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Cagayan

Also known as Province of Cagayan, Cagayan province, Catagayan, karayan, kayan, kahayan, kayayan, kalayan

Cagayan ( , ), officially the Province of Cagayan (; ; ; Isnag: Provinsia nga Cagayan; Ivatan: Provinsiya nu Cagayan; ; ), is a province in the Philippines located in the Cagayan Valley region, covering the northeastern tip of Luzon. Its capital is Tuguegarao, the largest city of that province as well as the regional center of Region 2 (Cagayan Valley). It is about northwest of Manila, and includes the Babuyan Islands to the north. The province borders Ilocos Norte and Apayao to the west, and Kalinga and Isabela to the south.

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Settlement.name: Cagayan
Settlement.image_caption: (from top: left to right) Sierra Madre Mountains in Santa Ana, Smith and Babuyan Claro Volcano, Beach in Buguey, Buntun Bridge in Tuguegarao, Pinacanauan River and Downtown Tuguegarao.
Settlement.flag_size: 120x80px
Settlement.image_seal: Official Seal of Cagayan.svg
Settlement.seal_size: 100x80px
Settlement.nickname: Land of Smile and Beauty
Settlement.motto: Pabaruen ti Cagayan
Settlement.map_caption: Location in the Philippines
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_type1: Region
Settlement.established_title: Founded
Settlement.established_date: June 29, 1583
Settlement.seat_type: Capital
Settlement.leader_title: Governor
Settlement.leader_name: Edgar B. Aglipay (Nacionalista)
Settlement.leader_title1: Vice Governor
Settlement.leader_name1: Manuel N. Mamba (Nacionalista)
Settlement.leader_title2: Legislature

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Wikidata facts

Official name: Lalawigan ng Cagayan
Population: 1284676
Area: 9295.75
Official website: www.cagayan.gov.ph
Households: 301528
Dialing code: 78

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inception: 1583-00-00
Commons category: Cagayan (province)
postal code: 3500–3528
electorate: 785994
poverty incidence: 7.30
total assets: 12175931868.95
total liabilities: 1253339628.83
fiscal/tax revenue: 4275868799.10
total expenditure: 1967782738.01

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Contents

Etymology
History
Early history
Spanish colonial era
La Provincia de Cagayan
American era
Japanese occupation
Postwar Era
During the Marcos dictatorship
During the People Power revolution
Contemporary
Hotel Delfino siege
2020 Ulysses Flood
Geography
Administrative divisions
Barangays
Climate
Demographics
Languages
Economy
Tourism
Flag
Symbolism
Specifications
Notable personalities
See also
References
External links

