Kasibu

Kasibu
Municipality
Municipality of Kasibu
Municipal hall
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Map of Nueva Vizcaya with Kasibu highlighted
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Kasibu Location within the Philippines
Coordinates: 16°19′05″N121°17′45″E / 16.3181°N 121.2958°E / 16.3181; 121.2958
Country	Philippines
Region	Cagayan Valley
Province	Nueva Vizcaya
District	Lone district
Barangays	30 (see Barangays)
Government   [1]
• Type	Sangguniang Bayan
•  Mayor	Romeo C. Tayaban
•  Vice Mayor	Alberto D. Bumolo Jr.
•  Representative	Luisa L. Cuaresma
•  Electorate	24,670 voters (2022)
Area [2]
• Total	318.80 km2 (123.09 sq mi)
Elevation	873 m (2,864 ft)
Highest elevation	1,248 m (4,094 ft)
Lowest elevation	678 m (2,224 ft)
Population  (2020 census) [3]
• Total	41,776
• Density	130/km2 (340/sq mi)
•  Households	9,816
Economy
•  Income class	3rd municipal income class
•  Poverty incidence	19.66 % (2021) [4]
•  Revenue	₱ 237.1 million (2020)
•  Assets	₱ 697.6 million (2020)
•  Expenditure	₱ 210.8 million (2020)
•  Liabilities	₱ 115 million (2020)
Service provider
• Electricity	Nueva Vizcaya Electric Cooperative (NUVELCO)
Time zone	UTC+8 (PST)
ZIP code	3703
PSGC	025009000
IDD  :  area code	+63 (0)78
Native languages	Ilocano Gaddang Bugkalot Tagalog

Kasibu, officially the Municipality of Kasibu (Gaddang : Ili na Kasibu; Ilocano : Ili ti Kasibu; Tagalog : Bayan ng Kasibu), is a 3rd class municipality in the province of Nueva Vizcaya, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 41,776 people. ^[3]

Etymology

Kasibu comes from the Ilongot dialect, which denotes a venue where people settle their differences.

History

Long before the opening of the municipal district of Kasibu, there was a school and a constabulary detachment for the Ilongots, which necessitated the establishment of a government in the area. For this reason, the provincial board during Governor Alfonso Castañeda's time requested the Governor-General to authorize the establishment of this place as a provisional municipal district to be supervised and administered by the provincial board through the office of the provincial governor.

By virtue of Executive Order No. 59, signed on January 1, 1926, by Governor General Leonard Wood, Kasibu was established as part of the Municipal District of Bambang. However, by virtue of a Proclamation issued by Governor Leon Cabarroguis in 1933, Kasibu was reorganized as a separate Municipal District. On November 9, 1950, Executive Order No. 368, ^[5] signed by President Elpidio Quirino, abolished the municipal district structure in government and reattached Kasibu to Bambang. The very low population caused the abolition, as residents started to evacuate and abandon Kasibu due to the presence of dissidents from 1950 to 1955. On January 9, 1956, when peace and order was restored, President Ramon Magsaysay issued Executive Order No. 160 ^[6] creating Kasibu as a separate municipality, but losing territorial jurisdiction over some of its barrios specifically Payupay, Belance, Oyao, Teguep, Manacgoc, Pangancan and Munguia, all on the eastern side in favor of Dupax del Norte.

Geography

Barangays

Kasibu is politically subdivided into 30 barangays. Each barangay consists of puroks and some have sitios.

• Antutot
• Alimit
• Poblacion (Alloy)
• Belet
• Binogawan
• Bua
• Biyoy
• Capisaan
• Cordon
• Didipio
• Dine
• Kakiduguen
• Lupa
• Macalong
• Malabing
• Muta
• Pao
• Papaya
• Pudi
• Tukod
• Siguem
• Tadji
• Wangal
• Watwat
• Camamasi
• Catarawan
• Nantawakan
• Alloy
• Kongkong
• Paquet (Ilongot Reservation)

Climate

Climate data for Kasibu, Nueva Vizcaya
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)	22 (72)	23 (73)	25 (77)	28 (82)	28 (82)	27 (81)	26 (79)	26 (79)	26 (79)	26 (79)	24 (75)	22 (72)	25 (78)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)	16 (61)	17 (63)	18 (64)	19 (66)	21 (70)	21 (70)	21 (70)	21 (70)	20 (68)	19 (66)	18 (64)	17 (63)	19 (66)
Average precipitation mm (inches)	89 (3.5)	72 (2.8)	54 (2.1)	61 (2.4)	202 (8.0)	224 (8.8)	263 (10.4)	278 (10.9)	270 (10.6)	192 (7.6)	129 (5.1)	159 (6.3)	1,993 (78.5)
Average rainy days	17.8	14.5	13.5	14.1	22.9	25.6	27.4	26.2	25.3	20.4	17.9	20.3	245.9
Source: Meteoblue [7]

