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CHAPTER I INTRODUCTION
Historical
The Cagayan Province has a rich history. Archaeological findings suggests that humans
have settled the province as early as 500, 000 years ago during the Palaeolithic age. The
province prove to be one of the centrepiece during the Spanish inquisition which started
when Spanish Explorer Juan De Salcedo explored the coast of Cagayan in 1572. Once
again, in the Second World War, the province prove its prominence through geographical
location by serving as the retreat hub of the Japanese forces right after the bombing of
the Pearl Harbor.
Geographical
Cagayan occupies the northeastern tip of the Philippines, bounded by the Batanes
Islands on the north, the Philippine Sea (Pacific Ocean) on the east, Isabela Province on
the south, and the Cordillera mountain ranges on the west, Cagayan has a total land area
of 9,002.70 sq. km. It is just about 480 kilometres north of Manila. It is strategically
located near the growing tigers of South East Asia like Singapore, Thailand, Vietnam,
South Korea and even Hong Kong and Japan. It is about 2,730 kilometres south west of
Tokyo, Japan or only 570 kilometres south of Kaoshiung, Taiwan.
The Province, the second largest province in the Region, comprises an aggregate land
area of 9,002.70 square kilometers, which constitutes three percent (3%) of the total
land area of the country.
It is politically subdivided into three (3) districts, one (1) component city, twenty-eight
(28) municipalities and 820 barangays. Tuguegarao City is the provincial capital as well as
the regional center of Cagayan Valley Region. Its 28 municipalities are Abulug, Amulung,
Alcala, Allacapan, Aparri, Baggao, Ballesteros, Buguey, Calayan, Camalaniugan, Claveria,
Enrile, Gattaran, Gonzaga, Iguig, Lallo, Lasam, Piat, Pamplona, Peablanca, Rizal, Sta.
Ana, Sta. Teresita, Sto. Nio, Sanchez Mira, Sta. Praxedes, Solana, and Tuao.
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The Province of Cagayan is prominently known in the country as the Cagayan Valley. It is
bounded by the two great mountain ranges which are the Cordillera Mountain ranges on
the west, and the Sierra Madre Mountain ranges in the east.
Climatic
Cagayan, exemplifies tropical Philippines, thus, is generally warm, humid and sunny
throughout the year. It has three types of climates. Type I climate prevails in Santa
Praxedes and in western Claveria, which have two pronounced seasons: wet, May to
October and dry, the rest of the year. Type III climate is experienced in the eastern part
of the Sierra Madre mountains and in the Babuyan group of islands, where rainfall is
evenly distributed throughout the year mainly because of the northeast tradewinds. This
further enhances the economic potential of the sea level lands along the pacific coast of
the Province.
The rest of the province, which consists of the valley floor, has Type II climate, and that
means no pronounced season; relatively wet from May to October. Maximum rain
periods are not very pronounced and dry seasons last from one to three months.
From November to January, the northwest monsoon from East Asia brings dry and cool
winds to this valley floor. Because of the open coastline in the north, this part of the
province feels the full impact of this phenomenon, which could mean cold mornings and
evenings, with average temperatures ranging from 18 to 21 degrees Celsius. The
tradewinds from the Pacific are blocked by the Sierra Madre range. Being on the
leeward, this part has hot and dry climate in summers from February to May, with
average temperatures ranging from 30 to 38 degrees Celsius. From June to October, the
southwest monsoon from the Southern Hemisphere brings heavy rainfall as it blows
over the mountains. This heavy rainfall extends to the early part of November. During
these months, rainy days could average 11 to 20 days a month. Being sheltered by the
Sierra Madre Mountains the prevailing winds are north and northwest in the valley floor
of Cagayan. This part of the province is driest in February to March.