Cagayan Valley
| Cagayan Valley | |
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| Regional center | Tuguegarao |
| Residents | 3,451,410 |
| - population density | 121.2 per km² |
| surface | 28,229 km² |
| division | |
| - provinces | 5 |
| - cities | 3 |
| - Municipalities | 90 |
| - Barangays | 2,311 |
| languages | Ilokano , Ibanag , Ivatan , |
Cagayan Valley or Region II ( Filipino : Lambak ng Cagayan ) is a Philippine region in the north of the island of Luzon .
The administrative center is Tuguegarao .
The region includes 5 provinces :
- the island province of Batanes (area 219.01 km², 15,974 inhabitants / 2007) north of Luzon
- Cagayan (9,295.75 km², 1,072,571) on the north coast of Luzon
- Isabela (12,414.93 km², 1,401,495) on the east coast of Luzon
- Nueva Vizcaya (3,975.65 km², 397,837) in the southwest of the region
- Quirino (2,323.47 km², 327,123) in the south of the region
with 4 cities:
- Tuguegarao (in Cagayan)
- Cauayan (in Isabela)
- Ilagan City
- Santiago City ( autonomous independent city)
geography
The region is mainly located in a large valley between the two mountain ranges Sierra Madre and the Cordillera Central . In the south rise the Caraballo Mountains , in which the river Cagayan of the same name has its main source. As the longest river in the district, it flows through a long and wide valley towards the north, which gave the region its name. Other larger rivers are the Abulug and the Rio Chico . In the valley of the Magat River , in the southwest of the region, lies the Magat reservoir , whose hydropower plant has an output of 381 megawatts.
The administrative area of the region includes the Batanes archipelago and the Babuyan Islands in the Luzon Strait . The eastern coast of the region lies on the Philippine Sea . In the region are the five active volcanoes Camiguin de Babuyanes , Didicas , Babuyan Claro , Smith Volcano and the Cagua .
National parks and nature reserves
- Kalbario Patapat National Park
- Northern Sierra Madre Natural Park ; is the largest nature reserve in the Philippines
- Palaui Island Marine Reserve
- North Eastern Cagayan Protected Landscape and Seascape
- Peñablanca Protected Landscape & Seascape
- The Fuyot Spring National Park in Ilagan City
- Bangan Hill National Park
- Salinas Natural Monument
Attractions
- The church of San Mattias in the municipality of Tumauini (province of Isabela) and the Northern Sierra Madre Natural Park have been on the list of proposals for inclusion in the UNESCO World Heritage List since 2006 .
- The archaeological sites in Cagayan Valley that are in the region, are since 2006 on the proposed list of the Philippines for inclusion on the World Heritage List of UNESCO .
- In Gamu are the St. Rose de Lima Church, St. Claire Monastery and the Shrine of Our Lady of the Visitation of Guibang.
Major educational institutions
- Cagayan State University
- Isabela State University
- Nueva Vizcaya State University
- Philippine Normal University
- Saint Mary's University
Individual evidence
- ↑ 2015 Population Counts Summary. In: psa.gov.ph. Retrieved June 4, 2016 .
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Coordinates: 17 ° 36 ' N , 121 ° 42' E