Nueva Vizcaya 271109 218987019 2008-06-13T01:56:31Z Lightbot 7178666 Units/dates/other {{Unreferenced|date=January 2008}} {{for|the province of [[New Spain]] in the Americas (now the modern Mexican states of [[Chihuahua]] and [[Durango]])|Nueva Vizcaya, New Spain}} {{Infobox Philippine province | name = Nueva Vizcaya | sealfile = Ph_seal_nueva_vizcaya.png | region = [[Cagayan Valley]] (Region II) | capital = [[Bayombong, Nueva Vizcaya|Bayombong]] | founded = &mdash; | pop2000 = 366,962 | pop2000rank = 19th smallest | popden2000 = 94 | popden2000rank = 14th lowest | areakm2 = 3,903.9 | arearank = 33rd largest | hucities = 0 | componentcities =0 | municipalities = 15 | barangays = 275 | districts = 1 | languages = [[Ilokano language|Ilocano]], [[Tagalog language|Tagalog]], [[Gaddang language|Gaddang]], [[Isinay language|Isinay]] | governor = [[Luisa Lloren Cuaresma]] ([[Nacionalista Party|NP]]/[[Laban ng Demokratikong Pilipino|LDP]]) | locatormapfile = Ph_locator_map_nueva_vizcaya.png | }} '''Nueva Vizcaya''' is a [[Provinces of the Philippines|province]] of the [[Philippines]] located in the [[Cagayan Valley]] [[Regions of the Philippines|region]] in [[Luzon]]. Its capital is [[Bayombong, Nueva Vizcaya|Bayombong]]. It is bordered by, clockwise from the north, [[Ifugao]], [[Isabela province|Isabela]], [[Quirino]], [[Aurora, Philippines|Aurora]], [[Nueva Ecija]], [[Pangasinan]], and [[Benguet]]. ==History, people and culture== The province of Nueva Vizcaya used to be a territory of the vast [[Cagayan Valley]] which was once an integral political unit with one governor. In 1839, then-Governor [[Luis Lardizabal]] issued an order transforming Nueva Vizcaya into a politico-militar province upon the advice the alcalde mayor of [[Cagayan]]. The order was approved by a [[Royal Decree]] on [[April 10]], [[1841]]. The province had its first taste of civil governance in 1902 when it was organized by the [[Philippine Commission]]. Since Nueva Vizcaya's birth as a province, traces of the culture and customs of its early settlers--the [[Ilongot]]s (Bugkalot), [[Igorot]]s, [[Ifugao people|Ifugao]]s, [[Isinay people|Isinay]]s, and the [[Gaddang people|Gaddang]]s--can still be seen. The influx of civilization and the infusion of modern technology to the life stream of the province induced many immigrants from adjacent provinces to migrate to this province. The history of organized religion in the province of Nueva Vizcaya dates back to the year 1607 when the [[Dominican Order]] arrived at the hinterlands of the province to preach their beliefs. It was not until 1609, however, that the first settlement of a religious order was established in the southern half of the province. In 1702, a covenant was erected in Burubur at the foot of the [[Caraballo mountains]] in Santa Clara, which is now a barangay of the town of [[Aritao]]. It was on this site that the first mass in Nueva Vizcaya was celebrated and the first baptism of a Christian convert was held. Every last week of May, Nueva Vizcaya celebrates the ''Panagyaman'' festival. ==Geography== The province has a total land area of 4,378.80 square kilometers, which accounts for 16.30% of the total land area of [[Cagayan Valley|Region II]]. It is composed of 15 municipalities, with [[Bayombong]] as the provincial capital, [[Bambang, Nueva Vizcaya|Bambang]] and [[Solano, Nueva Vizcaya]] as the major commercial centers, and [[Kayapa]] as the summer capital and "vegetable bowl." Bayombong lies approximately 268 kilometers north of [[Metro Manila]] and can be reached by land via the Cagayan Valley Road ([[Maharlika Highway]]). With forest land, agricultural areas and grasslands occupying a wide swath of the province, it does not come as a surprise that Nueva Vizcaya is an ideal site for extensive agricultural activity. Its main crops are rice, corn, vegetables, pineapple, banana, coffee, coconut, oranges and other fruit trees. In mining, the province faces bright prospects. According to the Bureau of Mines and Geo-Sciences, deposits of metallic minerals which can be exploited