Cagayan Valley
Template:Infobox Philippine region Cagayan Valley (Filipino: Lambak ng Cagayan, Ibanag: Tana' nak Cagayan, Ilokano: Tanap ti Cagayan, Itawis: Tanap yo Cagayan, Malaueg: Ga-dang yo Cagayan) is a region of the Philippines (also designated as Region II or Region 02). It is composed of five provinces: Batanes, Cagayan, Isabela, Nueva Vizcaya, and Quirino. It has four cities: industrial center Cauayan City, its regional center Tuguegarao, its primary growth center and investment hub Ilagan City and its premier city Santiago City.
Most of the region lies in a large valley in northeastern Luzon, between the Cordilleras and the Sierra Madre mountain ranges. The eponymous Cagayan River, the country's longest, runs through its center and flows out from its source in the Caraballo Mountains in the south to the Luzon Strait in the north, in the town of Aparri, Cagayan. The Babuyan and Batanes island groups that lie in the Luzon Strait belong to the region.
Cagayan Valley is the second largest region of the Philippines in terms of land area.[1]
Geography
Cagayan Valley is the large mass of land in the northeastern region of Luzon, comprising today the provinces of Cagayan, Isabela, Nueva Vizcaya, Quirino, and the Batanes group of islands. It is bounded to the west by the Cordillera Mountain Range, to the east by the Sierra Madre Mountain Range, to the south by the Caraballo Mountains, and to the north by the Luzon Strait, where the waters of the Pacific Ocean in the east and the South China Sea in the west, meet.
Cagayan Valley, contains two landlocked provinces, Quirino and Nueva Vizcaya. The two provinces are relatively small in size (3057 km2 for Quirino, 4081 km2 for Nueva Vizcaya) and population (147,000 and 365,000, respectively, by the 2000 census). They are ruggedly mountainous and heavily forested. Nueva Vizcaya is the remnant of the southern province created when Cagayan Province was divided in two in 1839. They are ethnically and linguistically diverse, with a substrate of Agtas, Negritos who are food-gatherers with no fixed abodes, overlaid by Ilongots and others in a number of tribes, some of whom were fierce head-hunters (they have given up the practice), with the latest but largest element of the population being Ilokano.
Nueva Vizcaya comprises 15 towns; Bayombong is the capital. Agriculture in both has until recently consisted of slash-and-burn cultivation of corn and maize, though more stable cultivation of vegetables and fruits is becoming established. They produce logs and are trying to manage their forest resources so that production can be sustained indefinitely. They have deposits of gold, silver, copper, iron. Nueva Vizcaya has sand and clay.
History
Archaeology indicates that the Cagayan museum has been inhabited for half a million years, though no human remains of any such antiquity have yet appeared. The earliest inhabitants are the Agta, or Atta, food-gatherers who roam the forests without fixed abodes. A large tract of land has lately been returned to them. The bulk of the population are of Malay origin. For centuries before the coming of the Spanish, the inhabitants traded with Indians, Malays, Chinese, and Japanese. In the nineteenth century the prosperity found in tobacco cultivation caused many Ilokano to settle here. Tobacco is still a major factor in the economy of Cagayan, though a special economic zone and free port has been created to strengthen and diversify the provincial economy.
During Spanish times Cagayan Valley had a larger territory than what it has today. It included the territories of the above-mentioned provinces and the eastern parts of the Cordillera provinces of Apayao, Kalinga, Ifugao and Benguet. As the historian and missionary Jose Burgues, said, "The old Cagayan Valley comprises the province of Cagayan, Isabela and Nueva Vizcaya as well as the military Districts of Apayao, Itaves, Quiangan, Cayapa and Bintangan, plus the area of the Sierra Madre to the Pacific Ocean in the said trajectory."[2]
At Balete Pass in Nueva Vizcaya the retreating Japanese under General Tomoyuki Yamashita dug in and held on for three months against the American and Filipino forces who eventually drove them out; the pass is now called Dalton Pass in honor of General Dalton, USA, who was killed in the fighting.
Demographics
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 2,340,545 | — |
| 2000 | 2,813,159 | +1.86% |
| 2010 | 3,229,163 | +1.39% |
| Source: National Statistics Office[3] | ||
Economy
The province of Isabela and the city of Santiago are the richest province and city respectively in Cagayan Valley. Isabela was the Top 10 Richest Province in the Philippines in 2011, being the only province of Northern Luzon to be included in the list.[4] The second biggest mall operator in the country, Robinsons Land opened their first mall in the region which is the Robinsons Place Santiago in Santiago City. The company is also set to construct their future malls in the valley which will be located in the cities of Tuguegarao and Cauayan. Recently, the largest mall operator in the country, SM Prime opened its first SM Supermall in the region, the SM City Cauayan.
