Nueva Era, officially the Municipality of Nueva Era (; ), is a municipality in the province of Ilocos Norte, Philippines. According to the , it has a population of people.

Geography

Nueva Era is situated from the provincial capital Laoag, and from the country's capital city of Manila.

Barangays

Nueva Era is politically subdivided into 11 barangays. Each barangay consists of puroks and some have sitios.

  • Acnam
  • Barangobong
  • Barikir
  • Bugayong
  • Cabittauran
  • Caray
  • Garnaden
  • Naguillan (Pagpag-ong)
  • Poblacion
  • Santo Niño
  • Uguis

Climate

Demographics

In the 2024 census, the population of Nueva Era was 13,305 people, with a density of .

Economy

Government

Local government

Nueva Era is part of the second congressional district of the province of Ilocos Norte. It 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.

Elected officials

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|+ Members of the Municipal Council<br>(2019–2022)

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! Position

! Name

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| Congressman

| style="text-align:center;" | Eugenio Angelo M. Barba

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| Mayor

| style="text-align:center;" | Aldrin R. Garvida

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|Vice-Mayor

| style="text-align:center;" | Caroline A. Garvida

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|rowspan=8| Councilors

| style="text-align:center;" | Catherine A. Naira

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| style="text-align:center;" | Osias O. Bueno

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| style="text-align:center;" | Jerry D. Alejandro

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| style="text-align:center;" | Benabel A. Lalugan

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| style="text-align:center;" | Roger O. Arzadon

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| style="text-align:center;" | Agrifina T. Dumlao

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| style="text-align:center;" | Petronio H. Riquelman Jr.

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| style="text-align:center;" | Edwin B. Yagin

|-

|}

Education

The Marcos-Nueva Era Schools District Office governs all private and public schools within the municipalities of Marcos, and Nueva Era.

Primary and elementary schools

  • Acnam-Caray Elementary School
  • Barangobong Elementary School
  • Barikir Elementary School
  • Bugayong Elementary School
  • Cabittauran Elementary School
  • Garnaden Elementary School
  • Naguilian Elementary School
  • Nueva Era Central Elementary School
  • Santo Nino Elementary School

Secondary schools

  • Adriano P. Arzadon National High School
  • Nueva Era National High School
  • Uguis Integrated School

References

  • [ Philippine Standard Geographic Code]
  • Philippine Census Information
  • Local Governance Performance Management System