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Also known as Santiago City, City of Santiago, Santiago, Isabela, Santiago City, Isabela

city of the Philippines in the province of Isabela

Key facts

Country
Philippines
Region
Cagayan Valley
Province
Isabela , (geographically only)
District
4th district
Founded
May 4, 1743
Cityhood
July 6, 1994
Named after
St. James the Great
Barangays
37 (see Barangays )
Type
Sangguniang Panlungsod
Mayor
Alyssa Sheena T. Dy
Vice mayor
Jamayne C. Tan
Representative
Joseph S. Tan
City council
Members Arlene A. Reyes Paul C. de Jesus Resureccion T. Ponce Cassandra E. Sable Katrina Camille B. Bautista Jamayne C. Tan Nicoline Shane A. Miranda Orlando T. Chan Marcelino C. Cabucana Jr. Sherman A. Miguel
Electorate
115,767 voters ( 2025 )
Total
255.50 km (98.65 sq mi)
Elevation
156 m (512 ft)
Highest elevation
919 m (3,015 ft)
Lowest elevation
56 m (184 ft)

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Encyclopedic overview

Santiago, officially the City of Santiago (Ilocano: Siudad ti Santiago; Ibanag: Siudad nat Santiago; Gaddang: Siudad na Santiago; Filipino: Lungsod ng Santiago), is an independent component city in the Cagayan Valley region of the Philippines. According to the 2024 census, it has a population of 150,313 people.

It is formerly known as Carig during the time of the Spanish, it is located between the southwestern part of Isabela and the northwestern boundary of Quirino in northeastern Luzon island of the Philippines. It is the gateway to the vast plains of Cagayan Valley.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Santiago” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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