Santo Niño, officially the Municipality of Santo Niño (; ; ), formerly known as Faire, is a

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in the

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Cagayan Cagayan ( ), officially the Province of Cagayan (; ; ; isnag language, Isnag: ''Provinsia nga Cagayan''; ivatan language, Ivatan: ''Provinsiya nu Cagayan''; ; ), is a Provinces of the Philippines, province in the Philippines located in the Cag ...

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. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 28,537 people.

History

The town, originally known as Cabarungan, was officially established as the town of Santo Niño by virtue of a Spanish Royal Decree dated November 27, 1897. In 1914, it was renamed Faire in honor of Don Manuel Faire, a prominent Ilocano immigrant who played a key role in advocating for the town's formal creation. The town later reverted to its original name in subsequent years.

Geography

Santo Niño is situated from the provincial capital

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, and from the country's capital city of

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Barangays

Santo Niño is politically subdivided into 31

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s. Each barangay consists of

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s while some have

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. * Abariongan Ruar * Abariongan Uneg * Balagan * Balanni * Cabayo * Calapangan * Calassitan * Campo * Centro Norte (

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) * Centro Sur (

) * Dungao * Lattac * Lipatan * Lubo * Mabitbitnong * Mapitac * Masical * Matalao * Nag-uma (Nagbayugan) * Namuccayan * Niug Norte * Niug Sur * Palusao * San Manuel * San Roque * Santa Felicitas * Santa Maria * Sidiran * Tabang * Tamucco * Virginia

Climate

Demographics

In the 2020 census, the population of Santo Niño, Cagayan, was 28,537 people, with a density of .

Economy

Government

Local government

Santo Niño is part of the second legislative district of the province of Cagayan. 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 by the people through an election held every three years.

Elected officials

Education

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

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

Primary and elementary schools

* Abariongan Ruar Elementary School * Abariongan Uneg Elementary School * Balagan Elementary School * Balanni Elementary School * Cabayo Primary School * Calapangan Elementary School * Calassitan Elementary School * Campo Elementary School * Dungao Integrated School (Elementary) * Lagum Elementary School * Lattac Elementary School * Lipatan Integrated School (Elementary) * Lubo Elementary School * Mabitbitnong Primary School * Mapitac Primary School * Matalao Elementary School * Nag-Uma Elementary School * Namuccayan Integrated School (Elementary) * Niug Elementary School * Niug Norte Elementary School * Palusao Elementary School * San Manuel Elementary School * Sidiran Elementary School * Sta. Felicitas Elementary School * Sta. Maria Elementary School * Sto. Nino Central Elementary School * Tabang Elementary School * Tamucco Elementary School * Virginia Elementary School

Secondary schools

* Abariongan National High School * Dungao Integrated School * Lipatan Integrated School * Lubo National High School * Namuccayan Integrated School * Sto. Nino National High School * Veridiano Academy Foundation

References

External links

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