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Gonzaga, officially the Municipality of Gonzaga (Ibanag: Ili nat Gonzaga; Ilocano: Ili ti Gonzaga; Tagalog: Bayan ng Gonzaga), is a 1st class municipality in the province of Cagayan, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 41,680 people. [3]

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Gonzaga
Municipality
Municipality of Gonzaga
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Map of Cagayan with Gonzaga highlighted
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Gonzaga Location within the Philippines
Coordinates: 18°15′41″N 121°59′49″E
Country	Philippines
Region	Cagayan Valley
Province	Cagayan
District	1st district
Barangays	25 (see Barangays)
Government  [1]
• Type	Sangguniang Bayan
• Mayor	Marilyn S. Pentecostes
• Vice Mayor	Jessie G. Gaspar
• Representative	Ramon C. Nolasco Jr.
• Electorate	25,367 voters (2019)
Area [2]
• Total	567.43 km2 (219.09 sq mi)
Elevation	42 m (138 ft)
Highest elevation	249 m (817 ft)
Lowest elevation	0 m (0 ft)
Population  (2020 census) [3]
• Total	41,680
• Density	73/km2 (190/sq mi)
• Households	8,502
Economy
• Income class	1st municipal income class
• Poverty incidence	12.19% (2018)[4]
• Revenue	₱241,182,170.97 (2020)
• Assets	₱609,646,764.51 (2020)
• Expenditure	₱194,338,288.50 (2020)
• Liabilities	₱91,221,461.54 (2020)
Service provider
• Electricity	Cagayan 2 Electric Cooperative (CAGELCO 2)
Time zone	UTC+8 (PST)
ZIP code	3513
PSGC	021514000
IDD : area code	+63 (0)78
Native languages	Ibanag Ilocano Dupaningan Agta Tagalog
Website	www.sbgonzaga.ph

The 2012 film The Mistress, starring John Lloyd Cruz and Bea Alonzo, was partly shot in the town.

History

Pre-Colonial Period and Etymology

The original inhabitants of Gonzaga were Negritos, especially members of Aeta tribes. The first recorded name of the area was Gampao, an Aeta word meaning 'mountainous,' later changed to Wangag ('river').

Spanish Era

In the eighteenth century, groups of Ilocano-speaking immigrants arrived in several waves by sea and land, gradually displacing the Aeta in the lowland areas.

Wangag was given ecclesiastical recognition on 23 February 1869, as a barrio of the Municipality of Buguey. In 1917 it was renamed Rumang-ay (Ilocano for 'to be progressive'). The following year, it was renamed after the first Filipino Governor of Cagayan, Gracio P. Gonzaga. The town was officially partitioned from Buguey on 1 January 1918 via Executive Order of Governor-General Francis Burton Harrison.[5]

World War II

Japanese troops of the Tanaka Detachment from Formosa, as a main invasion force, lands on several locations in Northern Luzon, one of which, is the town of Gonzaga on 10 December 1941.

Geography

Barangays

Gonzaga is politically subdivided into 25 Barangays, including four urban barangays which constitute the Poblacion area. These barangays are headed by elected officials: Barangay Captain, Barangay Council, whose members are called Barangay Councilors. All are elected every three years.

Climate

Demographics

Population census of Gonzaga

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1918	3,339	—
1939	8,682	+4.66%
1948	10,811	+2.47%
1960	12,519	+1.23%
1970	17,686	+3.51%
1975	19,316	+1.78%
1980	22,467	+3.07%
1990	26,536	+1.68%
1995	27,997	+1.01%
2000	32,079	+2.96%
2007	35,424	+1.38%
2010	36,303	+0.90%
2015	38,892	+1.32%
2020	41,680	+1.37%
Source: Philippine Statistics Authority [7] [8] [9][10]

In the 2020 census, the population of Gonzaga, Cagayan, was 41,680 people, [3] with a density of 73 inhabitants per square kilometre or 190 inhabitants per square mile.

