Palanan

Palanan
Municipality of Palanan
Aerial view of Palanan after Super Typhoon Megi (PAGASA name:Juan)
Aerial view of Palanan after Super Typhoon Megi (PAGASA name:Juan)
Flag of Palanan
Official seal of Palanan
Map of Isabela with Palanan highlighted
Map of Isabela with Palanan highlighted
OpenStreetMap
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Palanan is located in Philippines
Palanan
Palanan
Location within the Philippines
Coordinates: 17°03′32″N 122°25′48″E / 17.0589°N 122.43°E / 17.0589; 122.43
CountryPhilippines
RegionCagayan Valley
ProvinceIsabela
District 2nd district
Founded1823
Barangays17 (see Barangays)
Government
[1]
 • TypeSangguniang Bayan
 • MayorAngelo A. Bernardo
 • Vice MayorElizabeth B. Ochoa
 • RepresentativeEd Christopher S. Go
 • Electorate12,583 voters (2022)
Area
 • Total
880.24 km2 (339.86 sq mi)
Elevation
52 m (171 ft)
Highest elevation
273 m (896 ft)
Lowest elevation
0 m (0 ft)
Population
 (2020 census)[3]
 • Total
17,684
 • Density20/km2 (52/sq mi)
 • Households
4,537
Economy
 • Income class1st municipal income class
 • Poverty incidence
29.55
% (2021)[4]
 • Revenue₱ 233.6 million (2020)
 • Assets₱ 359 million (2020)
 • Expenditure₱ 191.2 million (2020)
 • Liabilities₱ 28.07 million (2020)
Service provider
 • ElectricityIsabela 2 Electric Cooperative (ISELCO 2)
Time zoneUTC+8 (PST)
ZIP code
3334
PSGC
IDD:area code+63 (0)78
Native languagesParanan
Ibanag
Ilocano
Paranan Agta
Tagalog
Websitewww.palanan-isabela.gov.ph

Palanan [pɐˈlanan], officially the Municipality of Palanan (Ibanag: Ili nat Palanan; Ilocano: Ili ti Palanan; Tagalog: Bayan ng Palanan), is a 1st class municipality in the province of Isabela, Philippines. It also served as the final capital of the First Philippine Republic from 1900 until the capture of President Emilio Aguinaldo by the Americans during the Philippine-American War in 1901. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 17,684 people.[3]

  1. ^ Municipality of Palanan | (DILG)
  2. ^ "2015 Census of Population, Report No. 3 – Population, Land Area, and Population Density" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. Quezon City, Philippines. August 2016. ISSN 0117-1453. Archived (PDF) from the original on May 25, 2021. Retrieved July 16, 2021.
  3. ^ a b Census of Population (2020). "Region II (Cagayan Valley)". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
  4. ^ "PSA Releases the 2021 City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates". Philippine Statistics Authority. 2 April 2024. Retrieved 28 April 2024.