Peñablanca

Peñablanca

Peñablanca

Municipality in Cagayan, Philippines

This article is about the municipality. For other uses, see Peña Blanca (disambiguation).

Peñablanca, officially the Municipality of Peñablanca (Ibanag: Ili nat Peñablanca; Ilocano: Ili ti Peñablanca; Tagalog: Bayan ng Peñablanca), is a 1st class municipality in the province of Cagayan, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 50,300 people.[3]

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Situated 6 kilometres (3.7 mi) east of the provincial capital Tuguegarao and 475 kilometres (295 mi) north of Manila, the municipality is home to the Peñablanca Protected Landscape and Seascape which contains the Callao Cave (part of the Callao Limestone Formation Paleolithic Archaeological Site), one of the province's well-known landmarks and tourist spots.

It is also home to the charcoal-drawn Peñablanca petrographs. Both the Peñablanca petrographs and the Callao Limestone Formation are included as tentative sites of the Philippines for future inclusion in the UNESCO World Heritage List.[5] The Callao Limestone Formation has at least 93 archaeological sites that yielded stone tools of Paleolithic industry and bones and shells of animals still living in the vicinity.

History

Named after its prominent white rock formations, Peñablanca was formerly a barrio of Tuguegarao named Bubug. However, it also went by other names such as Alimannao, which was said to have been derived from a German rancher named Otto Weber, who, when one of his servants was asked who owned the cows in the area, responded in Itawis: cua na Aliman yao (they belong to the German). Another name for the place was camasi, from the native word for tomato, which abounded in the area.[6] Both Alimannao and Camasi are now names of barrios in the municipality.

Peñablanca was made a separate municipality by the Spaniards on 20 November 1886. Its first inhabitants were Kalingas (unbaptized Irrayas) and Negritos.[7]

Geography

Barangays

Peñablanca is divided into 24 barangays. Each barangay consists of puroks while some have sitios.

  • Aggugaddan
  • Alimanao
  • Baliuag
  • Bical
  • Bugatay
  • Buyun
  • Cabasan
  • Cabbo
  • Callao
  • Camasi
  • Centro (Poblacion)
  • Dodan
  • Lapi
  • Malibabag
  • Mangga
  • Minanga
  • Nabbabalayan
  • Nanguilattan
  • Nannarian
  • Parabba
  • Patagueleg
  • Quibal
  • San Roque (Litto)
  • Sisim

Climate

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Demographics

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In the 2020 census, the population of Peñablanca, Cagayan, was 50,300 people,[3] with a density of 42 inhabitants per square kilometre or 110 inhabitants per square mile.

Economy

The fifth chamber of the Callao Cave, part of the Callao Limestone Formation Paleolithic Archaeological Site
Poverty Incidence of Peñablanca
Source: Philippine Statistics Authority[13][14]
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Government

Local government

Main article: Sangguniang Bayan

Peñablanca, belonging to the third legislative district of the province of Cagayan, 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 the councilors are elected directly by the people through an election which is being held every three years.

Elected officials

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Education

The Schools Division of Cagayan governs the town's public education system.[21] The division office is a field office of the DepEd in Cagayan Valley region.[22] The office governs the public and private elementary and public and private high schools throughout the municipality.

Media

References

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     Municipality of Peñablanca | (DILG)
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    "Estimation of Local Poverty in the Philippines" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. November 29, 2005.
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    "2003 City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. March 23, 2009.
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    "City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates; 2006 and 2009" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. August 3, 2012.
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    "2012 Municipal and City Level Poverty Estimates" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. May 31, 2016.
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    "Municipal and City Level Small Area Poverty Estimates; 2009, 2012 and 2015". Philippine Statistics Authority. July 10, 2019.
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    "PSA Releases the 2018 Municipal and City Level Poverty Estimates". Philippine Statistics Authority. December 15, 2021. Retrieved January 22, 2022.
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    "2019 National and Local Elections" (PDF). Commission on Elections. Retrieved March 10, 2022.
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    "History of DepED SDO Cagayan". DepED SDO Cagayan | Official Website of DepED SDO Cagayan. Retrieved March 13, 2022.
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    "DEPED REGIONAL OFFICE NO. 02". DepED RO2 | The official website of DepED Regional Office No. 02.
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