Ilagan is a 1st class municipality in the province of Isabela, Philippines. It is the capital municipality and the largest town of Isabela (both land area and total population), located at the junction of the Cagayan and Pinacanauan Rivers. According to the 2000 census, it has a population of 119,990 people in 24,085 households. Square kilometre (U.S. spelling: square kilometer), symbol km², is a decimal multiple of SI unit of surface area square metre, one of the SI derived units. ... A municipality (bayan, sometimes munisipalidad, in Filipino) is a local government unit in the Philippines. ... Map of the Philippines showing all the regions and their provinces. ... This is about the province of Isabela in the Philippines. ... A municipality is an administrative entity composed of a clearly defined territory and its population and commonly referring to a city, town, or village, or a small grouping of them. ... Isabela is a province of the Philippines located in the Cagayan Valley region in Luzon. ... Image:CagayanRiver. ... Year 2000 (MM) was a leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full 2000 Gregorian calendar). ...

The conversion of Ilagan, Isabela on February 2, 1998 (RA 8474) for citihood will make the largest city in the province. But the plebiscite which was held on March 14, 1999 turned down its bid for citihood under the Administration of former Mayor Mercedes P. Uy. The majority of the people voted 'no' in that historic event. Isabela is a province of the Philippines located in the Cagayan Valley region in Luzon. ... is the 33rd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1998 (MCMXCVIII) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar). ... A province is a territorial unit, almost always a country subdivision. ... is the 73rd day of the year (74th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... This article is about the year. ... A mayor (from the Latin māior, meaning larger, greater) is the modern title of the highest ranking municipal officer. ...

Government

The municipal government is headed by the Mayor who exercises general supervision and control over all programs, projects, services and activities of the municipal government. The Municipal Council (Sanggunian Bayan) serves as the legislative arm of the municipality. The Council is mandated by law to enact ordinances, approve resolutions and appropriate funds for the welfare of inhabitants of the municipality. The council has 11 members composed of the Vice Mayor as Presiding Officer, eight councilors (Sangguniang Bayan Members), the head of the Association of Barangay Captains and the head of Youth Council (Sanggunian Kabataan Federation). The term of office of all local elective officials (except barangay and youth council) elected is three years, starting from June 30 of an election year. No local elective official shall serve for more than three consecutive terms in the same position. A municipality or general-purpose district (compare with: special-purpose district) is an administrative local area generally composed of a clearly defined territory and commonly referring to a city, town, or village government. ... A mayor (from the Latin māior, meaning larger, greater) is the modern title of the highest ranking municipal officer. ... Municipal council (conseil municipal)(maire) // Despite enormous differences in population, each of the communes of the French Republic possesses a mayor (maire) and a municipal council (conseil municipal) which manage the commune from the mairie (city hall), with exactly the same powers no matter the size of the commune (with... A municipality is an administrative entity composed of a clearly defined territory and its population and commonly referring to a city, town, or village, or a small grouping of them. ... A municipality is an administrative entity composed of a clearly defined territory and its population and commonly referring to a city, town, or village, or a small grouping of them. ... Deputy Mayor is an elective or appointive office of the second ranking official in many local governments. ... Youth councils are an example of youth voice engaged in youth-led decision-making. ...

A barangay is headed by a barangay captain who also serves a common arbiter to judge or decide a dispute among residents. The barangay council is composed of the barangay captain, who is also the presiding officer and councilors also known as kagawads. The municipality had an Association of Barangay Captains. The head of the association is known as ABC President and is elected amongst barangay captains through a concession or majority vote. The ABC President automatically earns the rank of municipal councilor. A barangay (Tagalog: baranggay , pronounced as ba-rang-gai, gai as in guy), also known by its former name, the barrio, is the smallest local government unit in the Philippines and is the native Filipino term for a village, district or ward. ... A barangay (Filipino: baranggay , pronounced as ba-rang-gai, gai as in guy), also known by its former name, the barrio, is the smallest local government unit in the Philippines and is the native Filipino term for a village, district or ward. ... A barangay (Filipino: baranggay , pronounced as ba-rang-gai, gai as in guy), also known by its former name, the barrio, is the smallest local government unit in the Philippines and is the native Filipino term for a village, district or ward. ... ... A municipality is an administrative entity composed of a clearly defined territory and its population and commonly referring to a city, town, or village, or a small grouping of them. ...

