Gamu

Gamu , officially the Municipality of Gamu (; ), is a municipality in the province of Isabela, Philippines. According to the , it has a population of people.

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Settlement.image_skyline: Sta. Rosa de Lima Church.jpg
Settlement.image_caption: Santa Rosa de Lima Church
Settlement.image_flag: Flag_of_Gamu,_Isabela.png
Settlement.flag_size: 120x80px
Settlement.image_seal: Gamu Isabela.png
Settlement.seal_size: 100x80px
Settlement.mapframe: yes
Settlement.pushpin_map: Philippines
Settlement.pushpin_label_position: left
Settlement.pushpin_map_caption: Location within the
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_name: Philippines
Settlement.subdivision_type1: Region
Settlement.subdivision_type2: Province
Settlement.other_name: Santa Rosa de Gamút
Settlement.nicknames: Gateway to Mallig Plains Mother Town of the 2nd District Oldest Town of Mallig Plains
Settlement.subdivision_type3: District
Settlement.established_title: Founded

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Wikidata facts

Official name: Municipality of Gamu
Population: 30850
Area: 129.40
Elevation: 51
Official website: www.gamu-isabela.gov.ph
Image: Sta. Rosa de Lima Church.jpg
Households: 7501
Dialing code: 78

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postal code: 3301
poverty incidence: 13.92
fiscal/tax revenue: 225312052.63
electorate: 20313
total assets: 431724283.49
total expenditure: 157681521.11
total liabilities: 79034896.55
Commons category: Gamu, Isabela

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Gamu , officially the Municipality of Gamu (; ), is a municipality in the province of Isabela, Philippines. According to the , it has a population of people.

==Etymology== The name Gamu or gamu-t in ancient texts refers to the roots of tall grasses, akin to those of cogon grass, deeply embedded in the soil. Gamu was originally called 'Gamut', likely from a local plant whose roots were made into a type of medicine ('gamot'). From Fr. Jose Bugarin's Ibanag dictionary as follows: