CODE A26 – SPECIALIZATION 1

ACTIVITY NO: ACT. 1

TITLE: TOWN HISTORY AND SETTING WRITE-UP
DATE GIVEN: FEB 14, 2022
DATE DUE: FEB 25, 2022

CATULIN, ANDY JOHN

PADILLA, MOISES
PALLINGAYAN, MARIA LOURDES AR. MA. ELEANOR LUCERO, MA
SEÑIDO, JAIRISH
TUMAMUDTAMUD, JOLINA T.
 A. Brief History of Gattaran

In the place where Gattaran lies today were three former ecclesiastical towns:
Nassiping, Dummun, and Gattaran proper. Since each of these towns had few
inhabitants and had only one priest to administer to their religious needs, they were
merged for ecclesiastical convenience into one municipality in 1877 by virtue of a
Diocesan Order.

During the Spanish regime, the natives grew spiritually; but with the Americans,
they grew educationally and the inhabitants assimilated a more sophisticated lifestyle.
The present municipal building was started by Melencio Adviento, and finished during
the term of Atty. Hipolito Mandac. The municipal building was inaugurated in
September, 1941 but after four months, World War II broke out and the Japanese
Forces occupied the town and all records, cadastral titles and others were confiscated
by the invading forces.

With the coming of the Americans to adding Filipino soldiers under the Philippine
Commonwealth Army and Philippine Constabulary, the whole province was liberated
from the Japanese forces. The first election of the Republic in 1947 made Delfino Liban
the mayor. The administration marked the building of roads in the barrios,
improvements of streets and others.

In 1950, the barrios of Gattaran to the west of the Cagayan River was separated
to form the town of Lasam. In the classical era, Gattaran used to be the home of hunter-
gatherers who specialized in hunting mollusks. These hunter-gatherers have stockpiled
their leftover mollusk shells in numerous sites in Gattaran and neighboring Lal-lo, until
eventually, the shells formed into largest stock of shell-midden sites in the entire
Philippines.
 B. Demographic Data

a. Population Size and Growth Rate

Barangay Population Population Population Annual

Percentage (2020) Change (2015- Population
(2020) 2020) Growth Rate
(2015-2020)
Dummun 2.97% 1,750 38.23% 7.05%
Centro Norte 2.19% 1,290 -7.06% -1.53%
Centro Sur 3.62% 2,131 11.51% 2.32%
Source: Phil Atlas

Note: The table consists of 3 barangays only which are chose to meet the required population.

b. Population Density

General: In the 2020 census, the population of Gattaran, Cagayan, was 58,874
people, with a density of 83 inhabitants per square kilometer or 210 inhabitants per
square mile.

Population census of Gattaran

Year Pop. ±% p.a.
1990 41,565 +1.60%
1995 44,034 +1.09%
2000 47,804 +1.78%
2007 50,269 +0.70%
2010 54,848 +3.22%
2015 56,661 +0.62%
2020 58,874 +0.76%
Source: Source: Philippine Statistics Authority
 c. Household population

The household population of Gattaran in the 2015 Census was 56,543 broken
down into 12,874 households or an average of 4.39 members per household.

Census Household Number of Average household

date population households size

1990 May 1 41,556 8,113 5.12

1995 Sep 1 43,897 9,077 4.84

2000 May 1 47,755 9,492 5.03

2007 Aug 1 50,269 10,788 4.66

2010 May 1 54,848 12,215 4.49

2015 Aug 1 56,543 12,874 4.39

Source: Source: Philippine Statistics Authority

d. Population by Age Group

Combining age groups together, those aged 14 and below, consisting of the
young dependent population which include infants/babies, children and young
adolescents/teenagers, make up an aggregate of 30.96% (17,541). Those aged 15 up
to 64, roughly, the economically active population and actual or potential members of
the work force, constitute a total of 63.17% (35,793). Finally, old dependent population
consisting of the senior citizens, those aged 65 and over, total 5.87% (3,327) in all.

The computed Age Dependency Ratios mean that among the population of
Gattaran, there are 49 youth dependents to every 100 of the working age population;
there are 9 aged/senior citizens to every 100 of the working population; and overall,
there are 58 dependents (young and old-age) to every 100 of the working population.
The median age of 26 indicates that half of the entire population of Gattaran are aged
less than 26 and the other half are over the age of 26.

Age group Population (2020) Age group percentage

Under 1 1,164 2.05%
1 to 4 4,903 8.65%
5 to 9 5,952 10.50%
10 to 14 5,522 9.75%
15 to 19 5,256 9.28%
20 to 24 4,963 8.76%
25 to 29 4,422 7.80%
30 to 34 3,976 7.02%
35 to 39 3,694 6.52%
40 to 44 3,403 6.01%
45 to 49 2,978 5.26%
50 to 54 2,870 5.07%
55 to 59 2,370 4.18%
60 to 64 1,861 3.28%
65 to 69 1,204 2.12%
70 to 74 749 1.32%
75 to 79 690 1.22%
80 and over 684 1.21%
Total 56,661 100.00%
Source: Source: Philippine Statistics Authority

