Tuao

Tuao
Municipality
Municipality of Tuao
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Map of Cagayan with Tuao highlighted
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Tuao Location within the Philippines
Coordinates: 17°44′06″N121°27′19″E / 17.735°N 121.4553°E / 17.735; 121.4553
Country	Philippines
Region	Cagayan Valley
Province	Cagayan
District	3rd district
Founded	1851
Barangays	32 (see Barangays)
Government   [1]
• Type	Sangguniang Bayan
•  Mayor	Francisco N. Mamba Jr.
•  Vice Mayor	William N. Mamba
•  Representative	Joseph L. Lara
•  Municipal Council	Members Leonard M. Beltran Guillermo A. Sumigad Jr. Mayonito R. Fernandez Martin M. Soriano Jose Pocholo C. Baligod Nicanor A. Turingan Jr. Arthur G. Taguiam Nestor Yap
•  Electorate	38,816 voters (2022)
Area [2]
• Total	215.50 km2 (83.21 sq mi)
Elevation	67 m (220 ft)
Highest elevation	347 m (1,138 ft)
Lowest elevation	22 m (72 ft)
Population  (2020 census) [3]
• Total	63,970
• Density	300/km2 (770/sq mi)
•  Households	14,785
Economy
•  Income class	1st municipal income class
•  Poverty incidence	11.75 % (2018) [4]
•  Revenue	₱ 287.4 million (2020)
•  Assets	₱ 623.4 million (2020)
•  Expenditure	₱ 190.8 million (2020)
•  Liabilities	₱ 101 million (2020)
Service provider
• Electricity	Cagayan 1 Electric Cooperative (CAGELCO 1)
Time zone	UTC+8 (PST)
ZIP code	3528
PSGC	021528000
IDD  :  area code	+63 (0)78
Native languages	Ibanag Ilocano Itawis Tagalog

Tuao, officially the Municipality of Tuao (Ibanag : Ili nat Tuao; Ilocano : Ili ti Tuao; Tagalog : Bayan ng Tuao), is a 1st class municipality in the province of Cagayan, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 63,970 people. ^[3]

Tuao is 44 kilometres (27 mi) from Tuguegarao and 525 kilometres (326 mi) from Manila.

Etymology

When the early Spanish missionaries were busy laying the foundation of a church late in the 16th century at a site about six kilometers from the present town of Tuao, a big bird came circling over them and then alighted on the wooden cross erected to mark the place where the cornerstone was laid. It flapped its wings noisily, cried "battuao, battuao, battuao" and then flew away.

History

When the civil authorities founded the town in 1604, the natives insisted that it be called Tuao. Eight years later on May 13, 1612, Tuao was accepted ecclesiastically. Father Miguel de San Jacinto, O.P. gave the town Santos Angeles Custudios (Holy Guardian Angels) as its patron saints.

The early missionaries in Tuao were zealous evangelists and tactful pacifiers of warlike natives. One of them was Father Francisco Capillas, who later became the first martyr in China. The first parish priest, Father Juan B. Cano, O.P. worked patiently with the people. Another missionary, Father Gabriel Serrano, O.P. built a strong brick and mortar church, a rectory (convento) and a fort (cotta) in which the Spaniards and the natives sought refuge every time the town was raided by the Kalingas from the Cordillera ranges. These landmarks were destroyed by a strong earthquake on December 29, 1949.

In protest of abuses committed by Spanish civil officials and soldiers, the inhabitants of Tuao and neighboring Malaueg, rose in revolt in 1718 under Luis Magtangaga and Tomas Sinaguingan. The uprising was put down by Capitan Juan Pablo de Orduna. ^[5]

During World War II, Tuao was the seat of the provincial resistance government of Governor Marcelo Adduru. The Japanese Forces garrisoned the town when Adduru was captured late in 1943, but Adduru returned shortly after having been freed by the guerillas early in 1944. Donald Blackburn, "assisted by his intelligence officer Lt. Mariano D. Manawis, from the prominent Daquial family who served in the 11th Infantry;"; ^{[6] : 112–113} staged from Tuao, his guerrilla headquarters, attacks against the Japanese in Tuguegarao. ^{[7] : 299–302}

Geography

Barangays

Former flag of Tuao

Tuao is politically subdivided into 32 barangays. Each barangay consists of puroks while some have sitios.

