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| leader_name1 = Ramon T. Cabauatan
| leader_title2 = [[House of Representatives of the Philippines#Current composition|Representative]] <!--congressman or congresswoman -->
| leader_name2 = [[Luisa Lloren Cuaresma|Luisa L. Cuaresma]] ([[Lakas-CMD]])
| leader_title3 = [[Sangguniang Bayan|Municipal Council]]
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'''Bayombong''', officially the '''Municipality of Bayombong''' ({{lang-gad|Ili na Bayombong}}; {{lang-ilo|Ili ti Bayombong}}; {{lang-tl|Bayan ng Bayombong}}), is a 1st class [[municipality of the Philippines|municipality]] and capital of the [[Philippine Province|province]] of [[Nueva Vizcaya]], [[Philippines]]. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 67,714 people.{{PH census|current}}
Bayombong is the most populous town and seat of the Provincial Capitol of Nueva Vizcaya. The name Bayombong emanated from the [[Gaddang language|Gaddang]] word “''Bayongyong''” which means the confluence of two or more rivers. It has been reported that a certain tribe arrived and tried to invade the place, which caused the outbreak of the first tribal war in the area. The site was renamed “Bayumbung” as a sign of the [[Gaddang people|Gaddangs]]' first victory in fighting for their private domains.
==Etymology==
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Bayombong is located in the southeastern portion of the current barangays of La Torre North and South, where the Magat River flows. Prior to Spanish colonization, the town was inhabited by the [[Ifugao people|Ifugaos]] and Gaddangs.
===Spanish
Around 1718 there were tribal clashes between the Ifugaos, the Gaddangs and the Maalats from Isabela, with the Gaddangs gaining the upper hand
Bayombong was formally founded on April 12, 1739, during the first [[Mass in the Catholic Church|Catholic mass]] celebrated in the region, officiated by Father Pedro Freire in a makeshift chapel at the foot of the Bangan Hill. Bayombong came under the administration of Dominican friars as a part of the Paniqui mission a few months after its founding. The pueblo census of 1747 records 470 residents.<ref>Linda A. Newsom, ''Conquest and Pestilence in the Early Spanish Philippines'', page 226, U of Hawaii Press, 2009</ref> The names of those considered to be founding fathers of Bayombong were Ramon Cabauatan, Jacinto Gadingan, Vicente Saquing, Ignacio Abuag, Mariano Danao, Domingo Bayaua, a certain Bincatan and a certain Mamuric. All of them were [[Gaddang people|Gaddangs]]. Their names are remembered today in major streets of the town.
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Bayombong became the provincial capital of Nueva Vizcaya in 1856, when the old capital of Camarag (now Echague) became part of the newly-established province of Isabela.<ref>{{cite book |last=Salgado|first=Pedro|title=Cagayan Valley and Easter Cordillera: 1581-1898, Volume II |publisher=Rex Publishing |orig-date=2002|pages=844|chapter=Various Towns of Nueva Vizcaya|isbn=}}</ref>
===American
On November 28, 1899, during the [[Philippine–American War]], General Fernando Canon surrendered his 300-man battalion, plus 139 Spanish and 14 American prisoners, to 2nd Lt. James N. Munro's 53 men of the 4th Cavalry.<ref name=Westfall>Westfall, M., 2012, ''The Devil's Causeway'', Guilford: Lyons Press, {{ISBN|9780762780297}}</ref>{{rp|148–149}} Included in the release were William Rynders and Orrison Woodbury, captured with the rest of Lt. Gillmore's men during the [[Siege of Baler]].<ref name=Westfall/>{{rp|149}}
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In 1928, Father de Gryse started St. Mary's, a Catholic elementary school. In 1930, Bayombong Rural School was re-purposed as Nueva Vizcaya Rural High School (NVRHS), and in 1934 St. Mary's added a high-school department.
