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Solana, Cagayan

Coordinates: 17°39′08″N 121°41′29″E / 17.6522°N 121.6914°E / 17.6522; 121.6914
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Solana
Marague
Municipality
Municipality of Solana
Solana Municipal Hall
Solana Municipal Hall
Flag of Solana
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Official seal of Solana
Seal
Map of Cagayan with Solana highlighted
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Solana is located in Philippines
Solana
Solana
Location within the Philippines
Coordinates: 17°39′08″N 121°41′29″E / 17.6522°N 121.6914°E / 17.6522; 121.6914
CountryPhilippines
RegionCagayan Valley
ProvinceCagayan
District 3rd district
Named afterThe Marquis of La Solana
(as Solana)
Francisco Marague
(as Marague)
Barangays38 (see Barangays)
Government
 [1]
 • TypeSangguniang Bayan
 • MayorJennalyn P. Carag
 • Vice MayorMeynard Z. Carag, CPA
 • RepresentativeJoseph L. Lara
 • Municipal Council
Members
 • Electorate51,787 voters (2025)
Area
[2]
 • Total
234.60 km2 (90.58 sq mi)
Elevation
34 m (112 ft)
Highest elevation
153 m (502 ft)
Lowest elevation
12 m (39 ft)
Population
 (2020 census)[3]
 • Total
88,445
 • Density380/km2 (980/sq mi)
 • Households
21,407
Economy
 • Income class1st municipal income class
 • Poverty incidence
12.23
% (2021)[4]
 • Revenue₱ 428 million (2022)
 • Assets₱ 1,094 million (2022)
 • Expenditure₱ 324.6 million (2022)
 • Liabilities₱ 274.8 million (2022)
Service provider
 • ElectricityCagayan 1 Electric Cooperative (CAGELCO 1)
Time zoneUTC+8 (PST)
ZIP code
3503
PSGC
0201527000
IDD : area code +63 (0)78
Native languagesIbanag
Ilocano
Itawis
Tagalog
Websitewww.solana-cagayan.gov.ph

Solana, officially the Municipality of Solana (Ibanag: Ili nat Solana; Itawit: Ili yo Solana; Ilocano: Ili ti Solana; Tagalog: Bayan ng Solana), is a municipality in the province of Cagayan, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 88,445 people.[3]

The Awidon Mesa Formationa Paleolithic Sites of the municipality, along with the Callao Limestone Formation Paleolithic Sites in neighboring Penablanca, are included in the tentative list of the Philippines for future UNESCO World Heritage Site inscription under the name of Paleolithic Archaeological Sites in Cagayan Valley. The Awidon Mesa Formation has at least 68 Paleolithic sites in which stone tools and fossils of extinct animals that include stegodons, elephants, rhinoceros, and large tortoise were discovered.

History

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Formerly part of Tuguegarao, Solana was formally made an independent town on 18 August 1852. It was named after Governor General Juan Antonio de Urbiztondo, Marquis of La Solana.[5] Prior to that it was called Marague, after a rich widower named Francisco Marague who settled in the area and built a stone house. During the Second World War, the barrio of Andarayan was bombed by American planes on 13 June 1945, killing 50 people.[6]

Geography

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The Municipality of Solana is surrounded by the following: to the east by the Cagayan River, to the north by Amulung, to the south by Enrile, to the southwest by Kalinga province, and to the northwest by Piat and Tuao.

Solana is situated 10.85 kilometres (6.74 mi) from the provincial capital Tuguegarao, and 485.85 kilometres (301.89 mi) north of the country's capital city of Manila.

Topography

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Solana is mostly flat with mountainous terrain on the central area from Barangay Madarallug going north to Barangay Iraga due to the Barung Anticline and Liwan Syncline.

The municipality is bounded by the Cagayan River to the East, Amulung to the North, Enrile to the South and Municipality of Tuao and Piat to the West.

With its proximity in the Cagayan River, it is usually flooded during typhoon season where the river is usually swollen thus providing a fluvial soil good for farming.

Barangays

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Solana is politically subdivided into 38 barangays. Each barangay consists of puroks while some have sitios.

  • Andarayan North
  • Andarayan South
  • Bangag
  • Bantay
  • Basi East
  • Basi West
  • Bauan East
  • Bauan West
  • Cadaanan
  • Calamagui
  • Calillauan
  • Carilucud
  • Cattaran
  • Centro Northeast (Poblacion)
  • Centro Northwest (Poblacion)
  • Centro Southeast (Poblacion)
  • Centro Southwest (Poblacion)
  • Dassun
  • Furagui
  • Gadu
  • Gen. Eulogio Balao
  • Iraga
  • Lanna
  • Lannig
  • Lingu
  • Maddarulug (Santo Domingo)
  • Maguirig
  • Malalam-Malacabibi
  • Nabbotuan
  • Nangalisan
  • Natappian East
  • Natappian West
  • Padul
  • Palao
  • Parug-parug
  • Pataya
  • Sampaguita
  • Ubong

Climate

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Just like the general climatic conditions of the Philippines, the municipality of Solana's climate is tropical and maritime. It is characterized by relatively high temperature, high humidity and abundant rainfall.