A barangay also had a similar council called Sanggunian Kabataan (Youth Council) composed of members called SK members and one presiding officer called an SK Chairperson. The municipality had an association of youth councils called the Sangguniang Kabataan Federation. The head of the association is known as SK Federation President and is elected amongst youth council leaders through a concession or majority vote. The SK Federation President automatically earns the rank of municipal councilor. A barangay (Tagalog: baranggay , pronounced as ba-rang-gai, gai as in guy), also known by its former name, the barrio, is the smallest local government unit in the Philippines and is the native Filipino term for a village, district or ward. ... The Sangguniang Kabataan or SK (Youth Council) is the governing body in every chapter of the Katipunan ng Kabataan (Youth Federation). ... A municipality is an administrative entity composed of a clearly defined territory and its population and commonly referring to a city, town, or village, or a small grouping of them. ...

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Physical Features

Ilagan is located on the central portion of the province. It is bounded on the North by the Municipality of Tumauini, West by the Municipality of Quirino, Northwest by the Municipality of Divilacan and the Pacific Ocean; Southeast by the Municipality of San Mariano. Ilagan is approximately 96 km. Tuguegarao and 397 kilometers from Metro Manila linked by a national highway via Santa Fe, Nueva Vizcaya. A province is a territorial unit, almost always a country subdivision. ... Compass rose with north highlighted and at top Look up North in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... Tumauini is a 2nd class municipality in the province of Isabela, Philippines. ... A compass rose with west highlighted This article refers to the cardinal direction; for other uses see West (disambiguation). ... Quirino is a 5th class municipality in the province of Isabela, Philippines. ... Ordinal directions are the four compass directions: northeast, southeast, southwest, and northwest, located halfway between the cardinal directions. ... Divilacan is a 4th class municipality in the province of Isabela, Philippines. ... Southeast is the ordinal direction halfway between south and east. ... San Mariano is a 1st class municipality in the province of Isabela, Philippines. ... Ilagan is a 1st class municipality in the province of Isabela, Philippines. ... KM, Km, or km may stand for: Khmer language (ISO 639 alpha-2, km) Kilometre Kinemantra Meditation Knowledge management KM programming language KM Culture, Korean Movie Maker. ... Tuguegarao City is a city in the province of Cagayan, Philippines. ... A kilometre (American spelling: kilometer) (symbol: km) is a unit of length equal to 1000 metres (from the Greek words khilia = thousand and metro = count/measure). ... For the capital city of the Philippines, see Manila. ... Santa Fe is a 4th class municipality in the province of Nueva Vizcaya, Philippines. ...

Land

Of the total 1,166.26 km. sq. land area of Ilagan, 31% are agricultural, 36% are forest areas and the remaining 34% are build-up areas and open grassland that are available for industrial, commercial and residential use. KM, Km, or km may stand for: Khmer language (ISO 639 alpha-2, km) Kilometre Kinemantra Meditation Knowledge management KM programming language KM Culture, Korean Movie Maker. ... SQ may stand for: Albanian language (ISO 639 alpha-2) Squadron square, e. ... A percentage is a way of expressing a proportion or a fraction as a whole number. ... A percentage is a way of expressing a proportion or a fraction as a whole number. ... A percentage is a way of expressing a proportion or a fraction as a whole number. ...

