Aparri, Cagayan
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Aparri is a 1st class municipality in the province of Cagayan, Luzon
, Philippines
. According to the latest census, Aparri has a population of 69,024 people.
Aparri has an approximate income of Php 90,000,000.00. Aparri sits at the mouth of the Cagayan River
, the longest river in the Philippines, about 55 miles north of Tuguegarao, the provincial capital.
Aparri was then a Japanese
trading post established on 1405 because of its location at the northern tip of Luzon
. But it was established as one of the major ports of the Galleon Trade
on May 11, 1680 because it is located at the mouth of the mighty Cagayan River
towards the flourishing city of then Nueva Segovia
. The original inhabitants of this town were the Ybanags/Ibanags. Later, as the Spaniards settled and with its strategic location, Ilocanos and Chinese people settled in the area.
The valley is one of the largest tobacco
-producing sections in the Philippines; and the town has a considerable coastwise trade.
It has a meteorological station.
In 2006, work was started to build a port, after the old pier deteriorated due to the rising level of water, the common storms, and poor construction (ruins of it are now seen washed up on the beach).
It incorporates the Fuga Island
of the Babuyan Group of Islands
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Vice Mayor: Rommel G. Alameda
Councilors:
Ex-Officio Municipal Councilors:
Department Heads
Luzon
Luzon is the largest island in the Philippines. It is located in the northernmost region of the archipelago, and is also the name for one of the three primary island groups in the country centered on the Island of Luzon...
, Philippines
Philippines
The Philippines , officially known as the Republic of the Philippines , is a country in Southeast Asia in the western Pacific Ocean. To its north across the Luzon Strait lies Taiwan. West across the South China Sea sits Vietnam...
. According to the latest census, Aparri has a population of 69,024 people.
Aparri has an approximate income of Php 90,000,000.00. Aparri sits at the mouth of the Cagayan River
Cagayan River
The Cagayan River is the longest and largest river in the Philippine Archipelago. It is located in the Cagayan Valley region in northeastern part of Luzon island and traverses the provinces of Nueva Vizcaya, Quirino, Isabela and Cagayan.-Topography:...
, the longest river in the Philippines, about 55 miles north of Tuguegarao, the provincial capital.
Aparri was then a Japanese
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
trading post established on 1405 because of its location at the northern tip of Luzon
Luzon
Luzon is the largest island in the Philippines. It is located in the northernmost region of the archipelago, and is also the name for one of the three primary island groups in the country centered on the Island of Luzon...
. But it was established as one of the major ports of the Galleon Trade
Manila Galleon
The Manila galleons or Manila-Acapulco galleons were Spanish trading ships that sailed once or twice per year across the Pacific Ocean between Manila in the Philippines, and Acapulco, New Spain . The name changed reflecting the city that the ship was sailing from...
on May 11, 1680 because it is located at the mouth of the mighty Cagayan River
Cagayan River
The Cagayan River is the longest and largest river in the Philippine Archipelago. It is located in the Cagayan Valley region in northeastern part of Luzon island and traverses the provinces of Nueva Vizcaya, Quirino, Isabela and Cagayan.-Topography:...
towards the flourishing city of then Nueva Segovia
Lal-Lo, Cagayan
Lal-lo is now a 1st class municipality in the province of Cagayan, Philippines. According to the latest census, it has a population of 39,607people in 7,443 households....
. The original inhabitants of this town were the Ybanags/Ibanags. Later, as the Spaniards settled and with its strategic location, Ilocanos and Chinese people settled in the area.
The valley is one of the largest tobacco
Tobacco
Tobacco is an agricultural product processed from the leaves of plants in the genus Nicotiana. It can be consumed, used as a pesticide and, in the form of nicotine tartrate, used in some medicines...
-producing sections in the Philippines; and the town has a considerable coastwise trade.
It has a meteorological station.
In 2006, work was started to build a port, after the old pier deteriorated due to the rising level of water, the common storms, and poor construction (ruins of it are now seen washed up on the beach).
It incorporates the Fuga Island
Fuga Island
Fuga Island is an island in the municipality of Aparri, Cagayan, with an area of 100 km². Together with its nearshore western neighbor islets Barit and Mabag it constitutes one of 42 barangays of the city of Aparri. It is located in the northernmost part of the Philippines as part of the...
of the Babuyan Group of Islands
Babuyan Islands
The Babuyan Islands form an archipelago located in the Luzon Strait north of Luzon island in the Philippines. It is separated from Luzon by the Babuyan Channel and from the Batanes Islands to its north by the Balintang Channel....
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Tourism
Aparri is one of the most famous towns in Cagayan , rivaling that of Tuguegarao, the Capital City.It is also famous for its foods such as the "bulung unas" which is dried baby eels and the "ludong" which is the Philippines' most expensive fish ranging from 4,000 pesos to 5,000 per piece. It is only caught in the Aparri delta where the Cagayan River meets the Babuyan Sea and is only available in the rainy months of November.Barangays
Aparri is politically subdivided into 42 barangayBarangay
A barangay is the smallest administrative division in the Philippines and is the native Filipino term for a village, district or ward...
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Fuga Island Fuga Island is an island in the municipality of Aparri, Cagayan, with an area of 100 km². Together with its nearshore western neighbor islets Barit and Mabag it constitutes one of 42 barangays of the city of Aparri. It is located in the northernmost part of the Philippines as part of the... |
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Municipal Government
Mayor: Ismael V. Tumaru, M.D.Vice Mayor: Rommel G. Alameda
Councilors:
- Shalimar D. Tumaru, M.D.
- Ireneo R. Chan
- Cesar F. Mabbagu
- Norman N. Ignacio
- Atty. Windell C. Urdas
- Jimmy U. Siriban
- Norman B. Peneyra, Jr.
- Rodolfo L. Cartagena
Ex-Officio Municipal Councilors:
- Vicente E. Misador, Jr. - LMB President
- Mark Anthony A. Agbayani - SKF President
Department Heads
- Romarico T. Panaga - Municipal Treasurer
- Julius U.S.R. Catral - Municipal Assessor
- Ezetiel R. Membrot, CPA, MBA - Municipal Accountant
- Ronald M. Villon, CPA - Municipal Budget Officer
- Rosario G. Gaspar - Civil Registrar
- Percival P. Arce - Secretary to the Sanggunian
- Dr. Viceroy Elmer G. Sangalang - Municipal Health Officer West District
- Corazon Cabauatan, RSW - Municipal Social Development Officer
- Alice C. Sebastian - Municipal Agriculturist
- Engr. Rolando A. Liberato - Municipal Engineer
- Norma F. Ragonjan - Municipal Planning & Development Coordinator