Ilagan City, Isabela

“Corn Capital of the Philippines”

The City of Ilagan is a component city in the province of Isabela, Philippines. It is also the
capital, the largest city in the province and the fourth largest city in terms of land area in the
Philippines after Davao City, Puerto Princesa and Zamboanga City.

History

Ilagan was an organized town even before the Spaniards came. The settlers used to call the place
as “Bolo”. It is actually one of the most populous settlement during that period and site of the
vast tobacco plantation in the region making it one of the most important economic areas in
northern Luzon.

In May 4, 1686, Ilagan was founded and missionaries converted the natives to Christianity.
Ilagan was then made the Capital of Cagayan Valley.

Population/ Language/ Area

The city’s total land area is 1,166.26 km2 (450.30 sq mi), which is being inhabited by 152,496 as
of 2011.The rapid increase of population in Ilagan is attributed to the current growth in economic
activities especially in the sectors of Commerce, Industry, Agriculture and Housing. Ilagan
belongs to the 147 emerging cities in the Philippines with more than 100.000 residents).
Statistics from the National Statistics Office showed that Ilagan has a total population of 79, 336
in 1990 and 99, 120 in 1995 with an annual growth rate of 2.5%. At present, the total population
of Ilagan is 152,496. Using the projected annual growth rate of 2.5%, the population is expected
to be 121.097 in 1999, 126,606 in 2001 and 131,243 in 2007.People who wish to make Ilagan
their home could choose from a number of premium subdivisions that best suit their lifestyle.

Products and Services

Most of the industries in the town are agri-based. For the past ten years, there has been a great
number of local investment in poultry and hog raising. At present, there are seven poultry
contract growers and 33 small and medium scale hog raisers in the cityIlagan. Other support
facilities, warehouses and small rice mills, strategically located in different barangays of Ilagan
address the storage needs of farmers during the harvest season.

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