FIRST DISTRICT

CABAGAN, ISABELA

Cabagan is a 1st class municipality in the province of Isabela. According to the latest census, it has a population of 43,562 people in 7,250 households.

Cabagan had been the business center of three nearby towns (Santa Maria, San Pablo and Santo Tomas) before they had their own market center. It is locally famous for its pancit Cabagan. Its people are called Ybanag. Nowadays, Ybanags are well-educated and the source of the province's top politicians, professionals and a world class athlete.

During Christmas, the Cabagan Square Park could be seen flashing brightly with many Christmas lights and lanterns. Cabagan's top schools are Cabagan Science Elementary School and Isabela State University Science and Technology High School.

The Malasi lake is a sanctuary for migratory birds located in barangay San Antonio and has been hailed by the DENR. The Taguinod Cattle Ranch in Sitio Carumay is an ecofriendly farm where you can find different crops, the world-famous carabao mango and also a place to find pure breed American Brahman cattles. The biggest gymnasium in Isabela and in the whole Region 2 is located in this town and the beautiful century-old well that was built by the Spaniards is located at St. Ferdinand College, Cabagan Campus.

Alex Pagulayan, the 2004 world champion in billiards, hails from San Juan, a remote barrio of Cabagan. Philippines Vice President Jejomar Binay's mother is a Cabagueña. New York's Grace Gollayan Baldisseri, a poet, published author and stage director, one of the 100 Most Influential Filipina Women in the United States (2007) is a beloved daughter of Cabagan

DELFIN ALBANO, ISABELA

Delfin Albano is a 4th class municipality in the province of Isabela, Philippines. The municipality was formerly known as Magsaysay, Isabela. It was named after the former Congressman, Hon. Delfin Albano. According to the latest census, it has a population of 26,614 people in 6,637 households.

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DIVILACAN, ISABELA

The municipality of Divilacan is situated in Northeastern Isabela. It is one of the four coastal municipalities of the province. The town is bounded on the north by the town of Maconacon; on the east by the vast Philippine Sea; on the west by the towns of Tumauini and Ilagan and on the south by the town of Palanan.

Based on the technical description of the town when it was created, it has an approximate land area of 120,000 hectares. However, in 1996, a perimeter survey jointly conducted by the municipal government and the Land Management Bureau, Department of Environment and Natural Resources, Regional Office 02, rectified the land area of the town to 89,202 hectares, including a contested area of 253 hectares in Barangay Dimapnat.

MACONACON, ISABELA

Maconacon is a 3rd class municipality in the province of Isabela, Philippines. According to the latest census, it has a population of 4,253 people in 977 households.

Maconacon is politically subdivided into 10 barangays.

SAN PABLO, ISABELA

San Pablo is a 2nd class municipality in the province of Isabela, Philippines. According to the latest census, it has a population of 25,384 people in 5,134 households.

San Pablo is politically subdivided into 17 barangays.

SANTA MARIA, ISABELA

The municipality of Sta. Maria, Isabela is located in the interior northwestern part of the province of Isabela. It is bounded on the north by the municipality of Enrile, Cagayan and on the East of Cagayan River which the natural boundary between Cabagan, Isabela and on the west of Kalinga Province. It is more or less 65 kilometer away from ilagan, capital town of Isabela. Sta. Maria is also accessible via Tuguegarao, Cagayan with a half-cemented and half-graveled roads. An alternate route to reach Sta. Maria is by passing through Quezon, Isabela with a more convenient cemented road of about 39 kilometers.

SANTO TOMAS, ISABELA

The municipality of Sta. Maria, Isabela is located in the interior northwestern part of the province of Isabela. It is bounded on the north by the municipality of Enrile, Cagayan and on the East of Cagayan River which the natural boundary between Cabagan, Isabela and on the west of Kalinga Province. It is more or less 65 kilometer away from ilagan, capital town of Isabela. Sta. Maria is also accessible via Tuguegarao, Cagayan with a half-cemented and half-graveled roads. An alternate route to reach Sta. Maria is by passing through Quezon, Isabela with a more convenient cemented road of about 39 kilometers.

TUMAUINI, ISABELA

Tumauini is a 1st class municipality in the province of Isabela, Philippines. According to the latest census, it has a population of 67,650 people in 15,541 households.

This quiet town boasts of a famous historical landmark, the Tumauini Church. Built in the 1870s by the Dominicans, the church has a unique cylindrical bell tower made of bricks. In Addition, also one of the popular tourist attraction of the town is the Camp Samal Resort and Leisure Park were known as a semi-Tagaytay because of its high altitude where one can view the entire town in the west, south and north and the Cordillera Sierra Madre in the east.

There is little commercial activity for a town of its size. However, there is a sizeable market providing venues for sales of fruits, vegetables, meats, VCDs, and firecrackers.

Tumauini is politically subdivided into 46 barangays.

CITY OF ILAGAN, ISABELA

Ilagan is located on the central portion of the province of Isabela. Bounded on the north by the municipality of Tumauini; on the northeast by the municipality of Divilacan; on the east by the Pacific Ocean; on the northwest by the municipality of Delfin Albano; on the west by the municipality of Quirino, on the southeast by the municipality of Palanan. The municipality is located approximately between 17 degrees, 2 minutes and 17 degrees, 14 minutes north latitude and 121 degrees, 45 minutes and 122 degrees, 30 minutes east longitude.

Ilagan is approximately 96 kilometers from Tuguegarao and 130 kilometer from Bayombong. It is 292 air kilometers north of Manila and is linked with metro city by the national highway via Sta. Fe. By this highway, the distance between these two points is about 400 kilometers.