Aritao

Aritao
Municipality of Aritao
Downtown area
Downtown area
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Official seal of Aritao
Map of Nueva Vizcaya with Aritao highlighted
Map of Nueva Vizcaya with Aritao highlighted
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Aritao is located in Philippines
Aritao
Aritao
Location within the Philippines
Coordinates: 16°17′50″N 121°02′02″E / 16.297258°N 121.033819°E / 16.297258; 121.033819
CountryPhilippines
RegionCagayan Valley
ProvinceNueva Vizcaya
District Lone district
Barangays22 (see Barangays)
Government
[1]
 • TypeSangguniang Bayan
 • mayor of Aritao[*]Remelina M. Peros
 • Vice MayorJayson Ferrer.
 • RepresentativeLuisa L. Cuaresma
 • Electorate23,422 voters (2022)
Area
 • Total265.60 km2 (102.55 sq mi)
Elevation
476 m (1,562 ft)
Highest elevation
846 m (2,776 ft)
Lowest elevation
346 m (1,135 ft)
Population
 (2020 census)[3]
 • Total42,197
 • Density160/km2 (410/sq mi)
 • Households
10,307
Economy
 • Income class2nd municipal income class
 • Poverty incidence
11.15
% (2021)[4]
 • Revenue₱ 198.3 million (2020), 89.66 million (2012), 101.9 million (2013), 113.3 million (2014), 127.7 million (2015), 143.1 million (2016), 160.3 million (2017), 168.8 million (2018), 180.1 million (2019), 211 million (2021), 292.2 million (2022)
 • Assets₱ 380.5 million (2020), 104 million (2012), 115.4 million (2013), 144.8 million (2014), 188.9 million (2015), 237.9 million (2016), 255.2 million (2017), 296.5 million (2018), 319.5 million (2019), 410.8 million (2021), 493.8 million (2022)
 • Expenditure₱ 156 million (2020), 75.63 million (2012), 83.47 million (2013), 97.08 million (2015), 109.5 million (2016), 147.8 million (2017), 136.7 million (2018), 134.3 million (2019), 150 million (2021), 205 million (2022)
 • Liabilities₱ 53.84 million (2020), 14.17 million (2012), 13.14 million (2013), 20.95 million (2014), 34.86 million (2015), 42.61 million (2016), 47.36 million (2017), 54.66 million (2018), 48.42 million (2019), 43.37 million (2021), 59.06 million (2022)
Service provider
 • ElectricityNueva Vizcaya Electric Cooperative (NUVELCO)
Time zoneUTC+8 (PST)
ZIP code
3704
PSGC
IDD:area code+63 (0)78
Native languagesGaddang
Ilocano
Isinai
Kallahan
Tagalog
Websitearitao.gov.ph

Aritao, officially the Municipality of Aritao (Gaddang: Ili na Aritao; Ilocano: Ili ti Aritao; Tagalog: Bayan ng Aritao), is a 2nd class municipality in the province of Nueva Vizcaya, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 42,197 people.[3]

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

Aritao is 30 kilometres (19 mi) from Bayombong, 235 kilometres (146 mi) from Manila, and 109 kilometres (68 mi) from Baguio.

  1. ^ Municipality of Aritao | (DILG)
  2. ^ "2015 Census of Population, Report No. 3 – Population, Land Area, and Population Density" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. Quezon City, Philippines. August 2016. ISSN 0117-1453. Archived (PDF) from the original on May 25, 2021. Retrieved July 16, 2021.
  3. ^ a b Census of Population (2020). "Region II (Cagayan Valley)". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
  4. ^ "PSA Releases the 2021 City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates". Philippine Statistics Authority. 2 April 2024. Retrieved 28 April 2024.