As agriculture-based municipality, Ilagan produces ample supply of corn, rice, vegetables and legumes. Fruits like banana is a year round product especially in the mountainous areas of the municipality. Ilagan, also, produces seasonal fruits such as mangoes and pomelo. A municipality is an administrative entity composed of a clearly defined territory and its population and commonly referring to a city, town, or village, or a small grouping of them. ... Binomial name L. Corn (Zea mays L. ssp. ... RICE is a treatment method for soft tissue injury which is an abbreviation for Rest, Ice, Compression and Elevation. ... Vegetables on a market Vegetable is a nutritional and culinary term denoting any part of a plant that is commonly consumed by humans as food, but is not regarded as a culinary fruit, nut, herb, spice, or grain. ... Varieties of soybean seeds, a popular legume The term legume has two closely related meanings in botany, a situation encountered with many botanical common names of useful plants whereby an applied name can refer to either the plant itself, or to the edible fruit (or useful part). ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... A year (from Old English gēr) is the time between two recurrences of an event related to the orbit of the Earth around the Sun. ... A municipality is an administrative entity composed of a clearly defined territory and its population and commonly referring to a city, town, or village, or a small grouping of them. ... This article is about the fruit. ... Binomial name Merr. ...

Ilagan has rich forest resources. Tracks of forest land is strictly protected by the authorities like the Depart of Environment and Natural Resoures (DENR), NGOs and the Local Government Unit.

Human

The rapid increase of population in Ilagan is attributed to the current growth in economic activities especially in the sectors of Commercial, Industrial, Agricultural and Housing.

Statistics from National Statistics Office showed that Ilagan had a total population of 79, 336 in 1990 and 99, 120 in 1995 with annual growth rate 2.5%. At present, the total population of Ilagan is 121,390. Using the projected annual growth rate of 2.5%, the population is expected to be 121.097 in 1999, 123,821 in 2000 and 126,606 in 2001. Year 1990 (MCMXC) was a common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1990 Gregorian calendar). ... Year 1995 (MCMXCV) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display full 1995 Gregorian calendar). ... A percentage is a way of expressing a proportion or a fraction as a whole number. ... A percentage is a way of expressing a proportion or a fraction as a whole number. ... This article is about the year. ... Year 2000 (MM) was a leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full 2000 Gregorian calendar). ... Year 2001 (MMI) was a common year starting on Monday (link displays the 2001 Gregorian calendar). ...

Socio-Economic Features

Industries

Furniture

Ilagan’s major industry is furniture. Located along National Highway in Barangay Alinguigan 2nd & 3rd, furnitures are made of quality narra woods. These barangays of Alinguigan 2nd and Alinguigan 3rd are comprises the so-called Butaka City of Ilagan, wherein the Giant Butaka of the Philippines was recorded in the Guinness Book of World Records. For the UK band, see Furniture (band). ... National Highway, is the class of roads maintained by the Central Government in India and is the main long-distance roadways. ... This article is about the Star Wars character. ...

Food & Beverage

There are several food & beverage establishments in the municipality. The largest of which is the Coca-Cola Bottlers Philippines plant for soft drinks and Jack Confectionery a wine fermentation plant. There are 15 bakeries/bakeshops and one ice cream/ice drop processor. A municipality is an administrative entity composed of a clearly defined territory and its population and commonly referring to a city, town, or village, or a small grouping of them. ...

Agri-support Activities

Most of the industries in the town are agri-based. For the past ten years, there has been a great number of local investment on poultry and hog raising industry. Presently, there are seven poultry contract growers and 33 small and medium scale hog raisers. This article does not cite any references or sources. ...

Other support facilities are warehouses and mini-rice mill located in the different barangays of the town which support the farmers storage needs during harvest season.p9upu9 A barangay is the smallest local government unit in the Philippines and is very similar to a village. ...

Jeep and Tricycle Body Building

There are five jeepney assembly shops and four tricycle sidecar maker which responds to the increasing need for transportation service in the municipality.

Commerce and Trade

Ilagan have two public markets: the Pamilihang Bayan ng Ilagan located at Centro in Poblacion and the newly constructed multi-million New Ilagan Public Market complex in Baligatan. The increasing number of market goers coming from within the town and adjacent municipalities prompted the municipal officials to contract modern market. A municipality or general-purpose district (compare with: special-purpose district) is an administrative local area generally composed of a clearly defined territory and commonly referring to a city, town, or village government. ...

