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 4th class 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 | |
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Municipality | |
Municipality of Santa Fe | |
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Nickname: Bus Layover Hub of Cagayan Valley | |
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Coordinates: 16°09′33″N 120°56′16″E | |
Country | Philippines |
Region | Cagayan Valley |
Province | Nueva Vizcaya |
District | Lone district |
Barangays | 16 (see Barangays) |
Government | |
• Type | Sangguniang Bayan |
• Mayor | Tidong A. Benito |
• Vice Mayor | Jonathan M. Tindaan |
• Representative | Luisa L. Cuaresma |
• Electorate | 12,513 voters (2022) |
Area | |
• Total | 399.81 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 | |
• Total | 18,276 |
• Density | 46/km2 (120/sq mi) |
• Households | 4,496 |
Economy | |
• Income class | 3rd municipal income class |
• Poverty incidence | 17.65% (2018)[4] |
• Revenue | ₱158,410,914.25 (2020) |
• Assets | ₱245,112,886.57 (2020) |
• Expenditure | ₱136,733,292.15 (2020) |
• Liabilities | ₱53,042,652.70 (2020) |
Service provider | |
• Electricity | Nueva Vizcaya Electric Cooperative (NUVELCO) |
Time zone | UTC+8 (PST) |
ZIP code | 3705 |
PSGC | |
IDD : area code | +63 (0)78 |
Native languages | Gaddang Ilocano Ibaloi Kallahan Tagalog |
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.
The Municipal district of Imugan (now Santa Fe) was an Igorot settlement during the Spanish era. It was one of the settlements discovered during the mission of Ituy, which later became part if the jurisdiction of the Commandencia of Kayapa. It became part of Aritao before it finally stood independently as a small rich town.
Its original inhabitants were the Kalanguya, cultural minority belonging to the Igorot tribe then later on followed by the Pangasinenses and the Tagalogs. Owing to the industriousness and the perseverance of the immigrants, the places gradually turn to be the progressive and the productive municipal district. With the advancement 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 1, 1964[7] it was converted from a municipal district to a regular municipality by President Ferdinand E. Marcos, after learning of the town's annual average income of P58,510.40 during the four (4) consecutive fiscal years which ended on June 30, 1964, by virtue of Republic Act No. 1515.
Santa Fe is politically subdivided into 15 barangays. These barangays are headed by elected officials: Barangay Captain, Barangay Council, whose members are called Barangay Councilors. All are elected every three years.
Climate data for Santa Fe, Nueva Vizcaya | |||||||||||||
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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[8] |
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Source: Philippine Statistics Authority [9] [10] [11][12] |
Local products include brooms, strawberry jam, strawberry wine, peanut butter, orchids and quilts.
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.
Position | Name |
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Congressman | Luisa L. Cuaresma |
Mayor | Tidong A. Benito |
Vice-Mayor | Jonathan M. Tindaan |
Councilors | Jayson G. Omallio |
Arsenio G. Balinhawang | |
Nenita A. Nileng | |
Elias P. Baguya | |
Jose H. Balasuit | |
Alberto B. Dulnuan | |
Jon Dennis J. Galate | |
Moise O. Pindong | |
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.[21] The office governs the public and private elementary and public and private high schools throughout the municipality.
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Bayombong (capital) | |
Municipalities | |
Barangays | See: List of barangays in Nueva Vizcaya |