Bagabag

Philippines / Cagayan Valley / Tuao /
 town, municipality, third-level administrative division
Municipality of Bagabag, Province of Nueva Vizcaya
Land Area: 234.68 km²
ZIP Code: 3711

Bagabag is a municipality in the landlocked province of Nueva Vizcaya in the Philippines. As of the 2010 census, it had a population of 35,462 people.

The municipality is approximately 20 kilometers away from the capital town of Bayombong and 286 kilometers away from Manila. It is located at the northeastern part of Nueva Vizcaya with a total land area of 260 square kilometers or 26,000 hectares. It is bounded in the west by the municipality of Villaverde, in the east by the municipality of Diadi, in the north by the municipality of Lamut, Ifugao, in the southwest by Solano, and in the south by the municipality of Quezon. Bagabag is the gateway to the famous Banaue Rice Terraces.

Bagabag is considered the pineapple region of Nueva Vizcaya. The main crops include rice, corn, rattan, onion, camote, cassava, banana, coconut, mango, and pineapple. Bagabag is also the largest producer of "tilapia" in the province and is famous for its delicious "buko pie" in the Cagayan Valley. Located in the northern part of the town is the Bagabag Airport which currently serves the town and is the only airport of Nueva Vizcaya.

Bagabag is politically subdivided into 17 barangays:

-Bakir
-Baretbet
-Careb
-Lantap
-Murong
-Nangalisan
-Paniki
-Pogonsino
-San Geronimo (Poblacion)
-San Pedro (Poblacion)
-Santa Cruz
-Santa Lucia
-Tuao North
-Tuao South
-Villa Coloma (Poblacion)
-Villa Quirino (Poblacion)
-Villaros
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bagabag,_Nueva_Vizcaya
Nearby cities:
Coordinates:   16°35'5"N   121°15'57"E

Comments

  • it seems like you've taken out some parts of Bagabag, Tuao (north and south).. Pogonsino and more have been taken out..
  • I WANT TO GO BACK TO PALAYAN BAYAN BECAUSE I USED TO LIVE THERE UP IN THE HILL BUT IT IS SCARY BECAUSE I HEARD A LOT OF NPA'S THERE.
  • Map Photo from: http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/e0/Ph_locator_nueva_vizcaya_bagabag.png
  • Map Boundaries from: mapcentral.ph
  • ilove Bagabag especially my Barrio Pogonsino --
  • best place for tilapia, cow,chicken,stags etc farming!just don't have enough funding....i've got a place if you are interested(near the resort in singian tuao)
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