Aritao, Nueva Vizcaya

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Map of Nueva Vizcaya showing the location of Aritao

Aritao is a 3rd class municipality in the province of Nueva Vizcaya, Philippines. According to the 2000 census, it has a population of 31,705 people in 6,276 households. The ethnic minority called Isinays (the same term for the spoken dialect) were the original residents of this town. The name Aritao came from the Isinay phrase ARI TAU which stands for "OUR KING" (ari=king & tau=our)which came up when the chieftain of the tribe won against the chieftains of the two other Isinay tribes Bambang & Dupax del Sur.

[edit] Barangays

Aritao is politically subdivided into 22 barangays.

Banganan

 VILLEGAS,ELMER T.

Beti

 ORDONIA,MELQUIADER SR.D.

Bone North

 GARCIA,DOMINADOR SR.R.

Bone South

 OBANA,HERNANI U.

Calitlitan

 DORIA,PELAGIO J.

Comon

 COLLADO,CRISTO R.

Cutar

 BAUTISTA,SABINA Q.

Darapidap

 CANTAS,CONDRADO S.

Kirang

 APOLINAR,ENRIQUE SR.E.

Nagcuartelan

 SEVILLA,ARNOLD S.

Poblacion

 ABIVA,KRUSELLE B.

Santa Clara

 SAGUITAN,URBANO E.

Tabueng

 CACAYAN,GODOFREDO M.

Tucanon

 CORTEZ,DIOMEDES JR.H.

Anayo

 BAROL,DENVER B.

Baan

 CODNITA,ROMEO M.

Balite

 CUDIAMAN,DOMINIA B.

Canabuan

 AYDIMAN,JAINE N.

Canarem

 SUGUITAN,BENITA B.

Latar-Nocnoc-San Francisco

 CALAPASI,BARTON A.

Ocao-Capiniaan

Yaway

 BAGUINA,EDWIN T.

[edit] Schools

Aritao Central School
Aritao High School
Saint Teresita's Academy
Nueva Vizcaya Institute

[edit] External links

v • d • e Municipalities of Nueva Vizcaya

Alfonso Castaneda • Ambaguio • Aritao • Bagabag • Bambang • Bayombong • Diadi • Dupax del Norte • Dupax del Sur • Kasibu • Kayapa • Quezon • Santa Fe • Solano • Villaverde