Rizal, Cagayan

Rizal
Malaueg
Municipality of Rizal
Sunset in the Mount. Annaguan
Sunset in the Mount. Annaguan
Flag of Rizal
Official seal of Rizal
Motto(s): 
Tanu napakesan nonta nasiksikan
Rise Up Malaueg
Map of Cagayan with Rizal highlighted
Map of Cagayan with Rizal highlighted
OpenStreetMap
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Rizal is located in Philippines
Rizal
Rizal
Location within the Philippines
Coordinates: 17°50′52″N 121°20′42″E / 17.8478°N 121.345°E / 17.8478; 121.345
CountryPhilippines
RegionCagayan Valley
ProvinceCagayan
District 2nd district
Founded1522
Named forJosé Rizal
Barangays29 (see Barangays)
Government
[1]
 • TypeSangguniang Bayan
 • mayor of Rizal[*]Atty. Joel A. Ruma
 • Vice MayorAtty. Brenda B. Ruma
 • RepresentativeBaby Aline Vargas-Alfonso
 • Electorate12,937 voters (2022)
Area
 • Total124.40 km2 (48.03 sq mi)
Elevation
179 m (587 ft)
Highest elevation
847 m (2,779 ft)
Lowest elevation
36 m (118 ft)
Population
 (2020 census)[3]
 • Total19,077
 • Density150/km2 (400/sq mi)
 • Households
4,485
Economy
 • Income class5th municipal income class
 • Poverty incidence
19.95
% (2021)[4]
 • Revenue₱ 105.3 million (2020), 42.35 million (2012), 48.5 million (2013), 53.5 million (2014), 61.89 million (2015), 66.93 million (2016), 73.88 million (2017), 80.33 million (2018)
 • Assets₱ 133.7 million (2020), 59.97 million (2012), 58.51 million (2013), 60.72 million (2014), 78.06 million (2015), 84.63 million (2016), 101.9 million (2017), 111.6 million (2018), 129 million (2019)
 • Expenditure₱ 90.38 million (2020), 41.54 million (2012), 45.5 million (2013), 44.87 million (2014), 56.37 million (2015), 58.96 million (2016)
 • Liabilities₱ 25.45 million (2020), 16.62 million (2012), 15.19 million (2013), 13.63 million (2014), 28.59 million (2015), 27.34 million (2016), 32.23 million (2017), 32.1 million (2018), 35.72 million (2019)
Service provider
 • ElectricityCagayan 1 Electric Cooperative (CAGELCO 1)
Time zoneUTC+8 (PST)
ZIP code
3526
PSGC
IDD:area code+63 (0)78
Native languagesMalaueg
Ibanag
Itawis
Ilocano
Atta
Tagalog
Websitewww.rizal-cagayan.gov.ph

Rizal, officially the Municipality of Rizal, is a 5th class municipality in the province of Cagayan, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 19,077 people.[3]

Rizal, being on the border of Cagayan and Apayao provinces, has a cool climate similar to Baguio's. It attracts excursionists and vacationists anytime, especially in summer.

Rizal is home to Cagayan's legendary figures – Biuag and Malana – who were said to have fought their epic battle for supremacy over the hand of the beautiful "Maguinganay" by swapping volleys of uprooted trees and live cattle. Their hangouts, two high mountains and a steep trail called "escolta" from where they uprooted trees to hurl at one another, can still be seen in Malaueg (Rizal).

Local crops are corn, rice and tobacco. It is known before of its specie[clarification needed] as "Matalag", which means men and women alike to go for its aroma and suaveness. Its bananas and mangoes have become a good source of revenue.

  1. ^ Municipality of Rizal | (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.