Nagtipunan | |
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Municipality of Nagtipunan | |
Location within the Philippines | |
Coordinates: 16°13′N121°36′E / 16.22°N 121.6°E | |
Country | Philippines |
Region | Cagayan Valley |
Province | Quirino |
District | Lone district |
Founded | September 24, 1983 |
Barangays | 16 (see Barangays) |
Government | |
• Type | Sangguniang Bayan |
• Mayor | Noel T. Lim |
• Vice Mayor | Arnel R. Fiesta |
• Representative | Midy N. Cua |
• Municipal Council | Members |
• Electorate | 17,227 voters (2022) |
Area | |
• Total | 1,607.40 km2 (620.62 sq mi) |
Elevation | 409 m (1,342 ft) |
Highest elevation | 1,246 m (4,088 ft) |
Lowest elevation | 168 m (551 ft) |
Population (2020 census) [3] | |
• Total | 25,399 |
• Density | 16/km2 (41/sq mi) |
• Households | 5,754 |
Economy | |
• Income class | 1st municipal income class |
• Poverty incidence | 16.69 |
• Revenue | ₱ 404.1 million (2020) |
• Assets | ₱ 798.4 million (2020) |
• Expenditure | ₱ 322.8 million (2020) |
• Liabilities | ₱ 69.24 million (2020) |
Service provider | |
• Electricity | Quirino Electric Cooperative (QUIRELCO) |
Time zone | UTC+8 (PST) |
ZIP code | 3405 |
PSGC | |
IDD : area code | +63 (0)78 |
Native languages | Ilocano Bugkalot Nagtipunan Agta Arta Tagalog |
Website | www |
Nagtipunan, officially the Municipality of Nagtipunan (Ilocano : Ili ti Nagtipunan; Tagalog : Bayan ng Nagtipunan), is a municipality in the province of Quirino, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 25,399 people. [3] Nagtipunan is the largest town in terms of land area in Quirino and the entire Luzon island.
The municipality is known for its natural environment, and is dubbed as the tourism capital of the province of Quirino.[ citation needed ]
The town's name was derived from the native word nagtipunan meaning “convergence point,” in reference to several major tributaries of the Cagayan River in Aurora, Nueva Vizcaya and Qurino meeting at points within this area.
The Municipality of Nagtipunan was formerly a part of Maddela. It was created on February 25, 1983, by virtue of Batas Pambansa No. 345 and approved in a plebiscite held on September 24, 1983.
As the second largest municipality in the Philippines, it occupies a land area of 1,607.40 square kilometers, nearly half of the province itself.
Nagtipunan is 54 kilometres (34 mi) from Cabarroguis and 326 kilometres (203 mi) from Manila.
Nagtipunan is politically subdivided into 16 barangays. Each barangay consists of puroks and some have sitios.
Climate data for Nagtipunan, Quirino | |||||||||||||
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Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 25 (77) | 27 (81) | 29 (84) | 31 (88) | 31 (88) | 30 (86) | 29 (84) | 29 (84) | 29 (84) | 29 (84) | 28 (82) | 26 (79) | 29 (83) |
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 20 (68) | 20 (68) | 21 (70) | 23 (73) | 24 (75) | 24 (75) | 24 (75) | 24 (75) | 24 (75) | 23 (73) | 22 (72) | 20 (68) | 22 (72) |
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 [5] |
Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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1990 | 9,460 | — |
1995 | 12,509 | +5.37% |
2000 | 12,217 | −0.51% |
2007 | 20,443 | +7.36% |
2010 | 22,473 | +3.51% |
2015 | 23,484 | +0.84% |
2020 | 25,399 | +1.55% |
Source: Philippine Statistics Authority [6] [7] [8] [9] |
Poverty incidence of Nagtipunan
5 10 15 20 25 30 2006 20.10 2009 15.41 2012 26.20 2015 19.59 2018 22.34 2021 16.69 Source: Philippine Statistics Authority [10] [11] [12] [13] [14] [15] [16] [17] |
Natural attractions include:
Nagtipunan, belonging to the lone congressional district of the province of Quirino, 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.
Position | Name |
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Congressman | Midy N. Cua |
Mayor | Noel T. LIM |
Vice-Mayor | Arnel R. Fiesta |
Councilors | Melanie M. Batara |
Edmund K. Suguitan | |
Benjamin P. Duldulao Jr. | |
Ruben D. Pugong | |
Hubert P. Buhong | |
Jessie S. Tigas | |
Carlito M. Tabon | |
Roly A. Cumlat | |
The Schools Division of Quirino governs the town's public education system. [19] The division office is a field office of the DepEd in Cagayan Valley region. [20] The office governs the public and private elementary and public and private high schools throughout the municipality.
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