Province of Nueva Vizcaya
Provincial seal of Nueva Vizcaya
Map of the Philippines with Nueva Vizcaya highlighted
Region	Cagayan Valley (Region II)
Capital	Bayombong
Divisions
- Highly urbanized cities	0
- Component cities	0
- Municipalities	15
- Barangays	275
- Congressional districts	1
Population	19th smallest
- Total (2007)	366,962
- Density	94/km² (14th lowest)
Area	33rd largest
- Total	3,903. In the Philippines, regions ( Filpino: rehiyon, ISO 3166-2PH) are administrative division that serve primarily to organize the 81 Cagayan Valley ( Lambak ng Cagayan in Filipino) is a region of the Philippines, also designated as Region II or Bayombong is a 3rd class municipality in the province of Nueva Vizcaya, Philippines. A city ( lungsod, or sometimes siyudad, in Filipino and Tagalog) is a tier of local government in the Philippines A city ( lungsod, or sometimes siyudad, in Filipino and Tagalog) is a tier of local government in the Philippines A municipality ( bayan, sometimes munisipyo in Cebuano or used infrequently in Tagalog) is a local government unit in the Philippines This article refers to a political administrative division See Barangay Ginebra Kings for other uses The House of Representatives of the Philippines ( Filipino: Kapulungan ng mga Kinatawan ng Pilipinas) is the lower chamber of the Congress of the Philippines 9 km²
Founded	—
Spoken languages	Ilocano, Tagalog, Gaddang, Isinay
Governor	Luisa Lloren Cuaresma (NP/LDP)

Nueva Vizcaya is a province of the Philippines located in the Cagayan Valley region in Luzon. To view the Ilokano edition of this Wikipedia article select from the in other languages section to the side of this page Tagalog is one of the major languages used in the Philippines. Luisa Lloren Cuaresma is governor of the Philippine province of Nueva Vizcaya. For National Parties in other countries see National Party. The Nacionalista Party ( Filipino: Partido Nacionalista) is The Laban ng Demokratikong Pilipino ( Struggle of Democratic Filipinos) is a Political party in the Philippines. The provinces of the Philippines are the primary administrative divisions of the Philippines. The Philippines ( Filipino: Pilipinas, officially known as the Republic of the Philippines (fil ''Republika ng Pilipinas'' RP Cagayan Valley ( Lambak ng Cagayan in Filipino) is a region of the Philippines, also designated as Region II or In the Philippines, regions ( Filpino: rehiyon, ISO 3166-2PH) are administrative division that serve primarily to organize the 81 Luzon is the largest and most economically and politically important Island in the Philippines and one of the three island groups in the country with Visayas Its capital is Bayombong. Bayombong is a 3rd class municipality in the province of Nueva Vizcaya, Philippines. It is bordered by, clockwise from the north, Ifugao, Isabela, Quirino, Aurora, Nueva Ecija, Pangasinan, and Benguet. This article refers to the province For other uses see Ifugao (disambiguation. Isabela is the second largest province of the Philippines next to Palawan. Quirino is a province of the Philippines located in the Cagayan Valley region in Luzon. Aurora is a province of the Philippines located in the Central Luzon region. Nueva Ecija is a landlocked province of the Philippines located in the Central Luzon region Pangasinan is one of the provinces of the Republic of the Philippines. Benguet is a landlocked province of the Philippines in the Cordillera Administrative Region in Luzon.

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. Cagayan Valley ( Lambak ng Cagayan in Filipino) is a region of the Philippines, also designated as Region II or In 1839, then-Governor Luis Lardizabal issued an order transforming Nueva Vizcaya into a politico-militar province upon the advice the alcalde mayor of Cagayan. Year 1839 ( MDCCCXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Cagayan is a province of the Philippines in the Cagayan Valley region in Luzon. The order was approved by a Royal Decree on April 10, 1841. A decree is an order made by a Head of state or government and having the force of Law. Events 879 - Louis III becomes King of the Western Franks. 1407 - the lama For the game see 1841 (board game. Year 1841 ( MDCCCXLI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link The province had its first taste of civil governance in 1902 when it was organized by the Philippine Commission. The Philippine Commission was a body appointed by the President of the United States to exercise legislative and limited executive powers in the Philippines.

Since Nueva Vizcaya's birth as a province, traces of the culture and customs of its early settlers--the Ilongots (Bugkalot), Igorots, Ifugaos, Isinays, and the Gaddangs--can still be seen. The Ilongots are a tribe who inhabit the southern Sierra Madre and Caraballo Mountains, on the east side of Luzon Island in the Philippines. Igorot ( pronounced) name for the people of the Cordillera region in the Philippines island of Luzon. Igorot ( pronounced) name for the people of the Cordillera region in the Philippines island of Luzon. 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 history of organized religion in the province of Nueva Vizcaya dates back to the year 1607 when the Dominican Order arrived at the hinterlands of the province to preach their beliefs. The Order of Preachers ( Latin: Ordo Praedicatorum) after the 15th century more commonly known as the Dominican Order or Dominicans, is It was not until 1609, however, that the first settlement of a religious order was established in the southern half of the province. In 1702, a covenant was erected in Burubur at the foot of the Caraballo mountains in Santa Clara, which is now a barangay of the town of Aritao. Year 1702 ( MDCCII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Caraballo Mountains is a mountain range in the central part of Luzon, Philippines. Aritao is a 3rd class municipality in the province of Nueva Vizcaya, Philippines. It was on this site that the first mass in Nueva Vizcaya was celebrated and the first baptism of a Christian convert was held.

