Cuyapo Nueva Ecija Philippines

Brief History of Cuyapo

Cuyapo comes from the word KUYAPO (kiapo), a water plant that looks like a flower, bearing the scientific name Pistia Stratiocis, Linn.

The early settlers of Cuyapo were Pangasinenses from Paniqui, Tarlac. Ilocanos fromn Sta. Maria and Narvacan, Ilocos Sur, Paoay and Batac, Ilocos Norte and Pangasinenses from from Calasiao and San Carlos, Pangasinan. It was said that the exodus, particularly those from Ilocos Sur was due to the forced labor enforced by the Spaniards in the construction of the Catholic Church in Sta, Maria, Ilocos Sur.

Cuyapo is a 3rd class municipality in the province of Nueva Ecija, Philippines. According to the 2000 census, it has a population of 51,366 people in 11,337 households.