Kasibu

According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 41,776 people.

Kasibu
Municipality
Municipality of Kasibu
Municipal hall
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Map of Nueva Vizcaya with Kasibu highlighted
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Kasibu Location within the Philippines
Coordinates: 16°19′05″N 121°17′45″E / 16.3181°N 121.2958°E / 16.3181; 121.2958
Country	Philippines
Region	Cagayan Valley
Province	Nueva Vizcaya
District	Lone district
Barangays	30 (see Barangays)
Government
• Type	Sangguniang Bayan
• Mayor	Romeo C. Tayaban
• Vice Mayor	Alberto D. Bumolo Jr.
• Representative	Luisa L. Cuaresma
• Electorate	24,670 voters (2022)
Area
• Total	318.80 km2 (123.09 sq mi)
Elevation	873 m (2,864 ft)
Highest elevation	1,248 m (4,094 ft)
Lowest elevation	678 m (2,224 ft)
Population  (2020 census)
• Total	41,776
• Density	130/km2 (340/sq mi)
• Households	9,816
Economy
• Income class	3rd municipal income class
• Poverty incidence	21.68 % (2018)
• Revenue	₱ 237.1 million (2020)
• Assets	₱ 697.6 million (2020)
• Expenditure	₱ 210.8 million (2020)
• Liabilities	₱ 115 million (2020)
Service provider
• Electricity	Nueva Vizcaya Electric Cooperative (NUVELCO)
Time zone	UTC+8 (PST)
ZIP code	3703
PSGC	025009000
IDD : area code	+63 (0)78
Native languages	Ilocano Gaddang Bugkalot Tagalog

Kasibu comes from the Ilongot dialect, which denotes a venue where people settle their differences.

Long before the opening of the municipal district of Kasibu, there was a school and a constabulary detachment for the Ilongots, which necessitated the establishment of a government in the area. For this reason, the provincial board during Governor Alfonso Castañeda's time requested the Governor-General to authorize the establishment of this place as a provisional municipal district to be supervised and administered by the provincial board through the office of the provincial governor.

By virtue of Executive Order No. 59, signed on January 1, 1926, by Governor General Leonard Wood, Kasibu was established as part of the Municipal District of Bambang. However, by virtue of a Proclamation issued by Governor Leon Cabarroguis in 1933, Kasibu was reorganized as a separate Municipal District. On November 9, 1950, Executive Order No. 368, signed by President Elpidio Quirino, abolished the municipal district structure in government and reattached Kasibu to Bambang. The very low population caused the abolition, as residents started to evacuate and abandon Kasibu due to the presence of dissidents from 1950 to 1955. On January 9, 1956, when peace and order was restored, President Ramon Magsaysay issued Executive Order No. 160 creating Kasibu as a separate municipality, but losing territorial jurisdiction over some of its barrios specifically Payupay, Belance, Oyao, Teguep, Manacgoc, Pangancan and Munguia, all on the eastern side in favor of Dupax del Norte.

Barangays

Kasibu is politically subdivided into 30 barangays. Each barangay consists of puroks and some have sitios.

Climate

Local government

Kasibu, belonging to the lone congressional district of the province of Nueva Vizcaya, 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 councilors are elected directly by the people through an election which is being held every three years.

Elected officials

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.

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