Buguey

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

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Settlement.blank2_name_sec2: Feast date
Settlement.blank3_name_sec2: Catholic diocese
Settlement.blank4_name_sec2: Patron saint
Settlement.image_skyline: Buguey resort Cagayan.jpg
Settlement.image_caption: Beach at Buguey
Settlement.image_flag: Flag_of_Buguey,_Cagayan.png
Settlement.flag_size: 120x80px
Settlement.image_seal: Buguey Cagayan.png
Settlement.seal_size: 100x80px
Settlement.mapframe: yes
Settlement.pushpin_map: Philippines
Settlement.pushpin_label_position: right
Settlement.pushpin_map_caption: Location within the
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_name: Philippines
Settlement.subdivision_type1: Region
Settlement.subdivision_type2: Province
Settlement.nickname: Crab Capital of the North

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Wikidata facts

Official name: Municipality of Buguey
Population: 32351
Area: 164.50
Elevation: 2
Image: Buguey resort Cagayan.jpg
Households: 7658
Dialing code: 78

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postal code: 3511
electorate: 20434
poverty incidence: 11.77
fiscal/tax revenue: 203523149.20
total assets: 303255726.15
total expenditure: 156190740.62
total liabilities: 75835908.07
Commons category: Buguey

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

==History== The site of Buguey was originally called catagayan, a place of many tagay trees. The name came about after Spanish conquistador Juan de Salcedo asked a native what the name of the place was in 1572. Subsequently, the name was shortened to Cagayan, which later became the name for the entire province and region.