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Cagayan, Philippines

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About

The Cagayan Valley Region is defined by the Cagayan River, the largest in the Philippines. The Province of Cagayan occupies the lower course of the river, and the northeast corner of the island of Luzon (with a few offshore islets). Cagayan's area is 9,003 sq.km., its population 952,000 (by the 2000 census) in twenty-nine towns, of which Tuguegarao is the capital.

Archaeology indicates that the Cagayan Valley has been inhabited for half a million years, though no human remains of any such antiquity have yet appeared. The earliest inhabitants are the Agta, or Atta, food-gatherers who roam the forests without fixed abode. A large tract of land has lately been returned to them. The bulk of the population are of Malay origin. For centuries before the coming of the Spanish the inhabitants traded with Indians, Malays, Chinese, and Japanese. In the nineteenth century the prosperity found in tobacco cultivation caused many Ilocanos to settle here. Tobacco is still a major factor in the economy of Cagayan, though a special economic zone and free port has been created to strengthen and diversify the provincial economy. Cagayan has much to offer visitors: beaches, swimming, snorkeling, skin-diving, fishing in the river and the sea, hiking in primeval forest, mountain-climbing, archaeological sites, the remarkable collection of the provincial museum, the Callao Caves, and many fine churches. Even here there are fortifications built to protect the inhabitants from raids by the Moros.
John Ayer, 28 March 2001

Flag

1. The flag shall be rectangular in shape, with the proportion of its length to be twice its width;

2. The Flag shall be composed of three stripes of equal width running horizontally through the length of the flag.

3. The stripes shall be of the following colors with their corresponding symbolism:

TOP STRIPE - SKY BLUE - (The azure sky) which stands for justice, honor , and nobility of the people, their sincerity and their traditionally peaceful ways;
MIDDLE STRIPE - GOLD - (Color of the bright sun) which symbolizes the wealth of the Province;
LOWER STRIPE - GREEN - (the verdant mountains and plains) which depicts the fertility of the soil; it also inspires hope among the people;

The coat of arms shall be approximately 1 1/4 the width of any of the stripes, and the proportions of the width to the depth of the coat of arms will be 6:7;

The coat of arms shall be a faithful reproduction of the official coat of arms as regards proportions, color and designs;

The coat of arms shall be located at the left-hand side of the flag, two spaces equal to the width of the coat of arms from the right edge, and centrally placed in the remaining area to the left, touching the blue stripe and the green stripe while straddling over the gold stripe;

The coat of arms shall nor be bound by an encircling band, but shall be drawn with bold outlines of black to better define its form against the background. Neither shall be the words Province of Cagayan: Official Seal". (A flag is supposed to be an emblem, to portray a symbol; a pennant or a banner does not).

The twenty-nine (29) municipalities, represented by twenty nine (29) stars (white in color) will be placed around the coat of arms.

*Adopted as the Provincial Flag of Cagayan by the Municipal Board in its Resolution No. 319, dated March 11, 1970

Source: https://web.archive.org/web/20130321075942/http://www.cagayan.gov.ph/index.php/arts-and-culture, located by Jay Allen Villapando, 18 March 2005

Former flag

by Jaume Ollé, 12 January 2001

Component cities

Tuguegarao

source; located by Zachary Harden, 11 September 2025

Municipalities

Abulug
Alcala
Allacapan
Amulung
Aparri
Baggao
Ballesteros
Buguey
Calayan
Camalaniugan
Claveria
Enrile
Gattaran
Gonzaga
Iguig
Lal-lo
Lasam
Pamplona
Peñablanca
Piat
Rizal
Sanchez-Mira
Santa Ana
Santa Praxedes
Santa Teresita
Santo Niño (Faire)
Solana
Tuao