Demographics

Population census of Kasibu

Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1939 1,591 —     1948 693 −8.82% 1960 803 +1.24% 1970 7,952 +25.74% 1975 11,490 +7.66% 1980 15,029 +5.51% 1990 21,425 +3.61%	Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1995 26,252 +3.88% 2000 28,239 +1.58% 2007 31,515 +1.53% 2010 33,379 +2.11% 2015 37,705 +2.35% 2020 41,776 +2.04%
Source: Philippine Statistics Authority [8] [9] [10] [11]

Economy

Main article: Didipio mine

Kasibu is host to the Didipio mine, a gold and copper mine currently managed by OceanaGold. It produces gold and silver as doré bars and copper in concentrate. ^[12] The mine claim spans 27,000 hectares in total between the provinces of Nueva Vizcaya and Quirino. It is estimated to hold 1.41 million ounces of gold and 169,400 tons of copper. ^[13]

Poverty incidence of Kasibu

5 10 15 20 25 30 2006 15.80 2009 13.59 2012 22.75 2015 17.77 2018 21.68 2021 19.66 Source: Philippine Statistics Authority [14] [15] [16] [17] [18] [19] [20] [21]

Government

Local government

Main article: Sangguniang Bayan

Kasibu, belonging to the lone congressional district of the province of Nueva Vizcaya, 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.

Elected officials

Members of the Municipal Council
(2019–2022) ^[22]

Position	Name
Congressman	Luisa L. Cuaresma
Mayor	Romeo C. Tayaban
Vice-Mayor	Alberto D. Bumolo Jr.
Councilors	Bayany B. Aliguyon
	Dennis B. Canayan
	Charmaine C. Dulnuan
	Alfredo D. Tucpi II
	Johnny N. Alindayo
	Nelza Mae D. Humiwat
	Karen Joy B. Cablinan
	Eddie N. Lugay

Education

The Schools Division of Nueva Vizcaya governs the town's public education system. The division office is a field office of the DepEd in Cagayan Valley region. ^[23] The office governs the public and private elementary and public and private high schools throughout the municipality.

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See also

• OceanaGold

References

1.   Municipality of Kasibu | (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 II (Cagayan Valley)". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. Philippine Statistics Authority . Retrieved July 8, 2021.
4. "PSA Releases the 2021 City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates". Philippine Statistics Authority. April 2, 2024. Retrieved April 28, 2024.
5. "Reorganizing the municipalities and municipal districts in the province of Nueva Vizcaya into ten municipalities, defining their boundaries, and abolishing the municipal districts". Official Gazette of the Republic of the Philippines. November 11, 1950. Retrieved January 12, 2021.
6. "Recreating the Municipal District of Kasibu in the Province of Nueva Vizcaya". Official Gazette of the Republic of the Philippines. January 19, 1956. Retrieved January 12, 2021.
7. "Kasibu: Average Temperatures and Rainfall". Meteoblue. Retrieved July 4, 2021.
8. Census of Population (2015). "Region II (Cagayan Valley)". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. Philippine Statistics Authority . Retrieved June 20, 2016.
9. Census of Population and Housing (2010). "Region II (Cagayan Valley)" (PDF). Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. National Statistics Office . Retrieved June 29, 2016.
10. Censuses of Population (1903–2007). "Region II (Cagayan Valley)". Table 1. Population Enumerated in Various Censuses by Province/Highly Urbanized City: 1903 to 2007. National Statistics Office.
11. "Province of Nueva Vizcaya". Municipality Population Data. Local Water Utilities Administration Research Division. Retrieved December 17, 2016.
12. "Didipio Mine". OceanaGold. Retrieved May 5, 2024.
13. "Struggle endures for Philippine community pitted against gold miner". Mongabay Environmental News. November 9, 2021. Retrieved May 5, 2024.
14. "Poverty incidence (PI):". Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved December 28, 2020.
15. "Estimation of Local Poverty in the Philippines" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. November 29, 2005.
16. "2003 City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. March 23, 2009.
17. "City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates; 2006 and 2009" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. August 3, 2012.
18. "2012 Municipal and City Level Poverty Estimates" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. May 31, 2016.
19. "Municipal and City Level Small Area Poverty Estimates; 2009, 2012 and 2015". Philippine Statistics Authority. July 10, 2019.
20. "PSA Releases the 2018 Municipal and City Level Poverty Estimates". Philippine Statistics Authority. December 15, 2021. Retrieved January 22, 2022.
21. "PSA Releases the 2021 City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates". Philippine Statistics Authority. April 2, 2024. Retrieved April 28, 2024.
22. "2019 National and Local Elections" (PDF). Commission on Elections. Retrieved March 10, 2022.
23. "DEPED REGIONAL OFFICE NO. 02". DepED RO2 | The official website of DepED Regional Office No. 02.

External links

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