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| leader_title1 = Vice Mayor
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| leader_name1 = Nestor Lacerna
| leader_name1 = Nestor Lacerna
| area_footnotes = <ref name=nscb>{{cite web |title=Province: ISABELA |url=http://www.nscb.gov.ph/activestats/psgc/province.asp?regName=REGION+II+%28Cagayan+Valley%29&regCode=02&provCode=023100000&provName=ISABELA |work=PSGC Interactive |publisher=National Statistical Coordination Board |accessdate=9 January 2014 |location=Makati City, Philippines}}</ref>
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| area_total_km2 = 129.40
| area_total_km2 = 129.40
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| population_footnotes = <ref name=NSO10>{{cite web |url=http://www.census.gov.ph/sites/default/files/attachments/hsd/pressrelease/Cagayan%20Valley.pdf |title=Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay: as of May 1, 2010 |work=2010 Census of Population and Housing |publisher=National Statistics Office |accessdate=9 January 2014}}</ref>
| population_footnotes = <ref name=NSO10>{{cite web|url=http://www.census.gov.ph/sites/default/files/attachments/hsd/pressrelease/Cagayan%20Valley.pdf |title=Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay: as of May 1, 2010 |work=2010 Census of Population and Housing |publisher=National Statistics Office |accessdate=9 January 2014 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20131114215939/http://www.census.gov.ph/sites/default/files/attachments/hsd/pressrelease/Cagayan%20Valley.pdf |archivedate=14 November 2013 |df= }}</ref>
| population_total = 29904
| population_total = 29904
| population_as_of = August 1, 2015
| population_as_of = August 1, 2015
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==External links==
==External links==
*[http://www.nscb.gov.ph/activestats/psgc/default.asp Philippine Standard Geographic Code]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20120413163013/http://www.nscb.gov.ph:80/activestats/psgc/default.asp Philippine Standard Geographic Code]
*[http://www.census.gov.ph/ Philippine Census Information]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20081120024509/http://www.census.gov.ph/data/census2007/index.html Philippine Census Information]
*[http://elgu2.ncc.gov.ph/echague-isabela/ Municipality of Gamu]
*[http://elgu2.ncc.gov.ph/echague-isabela/ Municipality of Gamu]
*[http://www.blgs.gov.ph/lgpmsv2/cmshome/index.php?pageID=23&frmIdDcfCode=7&fLguType=CM&frmIdRegion=4&frmIdProvince=24&frmIdLgu=433 Local Governance Performance Management System]
*[http://www.blgs.gov.ph/lgpmsv2/cmshome/index.php?pageID=23&frmIdDcfCode=7&fLguType=CM&frmIdRegion=4&frmIdProvince=24&frmIdLgu=433 Local Governance Performance Management System]

Revision as of 17:17, 7 January 2017

Gamu
Municipality
Santa Rosa de Lima Church
Santa Rosa de Lima Church
Official seal of Gamu
Seal
Nickname(s): 

Gateway to Mallig Plains
Mother Town of the 2nd District of Isabela
Oldest Town of Mallig Plains
Map of Isabela showing the location of Gamu
Map of Isabela showing the location of Gamu
CountryPhilippines
RegionCagayan Valley (Region II)
ProvinceIsabela
District2nd District of Isabela
Barangays16
Government
[1]
 • MayorNestor Malasig Uy
 • Vice MayorNestor Lacerna
Area
[2]
 • Total129.40 km2 (49.96 sq mi)
Population
 (August 1, 2015)[3]
 • Total29,904
 • Density230/km2 (600/sq mi)
DemonymGamueño (m) / Gamueña (f)
Time zoneUTC+8 (PST)
ZIP code
3301
Dialing code78
Income class4th class; rural

Gamu is a fourth class municipality in the province of Isabela, Philippines. According to the 2015 census, it had a population of 29,904 people.[3] While not a commercially thriving town, it lies near Ilagan City and Cauayan, communities with banks, hospitals, and places of entertainment.

The municipality is the site of the 5th Infantry Division of Philippine Army as its infantry unit in Northern Luzon. The Infantry is located in Barangay Upi of this town headed by General Joel P. Ibañez.

