Coordinates: 18°00′N 121°48′E

Cagayan
Cagayan (/kɑːɡəˈjɑːn/ kah-gə-YAHN) (Ilocano: Probinsia ti Cagayan; Ibanag: Provinsiya na Cagayan;
Itawit: Provinsiya ya Cagayan; Tagalog: Lalawigan ng Cagayan) is a province in the Philippines located Cagayan
in the Cagayan Valley region, covering the northeastern tip of Luzon. Its capital is the city of Tuguegarao.
Province
It is about 431 kilometres (268 mi) 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. Province of Cagayan

Cagayan was one of the early provinces that existed during the Spanish colonial period. Called La
Provincia de Cagayan, its borders essentially covered the entire Cagayan Valley, which included the
present provinces of Isabela, Quirino, Nueva Vizcaya, Batanes and portions of Kalinga and Apayao. The
former capital was Nueva Segovia, which also served as the seat of the Diocese of Nueva Segovia.[4] Flag
Today, only 9,295.75 square kilometres (3,589.11 sq mi)[1] remain of the former vastness of the province. Seal
The entire region, however, is still referred to as Cagayan Valley. Nickname(s): Land of smile and beauty
Motto(s): Pabaruen ti Cagayan

Contents
Etymology
History
Pre-colonial period
Spanish colonial period
American period
World War II
Post-war era
Geography
Administrative divisions
Barangays
Climate
Demographics
Endangered languages Location in the Philippines
Economy OpenStreetMap
Tourism
Notable personalities
See also
References
External links

Etymology
A folk legend holds that the name was originally derived from the tagay, a plant that grows abundantly in Coordinates: 18°00′N 121°48′E
the northern part of the province. The term Catagayan, "the place where the tagay grows" was shortened
Country Philippines
to Cagayan.[4] Linguists, however, hold that cagayan comes from an ancient, lost word that means
Region Cagayan Valley
"river". Variations of this word—karayan, kayan, kayayan, and kalayan—all mean river.[4][5]
Founded June 29, 1583

