REGION II

CAGAYAN
VALLEY
GEOGRAPHIC
AL LOCATION
 REGION II
(TILAPIA CAPITAL IN PHILIPPINES)
(LAND OF SMILING BEAUTY)
- Located in the northern portion of the main Island of
Luzon and includes the scattered Island of Batanes-
Babuyan Groups, which occupy the northern most tip of
the archipelago.
- It is bounded by three (3) mountain ranges, Sierra
Madre Mountain on the east; Caraballo Mountain on
the south and Cordillera Mountain, and north of
Caraballo Mountain.
- It has five provinces namely:
-Batanes, Cagayan, Isabela, Nueva Vizcaya and Quirino
- It has ten (10) congressional districts with three (3)
cities- Cauayan City, Isabela; Santiago City, Isabela and
Tuguegarao Citu, Cagayan
Dialects
Major dialects spoken are Ilocano, Ybanag,
Ytawes and Filipino. In Batanes, the people
speak Ivatan. English is generally understood
and spoken regionwide.

Industries
Major industries are agriculture with rice and corn as
main crops, livestock production of cattle, hog,
carabaos and poultry, furniture making of rattan and
other indigenous materials, fishing especially along
the coast of Cagayan, Isabela and Batanes and Magat
Dam in Isabela and also exportation of fruits, fruit
preserves and vegetables.
 Historical
backgrounds
- The earliest ingabitants are the agta, or atta, good
gatherers who roam without fixed abodes.
- The bulk of the population are of Malay origin. For
centuries before the coming of the spanish, the
inhabitants traded with Indians, chinese, and
Japanese.
- In the nineteenth century the prosperity found in
tobacco cultivation caused many Ilocano 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.
 Popular
dishes/Delicaci
es
Crab in coconut milk
Pancit cabagan
Pinakbet
Pancit batil patung
Tapang baka
Ginisa nga agurong
Kamias prunes
Longganisa
Tamarind candy
Peanut
Festivals
Payuhwan Festival
June 26
Batanes
Aggao nac Cagayan
January 22
Cagayan
Bambanti Festival
May 1-11
Isabela
Grand Ammungan Festival
May 19-24
Nueva Vizcaya
Panagdadapun Festival
September 8-10
Quirino
Gawagaway-yan Festival
March 30-April 13
Cauayan City
Pattaraday Festival
May 1-5
Santiago City
Pav-vurulun Afi Festival
August 10-17
Tuguegrao City
Piat Sambali Festival
June 23-July 2
Piat Basilica Minore
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