Cuyapo, Nueva Ecija

Cuyapo
Municipality

Cuyapo Town Hall

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Map of Nueva Ecija showing the location of Cuyapo
Cuyapo

Location within the Philippines

Coordinates: 15°47′N 120°40′E / 15.783°N 120.667°E / 15.783; 120.667Coordinates: 15°47′N 120°40′E / 15.783°N 120.667°E / 15.783; 120.667
Country Philippines
Region Central Luzon (Region III)
Province Nueva Ecija
District 1st District
Founded 1859
Barangays 52
Government[1]
 • Mayor Amado R. Corpuz Jr.
Area[2]
 • Total 215.73 km2 (83.29 sq mi)
Population (2010)[3]
 • Total 59,396
 • Density 280/km2 (710/sq mi)
Demonym(s) Cuyapeño (Cuyapenyo)
Time zone PST (UTC+8)
ZIP code 3117
Dialing code 44
Income class 1st class; rural
Website www.cuyapo.gov.ph

Cuyapo is a first class municipality in the province of Nueva Ecija, Philippines. According to the 2010 census, it has a population of 59,396 people.[3]

Barangays

Cuyapo is politically subdivided into 52 barangays.[2]

  • Baloy
  • Bambanaba
  • Bantug
  • Bentigan
  • Bibiclat
  • Bonifacio
  • Bued
  • Bulala
  • Burgos
  • Cabileo
  • Cabangaran
  • Cabatuan
  • Cacapasan
  • Calancuasan Norte
  • Calancuasan Sur
  • Colosboa
  • Columbitin
  • Curva
  • District I (Pob. I)
  • District II (Pob. II)
  • District IV (Pob. IV)
  • District V (Pob. V)
  • District VI (Pob. VI)
  • District VII (Pob. VII)
  • District VIII (Pob. VIII)
  • Landig
  • Latap
  • Loob
  • Luna
  • Malbeg-Patalan
  • Malineng
  • Matindeg
  • Maycaban
  • Nagcuralan
  • Nagmisahan
  • Paitan Norte
  • Paitan Sur
  • Piglisan
  • Pugo
  • Rizal
  • Sabit
  • Salagusog
  • San Antonio (Butao)
  • San Jose
  • San Juan
  • Santa Clara
  • Santa Cruz
  • Simimbaan
  • Tagtagumbao
  • Tutuloy
  • Ungab
  • Villaflores

History

Name and Establishment

Cuyapo comes from the Pangasinan word “kuyapo”, “kiapo” or “quiapo” in Tagalog; “lul-luan”, in Ilocano; (Pistia stratiotes), a water plant that looks like a flower. According to the Kulantong, or Cronologia written by Cirilo R. Sumangil, a native of Cuyapo, who, for over forty years, was the Parish Priest of the Philippine Independent Church of Cuyapo. Said aquatic plant was so abundant particularly in a place which is now owned by the Monteros, situated along Rizal Street near the Municipal Cemetery. It was at this place that lured cow tenders from Paniqui, Tarlac to pasture their herds or flocks.

Early Beginnings

Pangasinenses from Paniqui, Tarlac who used to pasture their cattle, foresters from Sta. Maria, Narvacan, Ilocos Sur; Paoay and Batac in Ilocos Norte; and Pangasinenses from Calasiao and San Carlos, Pangasinan, settled in great number in the town. It is said that the exodus, particularly from Ilocos Sur, was due to the forced labor enforced by the Spaniards in the construction of the Catholic Church in Sta. Maria, Ilocos Sur. Cuyapo was declared a Barrio of Rosales on September 25, 1849, with Senior Santiago Vergara as its first Teniente del Barrio. Rosales was then a part of Nueva Ecija. It was in 1901 during the American Civil Commission that Rosales, together with Balungao, Umingan, San Quintin, were segregated from Nueva Ecija and became parts of Pangasinan.