History Capital
and largest city
Tuguegarao

Government
Pre-colonial period • Governor Manuel N.
Mamba, MD
(Independent)
Cagayan has a prehistoric civilization with rich and diverse culture. According to archaeologists, the
• Vice Governor Melvin K.
earliest man in the Philippines probably lived in Cagayan thousands of years ago. Pieces of evidence to
Vargas Jr.
this effect are now convincing beyond scientific doubt to consider it as an incontestable fact. (UNA)
• Legislature Cagayan
In the classical era, Gattaran and Lal-lo used to be the home of hunter-gatherers who specialized in Provincial Board
hunting mollusks. These hunter-gatherers have stockpiled their leftover mollusk shells in numerous sites in
Gattaran and Lal-lo, until eventually, the shells formed into the largest stock of shell-midden sites in the Area[1]
entire Philippines. • Total 9,295.75 km2
(3,589.11 sq mi)
From available evidence, the Atta or Negritos - short dark-skinned nomads - were the first people in • Rank 5th out of 81
Cagayan. They were later moved to the uplands by the Malays who eventually became the Ibanags, Highest elevation 1,823 m
Itawes, Yogads, Gaddangs, Irayas and Malawegs - the natives of Cagayan - who actually came from one (Mount Cetaceo) (5,981 ft)
ethnicity. These are the people found by the Spaniards in the different villages along the rivers all over
Cagayan. The Spaniards rightly judged that these various villagers came from a single racial stock and Population (2020 census) [3]
decided to make the Ibanag language the lingua franca, both civilly and ecclesiastically for the entire • Total 1,268,603
people of Cagayan which they called collectively as the Cagayanes which later was transliterated to • Estimate (2020) 1,273,219[2]
become Cagayanos. • Rank 23rd out of 81
• Density 140/km2
Cagayan was a major site for the Maritime Jade Road, one of the most extensive sea-based trade networks (350/sq mi)
of a single geological material in the prehistoric world, operating for 3,000 years from 2000 BCE to 1000 • Rank 63rd out of 81
CE.[6][7][8][9] Divisions
• Independent cities 0
Even before the Spaniards came to Cagayan, the Cagayanos have already made contact with various
• Component cities 1
civilizations like the Chinese, Japanese and even Indians, as evidenced by various artifacts and even the
presence of minor to moderate foreign linguistic elements in the languages of the natives. Tuguegarao
• Municipalities 28
Various other racial strains, mainly the Ilocanos, Pangasinenses, Kapampangans and Tagalogs, as well as Abulug
Visayans, Moros and even foreigners like the Chinese, Indians, Arabs, Spaniards and others were further Alcala
infused to the native Cagayanes to become the modern Cagayano that we know today.
Allacapan
Cagayan is also the site of a Wokou state when the Japanese pirate-lord Tay Fusa,[10] set up his Japanese Amulung
pirate kingdom in Cagayan before it was destroyed during the 1582 Cagayan battles. Aparri
Baggao
Ballesteros
Spanish colonial period Buguey
Calayan
In 1581, Captain Ivan Sabala arrived in Cagayan with a hundred fully equipped soldiers and their families Camalaniugan
by order of Gonzalo Ronquillo de Peñaloza, the fourth Spanish Governor-General of the Philippines. The
Claveria
expeditionary force was sent to explore the Cagayan Valley, to convert the natives to Catholicism, and to
Enrile
establish ecclesiastical missions and towns throughout the valley.
Gattaran
On June 29, 1583, Spanish conquistador Juan de Salcedo traced the northern coastline of Luzon and set Gonzaga
foot on the Massi (Pamplona), Tular, and Aparri areas. Iguig
Lal-lo
Lasam
La Provincia de Cagayan
Pamplona
In 1583, through a Spanish Royal Decree, the entire northeastern portion of Luzon (specifically, all Peñablanca
territories east of the Cordillera mountains and those north of the Caraballo mountains) including the Piat
islands in the Balintang Channel were organized into one large political unit called the La Provincia de Rizal
Cagayan. The provincia's territorial delineation encompassed the present provinces of Batanes, Isabela, Sanchez-Mira
Quirino, Nueva Vizcaya, including portions of Kalinga and Apayao. Its capital was Nueva Segovia (the Santa Ana
present municipality of Lal-lo).[4] Santa Praxedes
Santa Teresita
The Spanish friars soon established mission posts in Camalaniugan and Lal-lo (Nueva Segovia), which
Santo Niño
became the seat of the Diocese established by Pope Clement VIII on August 14, 1595.
(Faire)

A founding population of 200 Spanish citizens from Europe accompanied by 100 Spanish soldiers set up Solana
settlements across Cagayan Valley.[11] These people were in turn supplemented by 155 Latin American Tuao
soldiers recruited from Mexico.[12] • Barangays 820
• Districts Legislative
The see was moved in 1758 to Vigan because of its relative distance. The Spanish influence can still be districts of
seen in the massive churches and other buildings that the Spaniards built for the spiritual and social Cagayan
welfare of the people. Time zone UTC+8 (PHT)
ZIP code 3500–3528
In 1839, Nueva Vizcaya was established as a politico-military province and was separated from Cagayan.
IDD : area code +63 (0)78
Later, Isabela was founded as a separate province on May 1, 1856, its areas carved from southern
ISO 3166 code PH-CAG
Cagayan and eastern Nueva Vizcaya territories.[4]
Spoken languages Ilocano · Ibanag
During the late 18th century, the New Spain government encouraged the expansion of trade and · Itawis · Ivatan ·
development of commodity crops. Among these was tobacco, and lands in Cagayan became the center of Tagalog ·
a vertically integrated monopoly: tobacco was grown there and shipped to Manila, where it was processed English
and made into cigarettes and cigars. The development of the related bureaucracy and accounting systems Website www.cagayan
was done under the leadership of José de Gálvez, who as visitor-general to Mexico from 1765 to 1772 .gov.ph (http://w
developed the monopoly there and increased revenues to the Crown. He worked in the Philippines as ww.cagayan.go
v.ph)
Minister of the Indies from 1776 to 1787, constructing a similar monopoly there under Governor-General
Basco y Vargas (1778–1787).[13] The Spanish development of this industry affected all their economic
gains in the Philippines.[13]

The establishment of the civil government of Cagayan through the 1583 Spanish Royal Decree is commemorated in the annual Aggao Nac Cagayan
celebrations of the Provincial Government of Cagayan and its people.

