Nagtipunan

Nagtipunan, officially the Municipality of Nagtipunan (Ili ti Nagtipunan; Bayan ng Nagtipunan), is a 1st class municipality in the province of Quirino, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 25,399 people. Nagtipunan is the largest town in terms of land area in Quirino and the entire Luzon island.

The municipality is known for its natural environment, and is dubbed as the tourism capital of the province of Quirino.

Etymology
The town's name was derived from the native word nagtipunan meaning “convergence point,” in reference to several major tributaries of the Cagayan River in Aurora, Nueva Vizcaya and Qurino meeting at points within this area.

History
The Municipality of Nagtipunan was formerly a part of Maddela. It was created on February 25, 1983, by virtue of Batas Pambansa No. 345 and approved in a plebiscite held on September 24, 1983.

Geography
As the second largest municipality in the Philippines, it occupies a land area of 1,607.40 square kilometers, nearly half of the province itself.

Nagtipunan is 54 km from Cabarroguis and 326 km from Manila.

Barangays
Nagtipunan is politically subdivided into 16 barangays. Each barangay consists of puroks and some have sitios.


 * Anak
 * Asaklat
 * Dipantan
 * Disimungal
 * Guino (Giayan)
 * Keat
 * La Conwap (Guingin)
 * Landingan
 * Mataddi
 * Matmad
 * Ponggo (Urban)
 * Pulang Lupa
 * San Dionisio II
 * San Pugo
 * San Ramos
 * Sangbay
 * Wasid

Tourism
Natural attractions include:


 * The Cagayan River, one of the cleanest bodies of water in the Philippines, which flows from Barangay San Pugo down to Barangay Ponggo where Tatimbang, Apang, Aguk, Bimmapor and Puctad are found.
 * The 50 m high Mactol Falls, in Barangay San Pugo, is the Cagayan River headwater. It is located 22 km from Pongo (a 2.5-hr. drive) and has a 22 m deep basin surrounded by rock formations and a forest.  It used for swimming and picnicking.
 * Also found in Nagtipunan is the “Bimmapor,” a rock formation similar to a sunken ship, of which only the upper decks are protruding from the ground.
 * The Pusuac cave and watershed in Barangay Ponggo.

Local government
Nagtipunan, belonging to the lone congressional district of the province of Quirino, 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 the councilors are elected directly by the people through an election which is being held every three years.

Education
The Schools Division of Quirino governs the town's public education system. The division office is a field office of the DepEd in Cagayan Valley region. The office governs the public and private elementary and public and private high schools throughout the municipality.