Gonzaga, Cagayan
Municipality in Cagayan, Philippines From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Gonzaga, officially the Municipality of Gonzaga (Ilocano: Ili ti Gonzaga; Tagalog: Bayan ng Gonzaga) , is a municipality in the province of Cagayan, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it had a population of 41,680.[3]
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Gonzaga | |
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| Municipality of Gonzaga | |
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 Map of Cagayan with Gonzaga highlighted | |
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.svg) Gonzaga Location within the Philippines | |
| Coordinates: 18°15′41″N 121°59′49″E | |
| Country | Philippines |
| Region | Cagayan Valley |
| Province | Cagayan |
| District | 1st district |
| Barangays | 25 (see Barangays) |
| Government | |
| • Type | Sangguniang Bayan |
| • Mayor | Marilyn S. Pentecostes |
| • Vice Mayor | Jessie G. Gaspar |
| • Representative | Ramon C. Nolasco Jr. |
| • Electorate | 27,767 voters (2025) |
| Area | |
• Total | 567.43 km2 (219.09 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 42 m (138 ft) |
| Highest elevation | 249 m (817 ft) |
| Lowest elevation | 0 m (0 ft) |
| Population (2020 census)[3] | |
• Total | 41,680 |
| • Density | 73/km2 (190/sq mi) |
| • Households | 9,685 |
| Economy | |
| • Income class | 1st municipal income class |
| • Poverty incidence | 10.58 |
| • Revenue | ₱ 347.7 million (2022) |
| • Assets | ₱ 715.7 million (2022) |
| • Expenditure | ₱ 270.5 million (2022) |
| • Liabilities | ₱ 103.7 million (2022) |
| Service provider | |
| • Electricity | Cagayan 2 Electric Cooperative (CAGELCO 2) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (PST) |
| ZIP code | 3513 |
| PSGC | |
| IDD : area code | +63 (0)78 |
| Native languages | Ibanag Ilocano Dupaningan Agta Tagalog |
History
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Pre-Colonial Period and Etymology
The original inhabitants of Gonzaga were Negritos, especially Aeta tribes. The first recorded name of the area was Gampao, an Aeta word meaning 'mountainous,' which was later changed to Wangag ('river').
Spanish Era
In the eighteenth century, groups of Ilocano-speaking immigrants arrived in several waves by sea and land, gradually displacing the Aeta in lowland areas.
Wangag was given ecclesiastical recognition on February 23, 1869, as a barrio of Buguey. In 1917, the American-controlled Insular Government renamed the settlement Rumang-ay (Ilocano for 'to be progressive'). The following year, it was renamed after the first Filipino Governor of Cagayan, Gracio P. Gonzaga. The town was officially seceded from Buguey on January 1, 1918, via an Executive Order of Governor-General Francis Burton Harrison.[5]
World War II
Days after the Imperial Japanese Attack on Pearl Harbor, the Tanaka Detachment sailed south from Japanese Formosa as a main invasion force against the American-held Commonwealth of the Philippines. They landed on the northern coasts of Luzon, including Gonzaga, on December 10, 1941 at the outbreak of the Second World War in the Pacific.
Geography
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Gonzaga is located at the north-eastern part of Cagayan, bordered by Santa Ana to the north-east, Santa Teresita to the west, and Lal-lo to the south.
Gonzaga is 123 kilometres (76 mi) from Tuguegarao, 604 kilometres (375 mi) from Manila, and 11 kilometres (6.8 mi) from Santa Teresita.
It has a total land area of 56,743 hectares (140,220 acres), the majority of which remains undeveloped. It has large stretches of virgin forests, especially throughout the mountainous areas of the Sierra Madre mountain range. The highest elevation in the municipality is 1,130 metres (3,710 ft) above sea level, located at the Mount Cagua in Barangay Magrafil.
The majority of the municipality's 40 kilometres (25 mi) coastline is mostly along the Babuyan Channel to the north, although it is also bounded by the Pacific Ocean to the southeast. The eleven coastal barangays contain a total of 139 hectares (340 acres) of beaches, 69 hectares (170 acres) of mangrove forests and 348 hectares (860 acres) of coral reefs.[6]
Barangays
Gonzaga is politically subdivided into 25 Barangays, including four urban barangays which constitute the Poblacion area. Each barangay consists of puroks while some have sitios.