American period

When the Treaty of Paris was signed in 1898, ending the Spanish–American War, the United States took over the Philippines. It influenced the culture,
most notably in agriculture and education, as well as in public works and communications. A naval base also increased interaction between local
Filipinos and American sailors and administrators. At the close of the 18th century, there were 29 municipalities in the province of Cagayan. After the
Philippines came under American sovereignty in 1902, more municipalities were founded. Since then, due to
centralization and shifting of populations, the number of municipalities is back to 29.

World War II

During the Second World War, with air raids by Japanese fighters and bombers, the province of Cagayan suffered much
destruction by bombing and later invasion. Japanese Imperial forces entered Cagayan in 1942. While under the Japanese
Occupation, several pre-war infantry divisions and regular units of the Philippine Commonwealth Army were re-
established during the period on January 3, 1942, to June 30, 1946. They established general headquarters, camps and
garrisoned troops in the province of Cagayan, and began operations against the Japanese Occupation forces in the
Cagayan Valley. This included sending troops to the provinces of Cagayan and Isabela, and helping the local soldiers of
the 11th and 14th Infantry Regiment of the USAFIP-NL, the local guerrilla fighters and the U.S. liberation forces. They
fought against the Japanese Imperial forces from 1942 to 1945.

The Battle off Cape Engaño on October 26, 1944, was held off Cape Engaño. At that time American carrier forces
An old map of Cagayan
attacked the Japanese Northern Force. This became the concluding action of the Battle of Leyte Gulf. The Japanese lost
during the 1918 Census
4 carriers, 3 light cruisers and 9 destroyers.

In 1945, the combined United States and Philippine Commonwealth ground troops, together with the recognized
guerrillas, took Cagayan. Part of the action were the Filipino soldiers of the 1st, 2nd, 12th, 13th, 15th and 16th Infantry Division of the Philippine
Commonwealth Army, 1st Constabulary Regiment of the Philippine Constabulary and the 11th and 14th Infantry Regiment of the United States Armed
Forces in the Philippines – Northern Luzon or USAFIP-NL from the Battle of Cagayan Valley during the Second World War.

Post-war era

In 1990, the Hotel Delfino in Tuguegarao was the scene of a bloody siege related to an earlier coup attempt against
President Corazon Aquino. The siege took place on March 4, when a private army with estimated at 300 men[14] seized
the hotel under the command of former Cagayan governor Rodolfo Aguinaldo. He had been suspended as governor in
January 1990, owing to a radio announcement he made pledging to send tanks and troops to support rebel forces in
Manila led by Lt. Col. Gregorio Honasan in the Dec. 1–9, 1989 coup attempt against Aquino.[15] During the week
before the siege Aguinaldo was indicted on charges of rebellion and murder due to his support for that failed coup effort.