[7] Based from the Climate Map of PAGASA, the municipality belongs to the Type III Climate with no very pronounced maximum rain period with a dry season lasting only from one to three monthse either from December to February or from March to May.

Climate data for Solana, Cagayan
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 25
(77) 		26
(79) 		28
(82) 		31
(88) 		32
(90) 		31
(88) 		31
(88) 		30
(86) 		30
(86) 		28
(82) 		27
(81) 		25
(77) 		29
(84)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) 21
(70) 		21
(70) 		22
(72) 		23
(73) 		24
(75) 		25
(77) 		24
(75) 		25
(77) 		24
(75) 		23
(73) 		23
(73) 		22
(72) 		23
(74)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 155
(6.1) 		113
(4.4) 		89
(3.5) 		58
(2.3) 		127
(5.0) 		131
(5.2) 		154
(6.1) 		184
(7.2) 		151
(5.9) 		247
(9.7) 		221
(8.7) 		292
(11.5) 		1,922
(75.6)
Average rainy days 19.6 14.8 13.4 12.0 19.4 19.8 23.0 25.0 23.0 19.4 19.1 21.6 230.1
Source: Meteoblue[8]

Demographics

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Population census of Solana
YearPop.±% p.a.
1903 8,064—    
1918 11,760+2.55%
1939 17,166+1.82%
1948 18,758+0.99%
1960 27,631+3.28%
1970 34,172+2.14%
1975 40,553+3.49%
1980 46,064+2.58%
YearPop.±% p.a.
1990 56,366+2.04%
1995 60,346+1.29%
2000 67,512+2.43%
2007 71,475+0.79%
2010 76,596+2.55%
2015 82,502+1.42%
2020 88,445+1.38%
Source: Philippine Statistics Authority[9][10][11][12]

In the 2020 census, the population of Solana, Cagayan, was 88,445 people,[3] with a density of 380 inhabitants per square kilometre or 980 inhabitants per square mile.

Economy

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Poverty incidence of Solana

10
20
30
40
50
2000
49.76
2003
46.74
2006
32.80
2009
22.52
2012
22.72
2015
11.91
2018
10.72
2021
12.23

Source: Philippine Statistics Authority[13][14][15][16][17][18][19][20]

Government

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Local government

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Main article: Sangguniang Bayan

Solana is part of the third legislative district of the province of Cagayan. It 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 Sangguniang Bayan is composed of the (Municipality) Vice Mayor as Presiding Officer, regular Sanggunian members (Councilors), the President of the Association of Barangay Captains and the President of the Sangguniang Kabataan. They shall exercise and perform the legislative powers and duties as provided for under Republic Act No. 7160, otherwise known as the Local Government Code of 1991. Shall consider and conduct thorough study all matters brought to their attention and consequently pass resolutions, enact ordinances and to introduce recommendations.[21]

Elected officials

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Members of the Municipal Council
(2019–2022)[22]
Position Name
Congressman Joseph L. Lara
Mayor Jennalyn P. Carag
Vice-Mayor Meynard Z. Carag, CPA
Councilors Francsica F. de Asis
Atty. Carlo Paolo G. Lasam
Amelia P. Carag
James C. Mallillin
Ronald C. Cristobal
Edilberto A. Edillo
Angelina L. Fernandez
Atty. Domingo A. Lagundi Jr.

Elected officials

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Members of the Municipal Council
(2022-2025)
Position Name
Congressman Joseph L. Lara
Mayor Jennalyn P. Carag
Vice-Mayor Meynard Z. Carag, CPA
Councilors Ronald C. Cristobal
Edilberto A. Edillo
James C. Mallillin
Francisca F. De Asis
Atty. Carlo Paolo G. Lasam
Angelina L. Fernandez
All B. Ubina
Amelia P. Carag

Education

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San Vicente Institute

The Schools Division of Cagayan governs the town's public education system. The division office is a field office of the DepEd in Cagayan Valley region.[23] [24]

The Schools Division Office (SDO) of Cagayan was relocated to Solana following a fire that destroyed its original building near the Boy Scouts of the Philippines – Cagayan Chapter Office and Cagayan National High School on August 10, 2012. The following day, the division office was temporarily transferred to the former Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) building in Lingu, Solana, Cagayan, where it operated until November 15, 2017.[25]

There are two schools district offices which govern the public and private elementary and high schools throughout the municipality. These are Solana North District, and Solana South District.[26]

The only Catholic School that serves the area is Saint Vincent Ferrer Institute (SVI) under Saint Vincent Ferrer Parish which offers basic education from elementary to senior high school.

