Cagayan Province
| Cagayan | |||
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| Province | |||
| Province of Cagayan | |||
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 Location in the Philippines |
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| Coordinates: 18°00′N 121°48′E / 18°N 121.8°ECoordinates: 18°00′N 121°48′E / 18°N 121.8°E | |||
| Country | Philippines | ||
| Region | Cagayan Valley (Region II) | ||
| Founded | 1581 | ||
| Capital | Tuguegarao | ||
| Government | |||
| • Governor | Manuel Mamba (LP) | ||
| • Vice Governor | Boy Vargas (UNA) | ||
| Area | |||
| • Total | 9,295.75 km2 (3,589.11 sq mi) | ||
| Area rank | 5th out of 81 | ||
| Population (2015 census) | |||
| • Total | 1,199,320 | ||
| • Rank | 22nd out of 81 | ||
| • Density | 130/km2 (330/sq mi) | ||
| • Density rank | 63rd out of 81 | ||
| Divisions | |||
| • Independent cities | 0 | ||
| • Component cities | |||
| • Municipalities | |||
| • Barangays | 820 | ||
| • Districts | 1st to 3rd districts of Cagayan | ||
| Time zone | PHT (UTC+8) | ||
| ZIP code | 3500–3528 | ||
| IDD : area code | +63 (0)78 | ||
| ISO 3166 code | PH-CAG | ||
| Spoken languages | |||
| Website | www |
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Cagayan (/kɑːɡəˈjɑːn/ kah-gə-YAHN) is a province of the Philippines in the Cagayan Valley region in the northeast of Luzon Island, and includes the Babuyan Islands to the north. The province borders Ilocos Norte and Apayao to the west, and Kalinga and Isabela to the south. Its capital is Tuguegarao.
Cagayan was one of the early provincias that existed during the Spanish Colonial Period. Called La Provincia de Cagayan, its borders essentially covered the entire Cagayan Valley, which included the present provinces of Isabela, Quirino, Nueva Vizcaya, Batanes and portions of Kalinga and Apayao. The former capital was Nueva Segovia, which also served as the seat of the Diocese of Nueva Segovia. Today, only 9,295.75 square kilometres (3,589.11 sq mi) remain of the former vastness of the province. The entire region, however, is still referred to as Cagayan Valley.
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