Two years earlier, after Col. Honasan led a coup attempt on August 28, 1987 that also failed, Aguinaldo—then a
lieutenant colonel in Cagayan's provincial military forces—bluntly stated another coup attempt would follow if President
Aquino did "not make reforms fast".[16] Aguinaldo resigned from the military to run for Cagayan governor in 1988, he
won that post in a landslide.[17] Though harshly criticized for human rights abuses while serving in the regime of
Ferdinand Marcos, Aguinaldo gained renown and popularity beyond Cagayan for his ardent fight against communist Northern Luzon
insurgents.[18] topographical map showing
Cagayan
Disputing his suspension as Cagayan governor and the rebellion charges, Aguinaldo refused to surrender to authorities.
Along with hundreds of loyal armed followers he hid in his hometown of Gattaran. On learning government troops
planned to attack his hideout, Aguinaldo proceeded with his troops toward Tuguegarao.[19] President Aquino sent Brig. Gen. Oscar Florendo, then
armed forces chief of Civil Military Relations, to Tuguegarao to serve Aguinaldo with an arrest warrant.[19] After Aguinaldo's men seized control of
Hotel Delfino where the general was staying, Florendo was taken hostage along with more than 50 other hotel guests. Florendo was shot at close range
in the hotel and later died of his wounds.[16] Hours of standoff ensued between the two sides until nearly 1,000 government troops[16] launched an attack
to dislodge Aguinaldo's forces from the hotel; government forces prevailed after more than 100 of Aguinaldo's men surrendered and about 90 were
captured.[15] During this siege at least a dozen others were killed in or around the hotel; scores of civilian supporters of Aguinaldo were arrested; and a
truck with assault rifles, mortars, and crates of ammunition was captured.[17] Following this melee, Aguinaldo fled with about 90 fighters for mountains
in the north.[16]

Geography
Situated within the Cagayan Valley region, the province is bounded by the Philippine Sea on the east; on the south by
Isabela province; on the west by the Cordillera Mountains; and on the north by the Balintang Channel and the Babuyan
Group of Islands. About 2 kilometres (1.2 mi) from the northeastern tip of the province is the island of Palaui; a few
kilometers to the west is Fuga Island. The Babuyan Group of Islands, which includes Calayan, Dalupiri, Camiguin, and
Babuyan Claro, is about 60 nautical miles (110 km) north of Luzon mainland.

The eastern coast forms the northern portion of the Sierra Madre mountain range, while the western limits are generally
hilly to low in elevation. The central area, dominated by a large valley, forms the lower basin of the country's longest
river, the Cagayan.[4] The mouth is located at the northern town of Aparri.

The province of Cagayan comprises an aggregate land area of 9,295.75 square kilometres (3,589.11 sq mi)[20] which
constitutes approximately three percent of the total land area of the country, making it the second largest province in the
region.

Political map of Cagayan

Administrative divisions

Cagayan comprises 28 municipalities and one city divided into four congressional districts. It has 820 barangays. Tuguegarao City (as of December 18,
1999) is the provincial capital, regional seat, and center of business, trade, and education and the only city in the province.
† Provincial capital and component city
Municipality

