RE:GOVUnofficial concept19 pages reimagined from lupao.gov.ph by an AI agent · not affiliated with LupaoOfficial site ↗ReportFeedbackHow Lupao in Nueva Ecija grew from a barrio of Umingan to a municipality in 1871.
The derivation of the name Lupao so far as known has never been fully explained except with the oft repeated myth that it originated from an itchy shrub called which grew abundantly on the plains long before the Spaniards settled on the place.
During Spanish rule, the territorial jurisdiction of the province of Nueva Ecija extended as far south as Cabiao and to the towns of San Quintin, Rosales, Balungao and (H)umingan in the north, which later formed part of the province of Pangasinan.
Lupao was a component barrio of Umingan. It remained so until 1871 when some residents led by a Senor Calderon petitioned the Governor General for the segregation of Lupao as a barrio of Umingan and the eventual creation of Lupao as Tenencia Absoluta to be headed by a Teniente Absoluto.
On September 28, 1871, the Govierno Superior Civil de Filipinas decreed the creation of Lupao as Tenencia Absoluta. It signified the formal segregation as barrio and the eventual creation as [a town] of the province of Nueva Ecija.
Under Spanish rule, a pueblo was created through the Laws of the Indies and represented a local government unit. The pueblo was an agency of the Central Government.
Salvacion was the first barrio of Lupao. Its initial territory also included Barrio Cabaritan, now known as San Jose City. Barangay San Roque was known as Odiao and San Isidro as Macaniaoed.
Among the first leaders of the municipality during the twilight years of Spanish rule were Benito Romualdo as Capitan Municipal and Celestino Jabalde as Juez de Paz.
When the American forces defeated the Spaniards, towns were founded through General Order No. 43. On January 31, 1901, the Philippine Commission passed Act No. 82 that eventually installed civil governments in different towns in the Philippines, including Lupao. At this time, great changes occurred in the economic and political landscapes of the communities.
According to the 2000 census, Lupao had a population of 34,190 people in 7,406 households, 80% Ilocano and 20% comprising of Tagalog, Pampanguenos, Pangasinenses, and Visayans.
Barangays of Lupao is subdivided into 24:
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