Nueva Era, Ilocos Norte

Nueva Era
Municipality
Municipality of Nueva Era
Flag Seal
Etymology: lit. "New Era"
Map of Ilocos Norte with Nueva Era highlighted
OpenStreetMap
Nueva Era Location within the Philippines
Coordinates: 17°55′N120°40′E / 17.92°N 120.67°E / 17.92; 120.67
Country	Philippines
Region	Ilocos Region
Province	Ilocos Norte
District	2nd district
Barangays	11 (see Barangays)
Government   [1]
• Type	Sangguniang Bayan
•  Mayor	Aldrin R. Garvida
•  Vice Mayor	Caroline A. Garvida
•  Representative	Eugenio Angelo M. Barba
•  Municipal Council	Members Catherine A. Naira Osias O. Bueno Jerry D. Alejandro Benabel A. Lalugan Roger O. Arzadon Agrifina T. Dumlao Petronio H. Riquelman Jr. Edwin B. Yagin
•  Electorate	6,072 voters (2022)
Area [2]
• Total	515.02 km2 (198.85 sq mi)
Elevation	220 m (720 ft)
Highest elevation	841 m (2,759 ft)
Lowest elevation	63 m (207 ft)
Population  (2020 census) [3]
• Total	11,968
• Density	23/km2 (60/sq mi)
•  Households	2,989
Economy
•  Income class	3rd municipal income class
•  Poverty incidence	7.22 % (2021) [4]
•  Revenue	₱ 165.9 million (2020)
•  Assets	₱ 735.9 million (2020)
•  Expenditure	₱ 106.8 million (2020)
•  Liabilities	₱ 173 million (2020)
Service provider
• Electricity	Ilocos Norte Electric Cooperative (INEC)
Time zone	UTC+8 (PST)
ZIP code	2909
PSGC	012814000
IDD  :  area code	+63 (0)77
Native languages	Ilocano Tagalog

Nueva Era, officially the Municipality of Nueva Era (Ilocano : Ili ti Nueva Era; Filipino : Bayan ng Nueva Era), is a 3rd class municipality in the province of Ilocos Norte, Philippines. It had a population of 11,968 at the 2020 census. ^[3]

Nueva Era is 63 kilometres (39 mi) from Laoag, 480 kilometres (300 mi) from Manila, and 64 kilometres (40 mi) from Bangued.

Geography

Barangays

Nueva Era is politically subdivided into 11 barangays.  ^[5] Each barangay consists of puroks and some have sitios.

• Acnam
• Barangobong
• Barikir
• Bugayong
• Cabittauran
• Caray
• Garnaden
• Naguillan (Pagpag-ong)
• Poblacion
• Santo Niño
• Uguis

Climate

Climate data for Nueva Era, Ilocos Norte
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)	26 (79)	28 (82)	30 (86)	31 (88)	31 (88)	30 (86)	30 (86)	29 (84)	29 (84)	29 (84)	28 (82)	26 (79)	29 (84)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)	19 (66)	19 (66)	21 (70)	23 (73)	24 (75)	25 (77)	24 (75)	24 (75)	24 (75)	22 (72)	22 (72)	20 (68)	22 (72)
Average precipitation mm (inches)	38 (1.5)	37 (1.5)	37 (1.5)	49 (1.9)	181 (7.1)	214 (8.4)	264 (10.4)	251 (9.9)	243 (9.6)	229 (9.0)	129 (5.1)	96 (3.8)	1,768 (69.7)
Average rainy days	11.6	10.7	12.4	15.2	22.6	25.0	26.1	24.9	24.3	19.2	16.4	15.4	223.8
Source: Meteoblue [6]

Demographics

Population census of Nueva Era

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1918	907	—
1939	2,059	+3.98%
1948	1,971	−0.48%
1960	2,803	+2.98%
1970	3,413	+1.99%
1975	3,608	+1.12%
1980	3,927	+1.71%
1990	5,238	+2.92%
1995	6,224	+3.28%
2000	6,095	−0.45%
2007	7,475	+2.85%
2010	7,837	+1.74%
2015	9,506	+3.75%
2020	11,968	+4.63%
Source: Philippine Statistics Authority [7] [8] [9] [10]

In the 2020 census, the population of Nueva Era was 11,968 people, ^[3] with a density of 23 inhabitants per square kilometre or 60 inhabitants per square mile.

Economy

Poverty incidence of Nueva Era

10 20 30 40 2006 37.70 2009 24.90 2012 25.17 2015 14.56 2018 6.10 2021 7.22 Source: Philippine Statistics Authority [11] [12] [13] [14] [15] [16] [17] [18]

Government

Local government

Main article: Sangguniang Bayan

Nueva Era, belonging to the second congressional district of the province of Ilocos Norte, 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) ^[19]

Position	Name
Congressman	Eugenio Angelo M. Barba
Mayor	Aldrin R. Garvida
Vice-Mayor	Caroline A. Garvida
Councilors	Catherine A. Naira
	Osias O. Bueno
	Jerry D. Alejandro
	Benabel A. Lalugan
	Roger O. Arzadon
	Agrifina T. Dumlao
	Petronio H. Riquelman Jr.
	Edwin B. Yagin

References

1.   Municipality of Nueva Era | (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 I (Ilocos Region)". 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. "Province: Ilocos Norte". PSGC Interactive. Quezon City, Philippines: Philippine Statistics Authority . Retrieved 12 November 2016.
6. "Nueva Era: Average Temperatures and Rainfall". Meteoblue. Retrieved 4 March 2020.
7. Census of Population (2015). "Region I (Ilocos Region)". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. Philippine Statistics Authority . Retrieved 20 June 2016.
8. Census of Population and Housing (2010). "Region I (Ilocos Region)" (PDF). Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. National Statistics Office . Retrieved 29 June 2016.
9. Censuses of Population (1903–2007). "Region I (Ilocos Region)". Table 1. Population Enumerated in Various Censuses by Province/Highly Urbanized City: 1903 to 2007. National Statistics Office.
10. "Province of Ilocos Norte". Municipality Population Data. Local Water Utilities Administration Research Division. Retrieved 17 December 2016.
11. "Poverty incidence (PI):". Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved December 28, 2020.
12. "Estimation of Local Poverty in the Philippines" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. 29 November 2005.
13. "2003 City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. 23 March 2009.
14. "City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates; 2006 and 2009" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. 3 August 2012.
15. "2012 Municipal and City Level Poverty Estimates" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. 31 May 2016.
16. "Municipal and City Level Small Area Poverty Estimates; 2009, 2012 and 2015". Philippine Statistics Authority. 10 July 2019.
17. "PSA Releases the 2018 Municipal and City Level Poverty Estimates". Philippine Statistics Authority. 15 December 2021. Retrieved 22 January 2022.
18. "PSA Releases the 2021 City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates". Philippine Statistics Authority. 2 April 2024. Retrieved 28 April 2024.
19. "2019 National and Local Elections" (PDF). Commission on Elections. Retrieved March 10, 2022.

External links

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