Kayapa

Kayapa, officially the Municipality of Kayapa (Gaddang: Ili na Kayapa; Ilocano: Ili ti Kayapa; Tagalog: Bayan ng Kayapa), is a 3rd class municipality in the province of Nueva Vizcaya, Philippines. According to the 2015 census, it has a population of 23,714 people. [3]

For the village in Turkey, see Kayapa, Büyükorhan.
Kayapa
Municipality
Municipality of Kayapa
Seal
Nickname(s): 
Gateway to the Cordilleras
Summer Capital of Nueva Vizcaya
Map of Nueva Vizcaya with Kayapa highlighted
OpenStreetMap
Kayapa
Location within the Philippines
Coordinates: 16°25′N 120°55′E
Country Philippines
RegionCagayan Valley (Region II)
ProvinceNueva Vizcaya
DistrictLone district
Barangays30 (see Barangays)
Government
 [1]
 • TypeSangguniang Bayan
 • MayorElizabeth Balasya
 • Vice MayorPeter L. Bay-an
 • RepresentativeLuisa L. Cuaresma
 • Electorate14,889 voters (2019)
Area
 [2]
 • Total482.90 km2 (186.45 sq mi)
Elevation
1,264 m (4,147 ft)
Population
 (2015 census) [3]
 • Total23,714
 • Density49/km2 (130/sq mi)
 • Households
5,516
Economy
 • Income class3rd municipal income class
 • Poverty incidence21.05% (2015)[4]
 • Revenue₱114,520,473.25 (2016)
Time zoneUTC+8 (PST)
ZIP code
3708
PSGC
025010000
IDD : area code +63 (0)78
Climate typetropical rainforest climate
Native languagesIlocano
Gaddang
Ibaloi
I-Wak
Kallahan language
Karao
Tagalog

History

In 1754, Governor General Don Arandia sent Comandante Dovilla, who was based in Pangasinan, to establish a civil government and spread Christianity among the non-Christian Tribes. The mission first saw the Valley of Yapa (Yapa meaning bountiful) which was inhabited by the Allagots, the second descendants of the Bormangi and Owak and the third descendants of the Kalanguya, Ibaloi, Ilo-o and Karao tribes who settled in the fertile valley. When the commandante and his company arrived in the valley of Yapa, the villagers entertained them under a big tree called “Kalabao” which stood in the middle of the valley. It was from these words “Kalabao” and “Yapa” where the present name “Kayapa” was coined. On January 29, 1915, Governor General Francis Burton Harrison signed and issued Executive Order No. 9, transferring all territories of the former Spanish Commandancia of Kayapa, except the area which lies within the Benguet watershed of the Agno River, from the sub-Province of Benguet to the Province of Nueva Vizcaya. On November 11, 1950, President Elpidio Quirino signed Executive Order No. 368 [5] proclaiming the Municipality of Kayapa as a regular town, thus, merging Kayapa and Pingkian into one town as it is today.

Barangays

Kayapa is politically subdivided into 30 barangays.

  • Acacia
  • Amelong Labeng
  • Ansipsip
  • Baan
  • Babadi
  • Balangabang
  • Banao
  • Binalian
  • Besong
  • Cabalatan-Alang
  • Cabanglasan
  • Kayapa Proper East
  • Kayapa Proper West
  • Mapayao
  • Nansiakan
  • Pampang (Poblacion)
  • Pangawan
  • Pinayag
  • Pingkian
  • San Fabian
  • Talecabcab
  • Tubongan
  • Alang-Salacsac
  • Balete
  • Buyasyas
  • Cabayo
  • Castillo Village
  • Latbang
  • Lawigan
  • Tidang Village

Demographics
Population census of Kayapa
YearPop.±% p.a.
1918 7,577—    
1939 8,702+0.66%
1948 5,759−4.48%
1960 9,298+4.07%
1970 14,920+4.84%
1975 20,718+6.81%
1980 20,491−0.22%
1990 18,685−0.92%
1995 19,376+0.68%
2000 19,193−0.20%
2007 20,806+1.12%
2010 21,453+1.12%
2015 23,714+1.93%
Source: Philippine Statistics Authority [3] [6] [7][8]
  • Municipal hall
  • Public market
  • Kayapa Central School
  • Saint Joseph Parish Church
  • Town proper

References
  1.  Municipality of Kayapa | (DILG)
  2. "Province: Nueva Vizcaya". PSGC Interactive. Quezon City, Philippines: Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved 12 November 2016.
  3. Census of Population (2015). "Region II (Cagayan Valley)". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. PSA. Retrieved 20 June 2016.
  4. "PSA releases the 2015 Municipal and City Level Poverty Estimates". Quezon City, Philippines. Retrieved 1 January 2020.
  5. "Reorganizing the municipalities and municipal districts in the province of Nueva Vizcaya into ten municipalities, defining their boundaries, and abolishing the municipal districts". Official Gazette of the Republic of the Philippines. Retrieved 2021-01-12.
  6. Census of Population and Housing (2010). "Region II (Cagayan Valley)". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. NSO. Retrieved 29 June 2016.
  7. 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.
  8. "Province of Nueva Vizcaya". Municipality Population Data. Local Water Utilities Administration Research Division. Retrieved 17 December 2016.


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