City or ±%
District[20] Population Area[20] Density Barangay Coordinates[B]
municipality[A] p.a.
(2015) [21] (2010) [22] km2 sq mi /km2 /sq mi
18°26′37″N
Abulug 2nd 2.7% 32,497 30,675 1.10% 162.60 62.78 200 520 20
121°27′26″E
17°54′09″N
Alcala 4th 3.2% 38,883 37,773 0.55% 168.64 65.11 230 600 25
121°39′24″E
18°13′33″N
Allacapan 2nd 2.8% 33,571 31,662 1.12% 306.80 118.46 110 280 27
121°33′16″E
17°50′14″N
Amulung 3rd 4.0% 47,860 45,182 1.10% 264.51 102.13 180 470 47
121°43′24″E
18°21′26″N
Aparri 1st 5.5% 65,649 61,199 1.35% 286.64 110.67 230 600 42
121°38′14″E
18°16′16″N
Baggao 4th 6.9% 82,782 78,188 1.09% 995.49 384.36 83 210 48
121°40′48″E
18°24′36″N
Ballesteros 2nd 2.9% 34,299 32,215 1.20% 120.00 46.33 290 750 19
121°30′55″E
18°17′11″N
Buguey 1st 2.5% 30,175 28,455 1.12% 164.50 63.51 180 470 30
121°50′05″E
19°15′43″N
Calayan 2nd 1.4% 16,702 16,200 0.58% 494.53 190.94 34 88 12
121°28′33″E
18°16′30″N
Camalaniugan 1st 2.1% 24,923 23,404 1.20% 76.50 29.54 330 850 28
121°40′28″E
18°36′32″N
Claveria 2nd 2.5% 29,921 30,482 −0.35% 194.80 75.21 150 390 41
121°05′02″E
17°33′39″N
Enrile 3rd 3.0% 35,834 32,553 1.85% 166.60 64.32 220 570 22
121°41′22″E
18°03′41″N
Gattaran 1st 4.7% 56,661 54,848 0.62% 707.50 273.17 80 210 50
121°38′36″E
18°15′34″N
Gonzaga 1st 3.2% 38,892 36,303 1.32% 567.43 219.09 69 180 25
121°59′37″E
17°45′09″N
Iguig 3rd 2.3% 27,862 25,559 1.66% 109.90 42.43 250 650 23
121°44′17″E
18°12′05″N
Lal-lo 1st 3.7% 44,506 41,388 1.39% 702.80 271.35 63 160 35
121°39′39″E
18°03′52″N
Lasam 2nd 3.3% 39,135 36,994 1.08% 213.70 82.51 180 470 30
121°36′05″E
18°27′49″N
Pamplona 2nd 2.0% 23,596 23,236 0.29% 209.67 80.95 110 280 18
121°20′28″E
17°37′32″N
Peñablanca 4th 4.1% 48,584 42,736 2.47% 1,246.23 481.17 39 100 24
121°47′07″E
17°47′30″N
Piat 2nd 2.0% 23,597 22,961 0.52% 181.81 70.20 130 340 18
121°28′37″E
17°50′45″N
Rizal 2nd 1.5% 17,994 18,592 −0.62% 124.40 48.03 140 360 29
121°20′45″E
18°33′33″N
Sanchez-Mira 2nd 2.0% 24,541 23,257 1.03% 218.77 84.47 110 280 18
121°14′05″E
18°27′27″N
Santa Ana 1st 2.7% 32,906 30,458 1.48% 440.81 170.20 75 190 16
122°08′33″E
18°33′47″N
Santa Praxedes 2nd 0.3% 4,154 3,646 2.51% 78.11 30.16 53 140 10
120°59′24″E
18°14′55″N
Santa Teresita 1st 1.6% 19,038 17,600 1.51% 166.98 64.47 110 280 13
121°54′33″E
Santo Niño 17°53′02″N
2nd 2.3% 27,219 26,126 0.78% 423.13 163.37 64 170 31
(Faire) 121°34′09″E
17°39′03″N
Solana 3rd 6.9% 82,502 76,596 1.42% 234.60 90.58 350 910 38
121°41′27″E
17°44′05″N
Tuao 3rd 5.1% 61,535 57,620 1.26% 225.82 87.19 270 700 32
121°27′19″E
Tuguegarao 17°36′45″N
† 4th 12.8% 153,502 138,865 1.93% 144.80 55.91 1,100 2,800 49
City 121°43′58″E
Total 1,199,320 1,124,773 1.23% 9,398.07 3,628.62 130 340 820 (see GeoGroup
box)
 A. ^ Former names are italicized.
B. ^ Coordinates mark the city/town center, and are sortable by latitude.

Barangays

The 28 municipalities and 1 city of the province comprise a total of 820 barangays, with Ugac Sur in Tuguegarao City as the most populous in 2010, and
Centro 15 (Poblacion) in Aparri as the least. If cities are excluded, Maura in Aparri has the highest population. [22]

Climate

Cagayan has a tropical savannah climate (Aw) with hot days and warm nights that last year round.

