan
• Pugo
• Rizal
• Sabit
• Salagusog
• San Antonio (Butao)
• San Jose
• San Juan
• Santa Clara
• Santa Cruz
• Simimbaan
• Tagtagumbao
• Tutuloy
• Ungab
• Villaflores

Climate

Climate data for Cuyapo, Nueva Ecija
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)	30 (86)	31 (88)	33 (91)	35 (95)	33 (91)	31 (88)	30 (86)	29 (84)	29 (84)	30 (86)	31 (88)	30 (86)	31 (88)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)	19 (66)	19 (66)	20 (68)	22 (72)	24 (75)	24 (75)	24 (75)	24 (75)	23 (73)	22 (72)	21 (70)	20 (68)	22 (71)
Average precipitation mm (inches)	3 (0.1)	2 (0.1)	5 (0.2)	10 (0.4)	80 (3.1)	107 (4.2)	138 (5.4)	147 (5.8)	119 (4.7)	70 (2.8)	26 (1.0)	8 (0.3)	715 (28.1)
Average rainy days	2.0	1.7	2.7	4.6	16.1	20.8	24.0	23.0	21.4	15.5	8.0	3.2	143
Source: Meteoblue (modeled/calculated data, not measured locally) [7]

Demographics

Population census of Cuyapo

Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1903 16,292 —     1918 19,344 +1.15% 1939 24,570 +1.15% 1948 28,923 +1.83% 1960 30,634 +0.48% 1970 34,793 +1.28% 1975 39,109 +2.37% 1980 39,654 +0.28%	Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1990 43,103 +0.84% 1995 49,791 +2.74% 2000 51,366 +0.67% 2007 55,456 +1.06% 2010 59,396 +2.53% 2015 65,039 +1.74% 2020 68,066 +0.90%
Source: Philippine Statistics Authority [8] [9] [10] [11]

Tourism

• Apolinario Mabini Marker (Cuyapo) - Site of the arrest of Philippine hero Apolinario Mabini, known as “the sublime paralytic,” by the Americans on December 10, 1899.
• Armando's Garden Resort and Villas
• Colosboa Hills - Tagged as the “New Zealand of Cuyapo” the “Colosboa Hills” is a vast green mountain range perfect for camping, photoshoots, and a biking destination. located at Barangay Colosboa in the Municipality of Cuyapo. Colosboa Hills, Cuyapo, Nueva Ecija.
• Mount Bulaylay Zipline - located at Brgy. Landig, Cuyapo, Nueva Ecija. Mt. Bulaylay and Mt. Bangkay. These towering mounds of rock and soil hold another new adventure destination in Nueva Ecija. Mt. Bulaylay, towering at 286 meters above sea level, is a multi-peak mountain with zipline equipment that can whisk a tandem ride
• Paitan Lake - located at Paitan Sur, Cuyapo, Nueva Ecija. A serene lake that holds a mystical past poise as a next tourist destination too – that is Paitang Lake discovered by Don Cornelio Sumangil in 1885. Roughly about 15-18 kilometers from Cuyapo’s town proper.

Education

Primary schools

Public Schools:

• Baloy Elementary School
• Bambanaba Elementary School
• Bentigan Elementary School
• Bibiclat Elementary School
• Bonifacio Elementary School
• Bued Primary School
• Burgos Elementary School
• Cabileo Elementary School
• Cabatuan Elementary School
• Calancuasan Norte Elementary School
• Calancuasan Sur Elementary School
• C.B. Tejero Elementary School
• Columbitin Elementary School
• Curva Elementary School
• Cuyapo Central School
• Doña Consuelo Elementary School
• D.M. Jose Elementary School
• D.R. Jose Elementary School
• E. Abalos Primary School
• Loob Elementary School
• Luna Elementary School
• Malbeg-Patalan Primary School
• Malineng Elementary School
• Matindeg Elementary School
• Nagcuralan Elementary School
• Nagmisahan Elementary School
• Ongsiako Elementary School
• Paitan Norte Elementary School
• Paitan Sur Elementary School
• Piglisan Elementary School
• Rizal Elementary School
• Sabit Elementary School
• Salagusog Elementary School
• San Antonio Elementary School
• San Jose Elementary School
• Simimbaan elementary school
• Santa Clara Elementary School
• Santa Cruz Primary School
• Tagtagumbao Elementary School The Best School
• Villaflores Elementary School

Private Schools:

• Brilliant Achievers School of Excellence
• Cuyapo United Methodist Church Learning Center
• Open Door Christian Academy
• St. Lawrence Montessori, Inc.
• St. Pius X Institute

Secondary schools

Public Schools:

• Baloy High School
• Bued-Luna High School
• Calancuasan National High School
• Cuyapo National High School
• Dr. Ramon De Santos National High School
• Paitan Sur National High School
• Salagusog National High School
• Simimbaan High School (construction ongoing)

• Villaflores Integrated School

Private Schools:

• St. Pius X Institute

References

1.   Municipality of Cuyapo | (DILG)
2. "2015 Census of Population, Report No. 3 – Population, Land Area, and Population Density" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. Quezon City, Philippines. August 2016. ISSN   0117-1453. Archived (PDF) from the original on May 25, 2021. Retrieved July 16, 2021.
3. Census of Population (2020). "Region III (Central Luzon)". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. Philippine Statistics Authority . Retrieved 8 July 2021.
4. "PSA Releases the 2018 Municipal and City Level Poverty Estimates". Philippine Statistics Authority. 15 December 2021. Retrieved 22 January 2022.
5. McLennan, Marshall S. (1980). The Central Luzon Plain: Land and Society on the Inland Frontier. Alemar-Phoenix Publishing House. p. 166.
6. Merrill, Elmer Drew (1903). A Dictionary of the Plant Names of the Philippine Islands. Manila: Bureau of Public Print. p. 8.
7. "Cuyapo: Average Temperatures and Rainfall". Meteoblue. Retrieved 4 May 2020.
8. Census of Population (2015). "Region III (Central Luzon)". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. Philippine Statistics Authority . Retrieved 20 June 2016.
9. Census of Population and Housing (2010). "Region III (Central Luzon)" (PDF). Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. National Statistics Office . Retrieved 29 June 2016.
10. Censuses of Population (1903–2007). "Region III (Central Luzon)". Table 1. Population Enumerated in Various Censuses by Province/Highly Urbanized City: 1903 to 2007. National Statistics Office.
11. "Province of Nueva Ecija". Municipality Population Data. Local Water Utilities Administration Research Division. Retrieved 17 December 2016.
12. "Poverty incidence (PI):". Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved December 28, 2020.
13. "Estimation of Local Poverty in the Philippines" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. 29 November 2005.
14. "2003 City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. 23 March 2009.
15. "City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates; 2006 and 2009" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. 3 August 2012.
16. "2012 Municipal and City Level Poverty Estimates" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. 31 May 2016.
17. "Municipal and City Level Small Area Poverty Estimates; 2009, 2012 and 2015". Philippine Statistics Authority. 10 July 2019.
18. "PSA Releases the 2018 Municipal and City Level Poverty Estimates". Philippine Statistics Authority. 15 December 2021. Retrieved 22 January 2022.

External links

• Cuyapo Website
• Philippine Standard Geographic Code
• Philippine Census Information
• Local Governance Performance Management System