Kayapa

Etymology

The name Kayapa is believed to have been derived from the words "Kalabao" (carabao) and "Yapa" (a local term), which were combined to form the town's present name. Prior to being called Kayapa, the area now comprising the town proper was originally known as Dangatan.

History

In 1754, Governor-General Pedro Manuel de Arandía Santisteban sent Comandante Dovilla who was based in Pangasinan to establish a civil government and spread Christianity among the non-Christian Tribes. The mission first saw the Valley of Yapa (Yapa meaning bountiful) which was inhabited by the Allagots, the second descendants of the Bormangi and Owak, and the third descendants of the Kalanguya, Ibaloi, Ilo-o, and Karao tribes who settled in the fertile valley. When the comandante (commander) and his company arrived in the valley of Yapa, the villagers entertained them under a big tree called “Kalabao”, which stood in the middle of the valley.It was from these words “Kalabao” and “Yapa” where the present name “Kayapa” was coined, the old name of the present town proper having been Dangatan. Prior to that, Kayapa was subjected to previous attempts at Spanish colonization as early as 1591. However, colonization efforts did not prosper due to ferocious resistance by the natives. In 1891, as part of a comprehensive plan to subdue the tribes of the Cordilleras, Governor-General Valeriano Weyler established the Comandancia Politico-Militar of Kayapa, which covered what would become the entire municipality, and placed a permanent military garrison there, which existed until their withdrawal during the Philippine Revolution. In 1901, the American colonial authorities placed Kayapa under the jurisdiction of the province of Benguet and later, in 1908, as part of Mountain Province when Benguet was downgraded into a constituent sub-province. On January 29, 1915, Governor-General Francis Burton Harrison issued Executive Order No. 9, transferring all territories of the former Spanish Commandancia of Kayapa, except the area which lies within the Benguet watershed of the Agno River, from the sub-Province of Benguet to the Province of Nueva Vizcaya. On November 11, 1950, President Elpidio Quirino signed Executive Order No. 368, proclaiming the Municipality of Kayapa as a regular town, thus, merging Kayapa and the settlement of Pingkian into one town as it is today.

Geography

Kayapa is situated 53.97 km from the provincial capital Bayombong, and 293.10 km from the country's capital city of Manila.

Barangays

Kayapa is politically subdivided into 30 barangays. Each barangay consists of puroks and some have sitios.

• Acacia
• Amelong Labeng
• Ansipsip
• Baan
• Babadi
• Balangabang
• Banao
• Binalian
• Besong
• Cabalatan Alang
• Cabanglasan
• Kayapa Proper East
• Kayapa Proper West
• Mapayao
• Nansiakan
• Pampang (Poblacion)
• Pangawan
• Pinayag
• Pingkian
• San Fabian
• Talicabcab
• Tubungan
• Alang Salacsac
• Balete
• Buyasyas
• Cabayo
• Castillo Village
• Latbang
• Lawigan
• Tidang Village

Climate

Demographics

Economy

Government

Local government

Main article: Sangguniang Bayan

Kayapa is part of the lone congressional district of the province of Nueva 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.

Elected officials

Education

The Schools Division of Nueva Vizcaya governs the town's public education system. The division office is a field office of the DepEd in Cagayan Valley region. There are two schools district offices which govern all public and private elementary and high schools throughout the municipality. These are East Kayapa Schools District Office, and West Kayapa Schools District Office.

Primary and elementary schools

• Abat Elementary School
• Acacia Primary School
• Ansipsip Elementary School
• Baan Elementary School
• Babadi Elementary School
• Babadi Elementary School - Annex
• Balangabang Elementary School
• Ban-et Elementary School
• Banao Elementary School
• Besong Elementary School
• Binalian Elementary School
• Bulo-Galsa Primary School
• Buyasyas Primary School
• Cabanglasan Elementary School
• Cabayo Elementary School
• Cabayo Integrated School (Elementary)
• Caritas Village Elementary School
• Castillo Village Elementary School
• Dayap Elementary School
• Dempeg Elementary School
• Kapangan Primary School
• Kayapa Central School
• Kayapa Proper Elementary School
• Kayapa Proper Elementary School Annex
• Labeng Primary School
• Latbang Elementary School
• Latbang Elementary School-Annex
• Lawigan Elementary School
• Luclocos Elementary School
• Macdu Elementary School
• Mapayao Elementary School
• Nansiakan Elementary School
• Napo-Tuyak Elementary School
• Oliweg Elementary School
• Pangawan Elementary School
• Pingkian Central School
• San Fabian Elementary School
• Talicabcab Elementary School
• Talmoy Primary School
• Tidang Village Elementary School
• Tubongan Elementary School
• Tuppan Elementary School

Secondary schools

• Cabayo Integrated School
• Kayapa High School
• Martinez Cuyangan National High School
• Nansiakan National High School
• Pinayag National High School
• Sta. Cruz Pingkian High School

Gallery

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References

References

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3. "Reorganizing the municipalities and municipal districts in the province of Nueva Vizcaya into ten municipalities, defining their boundaries, and abolishing the municipal districts". Official Gazette of the Republic of the Philippines.
4. "2019 National and Local Elections".
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6. (January 15, 2021). "Masterlist of Schools".