- Amunitan
- Batangan
- Baua
- Cabanbanan Norte
- Cabanbanan Sur
- Cabiraoan
- Callao
- Calayan
- Caroan
- Casitan
- Flourishing (Poblacion)
- Ipil
- Isca
- Magrafil
- Minanga
- Rebecca (Nagbabacalan)
- Paradise (Poblacion)
- Pateng
- Progressive (Poblacion)
- San Jose
- Santa Clara
- Santa Cruz
- Santa Maria
- Smart (Poblacion)
- Tapel
Climate
| Climate data for Gonzaga, Cagayan | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 24 (75) |
25 (77) |
28 (82) |
31 (88) |
31 (88) |
31 (88) |
30 (86) |
30 (86) |
29 (84) |
28 (82) |
26 (79) |
24 (75) |
28 (83) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 20 (68) |
20 (68) |
21 (70) |
23 (73) |
24 (75) |
24 (75) |
24 (75) |
24 (75) |
24 (75) |
23 (73) |
23 (73) |
21 (70) |
23 (73) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 150 (5.9) |
106 (4.2) |
84 (3.3) |
48 (1.9) |
103 (4.1) |
115 (4.5) |
134 (5.3) |
156 (6.1) |
136 (5.4) |
240 (9.4) |
246 (9.7) |
300 (11.8) |
1,818 (71.6) |
| Average rainy days | 19 | 14.3 | 12.8 | 10.8 | 17.7 | 18.9 | 21.5 | 23.3 | 22.1 | 20.4 | 20.3 | 22.2 | 223.3 |
| Source: Meteoblue[7] | |||||||||||||
Demographics
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1918 | 3,339 | — |
| 1939 | 8,682 | +4.66% |
| 1948 | 10,811 | +2.47% |
| 1960 | 12,519 | +1.23% |
| 1970 | 17,686 | +3.51% |
| 1975 | 19,316 | +1.78% |
| 1980 | 22,467 | +3.07% |
| 1990 | 26,536 | +1.68% |
| 1995 | 27,997 | +1.01% |
| 2000 | 32,079 | +2.96% |
| 2007 | 35,424 | +1.38% |
| 2010 | 36,303 | +0.90% |
| 2015 | 38,892 | +1.32% |
| 2020 | 41,680 | +1.37% |
| Source: Philippine Statistics Authority[8][9][10][11] | ||
In the 2020 census, the population of Gonzaga, Cagayan, was 41,680 people,[3] with a density of 73 inhabitants per square kilometre or 190 inhabitants per square mile.
Economy
Poverty incidence of Gonzaga
10
20
30
40
2000
32.88 2003
34.23 2006
19.90 2009
16.61 2012
13.37 2015
13.10 2018
12.19 2021
10.58 Source: Philippine Statistics Authority[12][13][14][15][16][17][18][19] |
Gonzaga is primarily an agricultural municipality, with more than half of the workforce employed primarily as either farmers or fishers. Approximately 5,500 hectares (14,000 acres) of agricultural land are currently under production, the majority of which are dedicated to rice farming.[20]
Government
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Local government
Gonzaga is part of the first legislative district of the province of Cagayan. It is governed by a mayor, designated as its local chief executive, and by a municipal council as its legislative body in accordance with the Local Government Code. The mayor, vice mayor and councillors are directly elected by constituents in polls held every three years.
Elected officials
| Position | Name |
|---|---|
| Congressman | Ramon C. Nolasco, Jr. |
| Mayor | Marilyn S. Pentecostes |
| Vice-Mayor | Jessie G. Gaspar |
| Councillors | Sherryl Anne C. Gaspar |
| Eliseo C. Alibania, Jr. | |
| Rafael E. Sumajit, Jr. | |
| Ferdinand L. Baclig | |
| Oscar G. Idmilao | |
| Cecilia G. Morales | |
| Orlando B. Rasos | |
| Quirino S. Jara | |
Local chief executives
| Name | Years |
|---|---|
| Francis Torres | 1918-1921 |
| Leandro Zuniega | 1922-1924 |
| Teodoro Castro | 1925-1927 |
| Francisco Torres | 1928-1931 |
| Cesario Peralta | 1932–1940, 1945–1946 |
| Frederico Navarro | 1941 |
| Cayatano de la Cruz | 1942–1945, 1948–1951, 1960–1967 |
| Delfin Baltazar | 1952-1955 |
| Claro P. Nuñez | 1956-1959 |
| Romarico Salvanera | 1967-1968 |
| Francisco T. Baclig | 1968-1986 |
| Hermogenes T. Baclig | 1986-1987 |
| Juan B. Naval | 1987 |
| Ricardo M. Paddayuman | 1988-1990 |
| Atty. Arsenio P. Gonzales | 1990-1998 |
| Epifanio G. Gaspar | 1998-2007 |
| Rosendo P. Abad | 2007-2010 |
| Engr. Carlito F. Pentecostes, Jr. | 2010–2014 |
| Rene Salvanera | 2014-2016 |
| Marilyn S. Pentecostes | 2016–present |
In popular culture
The 2012 film The Mistress, starring John Lloyd Cruz and Bea Alonzo, was partly shot in the town.
Education
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The Schools Division of Cagayan, a division office and field office of DepEd in the Cagayan Valley region, is responsible for the implementation of the town's education system, ensuring adherence to educational standards set by the government in order to provide quality education for all students. In both public and private elementary schools, including high schools within the municipality. The Gonzaga West District Office oversees all public and private elementary and high schools in the town.[21]
Primary and elementary schools
- Batangan Elementary School
- Cabanbanan Norte Elementary School
- Cabanbanan Sur Elementary School
- Calayan Elementary School
- Callao Primary School
- Caroan Elementary School
- Casitan Elementary School
- Gonzaga North Central School
- Gonzaga South Central School
- Isca Elementary School
- Laoc Elementary School
- Minanga Elementary School
- Pateng Elementary School
- Rebecca Elementary School
- Sta. Clara Elementary School
Secondary schools
- Baua National High School
- Cabiraoan National High School
- CFPJ (Carlito F. Pentecostes, Jr.) National High School
- Gonzaga National High School
- Ipil National High School
- RJDAMA Christian Academy
- Rebecca National High School
- St. Anthony's Academy of Gonzaga, Inc.
Higher educational institutions
Notable personalities
- Juan Ponce Enrile, former Senator and Presidential Legal Adviser
- Lilia Cuntapay, Filipino actress
References
External links
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