Gamu
Gamu | |
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Municipality of Gamu | |
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Nickname(s): Gateway to Mallig Plains Mother Town of the 2nd District Oldest Town of Mallig Plains | |
Gamu Location within the Philippines | |
Coordinates: 17°03′N 121°50′E / 17.05°N 121.83°ECoordinates: 17°03′N 121°50′E / 17.05°N 121.83°E | |
Country | Philippines |
Region | Cagayan Valley |
Province | Isabela |
District | 2nd district |
Barangays | 16 (see Barangays) |
Government | |
• Type | Sangguniang Bayan |
• Mayor | Nestor M. Uy |
• Vice Mayor | Nestor R. Lacerna |
• Representative | Ed Christopher S. Go |
• Electorate | 19,382 voters (2019) |
Area | |
• Total | 129.40 km2 (49.96 sq mi) |
Elevation | 51 m (167 ft) |
Highest elevation | 89 m (292 ft) |
Lowest elevation | 29 m (95 ft) |
Population (2020 census) [3] | |
• Total | 30,655 |
• Density | 240/km2 (610/sq mi) |
• Households | 6,666 |
Economy | |
• Income class | 4th municipal income class |
• Poverty incidence | 13.29% (2015)[4] |
• Revenue | ₱139,240,039.82 (2020) |
• Assets | ₱249,261,273.04 (2020) |
• Expenditure | ₱121,858,093.71 (2020) |
• Liabilities | ₱72,329,408.93 (2020) |
Service provider | |
• Electricity | Isabela 2 Electric Cooperative (ISELCO 2) |
Time zone | UTC+8 (PST) |
ZIP code | 3301 |
PSGC | |
IDD : area code | +63 (0)78 |
Native languages | Ilocano Tagalog |
Website | www |
Gamu, officially the Municipality of Gamu (Ilocano: Ili ti Gamu; Tagalog: Bayan ng Gamu), is a 4th class municipality in the province of Isabela, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 30,655 people. [3]
While not a commercially thriving town, it lies near Ilagan City and Cauayan, communities with banks, hospitals, and places of entertainment.
The municipality is the site of the 5th Infantry Division of Philippine Army as its infantry unit in Northern Luzon. The Infantry is located in Barangay Upi.
The town itself is famous for its baroque church, which has pointed towers at its facade.
Geography[]
Gamu is located in the central part of the province of Isabela. It is approximately 10 kilometers away from the provincial capitol of Isabela and about 387 kilometers from the country's capital, Manila.
It is bounded on the north by the city of Ilagan, or the north-west by the municipality of Quirino, on the south by the municipality of Reina Mercedes and on the south-west by the municipality of Burgos, and on the Southeast by the municipality of Naguilian.
Gamu has a total land area of 129.40 square kilometers with 16 barangays, 3 of which are classified as urban barangays, District I, II and III, and the rests are considered rural barangays.[5]
Barangays[]
Gamu is politically subdivided into 16 barangays. [6] District I, II, and III are considered as urban barangays while the rest are rural.[5]
Barangay | Population (as of August 1, 2015) |
Economic Class |
Punong Barangay (Term 2013–2016) |
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Barcolan | 940 | Rural | Ireneo S. Calumpit |
Buenavista | 999 | Rural | Ferdinand A. Jacob |
Dammao | 623 | Rural | Rosalinda S. Dabo |
District I (Poblacion) | 969 | Urban | Manuel M. Lampero |
District II (Poblacion) | 1,984 | Urban | Alfredo P. Burkley |
District III (Poblacion) | 2,704 | Urban | Camilo A. Preza |
Furao | 2,522 | Rural | Timoteo M. Galanza |
Guibang | 2,802 | Rural | Manuel A. Calega |
Lenzon | 1,001 | Rural | Roderick P. Lora |
Linglingay | 1,345 | Rural | Roger G. Lumilan |
Mabini | 4,608 | Rural | Glimerson L. Laverinto |
Pintor | 1,366 | Rural | Norberto T. Labayog |
RIzal | 366 | Rural | Roy B. Amigo |
Songsong | 1,514 | Rural | Marcelino C. Tumacder |
Union | 1,065 | Rural | Renato A. Agcaoili |
Upi | 5,096 | Rural | George E. Gatering |
Climate[]
Climate data for Gamu, Isabela | |||||||||||||
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Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
Average high °C (°F) | 29 (84) |
30 (86) |
32 (90) |
35 (95) |
35 (95) |
35 (95) |
34 (93) |
33 (91) |
32 (90) |
31 (88) |
30 (86) |
28 (82) |
32 (90) |
Average low °C (°F) | 19 (66) |
20 (68) |
21 (70) |
23 (73) |
23 (73) |
24 (75) |
23 (73) |
23 (73) |
23 (73) |
22 (72) |
21 (70) |
20 (68) |
22 (71) |
Average precipitation mm (inches) | 31.2 (1.23) |
23 (0.9) |
27.7 (1.09) |
28.1 (1.11) |
113.5 (4.47) |
141.4 (5.57) |
176.4 (6.94) |
236.6 (9.31) |
224.9 (8.85) |
247.7 (9.75) |
222.9 (8.78) |
178 (7.0) |
1,651.4 (65) |
Average rainy days | 10 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 13 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 144 |
Source: World Weather Online[7] |
Demographics[]
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Source: Philippine Statistics Authority [8] [9] [10][11] |
In the 2020 census, the population of Gamu, Isabela, was 30,655 people, [3] with a density of 240 inhabitants per square kilometre or 620 inhabitants per square mile.