Economy

Gonzaga is primarily an agricultural municipality, with more than half of the workforce employed primarily as either farmers or fishers. Approximately 5,500 hectares (14,000 acres) of agricultural land are currently under production, the majority of which are dedicated to rice farming.[18]

Government

Gonzaga, belonging to the first legislative district of the province of Cagayan, is governed by a mayor designated as its local chief executive and by a municipal council as its legislative body in accordance with the Local Government Code. The mayor, vice mayor, and the councilors are elected directly by the people through an election which is being held every three years.

The town is located at the north-eastern tip of the province of Cagayan, bordered by the municipality of Santa Ana to the north-east, the municipality of Santa Teresita to the west, and the municipality of Lal-lo to the south. It is approximately 45 kilometres (28 mi) from Aparri, the nearest commercial center, 125 kilometres (78 mi) from the provincial capital of Tuguegarao City, and 607 kilometres (377 mi) from Manila.

It has a total land area of 56,743 hectares (140,220 acres), the majority of which remains undeveloped. It has large stretches of virgin forests, especially throughout the mountainous areas of the Sierra Madre mountain range. The highest elevation in the municipality is 1,130 metres (3,710 ft) above sea level, located at Mount Cagua in Barangay Magrafil.

The majority of the municipality's 40 kilometres (25 mi) coastline is mostly along the Babuyan Channel to the north, although it is also bounded by the Pacific Ocean to the southeast. The eleven coastal barangays contain a total of 139 hectares (340 acres) of beaches, 69 hectares (170 acres) of mangrove forests, and 348 hectares (860 acres) of coral reefs.[19]

Elected officials

Members of the Municipal Council
(2019–2022)[20]

Position	Name
Congressman	Ramon C. Nolasco Jr.
Mayor	Marilyn S. Pentecostes
Vice-Mayor	Jessie G. Gaspar
Councilors	Sherryl Anne C. Gaspar
	Marvilyn A. Somera
	Hermogenes P. Baclig Jr.
	Jose G. Saniatan
	Noli E. Licuan
	Quirino S. Jara
	Nanding S. Solatre
	Jayson Joe U. Castillo

Local chief executives

Name	Years
Francis Torres	1918-1921
Leandro Zuniega	1922-1924
Teodoro Castro	1925-1927
Francisco Torres	1928-1931
Cesario Peralta	1932–1940, 1945–1946
Frederico Navarro	1941
Cayatano de la Cruz	1942–1945, 1948–1951, 1960–1967
Delfin Baltazar	1952-1955
Claro P. Nuñez	1956-1959
Romarico Salvanera	1967-1968
Francisco T. Baclig	1968-1986
Hermogenes T. Baclig	1986-1987
Juan B. Naval	1987
Ricardo M. Paddayuman	1988-1990
Atty. Arsenio P. Gonzales	1990-1998
Epifanio G. Gaspar	1998-2007
Rosendo P. Abad	2007-2010
Engr. Carlito F. Pentecostes, Jr.	2010–2014
Rene Salvanera	2014-2016
Marilyn S. Pentecostes	2016–present

Education

The Schools Division of Cagayan governs the town's public education system.[21] The division office is a field office of the DepEd in Cagayan Valley region.[22] The office governs the public and private elementary and public and private high schools throughout the municipality.

Notable personalities

• Former Senate President and Defense Minister, Juan Ponce Enrile is a native of Gonzaga.
• Lilia Cuntapay, a Filipino actress, was dubbed the "Queen of Philippine Horror Movies" was born in the Cabiraoan village of Gonzaga, Cagayan, on September 16, 1935.

References

External links

• Philippine Standard Geographic Code
• Philippine Census Information
• Official Sangunian Bayan ng Gonzaga Website

На других языках

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[de] Gonzaga (Cagayan)

Gonzaga ist eine Stadtgemeinde in der philippinischen Provinz Cagayan. Die Gemeinde liegt im Nordosten der Provinz. Im Jahre 2015 zählte das 567,4 km² große Gebiet 38.892 Einwohner, wodurch sich eine Bevölkerungsdichte von 69 Einwohnern pro km² ergibt. Der östliche Bereich von Gonzaga ist sehr bergig. Im Westen befinden sich Reisfelder in den Flussniederungen und rund um den Vulkan Cagua. Eine bedeutende Bildungseinrichtung in der Gemeinde ist die Cagayan State University.

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- [en] Gonzaga, Cagayan

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