BAYOMBONG is the capital of the province of Nueva Vizcaya. It is situated along the banks of the Magat River. It is bounded on the north by Solano, on the east by the Magat River and Palali Mountains, on the south by Bambang and on the west by the Bangte and Liri Mountains.
The first inhabitants of Bayombong were the intrepid Ifugaos from the neighboring mountain provinces. Following by the Gaddanes from Daruyat, Angadanan, Isabela and Amanga, Cagayan and the Mallaates also of Isabela.
The Mallaates settled at Paitan while the Gaddanes established their communities at the Calepquep Hills (what is now a part of Vista Alegre Hill). However, the Gaddanes were fierce, more concentrated and frowned on the influx of other ethnic groups. Thus, having been driven away, the Ifugao Tribes retreated back to their original abode and are now settlers of today’s Ifugao Province.
The town of “Bayumbung” was established at the southeastern part of the present La Torre where the Bayumbung River passed through. The name “Bayombong” came from the Gaddang word “Bayombong” which means confluence of a mighty river. Legends handed down through the years has another version of the originof the town’s name. The Gaddanes never welcomed the arrival of the Mallaates. This resistance triggered the first tribal war resulting from the Mallaates retreat to the nearby areas. In their retreat, they left their prized valuable possession, the “Bayongyong”, a bamboo about two (2) meter long used by the Mallaates to carry fresh water from wells built along the river banks. The place were literally littered with so many abandoned Bayongyong and since then the place was named “Bayumbung” as fitting reminder to the Gaddanes of their first taste of victory of resisting invasions to their private domains.
It was a delightful sight for the Spanish missionaries to see the people parading in long queus with their “Bayongyong” filled with water on their shouldiers. Asked by the Friars about the bamboo water containers the carriers chorused “Bayongyong” in response. For convenience “BAYOMBONG” was used to mellow the harsh, unpleasant and provincially-hard sound of the word “Bayumbung”.
Bayombong is the capital of the Province of Nueva Vizcaya, with an area of 162 square kilometers. It is bounded on the North by Solano, on the East by Magat River and Palali Mountains, on the South by Bambang and on the west by the Bangle and Liri Mountains. Bayombong has a rolling terrain and falls under the 3rd type of rainfall distribution, it is characterized as relative dry from November to April and wet during the rest of the year.
POPULATION AND LANGUAGE
At present, Bayombong is the second most populous town in the province and the main artery of commerce with 46,376 population and 9,605 households.
It's people is a dangling blend of the old and new with a number of linguistic, cultural and ethnic groups but with Ilocano and Gaddang Predomination.
TRANSPORTATION AND COMMUNICATION
Bayombong boasts of an advanced telephone service that was accommodated by private TELECOM offices such as DIGITEL, PLDT, PILTEL, SMART, GLOBE and others. Telegraphic transfer services catered by the Bureau of TELECOM, PNB and RCPI.
The Bureau of Post Office accommodates the postal services that branch out two strategically stations located within the Saint Mary's University (SMU) and the Nueva Vizcaya State Institute of Technology (NVSIT) campuses.
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