Tuguegarao

Tuguegarao
From top, left to right: St. Peter Metropolitan Cathedral; San Jacinto Chapel; Buntun Bridge, the country's longest river bridge; Cagayan Museum; Tuguegarao City Commercial Center
Flag of Tuguegarao
Official seal of Tuguegarao
Etymology: Ibanag: Tuggi gari yaw
("this was cleared by fire")
Nickname: 
Premier Ibanag City
Anthem: Tuguegarao City Hymn
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Map of Cagayan with Tuguegarao highlighted
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Tuguegarao is located in Philippines
Tuguegarao
Tuguegarao
Location within the Philippines
Coordinates: 17°36′48″N 121°43′49″E / 17.6133°N 121.7303°E / 17.6133; 121.7303
CountryPhilippines
RegionCagayan Valley
ProvinceCagayan
District 3rd district
FoundedMay 9, 1604
CityhoodDecember 18, 1999
Barangays49 (see Barangays)
Government
[1]
 • TypeSangguniang Panlungsod
 • MayorMaila Rosario S. Ting-Que
 • Vice MayorBienvenido C. de Guzman, II
 • RepresentativeJoseph L. Lara
 • Councilors
List
 • Electorate94,019 voters (2022)
Area
 • Total144.80 km2 (55.91 sq mi)
Elevation
120 m (390 ft)
Highest elevation
995 m (3,264 ft)
Lowest elevation
11 m (36 ft)
Population
 (2020 census)[3]
 • Total166,334
 • Density1,100/km2 (3,000/sq mi)
 • Households
37,896
Demonym(s)Tuguegaraoeño (masculine)
Tuguegaraoeña (feminine)
Economy
 • Income class3rd city income class
 • Poverty incidence
4.87
% (2021)[4]
 • Revenue₱ 1,127 million (2020)
 • Assets₱ 3,744 million (2020)
 • Expenditure₱ 882.4 million (2020)
 • Liabilities₱ 587.3 million (2020)
Service provider
 • ElectricityCagayan 1 Electric Cooperative (CAGELCO 1)
Time zoneUTC+8 (PST)
ZIP code
3500
PSGC
IDD:area code+63 (0)78
Native languagesIbanag
Ilocano
Tagalog
Major religionsRoman Catholicism
Feast dateAugust 16
Catholic dioceseArchdiocese of Tuguegarao
Patron saintSt. Hyacinth of Poland
Numbered highways
Websitewww.tuguegaraocity.gov.ph

Tuguegarao (/tʊˈɡɛɡʌr/ or /tʊɡɛɡəˈr/), officially the City of Tuguegarao (Ibanag: Siyudad nat Tugegaraw; Itawit: Siyudad yo Tugegaraw; Ilocano: Siudad ti Tuguegarao; Filipino: Lungsod ng Tuguegarao [tʊgɛ̝gäˈɾaʊ]), is a 3rd class component city and capital of the province of Cagayan, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 166,334 people,[3] making it the most populous city in Cagayan Province, Cagayan Valley and Northeastern Luzon.

A major urban center and primary growth center in the Northeastern Luzon, it is the regional center of Cagayan Valley and also its regional institutional and administrative center.[5] The city is a convergence area for the provinces of Cagayan, Kalinga, Apayao and northern Isabela and one of the fast-emerging cities in the Philippines.

Dubbed as the "Gateway to the Ilocandia and the Cordilleras,"[6] the city is located on the southern border of the province where the Pinacanauan River empties into the Cagayan River. It is surrounded by the Sierra Madre Mountains to the east, Cordillera Mountains to the west, and the Caraballo Mountains to the south.

The highest temperature ever recorded in the Philippines—42.2 °C (108.0 °F)—hit Tuguegarao on May 11, 1969.[7][8]

  1. ^ City of Tuguegarao | (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.
  5. ^ "Cagayan Valley Regional Development Plan 2017-2022" (PDF). NEDA.gov.ph. National Economic and Development Authority Regional Office 02. January 19, 2018. Retrieved June 14, 2020.
  6. ^ "Reasons to Invest". www.rdc2.gov.ph.
  7. ^ (2013-04-04). "PAGASA: Hottest day so far this year in NCR at 35.2 degrees Celsius". GMA News Online. Retrieved on August 2, 2013.
  8. ^ Corrales, Nestor (April 26, 2014). "Tuguegarao City records hottest temperature–Pagasa". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Retrieved March 24, 2019.