Santa Fe, Nueva Vizcaya

Santa Fe, officially the Municipality of Santa Fe (Gaddang: Ili na Santa Fe; Ilocano: Ili ti Santa Fe; Tagalog: Bayan ng Santa Fe), is a 5th class, landlocked municipality in the province of Nueva Vizcaya, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 18,276 people.[3]

Santa Fe
Imugan
Municipality
Municipality of Santa Fe
Aerial view
Aerial view
Flag of Santa Fe
Flag
Official seal of Santa Fe
Seal
Nickname: 
Bus Layover Hub of Cagayan Valley
Map of Nueva Vizcaya with Santa Fe highlighted
Map of Nueva Vizcaya with Santa Fe highlighted
OpenStreetMap
Santa Fe is located in Philippines
Santa Fe
Santa Fe
Location within the Philippines
Coordinates: 16°09′33″N 120°56′16″E
CountryPhilippines
RegionCagayan Valley
ProvinceNueva Vizcaya
District Lone district
Barangays16 (see Barangays)
Government
 [1]
 • TypeSangguniang Bayan
 • MayorLiwayway Caramat
 • Vice MayorJonathan M. Tindaan
 • RepresentativeLuisa L. Cuaresma
 • Electorate12,513 voters (2022)
Area
[2]
 • Total399.81 km2 (154.37 sq mi)
Elevation
913 m (2,995 ft)
Highest elevation
1,550 m (5,090 ft)
Lowest elevation
504 m (1,654 ft)
Population
 (2020 census)[3]
 • Total18,276
 • Density46/km2 (120/sq mi)
 • Households
4,496
Economy
 • Income class3rd municipal income class
 • Poverty incidence
17.65
% (2018)[4]
 • Revenue₱ 158.4 million (2020)
 • Assets₱ 245.1 million (2020)
 • Expenditure₱ 136.7 million (2020)
 • Liabilities₱ 53.04 million (2020)
Service provider
 • ElectricityNueva Vizcaya Electric Cooperative (NUVELCO)
Time zoneUTC+8 (PST)
ZIP code
3705
PSGC
025012000
IDD : area code +63 (0)78
Native languagesGaddang
Ilocano
Ibaloi
Kallahan
Tagalog
Websitehttps://santafe-nvizcaya.gov.ph

It is the only town that borders Pangasinan and is a typical bus stop for commuters going to the provinces of Isabela and Cagayan. This town is the end point of the Dalton Pass, a zig zag road from San Jose and Carranglan, Nueva Ecija.

Santa Fe is 50 kilometres (31 mi) from Bayombong and 215 kilometres (134 mi) from Manila.

History

Santa Fe was formerly an Igorot settlement during the Spanish era called Imugan. It was one of the settlements discovered during the mission of Ituy, which later became part of the jurisdiction of the Commandancia of Kayapa. It became part of Aritao before it finally stood independently as a town.

Its original inhabitants were the Kalanguya, a cultural minority belonging to the Igorot tribe then later on followed by the Pangasinenses and the Tagalogs. The place gradually developed to become a progressive municipal district. With the passage of time the immigrants themselves derived the same Santa Fe in honor of the Patron Saint San Jose-Santa Fe.

The Municipal district of Imugan was founded by Governor General Francis Burton Harrison in 1917. On 9 November 1950, Executive Order No. 368,[5] signed by President Elpidio Quirino, abolished the municipal district structure in government and attached Imugan to Aritao and Kayapa. Republic Act. No. 2179[6] was enacted on May 6, 1959, recreating the Municipal district of Imugan and changing its name to Santa Fe. By virtue of Executive Order No., 77 dated July 18, 1967[7] it was converted from a municipal district to a regular municipality by President Ferdinand E. Marcos.

Geography

Barangays

Santa Fe is politically subdivided into 15 barangays. Each barangay consists of puroks and some have sitios.

  • Atbu
  • Bacneng
  • Balete
  • Baliling
  • Bantinan
  • Baracbac
  • Buyasyas
  • Canabuan
  • Imugan
  • Poblacion
  • Santa Rosa
  • Sinapaoan
  • Tactac
  • Unib
  • Villa Flores

Boundary dispute

Santa Fe currently has a boundary dispute with San Nicolas, Pangasinan, in which Santa Fe claims the territory of barangay Malico.[8] The Nueva Vizcaya provincial board passed a resolution on September 21, 2022, urging San Nicolas officials to respect a memorandum of agreement between the National Mapping and Resource Information Authority (NAMRIA), Pangasinan, and Nueva Vizcaya about twenty years ago.[9] On the same day, the Nueva Vizcaya provincial board held a special session in Barangay Malico and issued a resolution requesting San Nicolas officials to refrain from building infrastructure projects within the barangay's boundaries. Said resolution also instructed San Nicolas officials to "respect the boundary" of Santa Fe as well as "the rights of the Kalanguya tribe and their ancestral domain rights."[10] Santa Fe, based on its official website, is capitalizing on RA 8686 as its legal basis in recognizing Malico as one of its barangays. Apparently, this act is for the provisioning of a radio station that is based in Bukidnon, thus, making its claim as imaginary. Both municipalities in both provinces claim to have a barangay named Malico.[11]

Climate
Climate data for Santa Fe, Nueva Vizcaya
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Average high °C (°F) 26
(79)		 27
(81)		 28
(82)		 30
(86)		 29
(84)		 28
(82)		 27
(81)		 26
(79)		 26
(79)		 27
(81)		 27
(81)		 26
(79)		 27
(81)
Average low °C (°F) 16
(61)		 17
(63)		 18
(64)		 20
(68)		 21
(70)		 21
(70)		 21
(70)		 21
(70)		 21
(70)		 20
(68)		 18
(64)		 17
(63)		 19
(67)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 13
(0.5)		 15
(0.6)		 21
(0.8)		 33
(1.3)		 92
(3.6)		 121
(4.8)		 142
(5.6)		 124
(4.9)		 121
(4.8)		 143
(5.6)		 50
(2.0)		 22
(0.9)		 897
(35.4)
Average rainy days 6.0 6.4 9.2 12.2 20.3 23.1 25.1 22.5 22.4 20.0 11.6 7.1 185.9
Source: Meteoblue[12]

