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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
Municipality
Municipality of Palanan
Aerial view of Palanan after Super Typhoon Megi (PAGASA name:Juan)
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Map of Isabela with Palanan highlighted
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Palanan Location within the Philippines
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  [1]
• Type	Sangguniang Bayan
• Mayor	Elizabeth B. Ochoa
• Vice Mayor	Jimmy B. Gonzales
• Representative	Ed Christopher S. Go
• Electorate	12,583 voters (2022)
Area [2]
• 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  (2020 census) [3]
• 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	023121000
IDD : area code	+63 (0)78
Native languages	Paranan Ibanag Ilocano Paranan Agta Tagalog
Website	www.palanan-isabela.gov.ph

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.

Geography

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]

Barangays

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.

• Alomanay
• Bisag
• Culasi
• Dialaoyao
• Dibewan
• Dicadyuan
• Dicotkotan
• Diddadungan
• Didyan
• Dimalicu-licu
• Dimasari
• Dimatican
• Ditambali
• Maligaya
• Marikit
• Centro East (Poblacion)
• Centro West (Poblacion)

Climate

Demographics

Population census of Palanan

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
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.

Economy

Government

Local government

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.

Elected officials

Members of the Municipal Council
(2019–2022)[19]

Position	Name
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

Congress representation

Palanan, belonging to the second legislative district of the province of Isabela, currently represented by Hon. Ed Christopher S. Go.

Education

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.

Infrastructure

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]

References

External links

• Municipal Profile at the National Competitiveness Council of the Philippines
• Palanan at the Isabela Government Website
• Local Governance Performance Management System
• Philippine Standard Geographic Code
• Philippine Census Information
• Municipality of Palanan

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[de] Palanan

Palanan (Filipino: Bayan ng Palanan) ist eine philippinische Stadtgemeinde in der Provinz Isabela, Verwaltungsregion II, Cagayan Valley. Sie hat 17.260 Einwohner (Zensus 1. August 2015), die in 17 Barangays lebten. Sie wird als Gemeinde der ersten Einkommensklasse auf den Philippinen und als teilweise urbanisiert eingestuft.

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