• Accusilian
• Alabiao
• Alabug
• Angang
• Bagumbayan
• Barancuag
• Battung
• Bicok
• Bugnay
• Bulagao
• Cagumitan
• Cato
• Centro 1
• Centro 2
• Culong
• Dagupan
• Fugu
• Lakambini
• Lallayug
• Malalinta
• Malummin
• Mambacag
• Mungo
• Naruangan
• Palca
• Pata
• San Juan
• San Luis (Gurengad)
• San Vicente
• Santo Tomas
• Taribubu
• Villa Laida

Climate

Climate data for Tuao, Cagayan
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)	26 (79)	27 (81)	30 (86)	32 (90)	32 (90)	32 (90)	31 (88)	31 (88)	30 (86)	29 (84)	28 (82)	26 (79)	30 (85)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)	21 (70)	21 (70)	22 (72)	23 (73)	25 (77)	25 (77)	25 (77)	25 (77)	24 (75)	24 (75)	23 (73)	22 (72)	23 (74)
Average precipitation mm (inches)	109 (4.3)	78 (3.1)	64 (2.5)	54 (2.1)	181 (7.1)	196 (7.7)	204 (8.0)	211 (8.3)	174 (6.9)	198 (7.8)	185 (7.3)	231 (9.1)	1,885 (74.2)
Average rainy days	17.2	13.7	13.2	13.0	21.7	23.4	25.2	25.2	21.9	17.7	18.6	20.8	231.6
Source: Meteoblue [8]

Demographics

Population census of Tuao

Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1903 7,214 —     1918 9,800 +2.06% 1939 14,228 +1.79% 1948 16,365 +1.57% 1960 23,257 +2.97% 1970 28,757 +2.14% 1975 31,597 +1.91% 1980 36,255 +2.79%	Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1990 43,926 +1.94% 1995 49,285 +2.18% 2000 53,536 +1.79% 2007 57,154 +0.91% 2010 57,620 +0.30% 2015 61,535 +1.26% 2020 63,970 +0.77%
Source: Philippine Statistics Authority [9] [10] [11] [12]

In the 2020 census, the population of Tuao was 63,970 people, ^[3] with a density of 300 inhabitants per square kilometre or 780 inhabitants per square mile.

Government

Local government

Main article: Sangguniang Bayan

Tuao, belonging to the third legislative district of the province of Cagayan, 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.

Members of the Municipal Council
(2019–2022) ^[20]

Position	Name
Congressman	Joseph L. Lara
Mayor	Francisco N. Mamba Jr.
Vice-Mayor	William N. Mamba
Councilors	Leonard M. Beltran
	Guillermo A. Sumigad Jr.
	Mayonito R. Fernandez
	Martin M. Soriano
	Jose Pocholo C. Baligod
	Nicanor A. Turingan Jr.
	Arthur G. Taguiam
	Nester Yap

Education

The Schools Division of Cagayan governs the town's public education system. ^[21] The division office is a field office of the DepEd in Cagayan Valley region. ^[22] The office governs the public and private elementary and public and private high schools throughout the municipality.

References

1.   Municipality of Tuao | (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 2018 Municipal and City Level Poverty Estimates". Philippine Statistics Authority. 15 December 2021. Retrieved 22 January 2022.
5. Salgado, Pedro. "Itawis Missions in Cagayan Province". Cagayan Valley and Easter Cordillera: 1581-1898, Volume I. Rex Publishing. pp. 125–128.
6. Guardia, M., 2011, Shadow Commander, Philadelphia & Newbury
7. Harkins, P., 1956, Blackburn's Headhunters, London: Cassell & Co. LTD
8. "Tuao, Cagayan: Average Temperatures and Rainfall". Meteoblue. Retrieved 27 December 2018.
9. Census of Population (2015). "Region II (Cagayan Valley)". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. Philippine Statistics Authority . Retrieved 20 June 2016.
10. 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.
11. 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.
12. "Province of Cagayan". Municipality Population Data. Local Water Utilities Administration Research Division. Retrieved 17 December 2016.
13. "Poverty incidence (PI):". Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved December 28, 2020.
14. "Estimation of Local Poverty in the Philippines" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. 29 November 2005.
15. "2003 City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. 23 March 2009.
16. "City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates; 2006 and 2009" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. 3 August 2012.
17. "2012 Municipal and City Level Poverty Estimates" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. 31 May 2016.
18. "Municipal and City Level Small Area Poverty Estimates; 2009, 2012 and 2015". Philippine Statistics Authority. 10 July 2019.
19. "PSA Releases the 2018 Municipal and City Level Poverty Estimates". Philippine Statistics Authority. 15 December 2021. Retrieved 22 January 2022.
20. "2019 National and Local Elections" (PDF). Commission on Elections. Retrieved March 10, 2022.
21. "History of DepED SDO Cagayan". DepED SDO Cagayan | Official Website of DepED SDO Cagayan. Retrieved March 13, 2022.
22. "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