Demographics
Population census of Santa Fe
YearPop.±% p.a.
1918 3,571—    
1939 2,043−2.62%
1948 2,126+0.44%
1960 4,982+7.35%
1970 4,254−1.57%
1975 5,961+7.00%
1980 6,338+1.23%
YearPop.±% p.a.
1990 9,960+4.62%
1995 11,854+3.32%
2000 12,949+1.91%
2007 13,421+0.50%
2010 14,427+2.67%
2015 16,180+2.21%
2020 18,276+2.42%
Source: Philippine Statistics Authority[13][14][15][16]

Economy
Poverty Incidence of Santa Fe
Source: Philippine Statistics Authority[17][18]
[19][20][21][22][23]

Local products include brooms, strawberry jam, strawberry wine, peanut butter, orchids and quilts.

Government

Local government
Main article: Sangguniang Bayan

Santa Fe, belonging to the lone congressional district of the province of Nueva Vizcaya, is governed by a mayor designated as its local chief executive and by a municipal council as its legislative body in accordance with the Local Government Code. The mayor, vice mayor, and the councilors are elected directly by the people through an election which is being held every three years.

Elected officials
Members of the Municipal Council
(2019–2022)[24]
Position Name
Congressman Luisa L. Cuaresma
Mayor Liwayway Caramat
Vice-Mayor Jonathan M. Tindaan
Councilors Wycliff Dulawan
Jon-jon Galate
Eddie Caramat Jr.
Langley Bautista
Mac-mac Padilla
Jayson Omallio
Wowie Petonio
Baguya Elias

Education

The Schools Division of Nueva Vizcaya governs the town's public education system. The division office is a field office of the DepEd in Cagayan Valley region.[25] The office governs the public and private elementary and public and private high schools throughout the municipality.

  • Municipal hall
    Municipal hall
  • Public market
    Public market
  • Balete Pass National Park
    Balete Pass National Park
  • Municipal hall complex
    Municipal hall complex
  • Town proper
    Town proper

References
  1.  Municipality of Santa Fe | (DILG)
  2. "2015 Census of Population, Report No. 3 – Population, Land Area, and Population Density" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. Quezon City, Philippines. August 2016. ISSN 0117-1453. Archived (PDF) from the original on May 25, 2021. Retrieved July 16, 2021.
  3. Census of Population (2020). "Region II (Cagayan Valley)". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
  4. "PSA Releases the 2018 Municipal and City Level Poverty Estimates". Philippine Statistics Authority. 15 December 2021. Retrieved 22 January 2022.
  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. 11 November 1950. Retrieved 2021-01-12.
  6. "An Act to Recreate the Municipal District of Imugan, Province of Nueva Vizcaya, Which Name is to be Changed to Santa Fe". LawPhil.net. Retrieved 2021-01-12.
  7. "Classifying Municipal Districts In The Philippines And Declaring Certain Municipal Districts As Municipalities And Certain Municipalities As First Class Municipal Districts". Official Gazette of the Republic of the Philippines. 18 July 1967. Retrieved 2021-01-12.
  8. Cardinoza, Gabriel (30 September 2022). "Barangay torn between Pangasinan, NVizcaya". The Manila Times. Retrieved 8 October 2022.
  9. Cardinoza, Gabriel (8 October 2022). "Pangasinan gov: We own Malico". The Manila Times. Retrieved 8 October 2022.
  10. Domingo, Leander (26 September 2022). "Pangasinan, NVizcaya land dispute worsens". The Manila Times. Retrieved 10 January 2023.
  11. Cardinoza, Gabriel L. (5 October 2022). "Malico residents say they belong to Pangasinan". The Manila Times. Retrieved 8 October 2022.
  12. "Santa Fe: Average Temperatures and Rainfall". Meteoblue. Retrieved 4 July 2021.
  13. Census of Population (2015). "Region II (Cagayan Valley)". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved 20 June 2016.
  14. Census of Population and Housing (2010). "Region II (Cagayan Valley)". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. National Statistics Office. Retrieved 29 June 2016.
  15. Censuses of Population (1903–2007). "Region II (Cagayan Valley)". Table 1. Population Enumerated in Various Censuses by Province/Highly Urbanized City: 1903 to 2007. National Statistics Office.
  16. "Province of Nueva Vizcaya". Municipality Population Data. Local Water Utilities Administration Research Division. Retrieved 17 December 2016.
  17. "Poverty incidence (PI):". Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved December 28, 2020.
  18. "Estimation of Local Poverty in the Philippines" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. 29 November 2005.
  19. "2003 City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. 23 March 2009.
  20. "City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates; 2006 and 2009" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. 3 August 2012.
  21. "2012 Municipal and City Level Poverty Estimates" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. 31 May 2016.
  22. "Municipal and City Level Small Area Poverty Estimates; 2009, 2012 and 2015". Philippine Statistics Authority. 10 July 2019.
  23. "PSA Releases the 2018 Municipal and City Level Poverty Estimates". Philippine Statistics Authority. 15 December 2021. Retrieved 22 January 2022.
  24. "2019 National and Local Elections" (PDF). Commission on Elections. Retrieved March 10, 2022.
  25. "DepED Regional Office No. 02". DepED RO2 | The official website of DepED Regional Office No. 02.
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