Primary and elementary schools

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  • Andarayan Elementary School
  • Bangag Elementary School
  • Basi Elementary School
  • Bauan Elementary School
  • Cagayan Valley Dynamic Christian Global School
  • Cadaanan Elementary School
  • Casa Dei Bambini School
  • Cattaran Elementary School
  • Dassun Elementary School
  • Door of Faith Christian Learning School
  • Iraga Elementary School
  • Lanna Elementary School
  • Lannig Elementary School
  • Lingu Elementary School
  • Little Jesus Christian Academy Cadaanan Branch
  • Little Jesus Christian Academy Dassun Branch
  • Maddarulug Elementary School
  • Malacabibi Elementary School
  • Masin-San Pablo Elementary School
  • Maguirig Elementary School
  • Nangalisan Elementary School
  • Natappian Elementary School
  • Saint Vincent Ferrer Institute (Primary to Elementary)
  • Solana North Central School
  • Solana South Central School
  • The Natappian United Methodist Mission School
  • Turod Elementary School

Secondary schools

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  • Andarayan National High School
  • Dassun National High School
  • Gadu National High School- Nangalisan Extension
  • Saint Vincent Ferrer Institute
  • Solana Academy
  • Solana Fresh Water Fishery School

Higher educational institution

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There is a state university which is an extension campus of Cagayan State University which offer academic programs in Teacher Education, Agriculture, Fisheries, Information and Computing Sciences, and Criminology.

  • Cagayan State University
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  • Old Solana Church
    Old Solana Church
  • New Solana Church
    New Solana Church
  • Solana Public Market
    Solana Public Market
  • Solana Junction
    Solana Junction

References

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  1. ^  Municipality of Solana | (DILG)
  2. ^ "2015 Census of Population, Report No. 3 – Population, Land Area, and Population Density" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. Quezon City, Philippines. August 2016. ISSN 0117-1453. Archived (PDF) from the original on May 25, 2021. Retrieved July 16, 2021.
  3. ^ a b c Census of Population (2020). "Region II (Cagayan Valley)". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved July 8, 2021.
  4. ^ "PSA Releases the 2021 City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates". Philippine Statistics Authority. April 2, 2024. Retrieved April 28, 2024.
  5. ^ Salgado, Pedro. "Other Missions in Cagayan Province". Cagayan Valley and Easter Cordillera: 1581-1898, Volume I. Rex Publishing. p. 340.
  6. ^ de Rivera Castillet, Ed. Cagayan Province and her People. Community Publishers.
  7. ^ "Climate of the Philippines".
  8. ^ "Solana, Cagayan: Average Temperatures and Rainfall". Meteoblue. Retrieved December 27, 2018.
  9. ^ Census of Population (2015). "Region II (Cagayan Valley)". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved June 20, 2016.
  10. ^ Census of Population and Housing (2010). "Region II (Cagayan Valley)" (PDF). Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. National Statistics Office. Retrieved June 29, 2016.
  11. ^ Censuses of Population (1903–2007). "Region II (Cagayan Valley)". Table 1. Population Enumerated in Various Censuses by Province/Highly Urbanized City: 1903 to 2007. National Statistics Office.
  12. ^ "Province of". Municipality Population Data. Local Water Utilities Administration Research Division. Retrieved December 17, 2016.
  13. ^ "Poverty incidence (PI):". Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved December 28, 2020.
  14. ^ "Estimation of Local Poverty in the Philippines" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. November 29, 2005.
  15. ^ "2003 City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. March 23, 2009.
  16. ^ "City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates; 2006 and 2009" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. August 3, 2012.
  17. ^ "2012 Municipal and City Level Poverty Estimates" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. May 31, 2016.
  18. ^ "Municipal and City Level Small Area Poverty Estimates; 2009, 2012 and 2015". Philippine Statistics Authority. July 10, 2019.
  19. ^ "PSA Releases the 2018 Municipal and City Level Poverty Estimates". Philippine Statistics Authority. December 15, 2021. Retrieved January 22, 2022.
  20. ^ "PSA Releases the 2021 City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates". Philippine Statistics Authority. April 2, 2024. Retrieved April 28, 2024.
  21. ^ "The Local Government Code of the Philippines. Book III: Local Government Units" (PDF). Government of the Philippines. Retrieved September 18, 2016. Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
  22. ^ "2019 National and Local Elections" (PDF). Commission on Elections. Retrieved March 10, 2022.
  23. ^ "DEPED REGIONAL OFFICE NO. 02". DepED RO2 | The official website of DepED Regional Office No. 02.
  24. ^ "History of DepED SDO Cagayan". DepED SDO Cagayan | Official Website of DepED SDO Cagayan. Retrieved March 13, 2022.
  25. ^ "History of DepEd SDO Cagayan". Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
  26. ^ "SDO Cagayan Public Elementary Schools".
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