Cabarroguis, officially the Municipality of Cabarroguis (Ilocano: Ili ti Cabarroguis; Tagalog: Bayan ng Cabarroguis), is a 3rd class municipality and capital of the province of Quirino, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 33,533 people.^[4]

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Cabarroguis
Municipality
Municipality of Cabarroguis
Cabarroguis Town Hall
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Map of Quirino with Cabarroguis highlighted
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Cabarroguis Location within the Philippines
Coordinates: 16°30′37″N 121°31′20″E
Country	Philippines
Region	Cagayan Valley
Province	Quirino
District	Lone district
Founded	June 21, 1969
Named for	Leon Cabarroguis
Barangays	17 (see Barangays)
Government  [1]
• Type	Sangguniang Bayan
• Mayor	Avelino N. Agustin, Jr.
• Vice Mayor	Francisco M. Dulnuan, Jr.
• Representative	Junie E. Cua
• Municipal Council	Members Jann Graceal Bert N. Binlayan Avelino N. Agustin Jr. Francisco M. Dulnuan Jr. Teresita B. Tuguinayo Tirso V. Abuan Alipio N. Pastor Danuel S. Galgaleng Florencio L. Valdez Jr.
• Electorate	20,999 voters (2022)
Area [2]
• Total	260.20 km2 (100.46 sq mi)
Elevation [3]	112 m (367 ft)
Highest elevation	534 m (1,752 ft)
Lowest elevation	95 m (312 ft)
Population  (2020 census)[4]
• Total	33,533
• Density	130/km2 (330/sq mi)
• Households	7,966
Economy
• Income class	3rd municipal income class
• Poverty incidence	9.32 % (2018)[5]
• Revenue	₱ 176 million (2020)
• Assets	₱ 346.3 million (2020)
• Expenditure	₱ 144.6 million (2020)
• Liabilities	₱ 83.88 million (2020)
Service provider
• Electricity	Quirino Electric Cooperative (QUIRELCO)
Time zone	UTC+8 (PST)
ZIP code	3400
PSGC	025702000
IDD : area code	+63 (0)78
Native languages	Ilocano Bugkalot Tagalog
Website	www.cabarroguis.gov.ph

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Prior to the advent of settlement, Cabarroguis was a vast forested area and formed parts of the municipalities of Saguday, Diffun and Aglipay. It was originally occupied by the Aetas who were later displaced by the Ilongot tribe because the Aetas were known to be of nomadic character. Many years later, permanent settlements were made by different civilized ethnic groups like Ilocanos, Tagalog and others in search of good fortune in this virgin land. As the population and settlement increased, regular barrios were created. These were the barrios of Zamora, Banuar, Burgos, Del Pilar, Dibibi, Eden, Villamor and five more sitios of Villapeña, Villarose, Tucod, Calaocan and Dingasan at the municipality of Aglipay: barrios of San Marcos, Gundaway and portion of Mangandingay at the municipality of Diffun and the other part of Mangandingay at the municipality of Saguday. The above stated barrios of different municipalities became the territorial jurisdiction of Cabarroguis by virtue of Republic Act No. 5554 enacted by the Philippine Congress authored by then Senator Leonardo Perez on June 21, 1969. The newly created municipality of Cabarroguis was named in honor of the late Congressman of Nueva Vizcaya, Leon Cabarroguis.

Cabarroguis operated as a regular municipality after the 1971 local polls wherein Anastacio dela Pena become the first Local Chief Executive. Barangay Mangandingay also became the temporary seat of the municipal government, Years later, when Diomedes Dumayas was appointed as the town's executive, the seat of the Local Government officially transferred to Barangay Zamora where a 12 hectares lot was donated.

CABARROGUIS AS CENTER OF TECHNOLOGICAL INNOVATIONS WITH VALUE ORIENTED AND RESILIENT SOCIETY LIVING IN AN ECOLOGICALLY BALANCED ECONOMY GOVERNED BY JUST AND PRO-ACTIVE LEADERS.

TO PROMOTE THE STANDARDS OF LIVING THROUGH VIBRANT TECHNOLOGICAL INNOVATIONS IN EDUCATION, AGRICULTURE AND ECOLOGY, HEALTH CARE, COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY CARRIED OUT THROUGH PARTICIPATIVE LEGISLATION AND GOVERNANCE.

In the 19th Congress of the Philippines, house bills were filed by various representatives which seeks Cabarroguis including other capital towns of provinces with no current component cities, independent component cities or highly urbanized cities to automatically convert into cities.^[6][7][8]

Cabarroguis is located in the northwestern part of the province of Quirino. It is bounded on the north, northwest and northeast by the municipalities of Diffun and Saguday respectively, on the east and southeast by the municipality of Aglipay, on the south by the municipalities of Maddela and Nagtipunan, and on the west by the province of Nueva Vizcaya. It is 380 kilometres (240 mi) from Manila.

The municipal area of Cabarroguis covers 26,902 hectares approximately. The area is further distributed into the seventeen (17) barangays comprising the municipality including barangay Didipio which remains to be in the municipality and the province of Nueva Vizcaya and Quirino.

Initially, year 1970 recorded a population of 7,835 person followed by census year 1975 which registered a total population of 12,226 that manifested a growth rate of 9.29%. Another increase of population was observed during census year 1980 which recorded 17,450 displaying a growth rate of 2.2% and for census year 1995, it manifested a 22,812 person displaying a growth rate of 2.25%. Base year of 2000 recorded a total population of 25,832 which manifested a growth rate of 2.25%. As of census year 2007, the population increased to 28,024 which manifested a growth rate of 1.21%.

The Schools Division of Quirino governs the town's public education system.^[22] The division office is a field office of the DepEd in Cagayan Valley region.^[23] The office governs the public and private elementary and public and private high schools throughout the municipality.