are [[copper]], [[gold]], [[molybdenum]] and [[pyrite]]. Non-metallic deposits include red clay, white clay and limestone. Sand and gravel are the most abundant deposits in the province. ==Politics== The present territory of Nueva Vizcaya was the result of changes emanating from the formal creation of the province of Isabela in May 1856, when a large portion of its northern territory was ceded to the newly formed province. The organization in 1908 of the province of [[Ifugao province|Ifugao]] further reduced the area of Nueva Vizcaya which was forced to give up its northwest territory. The survey executed by the Bureau of Lands in 1914 caused the further diminution of its area, which was reduced once more with the enactment of the Administrative Code in 1917. Finally, in 1971, [[Quirino]] was transformed from a subprovince of Nueva Vizcaya into an autonomous province under Republic Act 6394. Yet even after these slices of land had been given away to new and emerging territories, the province of Nueva Vizcaya continues to occupy a vast area. Nueva Vizcaya has one congressional district, although there has been a longtime proposal to divide the province into two congressional districts: "North District," comprising the northern municipalities; and "South District," composed of the southern towns. ==Tilapia industry== [[Image:Fresh tilapia.jpg|right|thumb|100px|Tilapia, St Peter's Fish]] On [[January 11]], [[2008]], the Cagayan Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) stated that [[tilapia]] ([[species]] of [[cichlid]] [[fishes]] from the [[tilapiine cichlid]] [[tribe]]) production grew and [[Cagayan Valley]] is now the [[Philippines]]’ [[tilapia]] capital ([[Saint Peter]]’s fish). Production supply grew 37.25% since 2003, with 14,000 metric tons (MT) in 2007. The recent aquaculture congress found that the growth of tilapia production was due to government interventions: provision of fast-growing species, accreditation of private hatcheries to ensure supply of quality fingerlings, establishment of demonstration farms, providing free fingerlings to newly constructed fishponds, and the dissemination of tilapia to Nueva Vizcaya (in [[Diadi]] town). Former cycling champion Lupo Alava is a multi-awarded tilapia raiser in [[Bagabag]], Nueva Vizcaya. Chairman Thompson Lantion of the Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board, a retired two-star police general, has [[fishponds]] in [[La Torre]], [[Bayombong]], Nueva Vizcaya. Also, Nueva Vizcaya Gov. Luisa Lloren Cua­resma also entered into similar aquaculture endeavors in addition to tilapia production.<ref>[http://www.abs-cbnnews.com/storypage.aspx?StoryId=105350 Abs-Cbn Interactive, Cagayan Valley country’s tilapia capital]</ref> ==Municipalities== Nueva Vizcaya is subdivided into 15 [[Philippine municipality|municipalities]]. <table border="0"><tr> <td valign="top"> *[[Alfonso Castaneda, Nueva Vizcaya|Alfonso Castaneda]] *[[Ambaguio, Nueva Vizcaya|Ambaguio]] *[[Aritao, Nueva Vizcaya|Aritao]] *[[Bagabag, Nueva Vizcaya|Bagabag]] *[[Bambang, Nueva Vizcaya|Bambang]] *[[Bayombong, Nueva Vizcaya|Bayombong]] *[[Diadi, Nueva Vizcaya|Diadi]] *[[Dupax del Norte, Nueva Vizcaya|Dupax del Norte]] </td><td valign="top"> *[[Dupax del Sur, Nueva Vizcaya|Dupax del Sur]] *[[Kasibu, Nueva Vizcaya|Kasibu]] *[[Kayapa, Nueva Vizcaya|Kayapa]] *[[Quezon, Nueva Vizcaya|Quezon]] *[[Santa Fe, Nueva Vizcaya|Santa Fe]] *[[Solano, Nueva Vizcaya|Solano]] *[[Villaverde, Nueva Vizcaya|Villaverde]] </td></tr></table> ==References== {{reflist}} ==External links== *[http://www.batch2006.com/visit_nueva_vizcaya.htm More photos and information on Nueva Vizcaya Province] {{Nueva Vizcaya}} {{Luzon lateral}} [[Category:Provinces of the Philippines]] [[ceb:Nueva Vizcaya]] [[de:Nueva Vizcaya]] [[es:Nueva Vizcaya]] [[eu:Bizkaia Berria (Filipinak)]] [[ilo:Nueva Vizcaya]] [[id:Nueva Vizcaya]] [[it:Nueva Vizcaya]] [[pam:Nueva Vizcaya]] [[mk:Нова Вискаја]] [[nl:Nueva Vizcaya]] [[ja:ヌエヴァ・ヴィスカヤ州]] [[no:Nueva Vizcaya]] [[sv:Nueva Vizcaya]] [[tl:Nueva Vizcaya]] [[war:Nueva Vizcaya]]