REGION 2 CAGAYAN VALLEY

• land of beauty • plentiful of natural resources • conveys different

development potentials • an area of 26,858 square kilometers.

Cagayan Valley

History

• The earliest inhabitants are the Agta, or Atta, food gatherers who roam
the forests 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, 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

Geography of Cagayan Valley

• Located in the northeastern 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 –CauayanCity, Isabela; Santiago City, Isabela
and TuguegaraoCity, Cagayan • Consists of 90 municipalities.

Agricultural Products • Region 2 is abundant in agricultural products such as: rice, corn, peanut, beans,
and fruits and livestock products include cattle, hogs, curacaos, and poultry.

• It has also a vast source of mineral resources like hydro-power – the source of Magat
HydroPowerplant with a 360 megawatt plant supporting the power needs of the Luzon Grid.

Natural Potentials

• The Region has a rich and immense natural and development potentials. • It is the third largest region
with an area of 2,687,517 hectares representing 9% of the country’s total land area.

Batanes

Batanes • Located between the Babuyan Islands (belonging to Cagayan Province) and Taiwan. •
BashiChannel- North; BalintangChannel-South • Philippine Sea-West; Pacific Ocean-East • Three largest
islands are: Itbayat, Sabtang , andBatan.
• Capital: Basco • Total Area: 219.01 km²(84.56 sq mi) • Population: 17,246 as of 2015 • Religion: Roman
Catholic- 94%. The remaining faiths are other Christian Churches.

People of Batanes

• The people of Batanes are called Ivatan and share prehistoric cultural and linguistic commonalities
with the Babuyan on Babuyan Island and the Tao people of Orchid Island.

Economy

• Ivatans are farmers and fishermen. • Others are in the government and services sector • Ivatans also
plant camote(sweet potato), cassava, gabi or tuber and a unique variety of white uvi.

Climate

• Is blessed with a cooler, balmier climate. • Summer which is from March to June. • Average monthly
rainfall is 450 mm.

Sabtang Island

• it has intermittent white sand beaches with steep mountains and deep canyons with small level areas
sporadically found along the coastline Southwest of Batan Island.

Cagayan

Cagayan • Pacific Ocean-east; Apayao-West • Isabela province-South; BalintangChannel and the

Babuyan Group of Islands-North • The province comprises an aggregate land area of 9,002.70 square
kilometers • The second largest province in the region. • Has 28 municipalities and one city divided into
three congressional districts. It has 820 barangays. • Capital: Tuguegarao- provincial capital, regional
seat, center of business, trade and education • Population: 2015 census was 1,199,320 • Religion:
Roman Catholic- 83% Islam- 10% Protestant- 4%

People of Cagayan

• Ilocano-The majority of people living in Cagayan, mostly from migrants coming from the IlocosRegion •
Ibanags-who were first sighted by the Spanish explorers and converted to Christianity by missionaries. •
Malauegs, Itawits, Gaddangs, groups of nomadic Aetas, and families of Ibatans

Economy • Agricultural products are rice, corn, peanut, beans, and fruits. • 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. • Livestock products include
cattle, hogs, carabaos, and poultry.

Climate
• The climate here is tropical. The summers are much rainier than the winters in Naddungan • The
average temperature in Naddungan is 26.7 °C. • In a year, the average rainfall is 1724 mm.

Cagayan River

• Is the longest river in the Philippines and the largest river by discharge volume of water. • Length: 350
km² • Basin Size: 27, 753 km²(10,715 sq mi) • Source: Caraballo Mountains • Mouth: Luzon Strait •
Region: Cagayan Valley • Bridges: BuntunBridge, Magapit Suspension Bridge

ISABELA

Isabela • Located on the rightmost part of the Northern Luzon facing the Pacific Ocean and comprising
parts of the Sierra Madre. • Cagayan-North; Kalinga- Northwest; Mountain Province-Central West •
Nueva Vizcaya-Southwest; Quirino-South;Aurora-West; Philippine sea-East • Second largest province in
the Philippine in terms of area. • Most populated province in Cagayan Valley • Capital: Ilagan •
Population: 1,593,566 as of 2015 • Religion:Christians with Roman Catholic- 5% as religion followed by
Iglesia niCristo and other religious sects are present in Isabela.

• One of the provinces which is often hit by typhoons due to its location.

People in Isabela

• Ilokano-are the most prominent group in Isabela. • The next two prominent groups(ethnic) Ibanag
and Tagalog

• Gaddang,Paranan,Yogad

Economy • richest in Cagayan Valley. • 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.

• Tourism focuses mainly in the two cities Santiago City and CauayanCity and its surrounding area with
the Presence of MagatDam tourism complex and places of interest.

Climate • The eastern and coastal areas experience moderate rainfall more or less distributed
throughout the year. • WesternIsabela has more pronounced wet and dry seasons. • The average
temperatureis recorded at 27.1 degrees Celsius.

FuyotSprings National Park -located in the mountain slopes of Barangay Santa Victoria in Ilagan City,
Isabela, 405 kilometers northeast from Manila. -the park, which also contains the Ilagan Sanctuary, is
819 hectares in area and extends to the nearby municipality of Tumauini.
Magat Dam

• Large lock fill-dam on the island of Luzon in the Philippines • One of the largest dams in the Philippines
• Constructed in 1983 • Two (2) primary purposes • 1. as a source of irrigation water • 2. as a provider
of hydroelectric power

• Largest tributary of the Cagayan river.

Nueva Vizcaya

• Ifugao-North; Isabela- Northeast; Nueva Ecija-South • Quirino-East; Benguet-West • The gateway to

vast Cagayan Valley region. • Has a total land area of 4,378.80 square kilometers. • Composed of 15
municipalities • Capital: Bayombong • Population: 452, 287 as of 2015 • Religion: Roman Catholic- 63%
AglipayanChurch, Iglesia niCristo -5 to 6% The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Jehovah’s
Witnesses, Seventh-day Adventist- 17%.

People of Nueva Vizcaya

Wild Tribes  Igorot, Ifugaos, Isinaits Ilongots, and Aetas Semi- wild tribe  the Gaddangs and Malaats
Migrants  Ilokano, Tagalogs, Pangasinenses, Kapampangans, and others

Economy • Its main crops are rice, corn, vegetables, pineapple, banana, coffee, coconut, oranges and
other fruit trees. • According to the Bureau of Mines and Geo-Sciences, deposits of metallic minerals
which can be exploited are copper, gold, molybdenum and pyrite. • Non-metallic deposits include red
clay, white clay and limestone. Sand and gravel are the most abundant deposits in the province.

CLIMATE

• Under the third type of climate characterized by rainfall pattern that is relatively wet from May to
October and gradually becomes dry during November to February. March and April are considered dry.
• December and January-coldest months; March and April are the hottest.

Quirino

• Isabela- North; Aurora-East and Southeast • Nueva Vizcaya-West and Southwest • Land-locked
province in the Philippineslocated in the Cagayan Valley region in Luzon. • Named after ElpidioQuirino,
the sixth President of the Philippines. • Capital: Cabarroguis • Population: 188,991 as of 2015 • Religion:
Roman Catholic- 54% Evangelicals and United Methodist Church-20% Iglesia niCristo-5% Other
religious groups are Islam

Economy

• rice and corn as major crops. • Small scale industries like furniture making, basketry, rattan craft, and
dried flower production are prevalent.
Climate

• The province has a mean annual temperature of 33.6 degree Celsius. • Warmest month is May and the
least dry months are March to August while the rest of the year is neither too dry nor too wet. Rainy
days occur from September to November.
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