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Gamu, Isabela

Gamu
Municipality
Santa Rosa de Lima Church
Santa Rosa de Lima Church
Official seal of Gamu
Seal
Nickname(s):
  • Gateway to Mallig Plains
  • Mother Town of the 2nd District of Isabela
  • Oldest Town of Mallig Plains
Map of Isabela showing the location of Gamu
Map of Isabela showing the location of Gamu
Gamu is located in Philippines
Gamu
Gamu
Location within the Philippines
Coordinates: 17°03′N 121°50′E / 17.05°N 121.83°E / 17.05; 121.83Coordinates: 17°03′N 121°50′E / 17.05°N 121.83°E / 17.05; 121.83
Country Philippines
Region Cagayan Valley (Region II)
Province Isabela
District 5th District of Isabela
Barangays 16
Government
 • Mayor Nestor Malasig Uy
 • Vice Mayor Nestor Lacerna
 • Electorate 17,338 voters (2016 election)
Area
 • Total 129.40 km2 (49.96 sq mi)
Population (2015 census)
 • Total 29,904
 • Density 230/km2 (600/sq mi)
Time zone PST (UTC+8)
ZIP code 3301
023113000
IDD:area code +63 (0)78
Income class 4th municipal income class
Revenue ₱ 76,695,673.61 (2016)
Poverty incidence 16.19 (2012)
Website www.gamu-isabela.gov.ph

Gamu is a 4th class municipality in the province of Isabela, Philippines. According to the 2015 census, it has a population of 29,904 people.

While not a commercially thriving town, it lies near Ilagan City and Cauayan, communities with banks, hospitals, and places of entertainment.

The municipality is the site of the 5th Infantry Division of Philippine Army as its infantry unit in Northern Luzon. The Infantry is located in Barangay Upi of this town headed by General Joel P. Ibañez.

Gamu is located in the central part of the Province of Isabela. It is approximately 10 kilometers away from the Provincial Capitol of Isabela and about 395 kilometers from the National Capital City of the Philippines, Manila.

It is bounded on the north by the city of Ilagan, or the north-west by the municipality of Quirino, on the south by the municipality of Reina Mercedes and on the south-west by the municipality of Burgos, and on the Southeast by the municipality of Naguilian.

Gamu has a total land area of 129.40 square kilometers with 16 barangays, 3 of which are classified as urban barangays, District I, II and III, and the rests are considered rural barangays.

Gamu is politically subdivided into 16 barangays. District I, II, and III are considered as urban barangays while the rest are rural.

In the 2015 census, the population of Gamu, Isabela, was 29,904 people, with a density of 230 inhabitants per square kilometre or 600 inhabitants per square mile.

The town celebrated the Kuliglig festival on August 23, 2013 following an executive order issued by the Municipal Government of Gamu, Isabela.


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