Ramon, Isabela
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| Nickname(s): Tilapia Capital of Isabela; Hub of the Famous Magat Dam | ||
| Motto: Aramid ti pakakitaan. | ||
 Map of Isabela showing the location of Ramon |
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| Coordinates: 16°47′N 121°32′E / 16.78°N 121.53°ECoordinates: 16°47′N 121°32′E / 16.78°N 121.53°E | ||
| Country | Philippines | |
| Region | Cagayan Valley (Region II) | |
| Province | Isabela | |
| District | 6th District of Isabela | |
| Established | January 1, 1964 | |
| Barangays | 19 | |
| Government | ||
| • Mayor | Jesus Laddaran | |
| • Vice Mayor | Melvin Cristobal | |
| • Electorate | 28,668 voters (2016 election) | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 135.17 km2 (52.19 sq mi) | |
| Population (2015 census) | ||
| • Total | 52,707 | |
| • Density | 390/km2 (1,000/sq mi) | |
| Time zone | PST (UTC+8) | |
| ZIP code | 3319 | |
| 023124000 | ||
| IDD : area code | +63 (0)78 | |
| Income class | 2nd municipal income class | |
| Poverty incidence | 18.07 (2012) | |
| Website | www |
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Ramon is a 2nd class municipality in the province of Isabela, Philippines. According to the 2015 census, it has a population of 52,707 people.
The municipality of Ramon has a semi-radial but more defined linear development along the national road from Santiago City in the south to San Mateo towards the north. With the completion of the Magat River Multi-purpose high dam at Barangay General Aguinaldo, near the Isabela-Ifugao provincial boundary, trend of expansion has deviated westward.
In the middle of nowhere (1925-2016) when the San Jose–Santa Fe national road opened, Ilocano migrants from the Central Plain of Luzon like Tarlac, Pangasinan, and Nueva Ecija, arrived in bull carts to settle on this vast area covered with weeds called “samon” as homesteaders. As required by statutes, these people stayed right on their 24 hectares (59 acres) farms to clear the lot in order call it their own. The place was a part of Buenavista, the oldest barrio of Santiago, Isabela. For more than ten long years amidst hardships and sufferings due to malaria disease and unfavorable weather conditions, the pioneers labored to convert their homestead into a productive farm with palay as their main crop.
At the latter part of the thirties (1937), the Santiago–Santa Maria road via Mallig Plains was opened and more immigrants came to farm in the place. This area which is 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) away from the town proper of Santiago later emerged to become barrio Bugallon, eventually becoming the biggest barrio of Santiago.
The completion of the Maris Dam at Oscariz in 1957 attracted more migrants to farm at the irrigated areas of Bugallon. Along with the Ilocano arrivals were few Tagalogs, Pangasinenses, and many others.
The municipality of Ramon was created on June 18, 1961, by virtue of Republic Act No. 3320 sponsored by the then Congressman Delfin Albano of the then lone district of Isabela. On November 12, 1963, the first set of local officials were elected with Angelino F. Vizcarra as Municipal Mayor.
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