| Tumauini | |
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| Map of Isabela showing the location of Tumauini. | |
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Tumauini
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| Country | Philippines |
| Region | Cagayan Valley (Region II) |
| Province | Isabela |
| District | 1st District, Isabela |
| Founded | |
| Barangays | 46 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Venus T. Bautista |
| Area | |
| • Total | 467.30 km2 (180.4 sq mi) |
| Population (2007) | |
| • Total | 55,041 |
| • Density | 117.8/km2 (305.1/sq mi) |
| Time zone | PST (UTC+8) |
| ZIP code | 3325 |
| Income class | 1st class; partly urban |
| Population Census of Tumauini | |||
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| Census | Pop. | Rate | |
| 1995 | 45,551 |
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| 2000 | 50,256 | 2.13% | |
| 2007 | 55,041 | 1.26% | |
Tumauini is now a 1st class municipality in the province of Isabela, Philippines. According to the latest census, it has a population of 55,041 people in 9,239 households.
This quiet town boasts of a famous historical landmark, the Tumauini Church. Built in the 1870s by the Dominicans, the church has a unique cylindrical bell tower made of bricks. Also one of the popular tourist attraction of the town is the Camp Samal Resort and Leisure Park where known as a semi-Tagaytay because of being high on its location where can view the entire town in the west, south and north and the Cordillera Sierra Madre in the east.
There is little commercial activity for a town of its size, however, there is a sizeable market providing venues for sales of fruits, vegetables, meats, VCDs, and firecrackers.
It is currently led by Mayor Venus T. Bautista who is a newly elected leader of the town.And the current Chief of Police is Police Chief Inspector Freddie Natividad.
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In 1952, the barrios of Barucbuc, Siempre Viva, Bimmonton, Pasurgong, Manga, and Settlement No. 1 were transferred to the newly-created town of Mallig.[1]
In 1957, the barrios of San Antonio, San Juan, Ragan Sur, Ragan Norte, Ragan Almacen, San Jose (Bulo), San Patricio, Quibal, San Andres (Lattu), Calinawan Sur, Bayabo, Santor, Sto. Rosario, Andarayan, Aneg, San Isidro, Mawi, San Roque, Carmencita, Aga, Villa Pareda, Villaluz, San Pedro, Concepcion, Sammabario and San Nicolas and the sitios of Turod, Paco, Calamagui and Kim-malabasa, were separated from the municipality of Tumauini to form the town of Magsaysay.[2] Canp Samal used to be the camp of guerillas in 1945 world war II, and Camp Samal had been also used by the filipino american troops against the japanese invasion, and SAMAL derives from SA means Sadornas, and MAL from Malana.
Tumauini is politically subdivided into 46 barangays.
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