Calayan, Cagayan
Encyclopedia
Calayan is a 3rd class municipality in the province of Cagayan, Philippines
. According to the latest census, it has a population of 16,233 people in 2,654 households.
The Calayan islands are one of the Babuyan Islands
in the Luzon Strait
north of Luzon Island.
It is home to the Calayan Rail
, a flightless bird identified as a separate species in 2004.
In 1945, Philippine Commonwealth troops landed in the island. Japanese Imperial forces were defeated by Filipino soldiers in the Battle of Babuyan Islands during World War II
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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, it has a population of 16,233 people in 2,654 households.
The Calayan islands are one of the Babuyan 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....
in the Luzon Strait
Luzon Strait
The Luzon Strait is the strait between the island country of Taiwan and Luzon island of the Philippines. The strait thereby connects the Philippine Sea to the South China Sea in the western Pacific Ocean....
north of Luzon Island.
It is home to the Calayan Rail
Calayan Rail
The Calayan Rail is a flightless bird of the rail, moorhen, and coot family that inhabits Calayan Island in the Philippines. Though well-known to natives of the island as the "piding", it was first observed by ornithologist Carmela Española in May 2004 and the discovery officially announced on...
, a flightless bird identified as a separate species in 2004.
History
In 1942, the Japanese Imperial forces landed in the island of Calayan.In 1945, Philippine Commonwealth troops landed in the island. Japanese Imperial forces were defeated by Filipino soldiers in the Battle of Babuyan Islands during World War II
World War II
World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...
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Barangays
Calayan is politically subdivided into 12 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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- Cabudadan
- Balatubat
- Dadao
- Dibay
- Dilam
- Magsidel
- Naguilian
- Poblacion/Centro I
- Babuyan Claro
- Centro II
- Dalupiri
- Minabel