The AM City Complex in Alibagu will be soon to open in the municipality that will open new doors to commerce and trade.

Infrastructure

Transportation

There are 29.313 km of concrete out of 24.56 km. Of national growth that passes through the municipality. Other road networks are 33,005 km provincial roads, 8,909 municipal streets and 269,713 km of barangay roads. KM, Km, or km may stand for: Khmer language (ISO 639 alpha-2, km) Kilometre Kinemantra Meditation Knowledge management KM programming language KM Culture, Korean Movie Maker. ... KM, Km, or km may stand for: Khmer language (ISO 639 alpha-2, km) Kilometre Kinemantra Meditation Knowledge management KM programming language KM Culture, Korean Movie Maker. ... A municipality is an administrative entity composed of a clearly defined territory and its population and commonly referring to a city, town, or village, or a small grouping of them. ... KM, Km, or km may stand for: Khmer language (ISO 639 alpha-2, km) Kilometre Kinemantra Meditation Knowledge management KM programming language KM Culture, Korean Movie Maker. ... KM, Km, or km may stand for: Khmer language (ISO 639 alpha-2, km) Kilometre Kinemantra Meditation Knowledge management KM programming language KM Culture, Korean Movie Maker. ... A barangay (Tagalog: baranggay , pronounced as ba-rang-gai, gai as in guy), also known by its former name, the barrio, is the smallest local government unit in the Philippines and is the native Filipino term for a village, district or ward. ...

Ilagan is accessible by all means of land transportation. From the Poblacion to the 91 barangays and five adjacent municipalities. The regular jeepneys trips from 6:00 am to 8:00 pm while tricycle trips for 24 hours. The 12-hour clock is a timekeeping convention in which the 24 hours of the day are divided into two periods called ante meridiem (AM, Latin for before noon) and post meridiem (PM, Latin for after noon). Each period consists of 12 hours numbered 12, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5... The 12-hour clock is a timekeeping convention in which the 24 hours of the day are divided into two periods called ante meridiem (AM, Latin for before noon) and post meridiem (PM, Latin for after noon). Each period consists of 12 hours numbered 12, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5...

There are terminals of 5 transport companies with air-con buses in the Poblacion while other buses passes by to and from Tuguegarao and Manila. Tuguegarao City is a city in the province of Cagayan, Philippines. ... For other meanings of the word, see Manila (disambiguation). ...

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Communication/Facilities

Major communication facilities in Ilagan are provided by PLDT and Philippine Postal Corporation Companies such as RCPI, PT&T, Digitel, Smart Communications, Globe Telecom, Sun Cellular and Bureau of Telecom are among those serving in the increasing for telecommunication service. The Philippine Long Distance Telephone Company (PSE: TEL), (NYSE: PHI), commonly known as PLDT, is the largest telecommunications company in the Philippines. ... The Philippine Postal Corporation, or Philpost for short, is a government-owned and operated corporation responsible for providing postal services in the Philippines. ... RCPI is an initialism for RCPI is an 802. ... PTT may stand for: Postal Telegraph and Telephone (several) Postal Telephone and Telegraph (several) Public Telegraph and Telephone (several) Public Telephone and Telegraph (several) Post Telefon Telegraph (Germany) Poste, Téléphone et Télécommunications (France) Ministry of Post, Telegraph and Telephone (Iran) Part task trainer (military) Partial thromboplastin... Digitel is the 3rd largest mobile phone operator in Venezuela, the company has pioneered GSM technology in that country. ... Smart Communications, Inc. ... Globe Telecom (PSE: GLO), commonly known as Globe, is the second-largest telecommunications company in the Philippines. ... DigiTel Mobile Philippines, Inc. ...

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Power

Residential areas and establishments in Ilagan source their energy needs from Isabela Electric Cooperative (ISELCO) II. Based on MPDO record, 63 out of 91 barangays are energized. A barangay is the smallest local government unit in the Philippines and is very similar to a village. ...

