Cagayan Province
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| Region : | Cagayan Valley |
| Capital : | Tuguegarao |
| Population : | 1,199,320 August 1, 2015 census
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| Population density : | 129 inhabitants per km² |
| Area : | 9,295.75 km² |
| PSGC : | 021500000 |
| Official website: | http://www.cagayan.gov.ph/ |
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| - Highly urbanized cities | |
| - provincial cities | 1 |
| - municipalities | 28 |
| - Barangays | 820 |
| - electoral districts | 3 |
| Location of the province in the Philippines | |
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Coordinates: 18 ° 18 ' N , 121 ° 48' E
Cagayan is a province of the Philippines in the Cagayan Valley region ( also called Region II ), which is located on the main island of Luzon. The capital of the province is Tuguegarao , which is also the center of the whole region. The province is bordered by the provinces of Ilocos Norte and Apayao to the west, and by Kalinga and Isabela to the south . Four languages are spoken in Cagayan: Ilokano , Tagalog , Ibanag and Itawit . Edgar R. Lara has been the governor of the province since 2004.
The province has nothing to do with the city of Cagayan de Oro , which is located on the island of Mindanao , and nothing to do with the Cagayan Archipelago , which is located near Palawan .
geography
The province has an area of 9,295.75 km² and a population of 1,199,320 (census August 1, 2015). This results in a population density of 129 inhabitants per km². In the north of the province, the longest river in the Philippines, the Cagayan of the same name , which also gives the region its name, flows into the Luzon Strait . Other larger rivers are the Abulug and the Rio Chico .
In it lie the Babuyan Islands belonging to the province and the smaller island Palaui , which is also known as Boracay of the north . In the east of the province extends the Sierra Madre , which is home to the largest nature reserve in the Philippines, the Northern Sierra Madre Natural Park . In the west of the province, parts of the Kalbario Patapat National Park lie on the province's territory. Other nature reserves include the Palaui Island Marine Reserve , the Peñablanca Protected Landscape & Seascape, and the North Eastern Cagayan Protected Landscape and Seascape . In the province are the five active volcanoes Camiguin de Babuyanes , Didicas , Babuyan Claro , Smith Volcano and the Cagua .
People and culture
The majority of the population is descended from the Ilocanos , who come from the neighboring western region. Originally the Ibanag were the largest people that the Spaniards saw first and who were soon Christianized. As a result, the Ibang language spread in this area. Malauegs, Itawits, Gaddangs, groups of nomadic Aetas and Ibatans adapted to the culture of the Ibanags and Ilocanos and Cagayan became their new home. Recently, more and more Muslims from the south and the Tagalog-speaking Philippines are moving from southern Luzón to Cagayan. Because of the influence of these groups, such as the Ilocanos, it is currently believed that the smaller ethnic groups could possibly become extinct. The archaeological sites in Cagayan Valley that are in the area of the province, are since 2006 on the proposed list of the Philippines for inclusion on the World Heritage List of UNESCO .
cities and communes
Cagayan is divided into 28 parishes and one city, which in turn are divided into 820 barangays .