- Dupax del Sur, Nueva Vizcaya
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Dupax del Sur — Municipality — Map of Nueva Vizcaya showing the location of Dupax del Sur
Location in the Philippines
Dupax del SurCoordinates: 16°17′N 121°6′E / 16.283°N 121.1°ECoordinates: 16°17′N 121°6′E / 16.283°N 121.1°E Country 
PhilippinesRegion Cagayan Valley (Region II) Province Nueva Vizcaya District Lone district Founded Barangays 19 Government – Mayor Wilson G. Giron zipcode = 3707 Area – Total 590.00 km2 (227.8 sq mi) Population (2007) – Total 17,354 – Density 29.4/km2 (76.2/sq mi) Time zone PST (UTC+8) ZIP code Income class 3rd class Population Census of Dupax del Sur Census Pop. Rate 1995 13,900 — 2000 16,371 3.57% 2007 17,354 0.81% Dupax Del Sur is a 3rd class municipality in the province of Nueva Vizcaya, Philippines. According to the latest census, it has a population of 16,371 people in 3,150 households.
Barangays
Dupax Del Sur is politically subdivided into 19 barangays.
- Abaca
- Banila
- Carolotan
- Gabut
- Ganao (Lingad)
- Lukidnon
- Mangayang
- Palabotan
- Biruk
- Bagumbayan
- Balsain
- Canabay
- Domang
- Dopaj
- Kimbutan
- Kinabuan
- Sanguit
- Santa Maria
- Talbek
History
The name "Dupax" comes from the Isinay word "dopaj". By "dopaj" the Isinays, who are the first inhabitants of Dupax, meant "to lie down in complete relaxation." According to folklores that have survived from generation to generation, even long before the founding fathers established the municipality, the site of what eventually became the "poblacion", or town proper of Dupax, used to serve as a roaring camp for primitive hunters from surrounding tribal settlements. After hard days of hunting in nearby mountains, the hunters would repair the camp where they would feast on their catch of wild animals. When they were through with their brand of merrymaking "they would lie down and relax completely" before getting up again to return to their respective home. The camping area, which was a plain or a valley, was near their hunting grounds that later, they decided to settle on it together with their families and the town of Dopaj was established.
In time, the town's name metamorphosed into Dupax, after the arrival of the Spaniards who, for convenience, substituted the letter "x" in lieu of letter "j" for easy pronunciation.
The original town of Dupax is the largest municipality of the province of Nueva Vizcaya in terms of land area. But in 1971, the Congress passed into law Republic Act 6372 otherwise known as "An Act Creating the Municipality of Dupax del Sur from the Municipality of Dupax in the province of Nueva Vizcaya", sponsored by Congressman Benjamin B. Perez in the Philippine House of Representatives and Senator Leonardo B. Perez in the Philippine Senate. president Ferdinand Marcos amended some sections and signed it into law with the promulgation of Presidential Decree 586 on November 26, 1974 which paved the way for the division of Dupax into two municipalities: Dupax del Norte and Dupax del Sur.
External links
- Philippine Standard Geographic Code
- 1995 Philippine Census Information
- 2000 Philippine Census Information
- 2007 Philippine Census Information
- RA 6372 - Creating the Municipality of Dupax del Sur
- PD 586 - Amending RA 6372, inserting new sections
Municipalities Categories:- Municipalities of Nueva Vizcaya
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