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GEOGRAPHICAL LOCATION

The province lies within the heart of Northern Luzon. It is one of

the five provinces of Region II and one of the four provinces of Cagayan Valley.

It is geographically located at the southernmost part of the Region and is often referred to as the gateway to Cagayan Valley.

Its coordinates range between 1.5 degrees, 45 minutes and 30 seconds and 16 degree, 41 minutes and 20 seconds and 121 degree, 27 minutes and 6 seconds east longitude.

TOPOGRAPHY

Approximately 60.21% of the province is mountainous characterized by very steep to steep landform.

25.41% is rolling to moderately steep. 14.38% is gently sloping to undulating and flat to near flat.

Most of teh latter are agricultural areas concentrated in the North Sector. Only the municipality of Ambaguio and some parts of Quezon and Bayombong are considered mountainous in the North. Most of the mountainous areas are found in the South Sector

HOW TO REACH NUEVA VIZCAYA

Nueva Vizcaya could be reached by at least four regular entry points, aside from reaching it by air travel. These are through the Dalton Pass reaching the first town of Santa Fe; through the Daang Maharlika, entering the town of diadi; through the Vizcaya-Banaue Road entering the town of Bagabag and through the Vizcaya-Benguet Road, entering the town of Kayapa.

LAND AREA (in has.)
ALFONSO CASTANEDA	37, 540
AMBAGUIO	15, 626
ARITAO	40, 265
BAGABAG	23, 468
BAMBANG	34, 500
BAYOMBONG	13, 600
DIADI	18, 120
DUPAX DEL NORTE	34, 730
DUPAX DEL SUR	59, 000
KASIBU	31, 980
KAYAPA	41, 290
QUEZON	18, 750
SANTA FE	39, 981
SOLANO	13, 980
VILLAVERDE	8, 150
TOTAL	437, 880
source: DBM/NSO/DENR/PPDO (1997)

PHYSICAL BOUNDARIES
NORTH	Ifugao and Lamut River
NORTHEAST	Isabela
EAST	Quirino and the Sierra Madre Mountain Province
WEST	Benguet and Cordillera Mountains
SOUTH	Nueva Ecija and Caraballo Mountains
SOUTHEAST	Aurora
SOUTHWEST	Pangasinan

SOIL AND GEOLOGY

The dominant soil texture in the province is clay loam

Along the river terraces, silt loam is dominant

The general depth of the soil in the province is mostly moderately deep except those that are developed from ultrabasic rocks, limestones and in areas where rock fragments are dominant

Its hydrological properties have moderate to high water holding capacity except those soils along the river terraces and the sedimentary hills.

All upland soils are considered well-draine both internally and externally except for clay alluvial plains

Quality of the soils varies from slow to moderately rapid to rapid in upland soils and along the river terraces. Infiltration rate also varies from slow to moderate in all uplands.

The level of soil fertility in Nueva Vizcaya is generally high.

CLIMATE

Nueva Vizcaya is within the influence of the typhoon belt in Northern Luzon.

However, it is not in the direct pat of cyclones that visit the region.

The province falls under the third type of climate characterized by rainfall pattern that is relatively wet from May to October and gradually becomes dry during November to February. March and April are considered dry.

December and January are considered as the coldest months while March and April are the hottest.

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