Aritao

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'''Aritao''', officially the '''Municipality of Aritao''' ({{langx|gad|Ili na Aritao}}; {{langx|ilo|Ili ti Aritao}}; {{langx|tl|Bayan ng Aritao}}), is a municipality in the province of Nueva Vizcaya, Philippines. According to the {{PH wikidata|population_as_of}}, it has a population of {{PH wikidata|population_total}} people.{{PH wikidata|population_reference}}

The ethnic minority called Isinai (the same term for the local spoken dialect) were the original residents of this town.

== Etymology == The name Aritao came from the Isinai phrase ''Ari Tau'' "which stands for "''Our King''" (''ari'' means king and ''tau'' means our) which refers to the legendary Isinai Chieftain Mengal, a fierce and brave king who resisted the Spanish conquest of the Isinai territories around Ajanas and Ynordenan (the areas comprising what is now most of Aritao).

== History == The town of Aritao was previously called Ajanas or Afanas. It was formerly the site of an Igorot fortress that was overrun by the Spanish in 1745 which was then further fortified by the colonists. Prior to that, the Spaniards had already established their first permanent settlement in Nueva Vizcaya in 1714 in the town of Buhay, now Barangay Santa Clara. Afanas was later renamedto Aritao, after an Isinay word "Ari-Tau". In January 1767, the intrepid Spanish Missionary Manuel Corripio succeeded in persuading an Igorot King called Ari Mengal and his tribe to live in the town. These people were later converted into Christianity by Fr. Tomas Gutierrez. In 1776, there was a merger of Aritao with the settlements of Buhay, Mabatu and Pahipahi into one pueblo under the name of Aritao, which was approved by the colonial authorities, with the town center being confirmed to be in the old Aritao.<ref>{{cite book |last=Salgado|first=Pedro|title=Cagayan Valley and Easter Cordillera: 1581–1898, Volume II |publisher=Rex Publishing |orig-date=2002|pages=804–809|chapter=Various Towns of Nueva Vizcaya|isbn=}}</ref>

During the American Era on 30 June 1917, through the initiative of Councilor Jose Aleman, the application for township of Aritao to higher authorities was finally approved by the Secretary of the Interior.

During World War II, Japanese troops entered Aritao in 1942 and were pushed out by Allied forces in 1945 after heavy fighting in the village of Kirang, which lays on the foot of the Cordillera mountain trails leading to Baguio.

== Geography == Aritao is situated {{convert|30.04|km}} from the provincial capital Bayombong, and {{convert|263.30|km}} from the country's capital city of Manila.

=== Barangays === Aritao is politically subdivided into 22 barangays. Each barangay consists of puroks and some have sitios.

{{Div col|colwidth=15em}} * Banganan * Beti * Bone North * Bone South * Calitlitan * Comon * Cutar * Darapidap * Kirang * Nagcuartelan * Poblacion * Sta. Clara * Tabueng * Tucanon * Anayo * Baan * Balite * Canabuan * Canarem * Latar-Nocnoc-San Francisco * Ocao-Capiniaan * Yaway {{div col end}}

=== Climate === {{Weather box | location = Aritao, Nueva Vizcaya | width = auto | metric first = Yes | single line = Yes | Jan high C = 26 | Jan low C = 18 | Feb high C = 28 | Feb low C = 18 | Mar high C = 29 | Mar low C = 19 | Apr high C = 31 | Apr low C = 22 | May high C = 30 | May low C = 23 | Jun high C = 29 | Jun low C = 23 | Jul high C = 28 | Jul low C = 23 | Aug high C = 28 | Aug low C = 23 | Sep high C = 28 | Sep low C = 23 | Oct high C = 28 | Oct low C = 21 | Nov high C = 28 | Nov low C = 20 | Dec high C = 27 | Dec low C = 18 | Jan precipitation mm = 21 | Feb precipitation mm = 28 | Mar precipitation mm = 34 | Apr precipitation mm = 58 | May precipitation mm = 160 | Jun precipitation mm = 179 | Jul precipitation mm = 226 | Aug precipitation mm = 225 | Sep precipitation mm = 215 | Oct precipitation mm = 168 | Nov precipitation mm = 59 | Dec precipitation mm = 32 | Jan rain days = 7.5 | Feb rain days = 8.5 | Mar rain days = 10.9 | Apr rain days = 14.9 | May rain days = 23.9 | Jun rain days = 25.7 | Jul rain days = 26.7 | Aug rain days = 25.3 | Sep rain days = 24.9 | Oct rain days = 18.6 | Nov rain days = 11.8 | Dec rain days = 8.9 | source 1 = Meteoblue<ref name="met_norms"> {{cite web | url = https://www.meteoblue.com/en/weather/historyclimate/climatemodelled/aritao_philippines_1730162 | title = Aritao: Average Temperatures and Rainfall | publisher = Meteoblue | accessdate = 4 July 2021}}</ref> | date = 4 July 2021 }} {{clear left}}

== Demographics == {{Philippine Census | align = left | cols = 2 | title= Population census of {{PH wikidata|name}} | 1903 = {{PH census population|1903}} | 1918 = {{PH census population|1918}} | 1939 = {{PH census population|1939}} | 1948 = {{PH census population|1948}} | 1960 = {{PH census population|1960}} | 1970 = {{PH census population|1970}} | 1975 = {{PH census population|1975}} | 1980 = {{PH census population|1980}} | 1990 = {{PH census population|1990}} | 1995 = {{PH census population|1995}} | 2000 = {{PH census population|2000}} | 2007 = {{PH census population|2007}} | 2010 = {{PH census population|2010}} | 2015 = {{PH census population|2015}} | 2020 = {{PH census population|2020}} | 2024 = {{PH census population|2024}} | 2030 = | footnote= Source: Philippine Statistics Authority{{PH wikidata|population_reference}}{{PH census|2015}}{{PH census|2010}}{{PH census|2007}}{{LWUA population data}} }}

===Language=== Ilocano is the dominant dialect of Aritao.

