Nagtipunan

Nagtipunan
Municipality
Municipality of Nagtipunan
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Nagtipunan Location within the Philippines
Coordinates: 16°13′N 121°36′E / 16.22°N 121.6°E / 16.22; 121.6Coordinates: 16°13′N 121°36′E / 16.22°N 121.6°E / 16.22; 121.6
Country	Philippines
Region	Cagayan Valley
Province	Quirino
District	Lone district
Founded	February 25, 1983
Barangays	16 (see Barangays)
Government  [1]
• Type	Sangguniang Bayan
• Mayor	Nieverose C. Meneses
• Vice Mayor	Arnel R. Fiesta
• Representative	Junie E. Cua
• Municipal Council	show Members Stacy Mirth B. Baccac Melanie M. Batara Jessie S. Tigas Carlito M. Tabon Adhalia L. Baniaga Arnel E. Ballesteros Jerry D. Gelman Roly A. Cumlat
• Electorate	15,002 voters (2019)
Area [2]
• 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	3,979
Economy
• Income class	1st municipal income class
• Poverty incidence	19.59% (2015)[4]
• Revenue	₱311,146,829.83 (2016)
Service provider
• Electricity	Quirino Electric Cooperative (QUIRELCO)
Time zone	UTC+8 (PST)
ZIP code	3405
PSGC	025706000
IDD : area code	+63 (0)78
Climate type	tropical rainforest climate
Native languages	Ilocano Bugkalot Nagtipunan Agta Arta Tagalog
Website	www.nagtipunan-quirino.gov.ph

Nagtipunan, officially the Municipality of Nagtipunan (Ilocano: Ili ti Nagtipunan; Tagalog: Bayan ng Nagtipunan), is a 1st class municipality in the province of Quirino, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 25,399 people. ^[3]

The municipality is known for its natural environment, and is dubbed as the tourism capital of the province of Quirino.^{[citation needed]}

Geography[]

As the largest municipality in the province, it occupies a land area of 1,607.40 square kilometers, nearly half of the province itself.

Barangays[]

Nagtipunan is politically subdivided into 16 barangays.

Climate[]

Demographics[]

Economy[]

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. The town's name was derived from the native word 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.

Attractions[]

Natural attractions include:

• 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 metres (160 ft) high Mactol Falls, in Barangay San Pugo, is the Cagayan River headwater. It is located 22 kilometres (14 mi) from Pongo (a 2.5-hr. drive) and has a 22 metres (72 ft) deep basin surrounded by rock formations and a forest. It used for swimming and picnicking.^{[citation needed]}
• Victoria Falls, in Barangay Sangbay, is believed to be a source of the Cagayan River which bisects the valley and ends at the Aparri Delta.
• 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.
• The Pusuac cave and watershed in Barangay Ponggo.

References[]

External links[]

• Nagtipunan Profile at PhilAtlas.com
• Philippine Standard Geographic Code
• Philippine Census Information
• Local Governance Performance Management System