Cagayan has much to offer visitors: beaches, swimming, snorkeling, skin-diving, fishing in the river and the sea, hiking in primeval forest, mountain-climbing, archaeological sites, the remarkable collection of the provincial museum, the Callao Caves, and many fine churches. Even here there are fortifications built to protect the inhabitants from raids by the Mara.
The Cagayan Economic Zone Authority (CEZA) is in Santa Ana, Cagayan.
Tilapia capital of the Philippines
On January 11, 2008, the Cagayan Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) stated that tilapia (species of cichlid fishes from the tilapiine cichlid tribe) production grew and Cagayan Valley is now the Philippines’ tilapia capital (Saint Peter’s fish). Production supply grew 37.25% since 2003, with 14,000 metric tons (MT) in 2007. The recent aquaculture congress found that the growth of tilapia production was due to government interventions: provision of fast-growing species, accreditation of private hatcheries to ensure supply of quality fingerlings, establishment of demonstration farms, providing free fingerlings to newly constructed fishponds, and the dissemination of tilapia to Nueva Vizcaya (in Diadi town). Former cycling champion Lupo Alava is a multi-awarded tilapia raiser in Bagabag, Nueva Vizcaya. Chairman Thompson Lantion of the Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board, a retired two-star police general, has fishponds in La Torre, Bayombong, Nueva Vizcaya. Nueva Vizcaya Governor Luisa Lloren Cuaresma entered into similar aquaculture endeavors in addition to tilapia production.[5] Isabela province is the richest in harvest among the other provinces in Region 2.
Political divisions
Region II is composed of five provinces, one independent city, three component cities, 89 municipalities, and 2,311 barangays.[6]
Provinces
| Seal | Province | Capital | Population (2010)[7] |
Area (km²) |
Pop. density (per km²) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Batanes | Basco | 16,604 | 209.3 | 79.3 |
|
Cagayan | Tuguegarao City | 1,124,773 | 9,002.0 | 124.9 |
|
Isabela | Ilagan City | 1,489,645 | 10,409.6 | 143.1 |
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Nueva Vizcaya | Bayombong | 421,355 | 3,903.9 | 107.9 |
| File:Ph seal quirino.png | Quirino | Cabarroguis | 176,786 | 3,057.2 | 57.8 |
Cities
| Seal | City | Province | City Classification | Income Class | Population (2010)[7] |
Area (km2) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| File:Official Seal of the City of Cauayan.jpg | Cauayan | Isabela | Component | 3rd Class | 122,355 | 336.40 |
|
Ilagan | Isabela | Component | 3rd Class | 152,496 | 1,166.26 |
|
Tuguegarao | Cagayan | Component | 1st Class | 138,865 | 144.80 |
|
Santiago¹ | N/A | Independent component |
1st Class | 132,804 | 275.50 |
¹ Note: Santiago City is administratively and legally independent from the province of Isabela as stated in Section 25 of the LGC.[8]
Colleges and Universities
| Name of the Institution | Town/City | Province |
|---|---|---|
| Northeast Luzon Adventist College | Alicia | Isabela |
| Philippine Normal University - Isabela Campus | Alicia | Isabela |
| Isabela State University - Angadanan Campus | Angadanan | Isabela |
| La Salette of Aurora | Aurora | Isabela |
| Isabela State University - Cabagan Campus | Cabagan | Isabela |
| Saint Ferdinand College - Cabagan Campus | Cabagan | Isabela |
| La Salette of Cabatuan | Cabatuan | Isabela |
| Isabela State University - Cauayan Campus | Cauayan City | Isabela |
| University of Perpetual Help System - Isabela Campus | Cauayan City | Isabela |
| Our Lady of the Pillar College - Cauayan Campus | Cauayan City | Isabela |
| Isabela Colleges Foundation | Cauayan City | Isabela |
| Isabela College of Arts and Technology (Marine School) | Cauayan City | Isabela |
| System Technology Institute (STI) College | Cauayan City | Isabela |
