Claveria, Cagayan
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Claveria is a 3rd class municipality in the province of Cagayan, Philippines
. According to the latest census, it has a population of 30,275 people in 5,767 households.
Claveria lies on the northwestern portion of the province of Cagayan
. It is approximately 185.3 kilometers from Tuguegarao
, the provincial and regional center of Cagayan Valley
. It is approximately 613.0 kilometers from Manila
via Ilocos Region
. It is bounded on the north by the Babuyan Channel, on the east by the municipality of Sanchez-Mira
; on the south by the province of Apayao
and on the west by the municipality of Santa Praxedes
. It was named after the Spanish governor-general
Narciso Clavería y Zaldúa
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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 30,275 people in 5,767 households.
Claveria lies on the northwestern portion of the province of Cagayan
Cagayan
Cagayan , the "Land of Smiling Beauty", is a province of the Philippines in the Cagayan Valley region in Luzon. Its capital is Tuguegarao City and is located at the northeastern corner of the island of Luzon. Cagayan also includes the Babuyan Islands to the north. The province borders Ilocos Norte...
. It is approximately 185.3 kilometers from Tuguegarao
Tuguegarao City
Tuguegarao City is the city capital of Cagayan, Philippines and the regional capital of Region 02 . Tuguegarao is the economic center of the Cagayan Valley Region; it is located on a peninsula in the Cagayan Valley. It is sheltered by the Sierra Madre Mountains in the East; Cordilleras in the...
, the provincial and regional center of Cagayan Valley
Cagayan Valley
Cagayan Valley is a region of the Philippines, also designated as Region II or Region 02. It is composed of five provinces, namely: Batanes, Cagayan, Isabela, Nueva Vizcaya, and Quirino...
. It is approximately 613.0 kilometers from Manila
Manila
Manila is the capital of the Philippines. It is one of the sixteen cities forming Metro Manila.Manila is located on the eastern shores of Manila Bay and is bordered by Navotas and Caloocan to the north, Quezon City to the northeast, San Juan and Mandaluyong to the east, Makati on the southeast,...
via Ilocos Region
Ilocos Region
The Ilocos region or Region I is a Region of the Philippines and is located in the northwest of Luzon. It borders to the east the regions of the Cordillera Administrative Region and Cagayan Valley and to the south the region of Central Luzon...
. It is bounded on the north by the Babuyan Channel, on the east by the municipality of Sanchez-Mira
Sanchez-Mira, Cagayan
Sanchez-Mira is a 4th class municipality in the province of Cagayan, Philippines. According to the latest census, it has a population of 23,044 people in 4,139 households.-Barangays:Sanchez-Mira is politically subdivided into 18 barangays.* Bangan...
; on the south by the province of Apayao
Apayao
Apayao is a landlocked province of the Philippines in the Cordillera Administrative Region in Luzon. Its administrative capital is Luna and founding capital Kabugao. It borders Cagayan to the north and east, Abra and Ilocos Norte to the west, and Kalinga to the south...
and on the west by the municipality of Santa Praxedes
Santa Praxedes, Cagayan
Santa Praxedes is a 5th class municipality in the province of Cagayan, Philippines, named after St. Praxedes. According to the latest census, it has a population of 3,379 people in 601 households.-Barangays:...
. It was named after the Spanish governor-general
Governor-General of the Philippines
The Governor-General of the Philippines was the title of the government executive during the colonial period of the Philippines, governed mainly by Spain and the United States, and briefly by Great Britain, from 1565 to 1935....
Narciso Clavería y Zaldúa
Narciso Clavería y Zaldúa
Narciso Clavería y Zaldúa , a native of Gerona, Spain , was the Governor-General of the Philippines from July 16, 1844 to December 26, 1849. Clavería was a man of culture, probity, and industry. He traveled through many provinces trying to learn the needs of the Filipinos...
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Barangays
Claveria is politically subdivided into 41 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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