Economy[]
Poverty Incidence of Gamu | |
Source: Philippine Statistics Authority[12][13][14][15][16][17] |
Festival[]
The town celebrated the Kuliglig Festival on August 23, 2013, following an executive order issued by the municipal government to officially proclaim it as the official festivity of the town.
Tourism[]
The town of Gamu is notable for having the most number of Roman Catholic churches in the entire province of Isabela. These churches are often visited by pilgrims and frequented by travellers all over the country to pay homage to each of the respective Roman Catholic icons to whom each of the churches were dedicated and named after.
- The National Shrine of Our Lady of the Visitation of Guibang was elevated into a National Shrine in 1986 by the Catholic Bishops Conference of the Philippines (CBCP) through the initiative of the late Most Rev. Miguel Purugganan, then Bishop of the Diocese of Ilagan. It is where the Marian image of the Our Lady of the Visitation of Guibang is enshrined.
- The Cathedral of Saint Michael the Archangel is located along the National Highway in Barangay Upi. It is where the episcopal seat of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Ilagan is located since 2013, when it was transferred from Saint Ferdinand Cathedral in Ilagan City, Isabela.
- The Poor Clare Monastery in Barangay Guibang is a church and monastery that was built and dedicated to Saint Clare of Assisi. It was established in 1991 by the Poor Clare nuns from Cabuyao in the province of Laguna through the assistance of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Ilagan and help from civic-minded benefactors.
- The Saint Rose of Lima Church is a Baroque-style 18th century structure dedicated to the town's patron saint, Saint Rose of Lima. It is notably the oldest church in the town and one of the only remaining churches of its kind in the province of Isabela.
Local government[]
- Mayor
- Nestor M. Uy
- Vice Mayor
- Nestor Lacerna
- Municipal Councilors
- Noel Laverinto Abaya
- Estela Burkley
- Dante Martinez
- Narciso Jr. Ordo Vercida
- Jesus Ramirez Lora
- Joey Paulo Dela Cruz
- Jose Dimagiba Lora
- Flordeliza Caro
- Gil Daggao Molano
—Commission on Elections[18]
References[]
- ^ Municipality of Gamu | (DILG)
- ^ "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.
- ^ a b c Census of Population (2020). "Region II (Cagayan Valley)". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. PSA. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
- ^ https://psa.gov.ph/sites/default/files/City%20and%20Municipal-level%20Small%20Area%20Poverty%20Estimates_%202009%2C%202012%20and%202015_0.xlsx; publication date: 10 July 2019; publisher: Philippine Statistics Authority.
- ^ a b "Facts and Figures of Gamu, Isabela". Retrieved 11 July 2014.
- ^ "Province: Isabela". PSGC Interactive. Quezon City, Philippines: Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved 12 November 2016.
- ^ "Gamu, Isabela: Average Temperatures and Rainfall". World Weather Online. Retrieved 31 October 2015.
- ^ Census of Population (2015). "Region II (Cagayan Valley)". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. PSA. Retrieved 20 June 2016.
- ^ Census of Population and Housing (2010). "Region II (Cagayan Valley)". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. NSO. Retrieved 29 June 2016.
- ^ Censuses of Population (1903–2007). "Region II (Cagayan Valley)". Table 1. Population Enumerated in Various Censuses by Province/Highly Urbanized City: 1903 to 2007. NSO.
- ^ "Province of Isabela". Municipality Population Data. Local Water Utilities Administration Research Division. Retrieved 17 December 2016.
- ^ "Poverty incidence (PI):". Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved 28 December 2020.
- ^ https://psa.gov.ph/sites/default/files/NSCB_LocalPovertyPhilippines_0.pdf; publication date: 29 November 2005; publisher: Philippine Statistics Authority.
- ^ https://psa.gov.ph/sites/default/files/2003%20SAE%20of%20poverty%20%28Full%20Report%29_1.pdf; publication date: 23 March 2009; publisher: Philippine Statistics Authority.
- ^ https://psa.gov.ph/sites/default/files/2006%20and%202009%20City%20and%20Municipal%20Level%20Poverty%20Estimates_0_1.pdf; publication date: 3 August 2012; publisher: Philippine Statistics Authority.
- ^ https://psa.gov.ph/sites/default/files/2012%20Municipal%20and%20City%20Level%20Poverty%20Estima7tes%20Publication%20%281%29.pdf; publication date: 31 May 2016; publisher: Philippine Statistics Authority.
- ^ https://psa.gov.ph/sites/default/files/City%20and%20Municipal-level%20Small%20Area%20Poverty%20Estimates_%202009%2C%202012%20and%202015_0.xlsx; publication date: 10 July 2019; publisher: Philippine Statistics Authority.
- ^ Commission on Elections "Gamu, Isabela - Election Results 2013" Check
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value (help). Retrieved 11 July 2014.
External links[]
- Municipalities of Isabela (province)
- Populated places on the Rio Grande de Cagayan