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Known
for its vast fertile plains, rugged mountains, thick virgin forests,
and rich silvery waters, the Cagayan Valley Region is nestled against
the magnificent mountain ranges – the Cordillera on the west;
Caraballo on the south; and the Sierra Madre on the east. The
second largest region in the Philippines. Cagayan Valley – Region 02
covers more than 2 million hectares of abundant and varied resources.
It has the biggest river basin in the country. Cagayan
Valley is especially noted for its unique century old Spanish inspired
churches, stretches of unspoiled beaches, breathtaking waterfalls and
multi-chambered caves. History
The
most important event in the history of Cagayan Valley took place in
1572 when Spanish Conquistador Don Juan de Salcedo traced the northern
coast and landed at the mouth of Pamplona River. The
Spanish occupation in Cagayan started in 1581 when Gobernador Gonzalo
Ronquillo de Peñaloza sent Juan Pablo Carreon to the north to drive
away a Japanese fleet under the command of Taifusa.
Carreon succeeded in his mission and proceeded upriver to look
for future pueblo sites and thus making a name for himself in the
process. Lal-loc
(old name for Lallo), one of the four cities in the Philippines was
named Ciudad Nueva Segovia in 1581 by Carreon.
It was chosen as capital of Cagayan Valley because of its
favorable location and navigable rivers.
It was also the seat of the Diocese created by Pope Clement
VIII on August 15, 1595 until the seat was transferred to Vigan,
Ilocos Sur in 1755. Bishop
Moguel de Benavidez,op, was the first bishop-elect to the Diocesan
home in Nueva Segovia. He
later founded the University of Sto. Tomas. It
was Lallo that authorities governed the province and was the capital
of Cagayan up to 1893 when Cagayan Valley was subdivided. On
May 24, 1839, the Province of Isabela was created comprising the towns
of Cordon to Ilagan, including the sitio of Palanan.
Nueva Vizcaya comprised the region from Aritao to Bayombong and
later to Diadi. Cagayan
comprised that part of the valley from Tuguegarao to Aparri and the
Babuyanes. And the
provincial government was moved to Tuguegarao from Lallo. Geography
Cagayan
Valley Region is located on the northeastern part of mainland Luzon,
covering an area of about 27,797 sq. km.
Most of the people live along the banks of Cagayan River and
its tributaries, which in turn flows into the China sea and the
Pacific Ocean. It has
rich tourism products. Climate
There
are two pronounced weathers, the dry which generally occurs beginning
December up to May, and wet from June to November.
Hot months are from March to May and extends up to August. Dialect
Major
dialects spoken are Ilocano, Ybanag, Itawes and Filipino.
In Batanes, the people speak Ivatan.
English is generally understood and spoken regionwide. Major
Industries
Major
industries in the region include agriculture, with rice and cord as
major crops, livestock production of cattle, hogs, carabaos and
poultry; furniture making of narra, rattan and other wood species, and
fishing especially along the coast of Cagayan and Batanes.
Mining is a potential industry in the area but it remains
untapped due to financial and technical problems.
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| REGIONAL PROFILE |
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Batanes |
Cagayan |
Isabela |
Nueva
Vizcaya |
Quirino |
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Capital |
Basco |
Tuguegarao |
Ilagan |
Bayombong |
Cabarroguis |
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Land
Area (sq.km.) |
209 |
9,003 |
10,655 |
3,904 |
357 |
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Population |
14,180 |
895,050 |
1,160,721 |
334,965 |
131,119 |
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Population
Density |
67.75 |
99.42 |
108.84 |
85.79 |
42.89 |
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No.
of City |
- |
1 |
1 |
- |
- |
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No.
of Municipalities |
6 |
28 |
37 |
15 |
6 |
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No.
of Barangays |
29 |
820 |
1,055 |
275 |
132 |
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No.
of Cong. Districts |
1 |
3 |
4 |
1 |
1 |
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No.
of Reg. Voters |
6,370 |
388,121 |
511,491 |
148,100 |
64,645 |
