Kayapa

For other uses, see Kayapa (disambiguation).

Kayapa
Municipality
Municipality of Kayapa
Municipal hall
Flag Seal
Nickname(s):  Gateway to the Cordilleras Summer Capital of Nueva Vizcaya
Map of Nueva Vizcaya with Kayapa highlighted
OpenStreetMap
Kayapa Location within the Philippines
Coordinates: 16°21′30″N120°53′10″E / 16.3583°N 120.8861°E / 16.3583; 120.8861
Country	Philippines
Region	Cagayan Valley
Province	Nueva Vizcaya
District	Lone district
Barangays	30 (see Barangays)
Government   [1]
• Type	Sangguniang Bayan
•  Mayor	Elizabeth Balasya
•  Vice Mayor	Peter L. Bay-an
•  Representative	Luisa L. Cuaresma
•  Electorate	15,603 voters (2022)
Area [2]
• Total	482.90 km2 (186.45 sq mi)
Elevation	1,264 m (4,147 ft)
Highest elevation	2,030 m (6,660 ft)
Lowest elevation	628 m (2,060 ft)
Population  (2020 census) [3]
• Total	26,469
• Density	55/km2 (140/sq mi)
•  Households	6,130
Economy
•  Income class	3rd municipal income class
•  Poverty incidence	20.92 % (2021) [4]
•  Revenue	₱ 175.5 million (2020)
•  Assets	₱ 343.1 million (2020)
•  Expenditure	₱ 174.6 million (2020)
•  Liabilities	₱ 72.74 million (2020)
Service provider
• Electricity	Nueva Vizcaya Electric Cooperative (NUVELCO)
Time zone	UTC+8 (PST)
ZIP code	3708
PSGC	025010000
IDD  :  area code	+63 (0)78
Native languages	Ilocano Gaddang Ibaloi I-Wak Kallahan Karaw Tagalog

Kayapa, officially the Municipality of Kayapa (Gaddang : Ili na Kayapa; Ilocano : Ili ti Kayapa; Tagalog : Bayan ng Kayapa), is a 3rd class municipality in the province of Nueva Vizcaya, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 26,469 people. ^[3]

Kayapa is 61 kilometres (38 mi) from Bayombong, 266 kilometres (165 mi) from Manila, and 78 kilometres (48 mi) from Baguio.

History

In 1754, Governor-General Pedro Manuel de Arandía Santisteban sent Comandante Dovilla, who was based in Pangasinan, to establish a civil government and spread Christianity among the non-Christian Tribes. The mission first saw the Valley of Yapa (Yapa meaning bountiful) which was inhabited by the Allagots, the second descendants of the Bormangi and Owak, and the third descendants of the Kalanguya, Ibaloi, Ilo-o, and Karao tribes who settled in the fertile valley. When the comandante (commander) and his company arrived in the valley of Yapa, the villagers entertained them under a big tree called “Kalabao”, which stood in the middle of the valley. It was from these words “Kalabao” and “Yapa” where the present name “Kayapa” was coined, the old name of the present town proper having been Dangatan. Prior to that, Kayapa was subjected to previous attempts at Spanish colonization as early as 1591. ^[5] However, colonization efforts did not prosper due to ferocious resistance by the natives. In 1891, as part of a comprehensive plan to subdue the tribes of the Cordilleras, Governor-General Valeriano Weyler established the Comandancia Politico-Militar of Kayapa, which covered what would become the entire municipality, and placed a permanent military garrison there, which existed until their withdrawal during the Philippine Revolution. ^[5]

In 1901, the American colonial authorities placed Kayapa under the jurisdiction of the province of Benguet ^[5] and later, in 1908, as part of Mountain Province when Benguet was downgraded into a constituent sub-province. On January 29, 1915, Governor-General Francis Burton Harrison issued Executive Order No. 9, transferring all territories of the former Spanish Commandancia of Kayapa, except the area which lies within the Benguet watershed of the Agno River, from the sub-Province of Benguet to the Province of Nueva Vizcaya. On November 11, 1950, President Elpidio Quirino signed Executive Order No. 368, ^[6] proclaiming the Municipality of Kayapa as a regular town, thus, merging Kayapa and the settlement of Pingkian into one town as it is today.