Every last week of May, Nueva Vizcaya celebrates the Panagyaman festival. MAY ( also known as: Mei メイ 메이 is a Korean singer well known in South Korea for singing the song "Miracle"

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. Cagayan Valley ( Lambak ng Cagayan in Filipino) is a region of the Philippines, also designated as Region II or It is composed of 15 municipalities, with Bayombong as the provincial capital, Bambang and Solano, Nueva Vizcaya as the major commercial centers, and Kayapa as the summer capital and "vegetable bowl. Bayombong is a 3rd class municipality in the province of Nueva Vizcaya, Philippines. Bambang is a 3rd class municipality in the province of Nueva Vizcaya, Philippines. Solano is a 2nd class municipality in the province of Nueva Vizcaya, Philippines. Kayapa is a 1st class municipality in the province of Nueva Vizcaya, Philippines. " Bayombong lies approximately 268 kilometers north of Metro Manila and can be reached by land via the Cagayan Valley Road (Maharlika Highway). Metropolitan Manila ( Filipino: Kalakhang Maynila, Kamaynilaan) or the National Capital Region (NCR ( Filipino: Pambansang The Pan-Philippine Highway (also known as the Maharlika Highway) ( is a 3500 km network of roads bridges and ferry services that connect the islands of Luzon,

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. 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. Copper (ˈkɒpɚ is a Chemical element with the symbol Cu (cuprum and Atomic number 29 Gold (ˈɡoʊld is a Chemical element with the symbol Au (from its Latin name aurum) and Atomic number 79 Molybdenum (məˈlɪbdənəm from the Greek word for the metal " Lead " is a Group 6 Chemical element with the symbol Mo Non-metallic deposits include red clay, white clay and limestone. Sand and gravel are the most abundant deposits in the province.

Politics

The present territory of Nueva Vizcaya was the result of changes emanating from the formal creation of the province of Isabela in May 1856, when a large portion of its northern territory was ceded to the newly formed 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. Year 1908 ( MCMVIII) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year This article refers to the province For other uses see Ifugao (disambiguation. The survey executed by the Bureau of Lands in 1914 caused the further diminution of its area, which was reduced once more with the enactment of the Administrative Code in 1917. Finally, in 1971, Quirino was transformed from a subprovince of Nueva Vizcaya into an autonomous province under Republic Act 6394. Quirino is a province of the Philippines located in the Cagayan Valley region in Luzon. Yet even after these slices of land had been given away to new and emerging territories, the province of Nueva Vizcaya continues to occupy a vast area.

Nueva Vizcaya has one congressional district, although there has been a longtime proposal to divide the province into two congressional districts: "North District," comprising the northern municipalities; and "South District," composed of the southern towns.

Tilapia industry

Tilapia, St Peter's Fish

On January 11, 2008, the Cagayan Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) stated that tilapia (species of cichlid fishes from the tilapiine cichlid tribe) production grew and Cagayan Valley is now the Philippines’ tilapia capital (Saint Peter’s fish). Events 1055 - Theodora is crowned Empress of the Byzantine Empire. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Tilapia (təˌlɑpiə is the common name for nearly a hundred Species of Cichlid Fishes from the Tilapiine cichlid tribe In Biology, a species is one of the basic units of Biological classification and a Taxonomic rank. Cichlids (ˈsɪklɪd are Fish from the family Cichlidae in the order Perciformes. Fish are aquatic Vertebrate animals that are typically ectothermic (previously Cold-blooded) covered with scales, and equipped with two The Tilapiini is a tribe within the family Cichlidae commonly known as tilapiine cichlids. A tribe, viewed historically or developmentally consists of a Social group existing before the development of or outside of States Many anthropologists use Cagayan Valley ( Lambak ng Cagayan in Filipino) is a region of the Philippines, also designated as Region II or The Philippines ( Filipino: Pilipinas, officially known as the Republic of the Philippines (fil ''Republika ng Pilipinas'' RP Tilapia (təˌlɑpiə is the common name for nearly a hundred Species of Cichlid Fishes from the Tilapiine cichlid tribe Production supply grew 37. 25% since 2003, with 14,000 metric tons (MT) in 2007. The recent aquaculture congress found that the growth of tilapia production was due to government interventions: provision of fast-growing species, accreditation of private hatcheries to ensure supply of quality fingerlings, establishment of demonstration farms, providing free fingerlings to newly constructed fishponds, and the dissemination of tilapia to Nueva Vizcaya (in Diadi town). Diadi is a 4th class municipality in the province of Nueva Vizcaya, Philippines. Former cycling champion Lupo Alava is a multi-awarded tilapia raiser in Bagabag, Nueva Vizcaya. The name Bagabag may mean Bagabag Nueva Vizcaya, a 3rd class municipality in the province of Nueva Vizcaya Philippines Bagabag (Papua New Guinea Chairman Thompson Lantion of the Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board, a retired two-star police general, has fishponds in La Torre, Bayombong, Nueva Vizcaya. Fishponds is an outer urban area in the north-east of the English city of Bristol. La Torre is a municipality located in the province of Ávila, Castile and León, Spain. Bayombong is a 3rd class municipality in the province of Nueva Vizcaya, Philippines. Also, Nueva Vizcaya Gov. Luisa Lloren Cua­resma also entered into similar aquaculture endeavors in addition to tilapia production. ^[1]

Municipalities

Nueva Vizcaya is subdivided into 15 municipalities. A municipality ( bayan, sometimes munisipyo in Cebuano or used infrequently in Tagalog) is a local government unit in the Philippines

References

External links

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