 Youth Dependency Ratio: 49.01

 Old Age Dependency Ratio: 9.3

 Total Dependency Ratio: 58.31

 Median Age: 25.65

 e. Population by Gender

Of the 58,874 population of Gattaran as reported by the RHU census there were
30,025 males and 28,849 are females. This indicates that there is more male population
than female in the municipality.

f. Number of Population that Attends School

Age Household Population 5 to 24 Household Population 5 to 24

Group Years Old Years Old
Who Were Currently Attending
School
Both Male Female Both Male Female
Sexes Sexes
Total 21,675 11,406 10,269 14,770 7,636 7,134
5-9 5,952 3,156 2,796 5,641 2,986 2,655
10 - 14 5,522 2,876 2,646 5,206 2,674 2,532
15 - 19 5,256 2,787 2,469 3,270 1,634 1,636
20 - 24 4,945 2,587 2,358 653 342 311
 g. Literacy Rate

Age Group Household Population 10 Literate

Years Old and Older
Both Male Female Both Male Female
Sexes Sexes
Total 44,524 22,574 21,950 43,432 21,994 21,438

h. Gainful Workers

Major Total Age Group

Occupation Gainful
Group, Workers
and 15 Years 15-19 20-24 25-29 30-34
City/Municipality old and
Over
Both sexes 23,381 1,446 2,934 3,102 2,801
Managers 1,121 9 46 91 107
Professionals 937 3 138 202 141
Technicians and 436 6 76 89 58
associate
professionals
Clerical support 529 8 147 122 75
workers
Service and sales 3161 188 478 584 512
workers
Skilled 7913 155 531 752 845
agricultural,
 forestry, and
fishery workers
Craft and related 1175 53 131 128 135
trades workers
Plant and 1444 21 120 220 240
machine
operators and
assemblers
Elementary 6587 969 1252 903 684
occupations
Armed forces 43 - 14 11 4
occupations
Other occupation, - - - - -
not elsewhere
classified
Not reported 35 34 1 - -

i. Religious Affiliation

Majority (84.5 percent or 1.01 million persons) of the total population of the
province in 2015 reported Roman Catholic as their religious affiliation. The
corresponding figure in 2010 was 85.0 percent. The next largest religious affiliations in
the province were the Iglesia ni Cristo, comprising 2.5 percent of the total population
and the National Council of Churches in the Philippines, which had 2.0 percent share.
 C. Physical Data

a. Geographic Location

Gattaran is a coastal municipality in the province of Cagayan. The municipality

has a land area of 707.50 square kilometers or 273.17 square miles which constitutes
7.53% of Cagayan's total area. Its coordinates are 18° 4' North, 121° 39' East (18.0614,
121.6433). The estimated elevation above sea level of Gattaran is 14.3 meters (46.8
feet).

Source: OpenStreetMap.com

The town has good linear transport line that links most of the barangays. It is
adjacent to the Cagayan River, which is would highly contribute to the tourism and
economy of the town. With the population limit required, the group has chosen 3
barangays in which their population is enough to meet this. These are:
 1. Barangay Cento Norte

Centro Norte is situated at approximately 18.0652, 121.6436, in the island of

Luzon. Elevation at these coordinates is estimated at 13.7 meters or 44.9 feet above
mean sea level.

Adjacent barangays

Centro Norte shares a common border with the following barangay(s):

 Centro Sur (Poblacion), Gattaran, Cagayan

 L. Adviento, Gattaran, Cagayan
 Callao Norte, Lasam, Cagayan
 Cabayu, Gattaran, Cagayan

2. Barangay Centro Sur

Centro Sur is situated at approximately 18.0604, 121.6417, in the island of

Luzon. Elevation at these coordinates is estimated at 16.0 meters or 52.5 feet above
mean sea level.

Adjacent barangays

Centro Sur shares a common border with the following barangay(s):

 Fugu, Gattaran, Cagayan

  Dummun, Gattaran, Cagayan
 Centro Norte (Poblacion), Gattaran, Cagayan
 Takiki, Gattaran, Cagayan
 Callao Norte, Lasam, Cagayan
 Cabayu, Gattaran, Cagayan

3. Barangay Dummun

Dummun is situated at approximately 18.0336, 121.6408, in the island of Luzon.

Elevation at these coordinates is estimated at 20.3 meters or 66.6 feet above mean sea
level.

Adjacent barangays

Dummun shares a common border with the following barangay(s):

 Tubungan Weste, Gattaran, Cagayan

 Fugu, Gattaran, Cagayan
 Santa Maria, Gattaran, Cagayan
 Centro Sur (Poblacion), Gattaran, Cagayan
 Takiki, Gattaran, Cagayan
b. Infrastructure Data

Source: Gattaran Profile - Cities and Municipalities Competitive Index (dti.gov.ph)

 c. Climate Data

In Gattaran, the wet season is overcast, the dry season is partly cloudy, and it is
hot and oppressive year round. Over the course of the year, the temperature typically
varies from 70°F to 93°F and is rarely below 66°F or above 97°F.

