Palanan, officially the Municipality of Palanan (Ilocano: Ili ti Palanan; Tagalog: Bayan ng Palanan), is a 1st class municipality in the province of Isabela, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 17,684 people. [3]
Palanan | |
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Municipality of Palanan | |
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Coordinates: 17°03′32″N 122°25′48″E | |
Country | Philippines |
Region | Cagayan Valley |
Province | Isabela |
District | 2nd district |
Founded | 1823 |
Barangays | 17 (see Barangays) |
Government | |
• Type | Sangguniang Bayan |
• Mayor | Elizabeth B. Ochoa |
• Vice Mayor | Jimmy B. Gonzales |
• Representative | Ed Christopher S. Go |
• Electorate | 12,583 voters (2022) |
Area | |
• Total | 880.24 km2 (339.86 sq mi) |
Elevation | 52 m (171 ft) |
Highest elevation | 273 m (896 ft) |
Lowest elevation | 0 m (0 ft) |
Population | |
• Total | 17,684 |
• Density | 20/km2 (52/sq mi) |
• Households | 4,537 |
Economy | |
• Income class | 1st municipal income class |
• Poverty incidence | 31.30% (2018)[4] |
• Revenue | ₱233,557,565.77 (2020) |
• Assets | ₱359,034,215.87 (2020) |
• Expenditure | ₱191,170,035.28 (2020) |
• Liabilities | ₱28,066,647.29 (2020) |
Service provider | |
• Electricity | Isabela 2 Electric Cooperative (ISELCO 2) |
Time zone | UTC+8 (PST) |
ZIP code | 3334 |
PSGC | |
IDD : area code | +63 (0)78 |
Native languages | Paranan Ibanag Ilocano Paranan Agta Tagalog |
Website | www |
It was in Palanan that one of the final chapters of the Philippine–American War was written on March 23, 1901, when General Emilio Aguinaldo was captured by American forces led by General Frederick Funston, who had gained access to Aguinaldo's camp by pretending to surrender to the Filipinos.
Palanan is one of the four remote and isolated coastal towns of Isabela facing the Philippine Sea on the east and separated from the rest of the province by the Sierra Madre Mountains. It is also a suburb of Ilagan City, the provincial capital. There are no roads that connects the town to the rest of province. It can only be reached by a plane or boat ride, or a multi-day hike from the town of San Mariano, also a suburb of Ilagan City.[5]
Palanan is politically subdivided into 17 barangays. [6] These barangays are headed by elected officials: Barangay Captain, Barangay Council, whose members are called Barangay Councilors. All are elected every three years.
Climate data for Palanan, Isabela | |||||||||||||
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Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
Average high °C (°F) | 27 (81) |
27 (81) |
29 (84) |
28 (82) |
27 (81) |
25 (77) |
26 (79) |
27 (81) |
31 (88) |
29 (84) |
27 (81) |
27 (81) |
28 (82) |
Average low °C (°F) | 20 (68) |
20 (68) |
21 (70) |
20 (68) |
21 (70) |
20 (68) |
21 (70) |
22 (72) |
23 (73) |
23 (73) |
21 (70) |
21 (70) |
21 (70) |
Average precipitation mm (inches) | 162 (6.4) |
156 (6.1) |
90 (3.5) |
60 (2.4) |
144 (5.7) |
201 (7.9) |
159 (6.3) |
108 (4.3) |
111 (4.4) |
237 (9.3) |
276 (10.9) |
171 (6.7) |
1,875 (73.9) |
Average rainy days | 14 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 16 | 19 | 16 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 15 | 180 |
Source: World Weather Online (modeled/calculated data, not measured locally)[7] |
Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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1903 | 1,080 | — |
1918 | 2,410 | +5.50% |
1939 | 3,109 | +1.22% |
1948 | 4,045 | +2.97% |
1960 | 5,599 | +2.75% |
1970 | 7,518 | +2.99% |
1975 | 8,930 | +3.51% |
1980 | 10,295 | +2.88% |
1990 | 11,431 | +1.05% |
1995 | 13,220 | +2.76% |
2000 | 15,317 | +3.21% |
2007 | 16,254 | +0.82% |
2010 | 16,094 | −0.36% |
2015 | 17,260 | +1.34% |
2020 | 17,684 | +0.48% |
Source: Philippine Statistics Authority [8] [9] [10][11] |
In the 2020 census, the population of Palanan, Isabela, was 17,684 people, [3] with a density of 20 inhabitants per square kilometre or 52 inhabitants per square mile.
The municipality 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.
Position | Name |
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Congressman | Ed Christopher S. Go |
Mayor | Elizabeth B. Ochoa |
Vice-Mayor | Jimmy B. Gonzales |
Councilors | Ronnie A. Atienza |
Pacita Q. Atanacio | |
Michael John D. Bernardo | |
Robert B. Neri | |
Earl John Angelo S. Bernardo | |
Crisel S. Dela Peña | |
Gloria D. Cauilan | |
Theo Angelo A. Garcia | |
Palanan, belonging to the second legislative district of the province of Isabela, currently represented by Hon. Ed Christopher S. Go.
The Schools Division of Isabela governs the town's public education system.[20] The division office is a field office of the DepEd in Cagayan Valley region.[21] The office governs the public and private elementary and public and private high schools throughout the municipality.
The most common forms of transportation in Palanan are by horses, motorcycles, tricycles, or an improvised motorcycles called kuligligs.[5][22] Due to its isolation, the town can be reached quickest by a 23-30 minute flight in a six-seater, single-engine Cyclone Air Cessna commuter plane from Cauayan City. Palanan is served by the Palanan Municipal Airport.[5][22]
By water, a boat ride from the neighboring town of Divilacan or in the towns of Dingalan and Baler in Aurora province in the south usually takes about two to three (2-3) hours and six to seven (6-7) hours, respectively.[22]
By land, Palanan can also be reached by hiking over the Sierra Madres from the neighboring town of San Mariano, which could take about three to five days.[23]
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