Nagtipunan, officially the Municipality of Nagtipunan (; ), is a

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in the

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Quirino Quirino, officially the Province of Quirino (; ), is a landlocked province in the Philippines located in the Cagayan Valley region in Luzon. Its capital is Cabarroguis while Diffun is the most populous in the province. It is named after Elpi ...

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. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 25,399 people. The municipality is known as the "Tourism Capital of Quirino" primarily for its natural environment.

Etymology

The town's name was derived from the native word ''nagtipunan'' meaning “convergence point,” in reference to several major tributaries of the

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in Aurora, Nueva Vizcaya and Qurino meeting at points within this area.

History

The Municipality of Nagtipunan was formerly a part of Maddela. It was created on February 25, 1983, by virtue of Batas Pambansa No. 345 and approved in a plebiscite held on September 24, 1983.

Geography

Nagtipunan is the largest town in terms of land area in Quirino and the entire Luzon island. As the second largest municipality in the

, it occupies a land area of 1,607.40 square kilometers, nearly half of the province itself. It is between the provinces of

Nueva Vizcaya Nueva Vizcaya, officially the Province of Nueva Vizcaya (; ; Pangasinan: ''Luyag/Probinsia na Nueva Vizcaya''; ), is a landlocked province in the Philippines located in the Cagayan Valley region in Luzon. Its capital and largest town is Bayo ...

and

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. Nagtipunan is from the provincial capital

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, and from the country's capital city of

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Barangays

Nagtipunan is politically subdivided into 16

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s. Each barangay consists of

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s and some have

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. * Anak * Asaklat * Dipantan * Disimungal * Guino (Giayan) * Keat * La Conwap (Guingin) * Landingan * Mataddi * Matmad * Ponggo (Urban) * Pulang Lupa * San Dionisio II * San Pugo * San Ramos * Sangbay * Wasid

Climate

Demographics

Economy

Tourism

Natural attractions include: * The

, one of the cleanest bodies of water in the Philippines, which flows from Barangay San Pugo down to Barangay Ponggo where ''Tatimbang, Apang, Aguk'', Bimmapor and ''Puctad'' are found. * The high Mactol Falls, in Barangay San Pugo, is the Cagayan River headwater. It is located from Pongo (a 2.5-hr. drive) and has a deep basin surrounded by rock formations and a forest. It used for swimming and picnicking. * Also found in Nagtipunan is the “Bimmapor,” a rock formation similar to a sunken ship, of which only the upper decks are protruding from the ground. * The Pusuac cave and watershed in Barangay Ponggo.

Government

Local government

Nagtipunan is part of the lone congressional district of the province of

. It 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 municipal councilors are elected directly in polls held every three years.

Elected officials

Education

The Schools Division of Quirino governs the town's public education system. The division office is a field office of the DepEd in

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region. The Nagtipunan Schools District Office governs the public and private elementary and high schools throughout the municipality.

Primary and elementary schools

* Anak Integrated School (Elementary) * Asaclat Elementary School * Bugkalot Elementary School * Comgang Elementary School * Dicuraban Elementary School * Didang Primary School * Dioryong Integrated School (Elementary) * Dipantan Elementary School * Disimungal Integrated School (Elementary) * Giayan Integrated School (Elementary) * Kakidugen Elementary School * Keat Elementary School * Kimmabayo Integrated School (Elementary) * La Conwap Elementary School * Landingan Integrated School (Elementary) * Macabo Elementary School * Mainget Primary School * Mataddi Elementary School * Matmad Integrated School (Elementary) * Nagtipunan Central School Integrated SPED Center (Elementary) * Pulang Lupa Elementary School * San Pugo Elementary School * San Ramos Elementary School * Sangbay Integrated School (Elementary) * Scala Integrated School (Elementary) * Tabiis Primary School * Tamsi Elementary School * Tangliyao Primary School * Tapaw Elementary School * Tilitilan Primary School * Wasid Integrated School (Elementary)

Secondary schools

* Anak Integrated School * Dioryong Integrated School * Disimungal Integrated School * Giayan Integrated School * Kimmabayo Integrated School * Landingan Integrated School * Matmad Integrated School * Nagtipunan Central School Integrated SPED Center * Nagtipunan National High School * Sangbay Integrated School * Scala Integrated School * Wasid Integrated School

References

External links

Nagtipunan Profile at PhilAtlas.com
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