Roxas, Isabela
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| Nickname(s): The Commercial Center of the Mallig Plains Region | ||
| Motto: "Roxas, Mahal ko... Mahal mo" | ||
 Map of Isabela showing the location of Roxas |
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| Coordinates: 17°07′N 121°37′E / 17.12°N 121.62°ECoordinates: 17°07′N 121°37′E / 17.12°N 121.62°E | ||
| Country | Philippines | |
| Region | Cagayan Valley (Region II) | |
| Province | Isabela | |
| District | 5th District of Isabela | |
| Founded | July 1, 1948 | |
| Barangays | 26 | |
| Government | ||
| • Mayor | Dok Totep Calderon | |
| • Vice Mayor | Servando Soriano | |
| • Electorate | 33,539 voters (2016 election) | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 184.80 km2 (71.35 sq mi) | |
| Population (2015 census) | ||
| • Total | 61,773 | |
| • Density | 330/km2 (870/sq mi) | |
| Time zone | PST (UTC+8) | |
| ZIP code | 3320 | |
| 023126000 | ||
| IDD : area code | +63 (0)78 | |
| Income class | 1st municipal income class | |
| Revenue | ₱ 155,402,498.20 (2016) | |
| Poverty incidence | 15.62 (2012) | |
| Website | roxasisabela |
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Roxas is a 1st class municipality in the province of Isabela, Philippines. According to the 2015 census, it has a population of 61,773 people.
The municipality is the center of business and commerce in the Mallig Plains Region.
Early settlers were the Kalingas who originated from adjacent places in Mountain Province and some part of Kalinga-Apayao. Despite occasional clashes with Kalingas, Ilocano people settled in this area of the province, and increased their number with an influx from Ilocanos from Central Plains of Luzon and Ilocos Region.
The place used to be called Bindang (Bayani), and was part of the La Provincia del Valle de Cagayan (present day area of Cagayan to Nueva Vizcaya). But in 1839, two new provinces were created by the Spanish conquistadors dividing the La Provincia del Valle de Cagayan into two. One retained the name Cagayan, while a new province of Nueva Vizcaya was created. Bindang was dissolved as Barrio Vira under the municipality of Gamu, Isabela.
In 1938, the area of Mallig Plains was set aside by the National Land Settlement Administration (NLSA) under Settlement No. 2 due to the construction of another National Highway project of President Manuel L. Quezon that passes through the area. But World War II interrupted the implementation of the highway so it remains uncemented for many years. After the war, provincial leaders saw the potential of Barrio Vira as an independent town.
On July 1, 1948 President Elpidio Quirino established Executive Order 136 creating Barrio Vira as an independent municipality named "Roxas" to honor his predecessor Manuel A. Roxas who just died a few months back. It was then inaugurated on July 4, 1948, and Rafael Lintao became its first mayor.
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