Cuyapo

Philippines / Central Luzon / Cuyapo /
 town, municipality, third-level administrative division

Municipality of Cuyapo, Province of Nueva Ecija
Land Area: 215.73 km²
ZIP Code: 3117

Cuyapo is a municipality in the landlocked province of Nueva Ecija in the Philippines. As of the 2010 Census, it had a population of 59,396 people. The town is situated at the northwestern tip of the province.

The name "cuyapo" is derived from the word "kuyapo" (kiapo), a water plant that looks like a flower, bearing the scientific name Pistia Stratiocis, Linn.

It is located in the northwest portion of the province, and is the boundary of Nueva Ecija, Tarlac and Pangasinan provinces.

The municipality is is primarily an agricultural area.

Ilocano and Tagalog are the major languages spoken here.

Cuyapo is politically subdivided into 51 barangays:

-Baloy
-Bambanaba
-Bantug
-Bentigan
-Bibiclat
-Bonifacio
-Bued
-Bulala
-Burgos
-Cabileo
-Cabangaran
-Cabatuan
-Cacapasan
-Calancuasan Norte
-Calancuasan Sur
-Colosboa
-Columbitin
-Curva
-District I (Poblacion I)
-District II (Poblacion II)
-District IV (Poblacion IV)
-District V (Poblacion V)
-District VI (Poblacion VI)
-District VII (Poblacion VII)
-District VIII (Poblacion VIII)
-Landig
-Latap
-Loob
-Luna
-Malbeg-Patalan
-Malineng
-Matindeg
-Maycaban
-Nagcuralan
-Nagmisahan
-Paitan Norte
-Paitan Sur
-Piglisan
-Pugo
-Rizal
-Sabit
-Salagusog
-San Antonio
-San Jose
-San Juan
-Santa Clara
-Santa Cruz
-Simimbaan
-Tagtagumbao
-Tutuloy
-Ungab
-Villaflores
Nearby cities:
Coordinates:   15°46'25"N   120°42'10"E

Comments

  • this is it! where i born
  • my beloved hometown!!!I love this place
  • my love ace dona is from sta.clara cuyapo i miss him s much
  • Map Photo from: http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/24/Ph_locator_nueva_ecija_cuyapo.png
  • I was born in Cuyapo. a full blooded Ilocano Graduated in Marcos Jose Elem School and Saint Pius X batch 88. Mabuhay and long live!
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