', officially the ', is a of the Philippines| in the province of,. According to the, it has a population of people. While not a commercially thriving town, it lies near Ilagan City and Cauayan, communities with banks, hospitals, and places of entertainment. The municipality is the site of the 5th Infantry Division of Philippine Army as its infantry unit in Northern Luzon. The Infantry is located in Barangay Upi. The town itself is famous for its baroque church, which has pointed towers at its facade.
Geography
Gamu is located in the central part of the province of Isabela. It is approximately 10 kilometers away from the provincial capitol of Isabela and about 387 kilometers from the country's capital, Manila. It is bounded on the north by the city ofIlagan, or the north-west by the municipality of Quirino, on the south by the municipality of Reina Mercedes and on the south-west by the municipality of Burgos, and on the Southeast by the municipality of Naguilian. Gamu has a total land area of 129.40 square kilometers with 16 barangays, 3 of which are classified as urban barangays, District I, II and III, and the rests are considered rural barangays.
Barangays
Gamu is politically subdivided into 16 barangays. District I, II, and III are considered as urban barangays while the rest are rural.
Barangay
Population
Economic Class
Punong Barangay
Barcolan
940
Rural
Ireneo S. Calumpit
Buenavista
999
Rural
Ferdinand A. Jacob
Dammao
623
Rural
Rosalinda S. Dabo
District I
969
Urban
Manuel M. Lampero
District II
1,984
Urban
Alfredo P. Burkley
District III
2,704
Urban
Jesus V. Villareal
Furao
2,522
Rural
Timoteo M. Galanza
Guibang
2,802
Rural
Manuel A. Calega
Lenzon
1,001
Rural
Roderick P. Lora
Linglingay
1,345
Rural
Roger G. Lumilan
Mabini
4,608
Rural
Glimerson L. Laverinto
Pintor
1,366
Rural
Norberto T. Labayog
RIzal
366
Rural
Roy B. Amigo
Songsong
1,514
Rural
Marcelino C. Tumacder
Union
1,065
Rural
Renato A. Agcaoili
Upi
5,096
Rural
George E. Gatering
Climate
Demographics
In the, the population of Gamu, Isabela, was people, with a density of.
Festival
The town celebrated the Kuliglig Festival on August 23, 2013 following an executive order issued by the municipal government to officially proclaim it as the official festivity of the town.
Tourism
The town of Gamu is notable for having the most number of Roman Catholic churches in the entire province of Isabela. These churches are often visited by pilgrims and frequented by travellers all over the country to pay homage to each of the respective Roman Catholic icons to whom each of the churches were dedicated and named after.
The Poor Clare Monastery in Barangay Guibang is a church and monastery that was built and dedicated to Saint Clare of Assisi. It was established in 1991 by the Poor Clare nuns from Cabuyao in the province of Laguna through the assistance of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Ilagan and help from civic-minded benefactors.
The Saint Rose of Lima Church is a Baroque-style 18th century structure dedicated to the town's patron saint, Saint Rose of Lima. It is notably the oldest church in the town and one of the only remaining churches of its kind in the province of Isabela.
Local government
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