Aritao | town, municipality, third-level administrative division

Philippines / Cagayan Valley / Bone /
 town, municipality, third-level administrative division
Municipality of Aritao, Province of Nueva Vizcaya
Land Area: 402.65 km²
ZIP Code: 3704

Aritao is a municipality in the landlocked province of Nueva Vizcaya in the Philippines. As of the 2010 census, it had a population of 37,115 people.

The ethnic minority called Isinays (the same term for the spoken dialect) were the original residents of this town. The name Aritao came from the Isinay phrase "Ari Tau" which stands for "Our King" (ari=king & tau=our) which refers to the legendary Isinai Chieftain Mengal, a fierce and brave king who resisted Spanish conquest of the Isinai territories around Ajanas and Ynordenan (the areas comprising what is now most of Aritao).

Aritao is politically subdivided into 22 barangays:

-Anayo
-Baan
-Balite
-Banganan
-Beti
-Bone North
-Bone South
-Calitlitan
-Canabuan
-Canarem
-Comon
-Cutar
-Darapidap
-Kirang
-Latar-Nocnoc-San Francisco
-Nagcuartelan
-Ocao-Capiniaan
-Poblacion
-Santa Clara
-Tabueng
-Tucanon
-Yaway
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aritao,_Nueva_Vizcaya
Nearby cities:
Coordinates:   16°14'14"N   120°59'51"E

Comments

  • hi im from bliss villaflores santa fe mdyo magkalapit lng tau but at this time im here in kuwait hope to see again my loving beautiful place ever.....
  • i really miss my native land...the place of sta.fe where im grown up
  • Map Photo from: http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/96/Ph_locator_nueva_vizcaya_aritao.png
  • Map Boundaries from: mapcentral.ph
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