Bayombong is a municipality and the capital of Nueva Vizcaya province, in the Cagayan Valley region of the Philippines. Formally founded on April 12, 1739, it had a 2024 census population of 72,890 across 163.36 square kilometers, making it the province most populous town, and it serves as the provincial seat. Its name derives from the Gaddang word Bayongyong, meaning the confluence of two or more rivers.
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Area (sq km) Founding Year Population Estimate Year Elevation (m) Elevation Band Climate Zone Sources
1. Wikipedia: Bayombong
Lead paragraph, 2024 census population sentence
According to the 2024 census, it has a population of 72,890 people
Lead paragraph, census year in the population sentence
According to the 2024 census, it has a population of 72,890 people
Infobox, Area, Total
163.36 km2 (63.07 sq mi)
Infobox, Elevation
342 m (1,122 ft)
Infobox, Coordinates (latitude)
16.48°N 121.15°E
Infobox, Coordinates (longitude)
16.48°N 121.15°E
Article text, founding sentence
Bayombong was formally founded on April 12, 1739, during the first Catholic mass celebrated in the region
- In Group: Cities of South-eastern Asia (World), Wikipedia infobox, country field
View the Source2. GeoNames: Bayombong - GeoNames
GeoNamescities500 record 1725729
16.4812 121.1497 P PPLA3 PH 02 48 025005000 48199 280 Asia/Manila
Place record, elevation
Elevation ca. 280 m
View the Source 3. Koeppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna): World Map of the Koeppen-Geiger Climate Classification, present climate data
Koeppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna)Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell 16.25, 121.25Quote, Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell 16.25, 121.25
16.25 121.25 Af
Wikidata: Bayombong
Wikidata Q51480, class allow-list match verified against P17/real-world identity (w-geo-qidcite-0926).View the Source Reader Challenges (0)
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