Nueva Vizcaya

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Nueva Vizcaya is a province of the Philippines located in the Cagayan Valley region in Luzon. Its capital is Bayombong and borders, clockwise from the north, Ifugao, Isabela, Quirino, Aurora, Nueva Ecija, Pangasinan, and Benguet.

History, People and Culture

The province of Nueva Vizcaya used to be a territory of the vast Cagayan Valley which was once an integral political unit with one governor. In 1839, then Governor Luis Lardizabal issued an order creating Nueva Vizcaya into a politico-militar province upon the advice the alcalde mayor of Cagayan. The order was approved by a Royal Decree on April 10, 1841. The province had its first taste of civil governance in 1902 when it was organized by the Philippine Commission.

Since its birth as a province, traces of its history could still be reflected from the culture and customs of the early settlers which included the Ilongots (Bugkalots), Igorots, Ifugaos, Isinays, and the Gaddangs. The influx of civilization and the infusion of modern technology to the life stream of the province induced many immigrants from adjacent provinces to migrate to this province. The conglomeration of many people from varied origins in the province is a recognition of the province's vast and unexplored potentials.

Meanwhile, the history of religion in the province of Nueva Vizcaya dates back to the year 1607 when the Dominican Order dated the jungles to come to the hinterlands of the province to preach their belief. It was not until 1609, however, that the first settlements of a religious order was established in the southern half of the province.

The missionary work was continued in 1702 when a covenant was erected in Burubur at the foot of the Caraballo mountains in Sta. Clara, which is now a barangay of the town of Aritao. It was in this place where the first mass was celebrated and the first baptism of a Christian convert was held.

Geography

The province has a total land area of 4,378.80 square kilometers which accounts for 16.30% of the total land area of Region II. It is composed of 15 municipalities, with Bayombong as the provincial capital, Bambang and Solano as the commercial centers, while Kayapa as the summer capital and vegetable bowl.

About 268 kilometers north of Metro Manila, the provincial capitol, Bayombong, can be reached by land through the Cagayan Valley Road (Maharlika Highway).

With forest land, agricultural areas and grasslands occupying a wide swath of the province, it does not come as a surprise that Nueva Vizcaya is an ideal site for extensive agricultural activity. In agriculture, its main crops are rice, corn, vegetables, pineapple, banana, coffee, coconut, oranges and other fruit trees.

In mining, the province faces bright prospects. According to the Bureau of Mines and Geo-Sciences, deposits of metallic minerals which can be exploited are copper, gold, molybdenum and pyrite. Non- metallic deposits include red clay, white clay and limestone. Sand and gravel are the most abundant deposits in the province.

Every last week of May, Nueva Vizcaya celebrate the PANAGYAMAN festival, which is celebrated in the Capitol, Capitol is in the Capital, Bayombong

Political

The present territory of Nueva Vizcaya was the result of changes emanating from the formal creation of the province of Isabela in May 1856, where a great portion of its northern territory was ceded to the newly-born province.

The organization in 1908 of the province of Ifugao further reduced the area of Nueva Vizcaya which was forced to give up its northwest territory. The survey executed by the Bureau of Lands in 1914 further caused the diminution of its area and reduced again upon the enactment of the Administrative Code in 1917.

Even with these slices of land given away to new and emerging territories, the province of Nueva Vizcaya still held a wide territory. But again in 1971, with the passage of Republic Act 6394, Quirino, which was then a subprovince of Nueva Vizcaya, was separated from its mother province and made in to a regular province.

The province has one congressional district. There is a long time proposal of dividing the province into two congressional districts called "North District" comprising the northern municipalities, and "South District" composing of the southern towns.

Nueva Vizcaya is subdivided into 15 municipalities.

Municipalities

Alfonso Castaneda Ambaguio Aritao Bagabag Bambang Bayombong Diadi Dupax del Norte

Dupax del Sur Kasibu Kayapa Quezon Santa Fe Solano Villaverde

External links

• http://www.nvizcaya.gov.ph
• http://www.nuevavizcaya.com.ph

 

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