17-782: [REDACTED] Look up bambang in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Bambang may refer to Places [ edit ] Philippines [ edit ] Bambang, Nueva Vizcaya Several barangays: Bambang in Calaca, Batangas Bambang in Pasig, Metro Manila Bambang in Taguig, Metro Manila Bambang in Candaba, Pampanga Bambang station in Manila Indonesia [ edit ] Bambang,
34-678: A district in the Mamasa Regency , West Sulawesi People [ edit ] Bambang Dwi Hartono , Mayor of Surabaya , 2002-2005 and 2005-2010 Bambang Hendarso Danuri , Chief of National Police of Indonesia , 2008-2010 Bambang Pamungkas , Indonesian footballer Bambang Permadi Soemantri Brodjonegoro , Indonesian Minister of National Development Planning Bambang Soesatyo , Indonesian politician and businessman Bambang Trihatmodjo [ id ] , third son of Soeharto Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono , President of Indonesia , 2004-2014 See also [ edit ] Bamban ,
51-564: A population of 55,789 people. The municipality is known for its salt springs at the Salinas Natural Monument . Bambang is 15 kilometres (9.3 mi) from Bayombong and 250 kilometres (160 mi) from Manila . The name "Bambang" is an Isinay word meaning " to dig ". Bambang was originally inhabited by the Igorot and Panuypuyes ( Aritao ), the Ilongots (Dupax and Bambang), and
68-617: A town in Tarlac, Philippines Bayambang , a town in Pangasinan, Philippines Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Bambang . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Bambang&oldid=1245331345 " Category : Disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description
85-520: Is a natural monument comprising saline springs and forested mountains in southern Cagayan Valley in the Philippines . It is one of four protected areas in the landlocked province of Nueva Vizcaya spanning an area of 6,675.56 hectares (16,495.7 acres) in the municipalities of Bambang , Kayapa and Aritao . The park was established on May 18, 1914, as the Salinas Forest Reserve covering
102-554: Is being utilized as fishponds arranged in terraces on the mountainside for freshwater fish such as tilapia and African sharptooth catfish , including the giant freshwater prawn . The surrounding forest inhabited by numerous Philippine deers spreads over the villages of Salinas and Barat in Bambang, Mapayao, Acacia and San Fabian in Kayapa, and Baan in Aritao just north of Caraballo Sur . It
119-491: Is celebrated from late April to May yearly. Part of its celebration is the annual Miss Panggayjaya (Bambang) and the counterpart Mister Bambang which started in 2016. Along with the celebration of its patron, Saint Catherine of Siena. On April 23, 2000, then President Joseph Ejercito Estrada issued a proclamation that declared Salinas Forest Reserve and Deer Refuge in the Municipality of Bambang, including two municipalities in
136-593: Is centered on the mountain of salt mines ( Spanish : salinas ) in the barangay of the same name in Bambang municipality near the confluence of Magat River and Santa Cruz River in the Upper Magat River Basin. This once snow-white mountain of travertine situated on the southeastern slopes of the Cordillera Central contains the Salinas Salt Springs, a popular attraction in the province during
153-458: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Bambang, Nueva Vizcaya Bambang , officially the Municipality of Bambang ( Gaddang : Ili na Bambang ; Ilocano : Ili ti Bambang ; Tagalog : Bayan ng Bambang ), is a 1st class municipality in the province of Nueva Vizcaya , Philippines . According to the 2020 censusus, it has
170-749: Is located approximately 80 kilometres (50 mi) south of the region's commercial center of Santiago and some 120 kilometres (75 mi) from the Cauayan Airport . It is accessible via a 15-kilometre (9.3 mi) road from the Pan-Philippine Highway (AH26) in Bambang. On June 22, 2018, the Salinas Natural Monument was designated a national park through the Expanded National Integrated Protected Areas System (ENIPAS) Act or Republic Act No. 11038 which
187-459: The lgorot in the area west from the present native population of Dupax, Aritao, and Bambang came about by the inter-marriages of the tribes mentioned above and the merging of settlements by the Spanish. Bambang itself was officially recognized as a town by the Spanish on July 5, 1747. Located initially in the present-day village of San Fernando, it was moved to its present location in 1777. In 1988,
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#1732851313161204-581: The Bambang Agri Tourism Learning Site. Recently, the Municipality of Bambang successfully launched "Paskuhan sa Bambang." Bambang, belonging to the 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 councilors are elected directly by
221-578: The Province of Nueva Vizcaya, as a protected area pursuant to Republic Act No. 7589 and shall be known as Salinas Natural Monument. As of now, Salinas Natural Monument has yet to be developed as a tourist destination. The Municipality of Bambang has a lot of tourist spots like the Salinas Salt Spring, Manamtam Salt Spring, Manamtam River, Laguerta Falls, Abian Falls, Pallas Cave, the Bambang Cross, and
238-691: The Salinas Salt Springs and surrounding forest through Executive Order No. 44 signed by Governor-General Francis Burton Harrison . In 1926, through amendments made in Proclamation No. 53 by Governor-General Leonard Wood , the forest reserve was re-established as the Salinas Deer Refuge . Salinas was finally declared a natural monument in 2000 under the National Integrated Protected Areas System through Proclamation No. 275 by President Joseph Estrada . The natural monument
255-453: The early days of Spanish and American colonial periods . The mountain of salt was formed through the continuous flow of a natural spring containing sulfate and carbonate salts over millions of years. When the 1990 Luzon earthquake hit the area, tectonic movements caused the underground water to be diverted leaving the whitish mounds dry and causing them to turn gray. At present, this mountain at Sitio Bansing once known for its salt industry
272-515: The people through an election that is held every three years. The Schools Division of Nueva Vizcaya 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. Salinas Natural Monument The Salinas Natural Monument
289-595: The town's mayor, Benjamin Cuaresma, was abducted and assassinated by the New People's Army on the eve of local elections . He was then succeed by his widow, Luisa Lloren Cuaresma , who went on to become governor and representative of Nueva Vizcaya. Bambang is politically subdivided into 25 barangays . Each barangay consists of puroks and some have sitios . Poverty incidence of Bambang Source: Philippine Statistics Authority Panggayjaya festival, which
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