Solana, Cagayan

Solana
Marague
Municipality of Solana
Solana Municipal Hall
Solana Municipal Hall
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Official seal of Solana
Map of Cagayan with Solana highlighted
Map of Cagayan with Solana highlighted
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Solana is located in Philippines
Solana
Solana
Location within the Philippines
Coordinates: 17°39′08″N 121°41′29″E / 17.6522°N 121.6914°E / 17.6522; 121.6914
CountryPhilippines
RegionCagayan Valley
ProvinceCagayan
District 3rd district
Named forThe Marquis of La Solana (as Solana)
Francisco Marague (as Marague)
Barangays38 (see Barangays)
Government
[1]
 • TypeSangguniang Bayan
 • MayorJennalyn P. Carag
 • Vice MayorMeynard Z. Carag, CPA
 • RepresentativeJoseph L. Lara
 • Municipal Council
Members
 • Electorate49,201 voters (2022)
Area
 • Total234.60 km2 (90.58 sq mi)
Elevation
34 m (112 ft)
Highest elevation
153 m (502 ft)
Lowest elevation
12 m (39 ft)
Population
 (2020 census)[3]
 • Total88,445
 • Density380/km2 (980/sq mi)
 • Households
21,407
Economy
 • Income class1st municipal income class
 • Poverty incidence
12.23
% (2021)[4]
 • Revenue₱ 282 million (2020)
 • Assets₱ 857.2 million (2020)
 • Expenditure₱ 246.7 million (2020)
 • Liabilities₱ 274.3 million (2020)
Service provider
 • ElectricityCagayan 1 Electric Cooperative (CAGELCO 1)
Time zoneUTC+8 (PST)
ZIP code
3503
PSGC
IDD:area code+63 (0)78
Native languagesIbanag
Ilocano
Itawis
Tagalog
Websitewww.solana-cagayan.gov.ph

Solana, officially the Municipality of Solana (Ibanag: Ili nat Solana; Itawit: Ili yo Solana; Ilocano: Ili ti Solana; Tagalog: Bayan ng Solana), is a 1st class municipality in the province of Cagayan, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 88,445 people.[3]

Solana is a first class municipality covering an area of 277.22 square kilometers with 38 barangays. The Municipality is surrounded by the following: on the east by the Cagayan River, bounded on the north by the Municipality of Amulung, on the south by the Municipality of Enrile, on the southwest by the Province of Kalinga and on the northwest by the Municipalities of Piat and Tuao. Solana is 11 kilometres (6.8 mi) from Tuguegarao and 492 kilometres (306 mi) from Manila.

The Awidon Mesa Formationa Paleolithic Sites of the municipality, along with the Callao Limestone Formation Paleolithic Sites neighboring Penablanca, are included in the tentative list of the Philippines for future UNESCO World Heritage Site inscription under the name of Paleolithic Archaeological Sites in Cagayan Valley. The Awidon Mesa Formation has at least 68 Paleolithic sites which yielded stone tools and fossils of extinct animals that include stegodons, elephants, rhinoceros, and large tortoise.

  1. ^ Municipality of Solana | (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 July 8, 2021.
  4. ^ "PSA Releases the 2021 City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates". Philippine Statistics Authority. April 2, 2024. Retrieved April 28, 2024.