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.[5]
The municipality is known as the "Tourism Capital of Quirino" primarily for its natural environment.[citation needed]
Etymology
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.
History
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.
Geography
Nagtipunan is the largest town in terms of land area in Quirino and the entire Luzon island. 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. It is between the provinces of Nueva Vizcaya and Aurora.
Nagtipunan is 52.35 kilometres (32.53mi) from the provincial capital Cabarroguis, and 329.59 kilometres (204.80mi) from the country's capital city of Manila.
Barangays
Barangay map of Nagtipunan
Nagtipunan is politically subdivided into 16 barangays. Each barangay consists of puroks and some have sitios.
The Cagayan River, one of the cleanest bodies of water in the Philippines,[citation needed] which flows from Barangay San Pugo down to Barangay Ponggo where Tatimbang, Apang, Aguk, Bimmapor and Puctad are found.
The 50-metre (160ft) high Mactol Falls, in Barangay San Pugo, is the Cagayan River headwater. It is located 22 kilometres (14mi) from Pongo (a 2.5-hr. drive) and has a 22 metres (72ft) deep basin surrounded by rock formations and a forest. It used for swimming and picnicking.[citation needed]
Also found in Nagtipunan is the “Bimmapor,” a rock formation similar to a sunken ship, of which only the upper decks are protruding from the ground.
Nagtipunan is part of the lone congressional district of the province of Quirino. It 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 municipal councilors are elected directly in polls held every three years.
The Schools Division of Quirino governs the town's public education system.[21] The division office is a field office of the DepEd in Cagayan Valley region.[22] The Nagtipunan Schools District Office governs the public and private elementary and high schools throughout the municipality.[23]
Primary and elementary schools
Anak Integrated School (elementary)
Asaclat Elementary School
Bugkalot Elementary School
Comgang Elementary School
Dicuraban Elementary School
Didang Primary School
Dioryong Integrated School (elementary)
Dipantan Elementary School
Disimungal Integrated School (elementary)
Giayan Integrated School (elementary)
Kakidugen Elementary School
Keat Elementary School
Kimmabayo Integrated School (elementary)
La Conwap Elementary School
Landingan Integrated School (elementary)
Macabo Elementary School
Mainget Primary School
Mataddi Elementary School
Matmad Integrated School (elementary)
Nagtipunan Central School Integrated SPED Center (elementary)
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