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Encyclopedia > Tuguegarao City
City of Tuguegarao
Location
Map of Cagayan showing the location of Tuguegarao City.
Government
Region Cagayan Valley (Region II)
Province Cagayan
District 3rd district of Cagayan
Barangays 49
Income class: 2nd class city; urban
Mayor Randolph Ting (Independent)
Cityhood December 18, 1999
Physical characteristics
Area 113.95 km²
Population

     Total (2000)      Density Image File history File links Ph_locator_cagayan_tuguegarao. ... REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES Province of Cagayan Region: Cagayan Valley (Region II) Capital: Tuguegarao City Founded: 1581 Population: 2000 census—993,580 (25th largest) Density—110 per km² (16th lowest) Area: 9,002 km² (3rd largest) Divisions: Highly urbanized cities—0 Component cities—1 Municipalities—28 Barangays—820 Congressional districts... Map of the Philippines showing the regions and their provinces (click for larger version). ... Cagayan Valley (Lambak ng Cagayan in Filipino) is a region of the Philippines, also designated as Region II or Region 02. ... Map of the Philippines showing the regions and provinces (click for larger version). ... REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES Province of Cagayan Region: Cagayan Valley (Region II) Capital: Tuguegarao City Founded: 1581 Population: 2000 census—993,580 (25th largest) Density—110 per km² (16th lowest) Area: 9,002 km² (3rd largest) Divisions: Highly urbanized cities—0 Component cities—1 Municipalities—28 Barangays—820 Congressional districts... Type Lower house Houses House of Representatives House Speaker Jose De Venecia, Jr. ... 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. ... Judiciary Supreme Court Chief Justice Reynato Puno Court of Appeals · Sandiganbayan Court of Tax Appeals · Ombudsman Elections Commission on Elections 2007 | 2004 | 2001 | 1998 1995 | 1992 | 1986 | All Foreign relations Human rights Other countries Politics Portal      A city (lungsod, sometimes siyudad, in Filipino and Tagalog) is a tier of local... A mayor (from the Latin māior, meaning larger, greater) is the modern title of the highest ranking municipal officer. ... Area is a physical quantity expressing the size of a part of a surface. ... Square kilometre (US spelling: Square kilometer), symbol km², is an SI unit of surface area. ... 2000 (MM) was a leap year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Population density by country, 2006 Population density is a measurement of population per unit area or unit volume. ...


120,645
1,059/km²
Coordinates 17°37 N 121°43 E

The City of Tuguegarao is a second class city in the province of Cagayan, Philippines. It is the capital city of Cagayan & the regional capital of Region 2. It is located on the Cagayan River, near the southern border of the province, at 17°37′N, 121°43′E. Square kilometre (US spelling: Square kilometer), symbol km², is an SI unit of surface area. ... Map of Earth showing lines of latitude (horizontally) and longitude (vertically), Eckert VI projection; large version (pdf, 1. ... A city (lungsod, sometimes siyudad, in Filipino) is a tier of local government in the Philippines. ... Map of the Philippines showing all the regions and their provinces. ... Cagayan is a province of the Philippines in the Cagayan Valley region in Luzon. ... Image:CagayanRiver. ...


According to the 2000 census, it has a population of 120,645 people in 22,311 households. 2000 (MM) was a leap year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ...


Languages commonly spoken are Ytawes, Ybanag and Ilokano. The Ibanag language (also Ybanag or Ibanak) is spoken by up to 500,000 speakers (the Ibanag people) in the Philippines, in the northeastern provinces of Isabela and Cagayan, especially in Tuguegarao City, Solana, Cabagan, and Ilagan and with overseas immigrants in countries located in the Middle East, UK and... Ilokano (variants: Ilocano, Iluko, Iloco, and Iloko) is the third most-spoken language of the Republic of the Philippines. ...

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Barangays

Tuguegarao City is politically subdivided into 49 barangays. 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. ...

  • Annafunan East
  • Atulayan Norte
  • Bagay
  • Centro 1 (Poblacion)
  • Centro 2 (Poblacion)
  • Centro 3 (Poblacion)
  • Centro 4 (Poblacion)
  • Centro 5 (Poblacion)
  • Centro 6 (Poblacion)
  • Centro 7 (Poblacion)
  • Centro 8 (Poblacion)
  • Centro 9 (Poblacion)
  • Centro 10 (Poblacion)
  • Centro 11 (Poblacion)
  • Centro 12 (Poblacion)
  • Buntun
  • Caggay
  • Capatan
  • Carig
  • Caritan Norte
  • Caritan Sur
  • Cataggaman Nuevo
  • Cataggaman Viejo
  • Gosi Norte
  • Larion Alto
  • Larion Bajo
  • Libag Norte
  • Linao East
  • Namabbalan Norte
  • Pallua Norte
  • Pengue (Pengue-Ruyu)
  • Tagga
  • Tanza
  • Ugac Norte
  • Annafunan West
  • Atulayan Sur
  • Caritan Centro
  • Cataggaman Pardo
  • Dadda
  • Gosi Sur
  • Leonarda
  • Libag Sur ( Barrio ni Giscard )
  • Linao Norte
  • Linao West
  • Namabbalan Sur
  • Pallua Sur
  • Reyes
  • San Gabriel
  • Ugac Norte
  • Ugac Sur
  • Villa Maramag

