Capital

Ilagan

No. of City/Towns

3 Cities

34 Municipalities

No. of Barangays

1,055

Land Area

1,066,456 has.

Climate

Relatively wet from May to Oct.

Relatively dry from Nov. to April

Population (CY 2020)

1,697,050

Number of Households (CY 2020)

422,670

Average Annual Population Growth Rate

(2015-2020)

1.33%

Average Household Size (CY 2020)

4.3

Registered Voter (2022)

1,112,858

No. of Barangays

1,055

Language / Dialect

Ilokano, Tagalog, Ibanag, Yogad, Gaddang

Income Classification

1st Class

Total Revenue - IRA (2022)

P 4,814,028,153.00

Labor Force Participation Rate (2022 LFS)

62.8 (Region 02)

Employment Rate (2022 LFS)

95.60 (Region 02)

Underemployment Rate (2022 LFS)

18.8 (Region 02) 

Unemployment Rate (2022 LFS)

4.40 (Region 02) 

Basic Literacy Rate (2019 FL)

Functional Literacy Rate 

94.3% (Region 02)

93.0% (Region 02)

 

 


Salient Features of the Province


Second largest Province in the Philippines

Strategic location between the part of Cagayan Economic Zone and the National Capital Center of the country – Metro Manila

Productive Forest Land & Watershed Areas

Hybrid Corn & Rice Champion of the Philippines

Home of Magat Dam, a major source of power and water supply of the Northern Luzon

Home to the biggest corn processing facility in South East Asia