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scope="row" colspan=2 style="text-align:left;background-color:initial;" | Alcala | style="text-align:center;" | 4th | | 38,883 | | | | style="text-align:center;" | 25 | style="text-align:center;" | |- ! scope="row" colspan=2 style="text-align:left;background-color:initial;" | Allacapan | style="text-align:center;" | 2nd | | 33,571 | | | | style="text-align:center;" | 27 | style="text-align:center;" | |- ! scope="row" colspan=2 style="text-align:left;background-color:initial;" | Amulung | style="text-align:center;" | 3rd | | 47,860 | | | | style="text-align:center;" | 47 | style="text-align:center;" | |- ! scope="row" colspan=2 style="text-align:left;background-color:initial;" | Aparri | style="text-align:center;" | 1st | | 65,649 | | | | style="text-align:center;" | 42 | style="text-align:center;" | |- ! scope="row" colspan=2 style="text-align:left;background-color:initial;" | Baggao | style="text-align:center;" | 4th | | 82,782 | | | | style="text-align:center;" | 48 | style="text-align:center;" | |- ! scope="row" colspan=2 style="text-align:left;background-color:initial;" | Ballesteros | style="text-align:center;" | 2nd | | 34,299 | | | | style="text-align:center;" | 19 | style="text-align:center;" | |- ! scope="row" colspan=2 style="text-align:left;background-color:initial;" | Buguey | style="text-align:center;" | 1st | | 30,175 | | | | style="text-align:center;" | 30 | style="text-align:center;" | |- ! scope="row" colspan=2 style="text-align:left;background-color:initial;" | Calayan | style="text-align:center;" | 2nd | | 16,702 | | | | style="text-align:center;" | 12 | style="text-align:center;" | |- ! scope="row" colspan=2 style="text-align:left;background-color:initial;" | Camalaniugan | style="text-align:center;" | 1st | | 24,923 | | | | style="text-align:center;" | 28 | style="text-align:center;" | |- ! scope="row" colspan=2 style="text-align:left;background-color:initial;" | Claveria | style="text-align:center;" | 2nd | | 29,921 | | | | style="text-align:center;" | 41 | style="text-align:center;" | |- ! scope="row" colspan=2 style="text-align:left;background-color:initial;" | Enrile | style="text-align:center;" | 3rd | | 35,834 | | | | style="text-align:center;" | 22 | style="text-align:center;" | |- ! scope="row" colspan=2 style="text-align:left;background-color:initial;" | Gattaran | style="text-align:center;" | 1st | | 56,661 | | | | style="text-align:center;" | 50 | style="text-align:center;" | |- ! scope="row" colspan=2 style="text-align:left;background-color:initial;" | Gonzaga | style="text-align:center;" | 1st | | 38,892 | | | | style="text-align:center;" | 25 | style="text-align:center;" | |- ! scope="row" colspan=2 style="text-align:left;background-color:initial;" | Iguig | style="text-align:center;" | 3rd | | 27,862 | | | | style="text-align:center;" | 23 | style="text-align:center;" | |- ! scope="row" colspan=2 style="text-align:left;background-color:initial;" | Lal-lo | style="text-align:center;" | 1st | | 44,506 | | | | style="text-align:center;" | 35 | style="text-align:center;" | |- ! scope="row" colspan=2 style="text-align:left;background-color:initial;" | Lasam | style="text-align:center;" | 2nd | | 39,135 | | | | style="text-align:center;" | 30 | style="text-align:center;" | |- ! scope="row" colspan=2 style="text-align:left;background-color:initial;" | Pamplona | style="text-align:center;" | 2nd | | 23,596 | | | | style="text-align:center;" | 18 | style="text-align:center;" | |- ! scope="row" colspan=2 style="text-align:left;background-color:initial;" | Peñablanca | style="text-align:center;" | 4th | | 48,584 | | | | style="text-align:center;" | 24 | style="text-align:center;" | |- ! scope="row" colspan=2 style="text-align:left;background-color:initial;" | Piat | style="text-align:center;" | 2nd | | 23,597 | | | | style="text-align:center;" | 18 | style="text-align:center;" | |- ! scope="row" colspan=2 style="text-align:left;background-color:initial;" | Rizal | style="text-align:center;" | 2nd | | 17,994 | | | | style="text-align:center;" | 29 | style="text-align:center;" | |- ! scope="row" colspan=2 style="text-align:left;background-color:initial;" | Sanchez-Mira | style="text-align:center;" | 2nd | | 24,541 | | | | style="text-align:center;" | 18 | style="text-align:center;" | |- ! scope="row" colspan=2 style="text-align:left;background-color:initial;" | Santa Ana | style="text-align:center;" | 1st | | 32,906 | | | | style="text-align:center;" | 16 | style="text-align:center;" | |- ! scope="row" colspan=2 style="text-align:left;background-color:initial;" | Santa Praxedes | style="text-align:center;" | 2nd | | 4,154 | | | | style="text-align:center;" | 10 | style="text-align:center;" | |- ! scope="row" colspan=2 style="text-align:left;background-color:initial;" | Santa Teresita | style="text-align:center;" | 1st | | 19,038 | | | | style="text-align:center;" | 13 | style="text-align:center;" | |- ! scope="row" colspan=2 style="text-align:left;background-color:initial;" | Santo Niño | style="text-align:center;" | 2nd | | 27,219 | | | | style="text-align:center;" | 31 | style="text-align:center;" | |- ! scope="row" colspan=2 style="text-align:left;background-color:initial;" | Solana | style="text-align:center;" | 3rd | | 82,502 | | | | style="text-align:center;" | 38 | style="text-align:center;" | |- ! scope="row" colspan=2 style="text-align:left;background-color:initial;" | Tuao | style="text-align:center;" | 3rd | | 61,535 | | | | style="text-align:center;" | 32 | style="text-align:center;" | |-style="background-color:#CCFFCC;" ! scope="row" style="text-align:left;background-color:#CCFFCC;border-right:0;" | Tuguegarao City | style="text-align:right;border-left:0;" | † | style="text-align:center;" | 4th | | 153,502 | | | | style="text-align:center;" | 49 | style="text-align:center;" | |-class="sortbottom" ! scope="row" colspan=4 style="text-align:left;" | Total ! scope="col" style="text-align:right;" | 1,268,603 ! scope="col" style="text-align:right;" | 1,199,320 ! scope="col" style="text-align:right;" | ! scope="col" style="text-align:right;" | 9,398.07 ! scope="col" | ! scope="col" style="text-align:right;" | ! scope="col" style="text-align:right;" | ! scope="col" | 820 ! scope="col" style="font-style:italic;" | |-class="sortbottom" style="background-color:#F2F2F2;border-top:double grey;line-height:1.3em;" | colspan="13" |