Tuguegarao | |
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     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  Seal | |
| Etymology: Ibanag: Tuggi gari yaw ("this was cleared by fire") | |
| Nickname: Premier Ibanag City | |
| Anthem: Tuguegarao City Hymn | |
 Map of Cagayan with Tuguegarao highlighted | |
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.svg)  Tuguegarao Location within the Philippines | |
| Coordinates: 17°36′48″N 121°43′49″E / 17.6133°N 121.7303°E | |
| Country | Philippines |
| Region | Cagayan Valley |
| Province | Cagayan |
| District | 3rd district |
| Founded | May 9, 1604 |
| Cityhood | December 18, 1999 |
| Barangays | 49 (see Barangays) |
| Government | |
| • Type | Sangguniang Panlungsod |
| • Mayor | Maila Rosario S. Ting-Que |
| • Vice Mayor | Bienvenido C. de Guzman, II |
| • Representative | Joseph L. Lara |
| • Councilors | List |
| • Electorate | 94,019 voters (2022) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 144.80 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] | |
| • Total | 166,334 |
| • Density | 1,100/km2 (3,000/sq mi) |
| • Households | 37,896 |
| Demonym(s) | Tuguegaraoeño (masculine) Tuguegaraoeña (feminine) |
| Economy | |
| • Income class | 3rd city income class |
| • Poverty incidence | 4.87 |
| • Revenue | ₱ 1,127 million (2020) |
| • Assets | ₱ 3,744 million (2020) |
| • Expenditure | ₱ 882.4 million (2020) |
| • Liabilities | ₱ 587.3 million (2020) |
| Service provider | |
| • Electricity | Cagayan 1 Electric Cooperative (CAGELCO 1) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (PST) |
| ZIP code | 3500 |
| PSGC | |
| IDD : area code | +63 (0)78 |
| Native languages | Ibanag Ilocano Tagalog |
| Major religions | Roman Catholicism |
| Feast date | August 16 |
| Catholic diocese | Archdiocese of Tuguegarao |
| Patron saint | St. Hyacinth of Poland |
| Numbered highways | |
| Website | www |
Tuguegarao (/tʊˈɡɛɡʌraʊ/ or /tʊɡɛɡəˈraʊ/), 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]
- ^ City of Tuguegarao | (DILG)
- ^ "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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "PSA Releases the 2021 City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates". Philippine Statistics Authority. April 2, 2024. Retrieved April 28, 2024.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Reasons to Invest". www.rdc2.gov.ph.
- ^ (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.
- ^ Corrales, Nestor (April 26, 2014). "Tuguegarao City records hottest temperature–Pagasa". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Retrieved March 24, 2019.