Ambaguio | |
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| Municipality of Ambaguio | |
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| Coordinates:16°31′54″N121°01′41″E / 16.531608°N 121.028169°E /16.531608; 121.028169 | |
| Country | Philippines |
| Region | Cagayan Valley |
| Province | Nueva Vizcaya |
| District | Lone district |
| Barangays | 8 (seeBarangays) |
| Government | |
| • Type | Sangguniang Bayan |
| • Mayor | Arnold P. Dinungon |
| • Vice Mayor | Nardo C. Agnahe |
| • Representative | Luisa L. Cuaresma |
| • Electorate | 7,833 voters (2025) |
| Area | |
• Total | 156.26 km2 (60.33 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 952 m (3,123 ft) |
| Highest elevation | 1,844 m (6,050 ft) |
| Lowest elevation | 497 m (1,631 ft) |
| Population (2024 census)[3] | |
• Total | 16,401 |
| • Density | 104.96/km2 (271.84/sq mi) |
| • Households | 3,872 |
| Economy | |
| • Income class | 5th municipal income class |
| • Poverty incidence | 19.95 |
| • Revenue | ₱ 139.8 million (2022) |
| • Assets | ₱ 513 million (2022) |
| • Expenditure | ₱ 109.7 million (2022) |
| • Liabilities | ₱ 146 million (2022) |
| Service provider | |
| • Electricity | Nueva Vizcaya Electric Cooperative (NUVELCO) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (PST) |
| ZIP code | 3701 |
| PSGC | |
| IDD : area code | +63 (0)78 |
| Native languages | Ilocano Kallahan Tagalog |
| Website | https://ambaguio.gov.ph |
Ambaguio, officially theMunicipality of Ambaguio (Ilocano:Ili ti Ambaguio;Tagalog:Bayan ng Ambaguio), is amunicipality in theprovince ofNueva Vizcaya,Philippines. According to the 2024 census, it has a population of 16,401 people.[5]
The name "ambaguio" is derived from the word "bagiw," meaning "moss" which covered every inch of trees and stones in the area. The inhabitants were called "e-am-bagiw" meaning "conqueror of moss." The name underwent a series of changes due to its difficult pronunciation by the lowland people who later settled in the area and to differentiate the town from the more famous City which also had the same etymology, resulting in the present "Ambaguio."
A handful of settlers headed by Fausto Tagangtang who came from the neighboringMountain Province first settled in the area, establishing farmed hills and rice terraces.
Due to its terrain, distance and road problems, the inhabitants were composed only of three major tribes:Igorot,Ifugao, andIbaloi, who unanimously called the place “Ambaguio”, which means “the land of mosses”, and “its climate is similar to that ofBaguio”.
Before its creation as a municipality, Ambaguio was then a barrio of the Municipality ofBayombong.Leonardo B. Perez, then Congressman of Nueva Vizcaya, authored the bill seeking for the creation of Ambaguio as an independent municipality. The bill was approved on 18 June 1966 by virtue of Republic Act. No. 4735.[6] In the same year, Mariano L. Agnahe, the then Barrio Lieutenant, was appointed as the first mayor of the town.
Ambaguio is situated 24.34 kilometres (15.12 mi) from the provincial capitalBayombong, and 313.95 kilometres (195.08 mi) from the country's capital city ofManila.
Ambaguio is politically subdivided into 8barangays. Each barangay consists ofpuroks and some havesitios.
| Climate data for Ambaguio, Nueva Vizcaya | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 21 (70) | 22 (72) | 23 (73) | 25 (77) | 25 (77) | 24 (75) | 23 (73) | 23 (73) | 23 (73) | 23 (73) | 23 (73) | 21 (70) | 23 (73) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 13 (55) | 14 (57) | 15 (59) | 17 (63) | 18 (64) | 18 (64) | 18 (64) | 18 (64) | 18 (64) | 17 (63) | 15 (59) | 14 (57) | 16 (61) |
| Averageprecipitation mm (inches) | 38 (1.5) | 57 (2.2) | 77 (3.0) | 141 (5.6) | 390 (15.4) | 355 (14.0) | 426 (16.8) | 441 (17.4) | 426 (16.8) | 259 (10.2) | 97 (3.8) | 57 (2.2) | 2,764 (108.9) |
| Average rainy days | 10.4 | 12.1 | 15.4 | 20.4 | 26.7 | 27.1 | 28.7 | 28.0 | 26.4 | 19.9 | 14.1 | 12.3 | 241.5 |
| Source: Meteoblue[7] | |||||||||||||
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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| 1970 | 1,416 | — |
| 1975 | 3,000 | +16.25% |
| 1980 | 3,856 | +5.15% |
| 1990 | 7,241 | +6.51% |
| 1995 | 9,485 | +5.19% |
| 2000 | 9,750 | +0.59% |
| 2007 | 11,499 | +2.30% |
| 2010 | 13,452 | +5.87% |
| 2015 | 15,250 | +2.42% |
| 2020 | 15,472 | +0.30% |
| 2024 | 16,401 | +1.41% |
| Source:Philippine Statistics Authority[8][9][10][11][12] | ||
Poverty incidence of Ambaguio
Source:Philippine Statistics Authority[13][14][15][16][17][18][19][20]
Ambaguio is part of thelone congressional district of the province ofNueva Vizcaya. 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.
| Position | Name |
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| Congressman | Luisa L. Cuaresma |
| Mayor | Ronelio B. Danao |
| Vice-Mayor | Leon M. Lino |
| Councilors | Mando B. Balaso |
| Geraldo D. Lino | |
| Milany B. Emilio-Tidong | |
| Philip Ceasar A. Abiado | |
| Elias M. Wayas | |
| Decoran G. Allawas | |
| Felix O. Dinagwatan | |
| Ferdinand C. Balagsa |
The Municipality of Ambaguio is famous for being a gateway to Luzon’s tallest peak,Mount Pulag.
In 2019, Violet Lucasi, a former employee ofEtihad Airways opened Nueva Vizcaya (NV)Paragliding, which later became the Ambaguio Skyport, in Barangay Tiblac, attracting both local and foreign tourists.[22] As the Philippines' first domesticparagliding "Airport terminal", this led to Ambaguio being awarded P25 million by theDepartment of Tourism's Tourism Champions Challenge on April 15, 2024.[23][24] On April 30 however, the venue closed due to safety issues raised by authorities.[25]
The Schools Division of Nueva Vizcaya governs the town's public education system. The division office is a field office of theDepEd inCagayan Valley region.[26] The Ambaguio Schools District Office governs all the public and private elementary and high schools throughout the municipality.[27]
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