===Japanese era===
During [[World War II]], the [[Japanese occupation of the Philippines|Japanese invaded the Philippines]] and turned Bayombong into a hub for sexual slavery. A "comfort station" was built by the Japanese in the town, where young girls and teenagers were forced to become sex slaves called "[[comfort women]]", and routinely gang-raped, brutalized, humiliated, and murdered by Japanese soldiers for entertainment.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.npr.org/2020/11/29/939811000/philippine-survivor-recounts-her-struggle-as-a-comfort-woman-for-wartime-japan|title=Philippine Survivor Recounts Her Struggle As A 'Comfort Woman' For Wartime Japan|newspaper=NPR.org|publisher=NPR|access-date=15 August 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=9IsBB-RVTlQC&dq=comfort+gay+philippines+japan&pg=PR9|title=The Other Empire: Literary Views of Japan from the Philippines, Singapore, and Malaysia|year=2008|publisher=The University of the Philippines Press|isbn=9789715425629|access-date=15 August 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.awf.or.jp/e1/philippine-00.html | title=Women made to be Comfort Women - Philippines }}</ref>
===Philippine independence===
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===Cityhood proposals===
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In the [[19th Congress of the Philippines]], house bills were filed by various representatives which seeks converting Bayombong and other capital towns of provinces with no component cities into independent component cities or highly urbanized cities to automatically convert into cities.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Yap |first=Eric |date=June 30, 2022 |title=
==Geography==
The terrain is mountainous dominated by steep hills and mountains encompassing an area of 36.44% of its total land area. The percentage which is level to gently sloping consists of 32.03% of the total area, rolling to hilly consists of 8.09%, while the remaining 23.44% consists of very steep mountains. The town was founded at the juncture of the Calocool and Magat Rivers, and has grown to incorporate the [[Pan-Philippine Highway]].{{cn|date=June 2024}}
Bayombong is {{convert|265|km}} from [[Manila]].
===Barangays===
Bayombong is politically subdivided into 25 [[barangay]]s.
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* Bonfal East
* Bonfal Proper
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* Masoc
* Paitan
* Don Domingo Maddela (Poblacion)
* Don Tomas Maddela (Poblacion)
* Don Mariano Marcos
* District IV ([[Poblacion]])
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* Santa Rosa
* Vista Alegre (B. Baringin)
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===Climate===
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===Local government===
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Bayombong, belonging to the [[Legislative districts of Nueva Vizcaya|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 most of the councilors are elected directly by the people through an election which is being held every three years.
The council also includes three ex-officio, non-partisan members representing key sectors of the community. These members comprise the Indigenous Peoples' Mandatory Representative, the President of the Liga ng mga Barangay, and the President of the SK Municipal Federation. Together, they play a crucial role in the Sangguniang Bayan, contributing diverse perspectives and ensuring comprehensive representation in local governance.
===Elected officials===
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| Vice-Mayor
| style="text-align:center;" | Antonio Sergio G. Bagasao▼
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| style="text-align:center;" | Ramon T. Cabauatan
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| style="text-align:center;" | Ronald Allan A. Barnacha
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| style="text-align:center;" | Magtanggol N. Lantion
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==Education==
The Schools Division of Nueva Vizcaya governs the town's public education system. The division office is a field office of the [[Department of Education (Philippines)|DepEd]] in [[Cagayan Valley]] region.<ref>{{Cite web |title=
===Colleges and universities===
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* Bonfal Pilot Central School
* Masoc Elementary School
* Magapuy Elementary School
* Cabuaan elementary School
* Lingay Elementary School (LES)
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===Playhouse and tutorial services===
* Holy Infant Childcare and Playhouse<ref>https://www.facebook.com/hiccapbayombong2014 {{User-generated source|certain=yes|date=March 2022}}</ref>
==Media==▼
*[[GMA Network]] Channel 7 (Bayombong) via (Dagupan)▼
*[[ABS-CBN]] Channel 2 (Bayombong) via (Isabela)▼
==Notable personalities==
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==Sister cities==
*{{Flagicon|Japan}} [[Gonohe, Aomori|Gonohe]], [[Aomori Prefecture|Aomori]], [[Japan]]<ref name=International>{{cite web|url=http://www.clair.or.jp/cgi-bin/simai/e/03.cgi?p=02&n=Aomori%20Prefecture|title=International Exchange|work=List of Affiliation Partners within Prefectures|publisher=Council of Local Authorities for International Relations (CLAIR)|language=en|access-date=21 November 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151122060024/http://www.clair.or.jp/cgi-bin/simai/e/03.cgi?p=02&n=Aomori%20Prefecture|archive-date=22 November 2015|url-status=dead}}</ref>
▲==Media==
===AM===
* 1233 kHz DWRV Radyo Veritas
===FM===
* 90.1 MHz DZRV Spirit FM
* 93.3 MHz FMR Nueva Vizcaya
* 96.5 MHz DWNS UFM
* 104.5 MHz DWGL Radyo Natin
* 107.7 MHz DWFF Bandera News
===Television===
▲*[[GMA Network]] Channel 7 (Bayombong) via (Dagupan)
▲*[[ABS-CBN]] Channel 2 (Bayombong) via (Isabela)
==References==
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