Barangays

Ilagan, Isabela is politically subdivided into 91 barangays. Ilagan has the most number of barangays in the province of Isabela. With registered voters of approximately 72,000 as of 2007. Isabela is a province of the Philippines located in the Cagayan Valley region in Luzon. ... A barangay (Tagalog: baranggay , pronounced as ba-rang-gai, gai as in guy), also known by its former name, the barrio, is the smallest local government unit in the Philippines and is the native Filipino term for a village, district or ward. ... A barangay is the smallest local government unit in the Philippines and is very similar to a village. ... A province is a territorial unit, almost always a country subdivision. ... Isabela is a province of the Philippines located in the Cagayan Valley region in Luzon. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era in the 21st century. ...

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Education, Culture and Sports

Ilagan is the center of education in its neighboring municipalities of Tumauini, Gamu, Roxas, Quirino, Naguilian and Delfin Albano in the Province of Isabela. Ilagan houses the Isabela State University, some colleges and other educational institutions. Tumauini is a 2nd class municipality in the province of Isabela, Philippines. ... Gamu is a 4th class municipality in the province of Isabela, Philippines. ... Roxas can refer to: Places in the Philippines: Pres. ... REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES Province of Quirino Region: Cagayan Valley (Region II) Capital: Cabarroguis, Quirino Founded: June 18, 1966 Population: 2000 census—148,575 (8th smallest) Density—49 per km² (2nd lowest) Area: 3,057. ... Naguilian may refer to: Philippines Naguilian, Isabela Naguilian, La Union Naguilan barangay in Calayan, Cagayan Category: ... Delfin Albano is a 1st class municipality in the province of Isabela, Philippines. ... A province is a territorial unit, almost always a country subdivision. ... Isabela is a province of the Philippines located in the Cagayan Valley region in Luzon. ...

It is the center of the first cooperative college in Asia Pacific, the Isabela Polytechnic Cooperative College.

List of different educational institutions in Ilagan, Isabela Isabela is a province of the Philippines located in the Cagayan Valley region in Luzon. ...

• Albano Colleges
• Central Isabela Christian Academy
• Chronicles Institute of Isabela
• Chung Hua Institute
• Isabela National High School
• Isabela Polytechnic Cooperative College
• Isabela School of Arts and Trades
• Isabela Unified School
• Isabela State University
• Saint Ferdinand College
• San Antonio Agro-Industrial Vocational High School
• STI Ilagan

Ilagan was the venue of the Palarong Pambansa 1993 at the Isabela Sports Complex in barangay Alibagu. The complex was constructed during the presidency of Fidel V. Ramos. Fidel Valdez Ramos (born March 18, 1928) was the 12th President of the Philippines. ...

Media Networks

AM/FM Radio Stations

• DZYI (711 kHz)Angel Radio
• DWRC Hot FM

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• DZZN TV 4 National Broadcasting Network

Cable TV/Satellite Stations National Broadcasting Network is the official government TV station in the Philippines. ...

• Polaris Cable Vision, Inc.
• Digna Abad Galura (1888 Cable TV Network)
• Antonio E. Diongzon (Parabola Enterprises)
• Orlando N. Dalit, Sr. (Sta. Isabel Cable TV System)

Local Newspaper

• The Valley Times Press
• Northern Sierra Madre Express

External links

• Philippine Standard Geographic Code
• 2000 Philippine Census Information
• NSCB - ActiveStats - PSGC Interactive - Municipality: ILAGAN (Capital)
• Municipality of Ilagan
• Republic Act 8474: An Act Converting the Municipality of Ilagan into a component city of the Province of Isabela to be known as the City of Ilagan
• House Bill 3847: An Act Amending RA 8474
• House Bill 3847: Committe Hearing Report on Reconversion of Ilagan, Isabela into a city
• The Biggest Armchair in the Philippines, and The Biggest Binallay
• ILAGAN: Home of one of the World's Largest Armchair "BUTAKA"
• ABS-CBN's Knowledge Power hosted by Ka Ernie Baron: "Butaka: Higanteng Upuan ng Ilagan, Isabela"
• ILAGAN - Online Information article about ILAGAN