Geography

Gamu is located in the central part of the Province of Isabela. It is approximately 10 kilometers away from the Provincial Capitol of Isabela and about 395 kilometers from the National Capital City of the Philippines, Manila.

It is bounded on the north by the city of Ilagan, or the north-west by the municipality of Quirino, on the south by the municipality of Reina Mercedes and on the south-west by the municipality of Burgos, and on the Southeast by the municipality of Naguilian.

Gamu has a total land area of 129.40 square kilometers with 16 barangays, 3 of which are classified as urban barangays, District I, II and III, and the rests are considered rural barangays.[4]

Barangays

Gamu is politically subdivided into 16 barangays.[2] District I, II, and III are considered as urban barangays while the rest are rural.[4]

Demographics

Population census of Gamu
YearPop.±% p.a.
1990 19,141—    
1995 22,765+3.30%
2000 25,901+2.81%
2007 27,479+0.82%
2010 28,657+1.54%
2015 29,904+0.81%
Source: National Statistics Office[3]

Climate

Climate data for Gamu, Isabela
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 29
(84) 		30
(86) 		32
(90) 		35
(95) 		35
(95) 		35
(95) 		34
(93) 		33
(91) 		32
(90) 		31
(88) 		30
(86) 		28
(82) 		32
(90)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) 19
(66) 		20
(68) 		21
(70) 		23
(73) 		23
(73) 		24
(75) 		23
(73) 		23
(73) 		23
(73) 		22
(72) 		21
(70) 		20
(68) 		22
(71)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 31.2
(1.23) 		23
(0.9) 		27.7
(1.09) 		28.1
(1.11) 		113.5
(4.47) 		141.4
(5.57) 		176.4
(6.94) 		236.6
(9.31) 		224.9
(8.85) 		247.7
(9.75) 		222.9
(8.78) 		178
(7.0) 		1,651.4
(65)
Average rainy days 10 6 5 5 13 12 15 15 15 17 16 15 144
Source: World Weather Online[5]

Religion

  • Saint Rose of Lima Church in Barangay District 1
  • Saint Michael the Archangel Cathedral in Barangay Upi
  • Our Lady of Visitation of Guibang is a national shrine in Barangay Guibang[6]
  • St. Clare Monastery in Barangay Guibang

Festival

The town celebrated the Kuliglig festival on August 23, 2013 following an executive order issued by the Municipal Government of Gamu, Isabela.

Local government

Mayor: Nestor M. Uy
Vice Mayor: Nestor Lacerna
Municipal Councilors:
Noel Laverinto Abaya

  • Estela Burkley
  • Dante Martinez
  • Narciso Jr. Ordo Vercida
  • Jesus Ramirez Lora
  • Joey Paulo Dela Cruz
  • Jose Dimagiba Lora
  • Flordeliza Caro
  • Gil Daggao Molano


—Commission on Elections[7]

References

  1. ^ "Official City/Municipal 2013 Election Results". Intramuros, Manila, Philippines: Commission on Elections (COMELEC). 11 September 2013. Retrieved 9 January 2014.
  2. ^ a b Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Date_validation at line 986: bad argument #3 to 'format' (string expected, got nil).
  3. ^ a b c "Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay: as of May 1, 2010" (PDF). 2010 Census of Population and Housing. National Statistics Office. Archived from the original (PDF) on 14 November 2013. Retrieved 9 January 2014. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  4. ^ a b "Facts and Figures of Gamu, Isabela". Retrieved 11 July 2014.
  5. ^ "Gamu, Isabela: Average Temperatures and Rainfall". World Weather Online. Retrieved 31 October 2015.
  6. ^ "Philippine Army Band to play during procession of Our Lady of Guibang in Gamu, Isabela, on July 1". Inquirer Lifestyle. June 23, 2013. Retrieved 25 August 2013.
  7. ^ Commission on Elections "Gamu, Isabela - Election Results 2013". Retrieved 11 July 2014. {{cite web}}: Check |url= value (help)
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