== Economy == {{PH poverty incidence}}

== Government == === Local government === {{main|Sangguniang Bayan}} Aritao 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 === {| class="wikitable" style="line-height:1.20em; font-size:100%;" |+ Members of the Municipal Council<br>(2022–2025)<ref>{{Cite web |title=LGU-Officials {{!}} Official Website of LGU Aritao |url=https://aritao.gov.ph/lgu-officials/ |access-date=10 April 2024 |website=Official Website of LGU Aritao}}</ref> |- ! Position ! Name |- | Congressman | style="text-align:center;" | Luisa L. Cuaresma |- | Mayor | style="text-align:center;" | Remelina M. Peros-Galam |- | Vice-Mayor | style="text-align:center;" | Jayson E. Ferrer |- | rowspan=8 | Councilors | style="text-align:center;" | Ariel M. Tubiera |- | style="text-align:center;" | Aura Bless Crisel F. Galindez |- | style="text-align:center;" | Adonis J. Lejao |- | style="text-align:center;" | Cyrus Will C. Cardenas |- | style="text-align:center;" | Domingo B. Doculan Jr. |- | style="text-align:center;" | Michael M. Villegas |- | style="text-align:center;" | Bernel A. Prado |- | style="text-align:center;" | Vincent L. Lopez |}

== 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.<ref>{{Cite web |title=DEPED REGIONAL OFFICE NO. 02 |url=https://region2.deped.gov.ph/page/14/ |url-status=dead |website=DepED RO2 {{!}} The official website of DepED Regional Office No. 02 |access-date=12 March 2022 |archive-date=12 April 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220412180850/https://region2.deped.gov.ph/page/14/ }}</ref> There are two schools district offices that govern all the public and private elementary and high schools throughout the municipality. These are Aritao East District, and Aritao West District.<ref>{{Cite web |date=January 15, 2021 |title=Masterlist of Schools |url=https://www.deped.gov.ph/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/SY-2020-2021-Masterlist-of-Schools-Address-only-1-1.pdf |access-date=April 14, 2025 |website=Department of Education}}</ref>

===Primary and elementary schools=== {{Div col|colwidth=15em}} * Anayo Primary School * Aritao Central School * Aritao Methodist Christian School * Baan Elementary School * Banganan Elementary School * Baptist Christian Academy Comon Annex * Baptist Christian Academy of Aritao * Beti Elementary School * Bone North Elementary School * Bone South Elementary School * Felix Saludo Elementary School * Calitlitan Elementary School * Canabuan Elementary School * Canarem Primary School * Comon Central School * Cutar Elementary School * Darapidap Elementary School * Cesario M. Tubiera Elementary School * Immaculate Conception Academy of Bone South (Elementary) * Balite Elementary School * Kirang Elementary School * Kirang Elementary School Annex * Latar Elementary School * Nagcuartelan Elementary School * Sta. Clara Elementary School * Tabueng Elementary School * Tucanon Elementary School * Ukaw Elementary School * Yaway Elementary School {{div col end}}

===Secondary schools=== * Aritao National High School * Immaculate Conception Academy of Bone South * Nueva Vizcaya Institute * Sta. Clara High School * Southern Cagayan Valley School of Technology * St. Teresita's Academy of Aritao

== Gallery == <gallery widths=200 heights=150> File:AritaoHalljf3403 07.JPG|[http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Aritao_Townhall_and_Town_Plaza Aritao Townhall and Town Plaza] File:NuevaVizcayajf3149 12.JPG|[http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Saint_Joseph,_Husband_of_Mary_Parish_Church_of_Aritao Saint Joseph, Husband of Mary Parish Church] File:St. Anthony de Padua Chapel, Aritao, Nueva Vizcaya, Mar 2024.jpg|St. Anthony de Padua Chapel File:Aritaojf3458 17.JPG|Nueva Vizcaya Institute File:Aritaojf3331 02.JPG|Twin (Skull and Salakot) mountains (visible from Aritao Townhall) </gallery>

== References == {{reflist}}

== External links == {{Commons category|Aritao}} * [{{NSCB detail}} Philippine Standard Geographic Code] * [https://web.archive.org/web/20081120024509/http://www.census.gov.ph/data/census2007/index.html Philippine Census Information] * [https://web.archive.org/web/20160304202507/http://www.blgs.gov.ph/lgpmsv2/cmshome/index.php?pageID=23&frmIdDcfCode=7&fLguType=CM&frmIdRegion=4&frmIdProvince=25&frmIdLgu=459 Local Governance Performance Management System]

{{Geographic location | Centre = Aritao | North = Bambang | East = Dupax del Sur | South = Carranglan, Nueva Ecija | Southwest = Santa Fe | West = Kayapa }} {{Nueva Vizcaya}} {{Authority control}}

Category:Municipalities of Nueva Vizcaya