Based on the tourism score, the best time of year to visit Gattaran for warm-
weather activities is from early December to mid-March.

1. Average Temperature

The hot season lasts for 3.8 months, from April 2 to July 28, with an average
daily high temperature above 91°F. The hottest month of the year in Gattaran is June,
with an average high of 93°F and low of 77°F.

The cool season lasts for 2.4 months, from November 27 to February 9, with an
average daily high temperature below 83°F. The coldest month of the year in Gattaran
is January, with an average low of 70°F and high of 81°F.
 2. Rainfall

Rain falls throughout the year in Gattaran. The month with the most rain in
Gattaran is August, with an average rainfall of 8.4 inches. The month with the least rain
in Gattaran is March, with an average rainfall of 0.6 inches.

3. Sun

The length of the day in Gattaran varies over the course of the year. In 2022, the
shortest day is December 22, with 11 hours, 3 minutes of daylight; the longest day is
June 21, with 13 hours, 13 minutes of daylight.
 4. Humidity

Gattaran experiences some seasonal variation in the perceived humidity.The

muggier period of the year lasts for 11 months, from February 8 to December 27, during
which time the comfort level is muggy, oppressive, or miserable at least 90% of the
time.

The month with the fewest muggy days in Gattaran is February, with 25.8 days
that are muggy or worse.

5. Wind

The average hourly wind speed in Gattaran experiences significant seasonal

variation over the course of the year. The windier part of the year lasts for 5.7 months,
from October 5 to March 27, with average wind speeds of more than 6.1 miles per hour.
The windiest month of the year in Gattaran is December, with an average hourly wind
speed of 8.0 miles per hour.

The calmer time of year lasts for 6.3 months, from March 27 to October 5. The
calmest month of the year in Gattaran is June, with an average hourly wind speed of 4.3
miles per hour.
 d. Slope Map

Source: : “Philippine Land and Soils Management Atlas for Cagayan Valley, Region II, 1995”
BSWM
 e. Land Use Map

Source: “Philippine Land and Soils Management Atlas for Cagayan Valley, Region II, 1995”
 D. Tourism, Heritage and Economic Data

a. Festival

Djanggo Festival

This festival is celebrated on September 28-29-Nassiping, Gattaran, Cagayan.

This commemorates centuries-old religious and cultural tradition based on the life of St.
Michael.

b. Economic Dynamism
 c. Tourist Spots

1. Lal-lo and Gattaran Shell Middens

The Lal-lo and Gattaran Shell Middens are one of the most significant
archaeological gastronomic finds in Southeast Asia in the 20th century. The site is
located along the banks of the Cagayan River in the province of Cagayan, Philippines.
The site, as old as 2000 BC, is highly important due to its archaeological impact on the
food resources and human activities of the ancient peoples of the Cagayan Valley. It is
currently under consideration as a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

2. Magapit Protected Landscape

The Magapit Protected Landscape is a protected area of forested limestone hills

and grasslands in the Cagayan Valley of northern Luzon island in the Philippines. It
covers an area of 3,403.62 hectares (8,410.5 acres) in northeastern Cagayan province
straddling the municipalities of Lal-lo and Gattaran. The park was established as a
game refuge and bird sanctuary on 15 August 1947 covering an initial area of 4,554
hectares (11,250 acres) declared through Administrative Order No. 10 by President
Manuel Roxas. On 23 April 2000, the park was redesignated as a protected landscape
area under the National Integrated Protected Areas System Act through Proclamation
No. 285 signed by President Joseph Estrada. The park is a component of the
Northeastern Cagayan Key Biodiversity Area and also contains the Lal-lo and Gattaran
Shell Middens, a proposed World Heritage Site.

3. Mapaso Hot Springs

Mapaso which means hot, has a spring which is a rich source of sulfur. Its
healing benefits include treating skin irritations and infections such as rashes and
eczema. Sulfur-rich hot springs are also thought to help treat dry scalp, arthritic pain
and internal problems such as menopausal symptoms and digestive disorders.
 4. Tanglaan Falls

The Tangalagan falls found in the deepest part of the forests of Tanglagan,
Gattaran, Cagayan. Waters are clear that tourist were attracted to bathe on its waters. It
has two floors when in on the top, the water is cold and gets hot as it flows down to the
lower level.

E. References

https://cmci.dti.gov.ph/lgu-profile.php?lgu=Gattaran

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gattaran#/media/File:Ph_locator_cagayan_gattaran.
png

https://www.philatlas.com/luzon/r02/cagayan/gattaran/dummun.html

https://ncca.gov.ph/festivals-in-the-philippines/9/

https://whc.unesco.org/en/tentativelists/5019/

https://weatherspark.com/y/137137/Average-Weather-in-Gattaran-Philippines-
Year-Round

https://www.psa.gov.ph/sites/default/files/02_Cagayan.pdf

https://www.sheltercluster.org/sites/default/files/docs/Risk%20Map%20Region%2
0II%20Cagayan%20Gattaran%20Landslide%20Flood.jpg

https://www.namria.gov.ph/download.php

https://openjicareport.jica.go.jp/pdf/11871209_02.pdf