| National Police College Regional Training School | Cauayan City | Isabela |
| Saint Clare College of Region 2 | Cauayan City | Isabela |
| College of Business Education Science and Technology | Cauayan City | Isabela |
| East Asia International System College | Cauayan City | Isabela |
| La Salette of Cordon | Cordon | Isabela |
| Isabela State University (Main Campus) | Echague | Isabela |
| Chronicles Institute of Isabela | Ilagan City | Isabela |
| Colegio de Ilagan | Ilagan City | Isabela |
| International Technological Institute of Arts and Tourism | Ilagan City | Isabela |
| Isabela State University - Ilagan Campus | Ilagan City | Isabela |
| STI Ilagan Campus | Ilagan City | Isabela |
| Saint Ferdinand College - Main Campus | Ilagan City | Isabela |
| TESDA-ISAT | Ilagan City | Isabela |
| Isabela State University - Jones Campus | Jones | Isabela |
| La Salette of Jones | Jones | Isabela |
| Isabela State University - Palanan Extension Campus | Palanan | Isabela |
| La Salette of Quezon | Quezon | Isabela |
| La Salette of Ramon | Ramon | Isabela |
| Isabela Colleges of Science & Technology | Roxas | Isabela |
| Isabela State University - Roxas Campus | Roxas | Isabela |
| La Salette of Roxas College | Roxas | Isabela |
| Our Lady of the Pillar College - San Manuel Campus | San Manuel | Isabela |
| Isabela State University - San Mariano Campus | San Mariano | Isabela |
| Eveland Christian College | San Mateo | Isabela |
| Isabela State University - San Mateo Campus | San Mateo | Isabela |
| La Salette of San Mateo | San Mateo | Isabela |
| Mallig Plains Colleges | Mallig | Isabela |
| Honorato Guzman Baquiran College (HGB) | Tumauini | Isabela |
| University of La Salette | Santiago City | N/A |
| Northeastern College | Santiago City | N/A |
| AMA Computer College - Santiago City | Santiago City | N/A |
| Isabela State University Annex - Santiago City | Santiago City | N/A |
| Patria Sable Corpus College | Santiago City | N/A |
| SISTECH College of Santiago City | Santiago City | N/A |
| Southern Isabela Colleges of Arts and Trades (TESDA) | Santiago City | N/A |
| STI College Santiago City | Santiago City | N/A |
| Infant Jesus Montessori School College Department | Santiago City | N/A |
| Cagayan Valley Computer and Information Technology College (CVCITC) | Santiago City | N/A |
| Superior Institute of Science and Technology | Santiago City | N/A |
| Metropolitan School of Science and Technology | Santiago City | N/A |
| Santiago City Colleges | Santiago City | N/A |
| AMA Computer College (Tuguegarao Campus) | Tuguegarao City | Cagayan |
| Credo Domine College | Tuguegarao City | Cagayan |
| John Wesley College | Tuguegarao City | Cagayan |
| Cagayan State University (Andrews Campus and Carig Campus) | Tuguegarao City | Cagayan |
| Cagayan Technical Institute School of Automotive | Tuguegarao City | Cagayan |
| Central Colleges of the North | Tuguegarao City | Cagayan |
| City Technological Institute | Tuguegarao City | Cagayan |
| Five Star Technical Institute | Tuguegarao City | Cagayan |
| Florencio L. Vargas College (Main Campus, Bagay Road Campus, and Pengue Campus) | Tuguegarao City | Cagayan |
| Global Reformed University | Tuguegarao City | Cagayan |
| Maila Rosario College | Tuguegarao City | Cagayan |
| Metropolitan Institute of Technology | Tuguegarao City | Cagayan |
| Medical Colleges of Northern Philippines | Tuguegarao City | Cagayan |
| International School of Asia and the Pacific | Tuguegarao City | Cagayan |
| Philippine Law Enforcement College | Tuguegarao City | Cagayan |
| St. Paul University Philippines | Tuguegarao City | Cagayan |
| STI College Tuguegarao | Tuguegarao City | Cagayan |
| University of Cagayan Valley (Main Campus and New Site Campus) | Tuguegarao City | Cagayan |
| University of Saint Louis Tuguegarao | Tuguegarao City | Cagayan |