Climate data for Cagayan

Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year

27.9 29.1 30.9 32.7 33.2 33.8 33.5 33.1 32.6 31.8 30.4 28.3 31.4
Average high °C (°F)
(82.2) (84.4) (87.6) (90.9) (91.8) (92.8) (92.3) (91.6) (90.7) (89.2) (86.7) (82.9) (88.6)

20.6 21.8 22.3 23.8 24.7 24.8 24.9 24.6 24.2 23.9 22.8 21.5 23.3
Average low °C (°F)
(69.1) (71.2) (72.1) (74.8) (76.5) (76.6) (76.8) (76.3) (75.6) (75.0) (73.0) (70.7) (74.0)

Average rainy days 8 4 3 2 6 6 7 8 10 9 11 11 85

Source: Storm247[23]

Demographics
Population census of Cagayan The population of Cagayan in the 2020 census was 1,268,603 people, [3] with a density of 140
Year Pop. ±% p.a. inhabitants per square kilometre or 360 inhabitants per square mile.
1903 147,946 —
The majority of people living in Cagayan are of Ilocano descent, mostly from migrants coming from the
1918 191,320 +1.73%
Ilocos Region. Originally, the more numerous groups were the Ibanags, who were first sighted by the
1939 292,270 +2.04%
Spanish explorers and converted to Christianity by missionaries, the reason why the Ibanag language
1948 311,088 +0.70%
had spread throughout the valley region prior to the arrival of the migrating Ilocanos. Cagayan is
1960 445,289 +3.03% predominantly Roman Catholic with 85% of the population affiliated and the Aglipayan Church has a
1970 581,237 +2.70% very strong minority in the province.
1975 644,075 +2.08%
1980 711,476 +2.01% Aside from Ilocanos and Ibanags, Malawegs, Itawits,
1990 829,867 +1.55% Gaddangs, groups of nomadic Aetas, as well as families of Languages Spoken (2000)[24]
Language Speakers
1995 895,050 +1.43% Ibatans who have assimilated into the Ibanag-Ilocano culture Ilocano 680,256
2000 993,580 +2.26% make Cagayan their home. More recently, a new group from Ibanag 177,499
2007 1,072,571 +1.06% the south, the Muslim Filipinos, have migrated to this province Itawit 84,382
2010 1,124,773 +1.74% and have made a community for themselves. In addition to Tagalog 28,961
2015 1,199,320 +1.23% this, Tagalog-speaking peoples from Central Luzon and
2020 1,268,603 +1.11% Southern Luzon have also settled in the area, as well as a few
Source: Philippine Statistics Authority [21] [22] [22] Pangasinans and Kapampangans from the central plains.

Major languages spoken are Ilocano followed by Ibanag, Yogad and Gaddang. Ilocanos and Ibanags speak Ilocano with an Ibanag accent, as
descendants of Ilocanos from first generation in Cagayan who lived within Ibanag population learned Ibanag; same situation with Ilocano tinged by
Gaddang, Paranan, Yogad, and Itawis accents when descendants of Ilocanos from first generation in Isabela who lived within Gaddang, Paranan, Yogad,
and Itawis populations learned their languages. People especially in the capital and commercial centers speak and understand English and
Tagalog/Filipino. Tagalogs, Ilocanos, and Ibanags speak Tagalog with an Ibanag accent, as descendants of Tagalogs from first generation in Isabela who
lived within Ibanag population learned Ibanag.

Endangered languages

There are two endangered indigenous languages in Cagayan. These are the Dupaninan Agta language (with fewer than 1400 remaining speakers) and
the Central Cagayan Agta language (with fewer than 799 remaining speakers); both of these are listed as Vulnerable according to the UNESCO Atlas of
the World's Endangered Languages. All remaining speakers of the languages are among the community's elders. Without a municipality-wide teaching
mechanism of the two endangered languages for the youth where the languages are present, the languages may be extinct within 3-5 decades, making
them languages in grave peril unless a teaching-mechanism is established by either the government or an educational institution in the municipalities of
Gattaran and Baggao.[25]

Economy
Poverty Incidence of Cagayan

Source: Philippine Statistics Authority[26][27][28][29][30][31][32]

Agricultural products are rice, corn, peanut, beans, and fruits. Livestock products include cattle, hogs, carabaos, and poultry. Fishing various species of
fish from the coastal towns is also undertaken. Woodcraft furniture made of hardwood, rattan, bamboo, and other indigenous materials are also available
in the province.[4]