Creation of the Town

On October 29, 1859, Cuyapo was separated from Rosales, Pangasinan and made a full-fledged town with Don Juan Pangalilingan as the first Gobernadorcillo. It was during his term that the first Catholic Church and convent was constructed. The old road to Guimba, passing through what is now Barangay Maycaban was constructed. On October 29, 1959, Cuyapo celebrated the centennial of its creation as a town.

The Revolutionary Period

On July 1, 1898, Gen. Mariano Llanera, then Military Governor of Nueva Ecija, appointed Don Marcelo Garcia, last Capitan Municipal during the Spanish Regime, as Presidente Municipal with Don Mariano Flores, last Teniente Mayor, as Vise Presidente Municipal. Later, under the supervisonal government, election of municipal officials was held. This revolutionary period of government existed until the American forces came in November 1898. It was during this period when the people showed their patriotism and loyalty to the cause of the revolution. On June 19, 1898, two to three hundred Cuyapenos, under Teniente Isabelo del Valle of Paniqui, Tarlac, answered the call of duty and ambushed a heavily armed contingent of Spanish Cazadores who came from Rosales en route to Tarlac in Bessang (now part of Barangay Maycaban. The Cuyapenos then had only fifteen (15) Remington rifles and the rest armed with bolos.

Demographics

Population census of Cuyapo
YearPop.±% p.a.
1990 43,103—    
1995 49,791+2.74%
2000 51,366+0.67%
2007 55,456+1.06%
2010 59,396+2.53%
Source: National Statistics Office[3]

Tourist Attractions

Schools

Secondary Schools

Public Schools:

  • Baloy High School
  • Cuyapo National High School
  • Dr. Ramon De Santos National High School
  • Paitan Sur National High School
  • Salagusog National High School

Private Schools:

  • Cuyapo Academy
  • St. Pius X Institute

Primary Schools

Public Schools:

  • Baloy Elementary School
  • Bambanaba Elementary School
  • Bentigan Elementary School
  • Bibiclat Elementary School
  • Bonifacio Elementary School
  • Bued Primary School
  • Burgos Elementary School
  • Cabileo Elementary School
  • Cabatuan Elementary School
  • Calancuasan Norte Elementary School
  • Calancuasan Sur Elementary School
  • C.B. Tejero Elementary School
  • Columbitin Elementary School
  • Curva Elementary School
  • Cuyapo Central School
  • Doña Consuelo Elementary School
  • D.M. Jose Elementary School
  • D.R. Jose Elementary School
  • E. Abalos Elementary School
  • Loob Elementary School
  • Luna Elementary School
  • Malbeg-Patalan Primary School
  • Malineng Elementary School
  • Matindeg Elementary School
  • Nagcuralan Elementary School
  • Nagmisahan Elementary School
  • Ongsiako Elementary School
  • Paitan Norte Elementary School
  • Paitan Sur Elementary School
  • Piglisan Elementary School
  • Rizal Elementary School
  • Sabit Elementary School
  • Salagusog Elementary School
  • San Antonio Elementary School
  • San Jose Elementary School
  • Simimbaan Primary School
  • Sta. Clara Elementary School
  • Sta. Cruz Primary School
  • Tagtagumbao Elementary School
  • Villaflores Elementary School

Private Schools:

  • Brilliant Achievers School of Excellence
  • Cuyapo United Methodist Church Learning Center
  • Open Door Christian Academy
  • St. Lawrence Montessori, Inc.
  • St. Pius X Institute

References

  1. ↑ "Official City/Municipal 2013 Election Results". Intramuros, Manila, Philippines: Commission on Elections (COMELEC). 11 September 2013. Retrieved 21 October 2013.
  2. 1 2 "Province: Nueva Ecija". PSGC Interactive. Makati City, Philippines: National Statistical Coordination Board. Retrieved 21 October 2013.
  3. 1 2 3 "Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay: as of May 1, 2010" (PDF). 2010 Census of Population and Housing. National Statistics Office. Retrieved 2012-10-22.

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