(Cagayan Valley)

REGION II

Political Map of Cagayan Valley

Cagayan Valley

• Lambak ng Cagayan in Filipino ; Tana' nak Cagayan in the Ibanag Language; Tanap ti Cagayan in the Ilocano Language.

•Region II is composed of 5 provinces, 3 cities, 90 municipalities, and 2,311 barangays.

• Its regional center- Tuguegarao, and its commercial center-Santiago City.

• Most of the region lies in a large valley in northeastern Luzon, between the Cordilleras and the Sierra Madre mountain ranges. The Cagayan River, the country's longest river runs through its center and flows out to Luzon Strait in the north, in the town of Aparri, Cagayan. The Babuyan and Batanes island groups that lie in the Luzon Strait also belong to the region.

At Balete Pass in Nueva Vizcaya the retreating Japanese under General Tomoyuki Yamashita dug in and held on for three months against the American and Filipino forces who eventually drove them out; the pass is now called Dalton Pass in honor of General Dalton, USA, who was killed in the fighting.

At Balete Pass in Nueva Vizcaya the retreating Japanese under General Tomoyuki Yamashita dug in and held on for three months against the American and Filipino forces who eventually drove them out; the pass is now called Dalton Pass in honor of General Dalton, USA, who was killed in the fighting.

Tilapia capital of the Philippines

On January 11, 2008, the Cagayan Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) stated that tilapia (species of cichlid fishes from the tilapiine cichlid tribe) production grew and Cagayan Valley is now the Philippines’ tilapia capital (Saint Peter’s fish). Production supply grew 37.25% since 2003, with 14,000 metric tons (MT) in 2007. The recent found that the growth of tilapia production was due to government interventions: provision of fast-growing species, accreditation of private hatcheries to ensure supply of quality fingerlings, establishment of demonstration farms, providing free fingerlings to newly constructed fishponds, and the dissemination of tilapia to Nueva Vizcaya (in Diadi town). Former cycling champion Lupo Alava is a multi-awarded tilapia raiser in Bagabag, Nueva Vizcaya. Chairman Thompson Lantion of the Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board, a retired two-star police general, has fishponds in La Torre, Bayombong, Nueva Vizcaya. Also, Nueva Vizcaya Gov. Luisa Lloren Cuaresma also entered into similar aquaculture endeavors in addition to tilapia production.[1] Isabela province is the most rich in harvest among the other provinces in Region 2.

Political Divisions

Province/City Capital Population Area Pop.Density (2009) (km²) (per km²) Batanes Basco 15,974 209.3 78.7 Cagayan Tuguegarao City 1,072,571 9,002.0 110.4 Isabela Ilagan 1,401,495 10,409.6 113 Nueva Viscaya Bayombong 397,837 3,903.9 94.0 Quirino Cabarroguis 163,610 3,057.2 48.6 Santiago City 126,244 275 459

Facts about Cagayan Valley

FestivalsPattaradday Festival Santiago City May 1-5

Pay-yurulun Festival Tuguegarao City , Cagayan August 10-16

Gawagaway-yan Festival Cauayan City, Isabela March 30-April 13

Mangi Festival Tumauini , Isabela February 23-24

Pinilisa Festival Jones , Isabela

Tinupig Festival Lasam, Cagayan

Festival Place Date

Beautiful Spots in Cagayan Valley

BALETE PASS IN NUEVA VIZCAYA

PRESENTED BY:

VIVIAN R. SALITREKRIZZIA JANE BUERON

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