| Florencio L. Vargas College | Abulug | Cagayan |
| Cagayan State University - Aparri Campus | Aparri | Cagayan |
| Lyceum of Aparri | Aparri | Cagayan |
| St. Joseph's College of Baggao | Baggao | Cagayan |
| Cagayan State University - Lasam Campus | Lasam | Cagayan |
| Quezon Colleges of the North | Ballesteros | Cagayan |
| Northern Cagayan Colleges Foundation | Ballesteros | Cagayan |
| Cagayan State University - Gonzaga Campus | Gonzaga | Cagayan |
| Cagayan State University - Lallo Campus | Lallo | Cagayan |
| Cagayan State University - Piat Campus | Piat | Cagayan |
| Cagayan State University - Sanchez Mira Campus | Sanchez Mira | Cagayan |
| St. Anthony's College | Santa Ana | Cagayan |
| Lyceum of Tuao | Tuao | Cagayan |
| Saint Mary's University | Bayombong | Nueva Vizcaya |
| Nueva Vizcaya State University - Main Campus | Bayombong | Nueva Vizcaya |
| PLT College Inc. | Bayombong | Nueva Vizcaya |
| Sierra College | Bayombong | Nueva Vizcaya |
| Eastern Luzon Colleges | Bambang | Nueva Vizcaya |
| Nueva Vizcaya State University - Bambang Campus | Bambang | Nueva Vizcaya |
| Aldersgate College | Solano | Nueva Vizcaya |
| Quirino State University - Cabarroguis Campus | Cabarroguis | Quirino |
| Quirino State University - Main Campus | Diffun | Quirino |
| Quirino State University - Maddela Campus | Maddela | Quirino |
| Batanes State College | Basco | Batanes |
| St. Dominic College of Batanes | Basco | Batanes |
Festival
| Date | ||
|---|---|---|
| Pattaradday/Balamban Festival | Santiago City | May 1–5 |
| Mannalon Festeval | Cordon | May 1 |
| Pav-vurulun Festival | Tuguegarao City, Cagayan | August 10–16 |
| Gawagaway-yan Festival | Cauayan City, Isabela | March 30-April 13 |
| Kankanen Festival | Cabatuan, Isabela | November 5 |
| Mangi Festival | Tumauini, Isabela | February 23–24 |
| Pansi Festival | Cabagan, Isabela | January 19–25 |
| Pinilisa Festival | Jones, Isabela | |
| Tinupig Festival | Lasam, Cagayan | |
| Sinabalu Festival | Rizal, Cagayan | April 29 |
| Binnadangan Festival | Roxas, Isabela | July 4 |
| Mammangui Festival | Ilagan City, Isabela | May 30 |
| Binallay Festival | Ilagan City, Isabela | |
| Bambanti Festival | Isabela | February |
| Munggo Festival | San Mateo, Isabela | |
| Pato Festival | San Mateo, Isabela | |
| Panagsangal Festival | Baggao, Cagayan | May 1 |
| Aramang Festival | Aparri, Cagayan | May 1–12 |
| Sambali Festival | Piat, Cagayan | July 2 |
| Sarakat Festival | Santa Praxedes, Cagayan | May 14–16 |
| Pagay Festival | Alicia, Isabela | September 28 |
| Cabibi Festival | Lal-lo, Cagayan | August 1–4 |
| Ammungan Festival | Bayombong, Nueva Vizcaya | May 19–24 |
See also
References
- ^ Cagayan Valley, Department of Tourism - Region 2, retrieved 06-21-2012
- ^ Descripcion del Valle de Cagayan, 1897, Jose Burgues
- ^ "Population and Annual Growth Rates for The Philippines and Its Regions, Provinces, and Highly Urbanized Cities" (PDF). 2010 Census and Housing Population. National Statistics Office. Retrieved 9 August 2013.
- ^ Top 10 Highest earning Philippine province, Nobert Bermosa website, retrieved 06-17-2012.
- ^ Abs-Cbn Interactive, Cagayan Valley country’s tilapia capital
- ^ "List of Regions". National Statistical Coordination Board. Retrieved 9 January 2011.
- ^ a b http://www.census.gov.ph/sites/default/files/attachments/hsd/pressrelease/Cagayan%20Valley.pdf
- ^ "Republic Act No. 7160 LOCAL GOVERNMENT CODE OF 1991". The LawPhil Project. Retrieved 5 November 2013.
External links
- Executive Order No. 561: FORMATION OF THE "SUPER" REGIONS AND MANDATE OF THE SUPERREGIONAL DEVELOPMENT CHAMPIONS
- Cagayan Valley Region
- North Luzon Super Region: Potentials
- North Luzon Super Region: Projects
- Ilocano: Ti Pagsasao ti Amianan
- Ilocano Wikipedia
- NAKEM Centennial Conference
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