Geography

Barangays

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

• Acacia
• Amelong Labeng
• Ansipsip
• Baan
• Babadi
• Balangabang
• Banao
• Binalian
• Besong
• Cabalatan Alang
• Cabanglasan
• Kayapa Proper East
• Kayapa Proper West
• Mapayao
• Nansiakan
• Pampang (Poblacion)
• Pangawan
• Pinayag
• Pingkian
• San Fabian
• Talicabcab
• Tubungan
• Alang Salacsac
• Balete
• Buyasyas
• Cabayo
• Castillo Village
• Latbang
• Lawigan
• Tidang Village

Climate

Climate data for Kayapa, 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)	24 (75)	26 (79)	25 (77)	24 (75)	23 (73)	23 (73)	23 (73)	24 (75)	25 (77)	22 (72)	24 (75)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)	13 (55)	14 (57)	15 (59)	17 (63)	18 (64)	18 (64)	18 (64)	18 (64)	18 (64)	16 (61)	15 (59)	14 (57)	16 (61)
Average precipitation mm (inches)	21 (0.8)	28 (1.1)	34 (1.3)	58 (2.3)	160 (6.3)	179 (7.0)	226 (8.9)	225 (8.9)	215 (8.5)	168 (6.6)	59 (2.3)	32 (1.3)	1,405 (55.3)
Average rainy days	7.5	8.5	10.9	14.9	23.9	25.7	26.7	25.3	24.9	18.6	11.8	8.9	207.6
Source: Meteoblue [7]

Demographics

Population census of Kayapa

Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1918 7,577 —     1939 8,702 +0.66% 1948 5,759 −4.48% 1960 9,298 +4.07% 1970 14,920 +4.84% 1975 20,718 +6.81% 1980 20,491 −0.22%	Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1990 18,685 −0.92% 1995 19,376 +0.68% 2000 19,193 −0.20% 2007 20,806 +1.12% 2010 21,453 +1.12% 2015 23,714 +1.93% 2020 26,469 +2.18%
Source: Philippine Statistics Authority [8] [9] [10] [11]

Economy

Poverty incidence of Kayapa

10 20 30 40 2006 15.80 2009 16.11 2012 32.92 2015 21.05 2018 29.15 2021 20.92 Source: Philippine Statistics Authority [12] [13] [14] [15] [16] [17] [18] [19]

Government

Local government

Main article: Sangguniang Bayan

Kayapa, 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) ^[20]

Position	Name
Congressman	Luisa L. Cuaresma
Mayor	Elizabeth D. Balasya
Vice-Mayor	Peter L. Bay-an
Councilors	Adriano A. Dodon
	Oscar B. Campoy
	Esteban A. Baccac
	Romeo M. Camlas, Jr.
	Valdez A. Duntogan
	Tony B. Pagnas
	Pacito P. Cadame
	Tony P. Wakit, Sr.

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. ^[21] The office governs the public and private elementary and public and private high schools throughout the municipality.

Gallery

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  Downtown area
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  Public market
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  Kayapa Central School
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  Saint Joseph Parish Church
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  Town proper
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  Variant of flag used at parades

References

1.   Municipality of Kayapa | (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 8 July 2021.
4. "PSA Releases the 2021 City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates". Philippine Statistics Authority. 2 April 2024. Retrieved 28 April 2024.
5. Salgado, Pedro. "Various Towns of Nueva Vizcaya". Cagayan Valley and Easter Cordillera: 1581-1898, Volume II. Rex Publishing. pp. 893–906.
6. "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. Retrieved 2021-01-12.
7. "Kayapa: Average Temperatures and Rainfall". Meteoblue. Retrieved 4 July 2021.
8. Census of Population (2015). "Region II (Cagayan Valley)". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. Philippine Statistics Authority . Retrieved 20 June 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 29 June 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 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.
19. "PSA Releases the 2021 City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates". Philippine Statistics Authority. 2 April 2024. Retrieved 28 April 2024.
20. "2019 National and Local Elections" (PDF). Commission on Elections. Retrieved March 10, 2022.
21. "DEPED REGIONAL OFFICE NO. 02". DepED RO2 | The official website of DepED Regional Office No. 02.

External links

• Media related to Kayapa at Wikimedia Commons
• Philippine Standard Geographic Code
• Philippine Census Information
• Local Governance Performance Management System Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine