Gonzaga, Cagayan
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| Coordinates: 18°16′N 122°00′E / 18.27°N 122°ECoordinates: 18°16′N 122°00′E / 18.27°N 122°E | ||
| Country | Philippines | |
| Region | Cagayan Valley (Region II) | |
| Province | Cagayan | |
| District | 1st District | |
| Barangays | 25 | |
| Government | ||
| • Mayor | Rene Salvanera | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 567.43 km2 (219.09 sq mi) | |
| Population (2015 census) | ||
| • Total | 38,892 | |
| • Density | 69/km2 (180/sq mi) | |
| Time zone | PST (UTC+8) | |
| ZIP code | 3513 | |
| IDD : area code | +63 (0)78 | |
| Income class | 1st class | |
| Website | www |
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Gonzaga is a first class municipality in the province of Cagayan, Philippines. According to the 2015 census, it has a population of 38,892 people.
The 2012 film The Mistress, starring John Lloyd Cruz and Bea Alonzo, was partly shot in the town.
Gonzaga is located at the north-eastern tip of the province of Cagayan, bordered by the municipality of Santa Ana to the north-east, the municipality of Santa Teresita to the west, and the municipality of Lal-lo to the south. It is approximately 45 kilometres (28 mi) from Aparri, the nearest commercial center, 125 kilometres (78 mi) from the provincial capital of Tuguegarao City, and 607 kilometres (377 mi) from Manila.
Gonzaga has a total land area of 56,743 hectares (140,220 acres), the majority of which remains undeveloped. It has large stretches of virgin forests, especially throughout the mountainous areas of the Sierra Madre mountain range. The highest elevation in the municipality is 1,130 metres (3,710 ft) above sea level, located at Mount Cagua in Barangay Magrafil.
The majority of the municipality's 40 kilometres (25 mi) coastline is mostly along the Babuyan Channel to the north, although it is also bounded by the Pacific Ocean to the southeast. The eleven coastal barangays contain a total of 139 hectares (340 acres) of beaches, 69 hectares (170 acres) of mangrove forests, and 348 hectares (860 acres) of coral reefs.
Gonzaga is politically subdivided into 25 Barangays, including four urban barangays which constitute the Poblacion area.
The original inhabitants of Gonzaga were Negritos, especially members of Aeta tribes. The first recorded name of the area was Gampao, an Aeta word meaning 'mountainous,' later changed to Wangag, ('river'). In the eighteenth century, groups of Ilocano-speaking immigrants arrived in several waves by sea and land, gradually displacing the Aeta in the lowland areas.
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