Gamu
Sign in to saveGamu , officially the Municipality of Gamu (; ), is a municipality in the province of Isabela, Philippines. According to the , it has a population of people.
Key facts
- Settlement.image_skyline
- Sta. Rosa de Lima Church.jpg
- Settlement.image_caption
- Santa Rosa de Lima Church
- Settlement.image_flag
- Flag_of_Gamu,_Isabela.png
- Settlement.flag_size
- 120x80px
- Settlement.image_seal
- Gamu Isabela.png
- Settlement.seal_size
- 100x80px
- Settlement.mapframe
- yes
- Settlement.pushpin_map
- Philippines
- Settlement.pushpin_label_position
- left
- Settlement.pushpin_map_caption
- Location within the
- Settlement.subdivision_type
- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_name
- Philippines
- Settlement.subdivision_type1
- Region
- Settlement.subdivision_type2
- Province
- Settlement.other_name
- Santa Rosa de Gamút
- Settlement.nicknames
- Gateway to Mallig Plains Mother Town of the 2nd District Oldest Town of Mallig Plains
- Settlement.subdivision_type3
- District
- Settlement.established_title
- Founded
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- municipality of the Philippines
- Official name
- Municipality of Gamu
- Country
- Philippines
- Located in
- Isabela
- Population
- 30850
- Area
- 129.40
- Elevation
- 51
- Shares border with
- Reina Mercedes
- Official website
- www.gamu-isabela.gov.ph
- Image
- Sta. Rosa de Lima Church.jpg
- Households
- 7501
- Dialing code
- 78
Show 10 more facts
- language used
- Ibanag
- Köppen climate classification
- tropical rainforest climate
- postal code
- 3301
- poverty incidence
- 13.92
- fiscal/tax revenue
- 225312052.63
- electorate
- 20313
- total assets
- 431724283.49
- total expenditure
- 157681521.11
- total liabilities
- 79034896.55
- Commons category
- Gamu, Isabela
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Encyclopedic overview
19 sectionsContents
- Etymology
- History
- Geography
- Barangays
- Climate
- Demographics
- Economy
- Military
- Culture
- Tourism
- Government
- Local government
- Elected officials
- Congress representation
- Education
- Primary and elementary schools
- Secondary schools
- References
- External links
Gamu , officially the Municipality of Gamu (; ), is a municipality in the province of Isabela, Philippines. According to the , it has a population of people.
==Etymology== The name Gamu or gamu-t in ancient texts refers to the roots of tall grasses, akin to those of cogon grass, deeply embedded in the soil. Gamu was originally called 'Gamut', likely from a local plant whose roots were made into a type of medicine ('gamot'). From Fr. Jose Bugarin's Ibanag dictionary as follows:
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