Geography 2

Geography
Of
The
Cagayan Valley
(Region II)
Agpalo, Adrian Benedict
Aguirre, Lara Marie
Balane, John Mark

Dr. Manolito San Jose

Cagayan Valley or Region II is an
official administrative region in
the Philippines
Located in the
northeastern portion
of Luzon island.
It is bordered to
the west by
the Cordillera
mountain range, to
the east by the Sierra
Madre, to the south
by the Caraballo
Mountains, and to the
north by the Luzon
Strait.
 Cagayan Valley is the second
largest Philippine administrative
region by land area.

Area
2
28,228.83 km (10,899.21 sq mi)
 Most of the region lies in a large valley,
between the Cordilleras and the Sierra
Madre mountain ranges. The
eponymous Cagayan River, the country's
largest, runs through its center and flows
south to north from the Caraballo
Mountains to the Luzon Strait, in the town
of Aparri, Cagayan. The official region
includes the outlying Babuyan
Islands and Batanes Islands to the north.
Cagayan Valley is a land of beauty,
plentiful of natural resources and
conveys different development
potentials such as fertile
farmlands, forests and grasslands,
and marine resources.
 History
• The earliest inhabitants are the Agta, or Atta,
food- gatherers who roam the forests without
fixed abodes.
• In the nineteenth century the prosperity found in
tobacco cultivation caused many Ilokano to settle
here.
• The most important event in the history of
Cagayan Valley took place in 1572 when Spanish
Conquistador Don Juan de Salcedo traced the
northern coast and landed at the mouth of the
Pamplona River.
It is composed of
five Philippine
provinces: Batanes,
Cagayan, Isabela, Nueva
Vizcaya, and Quirino.

The region has

four official
cities: Cauayan,
Isabela, Ilagan, Santiago,
and Tuguegarao as the
regional center.
 Previously, it had seven provinces But
because of the creation of Cordillera
Administrative Region (CAR), its territorial
jurisdiction was lessened into only five
provinces that excluded the provinces of
Ifugao, and the Province of Kalinga
Apayao which was eventually divided into
two provinces under CAR.
Region 2 is considered the “last frontier” of the
Philippines, being one of the few regions with
existing watersheds.

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 Hydro- Power plant.
 Cagayan Valley is now
the Philippines’ Tilapia Capital
and positioned to become the
country's Citrus Capital.
 The Sierra Madre is the
longest mountain range in
the Philippines. Running in the
north-south direction from the
province of Cagayan to the north
and Quezon to the south, the
mountains form the eastern
backbone of Luzon Island
 The Caraballo Mountains is a
mountain range in the central part
of Luzon island in the Philippines,
situated between Cordillera
Central and Sierra Madre mountain
ranges. The mountains serve as the
location of the headwaters of
the Cagayan River, the longest in the
country.
 Batanes
archipelagic province in the Philippines

northernmost province in the country, and also

the smallest, both in population and land area

Its capital is Basco located on the island

of Batan.
Area
219.01 km2 (84.56 sq mi)
Area rank - 81st out of 81
Highest elevation (Mount
Iraya)
1,009 m (3,310 ft)
 Location:
Bashi Channel-
North;
Balintang Channel-
South Philippine
Sea-West;
Pacific Ocean- East
 Climate

•Is blessed with a cooler, balmier

climate.
•Summer which is from March to June.
•Average monthly rainfall is 450 mm.
Sabtang Island
Lighthouse
Mount Iraya
The people at Batanes
are called Ivatan
Ivatans are farmers
and fishermen
Ivatan Stone House
Fun fact!