The Northern Cagayan International Airport is a planned airport in Lal-lo. The airport will be built to support the
Cagayan Special Economic Zone in northern Cagayan, which also serves seaborne traffic through Port Irene. The
airport project will involve the construction of a 2,200-meter runway, with a width of 45 meters, following the
standards of the International Civil Aviation Organization. Once completed, the planned international airport can
accommodate large aircraft such as the Airbus A319-100 and Boeing regional jets of comparable size.[33]

Tourism
Fishing boat in Claveria
Since Cagayan faces the Philippine Sea, an extensive shoreline sprawls along the northern coastal towns of Sanchez
Mira, Pamplona, Santa Praxedes, Claveria, Buguey, Aparri, Ballesteros, Abulug, and the islands of Palaui, Fuga,
and island municipality of Calayan. Sanchez Mira, Claveria, and Santa Praxedes have facilities for excursion stays
while Fuga Island is being developed as a world-class recreation and tourism center. Activities include whale watching at the Calayan Islands, and scuba
diving, snorkeling and fishing in Palaui Island of Santa Ana. The airstrip at Claveria could be used as a jump-off point to Fuga Island.

The Sambali Festival is celebrated throughout the province in commemoration of its founding. Hotels include the Governors Garden Hotel, Hotel
Candice, Hotel Roma and Hotel Kimikarlai all in Tuguegarao City.

Claveria is host to several scenic attractions which include: the Lakay-Lakay Lagoon, the rocky formation along the Camalaggaon Caves, the Roadside
Park overlooking the Claveria Bay, Macatel Falls with its clear waters that run in abundance throughout the year, the Pata Lighthouse, and the Claveria
Beach Resort along the white sand coasts.[34]

Notable personalities
Bretman Rock - beauty influencer and social media personality.
Kakai Bautista - actress and comedian.
Paco Román - Filipino-Spanish soldier and later became a revolutionary during Philippine Revolution and Philippine–American War.
Roman had the rank of a colonel in the revolutionary army, and served as the close aide of General Antonio Luna.
Cesar Adib Majul - Philippine historian[35] best known for his work on the history of Islam in the Philippines[36] and on the life of
Apolinario Mabini.[37]
Salvador Lazo Lazo - Filipino prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as Bishop of San Fernando de La Union from 1981
to 1993.[38]
Ricardo Baccay - third Bishop of the Diocese of Alaminos, Pangasinan and former Auxiliary Bishop of the Archdiocese of
Tuguegarao. Born in Tuguegarao.
Eulogio Balao - former Secretary of the Department of National Defense and former Senator of the Republic of the Philippines, from
Tuguegarao City.
Diosdado P. Banatao - entrepreneur and engineer working in the high-tech industry.
Lilia Cuntapay - An actress, also known as the "Queen of Philippine Horror Films", from Gonzaga, Cagayan.
Maja Ross Andres Salvador - a popular actress of ABS-CBN, born and raised in barangay Canayun, Abulug, Cagayan.
Silvestre Bello III - secretary of the Department of Labor and Employment from Gattaran, Cagayan.
Arthur Tugade - secretary of the Department of Transportation from Claveria, Cagayan.
Juan Ponce Enrile - Justice Secretary and then Defense Minister under the Marcos dictatorship and President of the Senate of the
Philippines from November 2008 to June 2013, until he was arrested due to his involvement in the pork barrel scandal.

See also
Callao Man
Our Lady of Piat
Malaueg Church
Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Tuguegarao
Lal-lo and Gattaran Shell Middens

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External links
Cagayan travel guide from Wikivoyage
Media related to Cagayan (province) at Wikimedia Commons
Geographic data related to Cagayan (https://www.openstreetmap.org/relation/1504756) at OpenStreetMap
Official Website of the Provincial Government of Cagayan (http://www.cagayan.gov.ph)

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