Cagayan Valley (Region II)
Type | region |
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Island group | Luzon |
Provinces | 5 |
Cities | 4 |
Municipalities | 89 |
Barangays | 2,311 |
Coastal/Landlocked | coastal |
Marine waterbodies | Philippine Sea, South China Sea, Luzon Strait |
Area (2013) | 298.37 km2 (11520.08 sq mi) |
Population (2020) | 3,685,744 |
Density (2020) | 124 / km2 (320 / sq mi) |
Cagayan Valley, officially designated as Region II, is an administrative region in the Philippines occupying the northeastern section of Luzon. It covers 5 provinces, namely, Batanes, Cagayan, Isabela, Nueva Vizcaya, and Quirino. The regional center is the City of Tuguegarao.
Its population as determined by the 2020 Census was 3,685,744. This represented 5.93% of the overall population of the Luzon island group, or 3.38% of the entire population of the Philippines. Based on these figures, the population density is computed at 124 inhabitants per square kilometer or 320 inhabitants per square mile.
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Cagayan Valley is bordered, clockwise from the North, by the Luzon Strait (Bashi Channel), Philippine Sea, Central Luzon, Ilocos Region, and the Cordillera Administrative Region.
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Local government units
Cagayan Valley has 5 provinces, 89 municipalities, and 4 cities. The total number of barangays in the region is 2,311.
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Name | Type | Population (2020) | Population (2015) | Annual Population Growth Rate (2015‑2020) | Area (2013), in km2 | Density (2020), per km2 | City count | Mun count | Brgy count |
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Batanes | province | 18,831 | 17,246 | 1.87% | 203.22 | 93 | 0 | 6 | 29 |
Cagayan | province | 1,268,603 | 1,199,320 | 1.19% | 9,398.07 | 135 | 1 | 28 | 820 |
Isabela | province | 1,697,050 | 1,593,566 | 1.33% | 13,102.05 | 130 | 3 | 34 | 1,055 |
Nueva Vizcaya | province | 497,432 | 452,287 | 2.02% | 4,813.88 | 103 | 0 | 15 | 275 |
Quirino | province | 203,828 | 188,991 | 1.60% | 2,319.66 | 88 | 0 | 6 | 132 |
Cagayan Valley Total | 3,685,744 | 3,451,410 | 1.39% | 29,836.88 | 124 | 4 | 89 | 2,311 |
Demographics
Population by age group
According to the 2015 Census, the age group with the highest population in Cagayan Valley is 5 to 9, with 358,204 individuals. Conversely, the age group with the lowest population is 80 and over, with 32,097 individuals.
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Age group | Population (2015) | Age group percentage |
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Under 1 | 69,746 | 2.02% |
1 to 4 | 292,963 | 8.49% |
5 to 9 | 358,204 | 10.38% |
10 to 14 | 337,967 | 9.79% |
15 to 19 | 332,294 | 9.63% |
20 to 24 | 318,664 | 9.23% |
25 to 29 | 279,492 | 8.10% |
30 to 34 | 247,474 | 7.17% |
35 to 39 | 233,394 | 6.76% |
40 to 44 | 205,056 | 5.94% |
45 to 49 | 187,765 | 5.44% |
50 to 54 | 166,434 | 4.82% |
55 to 59 | 138,279 | 4.01% |
60 to 64 | 104,998 | 3.04% |
65 to 69 | 69,552 | 2.02% |
70 to 74 | 43,042 | 1.25% |
75 to 79 | 33,989 | 0.98% |
80 and over | 32,097 | 0.93% |
Total | 3,451,410 | 100.00% |
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Historical population
The population of Cagayan Valley grew from 295,211 in 1903 to 3,685,744 in 2020, an increase of 3,390,533 people over the course of 117 years. The latest census figures in 2020 denote a positive growth rate of 1.39%, or an increase of 234,334 people, from the previous population of 3,451,410 in 2015.
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Census date | Population | Growth rate |
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295,211 | – | |
348,332 | 1.05% | |
600,151 | 2.76% | |
669,006 | 1.12% | |
1,035,750 | 3.92% | |
1,462,723 | 3.43% | |
1,665,245 | 2.64% | |
1,919,091 | 2.88% | |
2,340,545 | 2.01% | |
2,536,035 | 1.51% | |
2,813,159 | 2.25% | |
3,051,487 | 1.13% | |
3,229,163 | 2.08% | |
3,451,410 | 1.28% | |
3,685,744 | 1.39% |
The total number of registered voters or electorate in Cagayan Valley for the year 2019 was 2,194,418.
Notes
- Unless otherwise specified, population count (excluding percentages) and land area figures are derived from the Philippine Statistics Authority.
- Data on registered voters is from the Commission on Elections.
- Maps utilize OpenStreetMap data available under the Open Data Commons Open Database License.