Located 23 kilometers from Basco, Sitio Song Song is a

deserted place, one that could qualify as a ‘ghost
barangay’.
The stone houses in Song Song were abandoned in
the 1950s when a tidal wave hit the island of Batan.
What has been left is a cluster of roofless shells of old
stone houses.
 Cagayan
The province of Cagayan comprises an aggregate
land area of 9,295.75 square kilometers
(3,589.11 sq mi) which constitutes
approximately three percent of the total land
area of the country.
Its capital is Tuguegarao and also the regional
center of Region II.
 Area
9,295.75 km2
(3,589.11 sq mi)
Area rank 5th out
of 81
Highest elevation
(Mount Cetaceo)
1,811 m
(5,942 ft)
Pacific Ocean-east;
Apayao-West
Isabela province-
South;
Balintang Channel
and the Babuyan
Group of Islands-
North
 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.
Mount Cetaceo
Mossy Forest
Cagayan River - 505 kilometres
Callao Cave
 People of Cagayan

Ilocano-The majority of
people living in Cagayan,
mostly from migrants
coming from the Ilocos
Region.

Ibanags-who were first

sighted by the Spanish
explorers and converted
to Christianity by
missionaries.
•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.
 Fun fact
Na natagpuan sa lalawigan ng Cagayan ang
pinakamatandang archaeological evidence ng
pananim na palay.
Ito ay natagpuan sa Andarayan, Solana
Cagayan ni Richard Shutler Jr. isang Canadian
Archaeologist noong 1978.
Ayon sa pagsusuri ni Shutler, ang mga piraso
ng palay na nahukay ay sumailalim sa
Carbonfiber-14 dating at lumabas na ang mga
ito ay mula pa ng taong 1,290 BC.
 Isabela
the largest province on the island of Luzon in
land area. Its capital is the city of Ilagan.
the 10th richest province in the Philippines as of
2011
• Queen Province of the Philippines
• Rice Bowl of the North
• Corn Capital of the Philippines
 The Isabela Province can be
found within the Cagayan
Valley region, it is bordered by
the provinces of Cagayan to
the north, Kalinga to the
northwest, Mountain Province
to the central-west, Ifugao
and Nueva Vizcaya to the
southwest, Quirino and
Aurora to the south, and the
Philippine Sea to the east.
 Area
12,414.93 km2
(4,793.43 sq mi)

Area rank -2nd

out of 81

Highest elevation
(Dos Cuernos)
1,785 m (5,856 ft)
 Climate

In Isabela, the summers are short and hot;

the rainy season are short, warm, wet, and
windy

One of the provinces which is often hit by

typhoons due to its location.
Mount Dos Cuernos
Divilacan Island
Palanan Beach
Magat Dam - Largest
People and main
source of income
●Ivatan
●Agta
●Dumagat

●Agriculture
-Rice
-Large Corn crop
-Wood industry
Fun Fact!

Reina Mercedes,
Isabela,
Philippines is the
most regal address
in the Philippines,
because it
represents the
three Spanish
Royal figures:
Queen Mercedes
de Orleans, Queen
Isabel II, and King
Felipe II.
 Nueva Vizcaya
A province of the Philippines located in
the region of Cagayan Valley in Luzon. Its
capital is Bayombong

Quirino province was created from Nueva

Vizcaya in 1966.
 Nueva Vizcaya is
bordered by Benguet
to the west, Ifugao to
the north, Isabela to
the northeast,
Quirino to the east,
Aurora to the
southeast, Nueva
Ecija to the south,
and Pangasinan to
the southwest.
Nueva Vizcaya occupies
a land area of
approximately 3,903.90
square kilometers, which
is about 10.72 percent of
the regional land area
and 1.30 percent of the
total land area of the
country.
Area rank - 31st out of
81
Highest elevation (Moun
t Pulag)
2,926 m (9,600 ft)
 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.
Mount Pulag
Capisaan Cave System
 People and their
main source
income
Ifugao, Gaddang,
Isinai, Dumagat,
Bugkalot

Rice, Fisheries,
Fruits, Vegetables,
Loggings and wood
industry
Fun Fact

The name was derived from the Spanish

province Vizcaya in the Basque Country.