Cuyapo, Nueva Ecija

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Cuyapo
Municipality

Cuyapo Town Hall

Seal

Map of Nueva Ecija showing the location of Cuyapo

Cuyapo
Location within the Philippines

Coordinates:

1547N 12040ECoordinates:

1547N 12040E

Country

Philippines

Region

Central Luzon (Region III)

Province

Nueva Ecija

District

1st District

Founded

1859

Barangays

52

Government[1]
Mayor

Amado R. Corpuz Jr.

Area[2]
Total

215.73 km2 (83.29 sq mi)

Population (2010)[3]
Total

59,396

Density

280/km2 (710/sq mi)

Demonym(s)

Cuyapeo (Cuyapenyo)

Time zone

PST (UTC+8)

ZIP code

3117

Dialing code

44

Income class

1st class; rural

Website

www.cuyapo.gov.ph

Cuyapo is a first class municipality in the province of Nueva Ecija, Philippines. According to the
2010 census, it has a population of 59,396 people.[3]
Contents
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1Barangays
2History
o 2.1Name and Establishment
o 2.2Early Beginnings
o 2.3Creation of the Town
o 2.4The Revolutionary Period
3Demographics
4Tourist Attractions
5Schools
o 5.1Secondary Schools
o 5.2Primary Schools
6References
7External links

Barangays[edit]
Cuyapo is politically subdivided into 52 barangays.[2]

Baloy
Bambanaba
Bantug
Bentigan
Bibiclat
Bonifacio
Bued
Bulala
Burgos
Cabileo
Cabangaran
Cabatuan
Cacapasan
Calancuasan Norte
Calancuasan Sur
Colosboa
Columbitin
Curva
District I (Pob. I)
District II (Pob. II)
District IV (Pob. IV)

District V (Pob. V)
District VI (Pob. VI)
District VII (Pob. VII)
District VIII (Pob. VIII)
Landig
Latap
Loob
Luna
Malbeg-Patalan
Malineng
Matindeg
Maycaban
Nagcuralan
Nagmisahan
Paitan Norte
Paitan Sur
Piglisan
Pugo
Rizal
Sabit
Salagusog
San Antonio (Butao)
San Jose
San Juan
Santa Clara
Santa Cruz
Simimbaan
Tagtagumbao
Tutuloy
Ungab
Villaflores

History[edit]
Name and Establishment[edit]
Cuyapo comes from the Pangasinan word kuyapo, kiapo or quiapo in Tagalog; lul-luan, in
Ilocano; (Pistia stratiotes), a water plant that looks like a flower. According to the Kulantong, or
Cronologia written by Cirilo R. Sumangil, a native of Cuyapo, who, for over forty years, was the
Parish Priest of the Philippine Independent Church of Cuyapo. Said aquatic plant was so abundant
particularly in a place which is now owned by the Monteros, situated along Rizal Street near the
Municipal Cemetery. It was at this place that lured cow tenders from Paniqui, Tarlac to pasture their
herds or flocks.

Early Beginnings[edit]
Pangasinenses from Paniqui, Tarlac who used to pasture their cattle, foresters from Sta.
Maria, Narvacan, Ilocos Sur; Paoay andBatac in Ilocos Norte; and Pangasinenses
from Calasiao and San Carlos, Pangasinan, settled in great number in the town. It is said that the
exodus, particularly from Ilocos Sur, was due to the forced labor enforced by the Spaniards in the
construction of the Catholic Church in Sta. Maria, Ilocos Sur. Cuyapo was declared a Barrio of

Rosales on September 25, 1849, with Senior Santiago Vergara as its first Teniente del Barrio.
Rosales was then a part of Nueva Ecija. It was in 1901 during the American Civil Commission
that Rosales, together with Balungao, Umingan, San Quintin, were segregated from Nueva Ecija and
became parts of Pangasinan.

Creation of the Town[edit]

On October 29, 1859, Cuyapo was separated from Rosales, Pangasinan and made a full-fledged
town with Don Juan Pangalilingan as the first Gobernadorcillo. It was during his term that the first
Catholic Church and convent was constructed. The old road to Guimba, passing through what is
now Barangay Maycaban was constructed. On October 29, 1959, Cuyapo celebrated the centennial
of its creation as a town.

The Revolutionary Period[edit]

On July 1, 1898, Gen. Mariano Llanera, then Military Governor of Nueva Ecija, appointed Don
Marcelo Garcia, last Capitan Municipal during the Spanish Regime, as Presidente Municipal with
Don Mariano Flores, last Teniente Mayor, as Vise Presidente Municipal. Later, under the
supervisonal government, election of municipal officials was held. This revolutionary period of
government existed until the American forces came in November 1898. It was during this period
when the people showed their patriotism and loyalty to the cause of the revolution. On June 19,
1898, two to three hundred Cuyapenos, under Teniente Isabelo del Valle of Paniqui, Tarlac,
answered the call of duty and ambushed a heavily armed contingent of Spanish Cazadores who
came from Rosales en route to Tarlac in Bessang (now part of Barangay Maycaban. The
Cuyapenos then had only fifteen (15) Remington rifles and the rest armed with bolos.

Demographics[edit]
Population census of Cuyapo
Year

Pop.

% p.a.

1990

43,103

1995

49,791

+2.74%

2000

51,366

+0.67%

2007

55,456

+1.06%

2010

59,396

+2.53%

Source: National Statistics Office[3]

Tourist Attractions[edit]

Apolinario Mabini Marker (Cuyapo) - Site of the arrest of Philippine hero Apolinario Mabini,
known as the sublime paralytic, by the Americans on December 10, 1899.

Schools[edit]
Secondary Schools[edit]
Public Schools:

Baloy High School

Cuyapo National High School
Dr. Ramon De Santos National High School
Paitan Sur National High School
Salagusog National High School

Private Schools:

Cuyapo Academy
St. Pius X Institute

Primary Schools[edit]
Public Schools:

Baloy Elementary School

Bambanaba Elementary School
Bentigan Elementary School
Bibiclat Elementary School
Bonifacio Elementary School
Bued Primary School
Burgos Elementary School
Cabileo Elementary School
Cabatuan Elementary School
Calancuasan Norte Elementary School
Calancuasan Sur Elementary School
C.B. Tejero Elementary School
Columbitin Elementary School
Curva Elementary School
Cuyapo Central School
Doa Consuelo Elementary School
D.M. Jose Elementary School
D.R. Jose Elementary School
E. Abalos Primary School
Loob Elementary School
Luna Elementary School
Malbeg-Patalan Primary School
Malineng Elementary School
Matindeg Elementary School
Nagcuralan Elementary School
Nagmisahan Elementary School
Ongsiako Elementary School
Paitan Norte Elementary School
Paitan Sur Elementary School
Piglisan Elementary School

Rizal Elementary School

Sabit Elementary School
Salagusog Elementary School
San Antonio Elementary School
San Jose Elementary School
Simimbaan Primary School
Sta. Clara Elementary School
Sta. Cruz Primary School
Tagtagumbao Elementary School The Best School
Villaflores Elementary School

Private Schools:

Brilliant Achievers School of Excellence

Cuyapo United Methodist Church Learning Center
Open Door Christian Academy
St. Lawrence Montessori, Inc.
St. Pius X Institute