History

The origin of the city's name is unclear. Possibilities include "tuggui gari yao" (this was cleared by fire), "garao" (swift river current), or "taraw" (a species of palm). The first recorded settlement was a mission pueblo established May 9, 1604. The city developed gradually, then more rapidly after the provincial capital was transferred from Lallo, in 1839. It was occupied by American troops on 12 December 1899. is the 129th day of the year (130th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Events January 14 – Hampton Court conference with James I of England, the Anglican bishops and representatives of Puritans September 20 – Capture of Ostend by Spanish forces under Ambrosio Spinola after a three year siege. ... Lal-lo is a 2nd class municipality in the province of Cagayan, Philippines. ... 1839 (MDCCCXXXIX) was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... is the 346th day of the year (347th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1899 (MDCCCXCIX) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Friday [1] of the 12-day-slower Julian calendar). ...


During World War II, the city was captured by the Japanese on 8 December 1941, and its airfield was of some significance; the city and airfield were bombed by the US regularly between January and May 1945. The Japanese had left by the time Filipino guerillas came in early June; the town was officially liberated on June 25, 1945. Combatants Allied powers: China France Great Britain Soviet Union United States and others Axis powers: Germany Italy Japan and others Commanders Chiang Kai-shek Charles de Gaulle Winston Churchill Joseph Stalin Franklin Roosevelt Adolf Hitler Benito Mussolini Hideki Tōjō Casualties Military dead: 17,000,000 Civilian dead: 33,000... is the 342nd day of the year (343rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... For the movie, see 1941 (film). ... Year 1945 (MCMXLV) was a common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar). ... is the 176th day of the year (177th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1945 (MCMXLV) was a common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar). ...


Tuguegarao was once the only first class municipality in the province of Cagayan. It has served as the provincial capital of Cagayan since 1893 because of the notable socio-economic progress of the town. In 1975, having adequate facilities and amenities aside from being the region's geographic center and having capabilities of serving as the administrative seat of government for the region, Tuguegarao was declared the regional capital of Region II (Cagayan Valley). REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES Province of Cagayan Region: Cagayan Valley (Region II) Capital: Tuguegarao City Founded: 1581 Population: 2000 census—993,580 (25th largest) Density—110 per km² (16th lowest) Area: 9,002 km² (3rd largest) Divisions: Highly urbanized cities—0 Component cities—1 Municipalities—28 Barangays—820 Congressional districts... Cagayan Valley (Lambak ng Cagayan in Filipino) is a region of the Philippines, also designated as Region II or Region 02. ...


Tuguegarao as a component city was affirmed in a plebiscite held on December 18, 1999, with Randolph Ting as the first city mayor. As of June 2007, Delfin Ting has become the 2nd city mayor. Gawa 'to ni Vino Luna, isang IV-silver student, batch 2008! is the 352nd day of the year (353rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1999 (MCMXCIX) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1999 Gregorian calendar). ...

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Television Networks:

Categories: Corporation stubs | Philippines | Television networks ... Global Media Arts (GMA) Network, Incorporated, a Philippine multi-media conglomerate, is a television network in the Philippines. ... RJTV 29 is a UHF, free to air television channel, owned and operated by Rajah Broadcasting Network, Inc. ... National Broadcasting Network is the official government TV station in the Philippines. ... ACQ Kingdom Broadcasting Network is the broadcasting arm of a Philippine television evangelist, Pastor Apollo C. Quiboloy. ...

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  Results from FactBites:
 
Bradley Rymph: Travel Album: Philippines, Tuguegarao (199 words)
Tuguegarao City is the capital of Cagayan Province, on the northeastern corner of Luzon Island.
Tuguegarao City serves as the economic heart of the Cagayan Valley, northeastern Luzon island's flatlands formed by the Cagayan River (the country's longest) as it flows north to the sea.
Pagudpud ♦ Tagaytay CityTuguegarao City and the Cagayan Valley ♦; Vigan
Listing Projecs (939 words)
The city is the regional center for commerce, education, and government; the region’s primary growth center and trading center; and also the regional support service center for tourism, industrial development and agricultural modernization.
Tuguegarao City envisions itself as The Premier Ibanag City, the center of excellence in education, commerce and culture in Northeast Philippines.
The mission of Tuguegarao City is to promote the general welfare of its people and to provide services, facilities and opportunities to ensure sustainable development, improved quality of life and total human development.
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