Nueva Era | |
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Municipality of Nueva Era | |
Etymology: lit. "New Era" | |
![]() Map of Ilocos Norte with Nueva Era highlighted | |
Location within the Philippines | |
Coordinates: 17°55′N 120°40′E / 17.92°N 120.67°E | |
Country | Philippines |
Region | Ilocos Region |
Province | Ilocos Norte |
District | 2nd district |
Barangays | 11 (see Barangays) |
Government | |
• Type | Sangguniang Bayan |
• mayor of Nueva Era[*] | Aldrin R. Garvida |
• Vice Mayor | Caroline A. Garvida |
• Representative | Eugenio Angelo M. Barba |
• Municipal Council | Members |
• Electorate | 6,072 voters (2022) |
Area | |
• Total | 515.02 km2 (198.85 sq mi) |
Elevation | 220 m (720 ft) |
Highest elevation | 841 m (2,759 ft) |
Lowest elevation | 63 m (207 ft) |
Population (2020 census)[3] | |
• Total | 11,968 |
• Density | 23/km2 (60/sq mi) |
• Households | 2,989 |
Economy | |
• Income class | 3rd municipal income class |
• Poverty incidence | 7.22 |
• Revenue | ₱ 292.4 million (2022) |
• Assets | ₱ 1,030 million (2022) |
• Expenditure | ₱ 142.4 million (2022) |
• Liabilities | ₱ 179.6 million (2022) |
Service provider | |
• Electricity | Ilocos Norte Electric Cooperative (INEC) |
Time zone | UTC+8 (PST) |
ZIP code | 2909 |
PSGC | |
IDD : area code | +63 (0)77 |
Native languages | Ilocano Tagalog |
Nueva Era, officially the Municipality of Nueva Era (Ilocano: Ili ti Nueva Era; Filipino: Bayan ng Nueva Era), is a municipality in the province of Ilocos Norte, Philippines. It had a population of 11,968 based on the results of the 2020 census.[3]
Nueva Era is 63 kilometres (39 mi) from Laoag, 480 kilometres (300 mi) from Manila, 64 kilometres (40 mi) from Bangued, and 27 kilometres (17 mi) from Batac.