Nueva Vizcaya
Nueva Vizcaya | |
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(from top: left to right) Santa Fe, Dupax del Sur Church, Nueva Vizcaya Provincial Capitol, Villaverde Municipal Hall, Downtown Bayombong and Mount Pulag. | |
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Flag Seal | |
| Nicknames: Citrus Capital of the Philippines Watershed Haven of Cagayan Valley | |
| Anthem: Vizcaya Hymn | |
Location in the Philippines | |
Interactive map of Nueva Vizcaya | |
| Coordinates: 16°29′N 121°09′E / 16.48°N 121.15°E | |
| Country | Philippines |
| Region | Cagayan Valley |
| Founded | 1839 |
| Named after | Biscay, Spain |
| Capital and largest municipality | Bayombong |
| Government | |
| • Type | Sangguniang Panlalawigan |
| • Governor | Jose V. Gambito (PFP) |
| • Vice Governor | Eufemia A. Dacayo (Aksyon) |
| • Representative | Timothy Joseph Cayton (Aksyon) |
| • Legislature | Nueva Vizcaya Provincial Board |
| Area | |
• Total | 4,813.88 km2 (1,858.65 sq mi) |
| • Rank | 31st out of 82 |
| Highest elevation | 2,928 m (9,606 ft) |
| Population (2024 census) | |
• Total | 530,106 |
| • Rank | 59th out of 82 |
| • Density | 110.120/km2 (285.210/sq mi) |
| • Rank | 68th out of 82 |
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| Divisions | |
| • Independent cities | 0 |
| • Component cities | 0 |
| • Municipalities | |
| • Barangays | 275 |
| • Districts | Legislative district of Nueva Vizcaya |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (PHT) |
| IDD : area code | +63 (0)78 |
| ISO 3166 code | PH-NUV |
| Spoken languages | |
| Website | www |
Nueva Vizcaya, officially the Province of Nueva Vizcaya, is a landlocked province in the Philippines located in the Cagayan Valley region in Luzon. Its capital and largest town is Bayombong. It is bordered by Benguet to the west, Ifugao to the north, Isabela to the northeast, Quirino to the east, Aurora to the southeast, Nueva Ecija to the south, and Pangasinan to the southwest. Quirino province was created from Nueva Vizcaya in 1966.