# Kayapa

Kayapa, officially the Municipality of Kayapa (Gaddang: Ili na Kayapa; Ilocano: Ili ti Kayapa; Tagalog: Bayan ng Kayapa), is a municipality in the province of Nueva Vizcaya, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 26,469 people.
Kayapa is 61 kilometres (38 mi) from Bayombong, 266 kilometres (165 mi) from Manila, and 78 kilometres (48 mi) from Baguio.

## 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
### 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

Climate data for Kayapa, Nueva Vizcaya :
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 22 (72) | 23 (73) | 24 (75) | 26 (79) | 25 (77) | 24 (75) | 23 (73) | 23 (73) | 23 (73) | 24 (75) | 25 (77) | 22 (72) | 24 (75) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 13 (55) | 14 (57) | 15 (59) | 17 (63) | 18 (64) | 18 (64) | 18 (64) | 18 (64) | 18 (64) | 16 (61) | 15 (59) | 14 (57) | 16 (61) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 21 (0.8) | 28 (1.1) | 34 (1.3) | 58 (2.3) | 160 (6.3) | 179 (7.0) | 226 (8.9) | 225 (8.9) | 215 (8.5) | 168 (6.6) | 59 (2.3) | 32 (1.3) | 1,405 (55.3) |
| Average rainy days | 7.5 | 8.5 | 10.9 | 14.9 | 23.9 | 25.7 | 26.7 | 25.3 | 24.9 | 18.6 | 11.8 | 8.9 | 207.6 |
| Source: Meteoblue ||||||||||||||

## Demographics

| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
| 1918 | 7,577 | — |
| 1939 | 8,702 | +0.66% |
| 1948 | 5,759 | −4.48% |
| 1960 | 9,298 | +4.07% |
| 1970 | 14,920 | +4.84% |
| 1975 | 20,718 | +6.81% |
| 1980 | 20,491 | −0.22% |
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
| 1990 | 18,685 | −0.92% |
| 1995 | 19,376 | +0.68% |
| 2000 | 19,193 | −0.20% |
| 2007 | 20,806 | +1.12% |
| 2010 | 21,453 | +1.12% |
| 2015 | 23,714 | +1.93% |
| 2020 | 26,469 | +2.18% |
Source: Philippine Statistics Authority :

## Economy

Poverty incidence of Kayapa
* 10
* 20
* 30
* 40
* 50
* 60
* 70
* 2000 61.89
* 2003 30.15
* 2006 15.80
* 2009 16.11
* 2012 32.92
* 2015 21.05
* 2018 29.15
* 2021 20.92
* Source: Philippine Statistics Authority

## Government
### Local government

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

Members of the Municipal Council (2019–2022) :
| Position | Name |
| Congressman | Luisa L. Cuaresma |
| Mayor | Elizabeth D. Balasya |
| Vice-Mayor | Peter L. Bay-an |
| Councilors | Adriano A. Dodon |
| Councilors | Oscar B. Campoy |
| Councilors | Esteban A. Baccac |
| Councilors | Romeo M. Camlas, Jr. |
| Councilors | Valdez A. Duntogan |
| Councilors | Tony B. Pagnas |
| Councilors | Pacito P. Cadame |
| Councilors | Tony P. Wakit, Sr. |

## 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. The office governs the public and private elementary and public and private high schools throughout the municipality.

## Gallery

* Downtown area
* Public market
* Kayapa Central School
* Saint Joseph Parish Church
* Town proper
* Variant of flag used at parades