Santa Praxedes, Cagayan
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 Sta. Praxedes
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| Coordinates: 18°34′N 121°00′E / 18.57°N 121°ECoordinates: 18°34′N 121°00′E / 18.57°N 121°E | ||
| Country | Philippines | |
| Region | Cagayan Valley (Region II) | |
| Province | Cagayan | |
| District | 2nd District | |
| Barangays | 10 | |
| Government | ||
| • Mayor | Danilo Aguinaldo | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 109.97 km2 (42.46 sq mi) | |
| Population (2015 census) | ||
| • Total | 4,154 | |
| • Density | 38/km2 (98/sq mi) | |
| Time zone | PST (UTC+8) | |
| ZIP code | 3521 | |
| IDD : area code | +63 (0)78 | |
| Income class | 5th class | |
Santa Praxedes is a fifth-class municipality in the province of Cagayan, Philippines, named after St Praxedes. According to the 2015 census, it has a population of 4,154 people.
The poblacion of the municipality consists of two barangays, Centro-Uno and Centro-Dos, which are situated in the valley surrounded by the northern tip of the Caraballo Mountains.
It borders the Ilocos Norte municipality of Pagudpud to the west; Calanasan, Apayao, to the south-west; Claveria, Cagayan, to the east. It also shares a third of the area of the Calvario National Park along with the municipality of Pagudpud.
The central plain is situated in a valley enveloped by the Caraballo Mountains. It is also one of the coastal towns of Cagayan that does not have direct road access to its seacoast due to the high mountains surrounding it.
As in the other part of the country, the municipality has two seasons: the wet and dry seasons. It has a longer wet season, unlike most parts of the country that enjoy almost equal periods of wet and dry seasons. The wet season normally starts in the last week of May and lasts up to the end of January. It is during the later months of this season that the famous "gamet" or "nori" grows along its rocky seacoast. The dry season starts by the end of January till the end of May.
Sta. Praxedes is politically subdivided into 10 barangays.
The town's original name was Langangan, then changed to Santa Praxedes, after the second-century martyr of the same name, by virtue of Republic Act No. 4149 in 1964. The first settlers were known to be the emigrants from the neighboring provinces of Ilocos Sur (from the municipalities of Sinait and Magsingal) and Ilocos Norte (from the municipalities of Pasuquin, Badoc and Pinili).
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