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Aparri

Coordinates: 18°21′27″N 121°38′14″E / 18.3575°N 121.6372°E / 18.3575; 121.6372
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Aparri
Municipality
Municipality of Aparri
Official seal of Aparri
Seal
Map of Cagayan with Aparri highlighted
Map of Cagayan with Aparri highlighted
OpenStreetMap
Map
Aparri is located in Philippines
Aparri
Aparri
Location within the Philippines
Coordinates: 18°21′27″N 121°38′14″E / 18.3575°N 121.6372°E / 18.3575; 121.6372
Country Philippines
RegionCagayan Valley
ProvinceCagayan
District1st District
Barangays42 (see Barangays)
Government
 [1]
 • TypeSangguniang Bayan
 • MayorBryan Dale G. Chan
 • Vice MayorRommel G. Alameda
 • CongressmanRamon C. Nolasco Jr.
 • Electorate38,402 voters (2022)
Area
 [2]
 • Total286.64 km2 (110.67 sq mi)
Elevation
1.0 m (3.3 ft)
Population
 (2020 census)[3]
 • Total68,839
 • Density240/km2 (620/sq mi)
 • Households
15,785
Economy
 • Income class1st municipal income class
 • Poverty incidence15.44% (2015)[4]
 • Revenue (₱)₱ 256.2 million (2020)
 • Assets (₱)₱ 945 million (2020)
 • Liabilities (₱)₱ 198.8 million (2020)
 • Expenditure (₱)₱ 198.5 million (2020)
Time zoneUTC+8 (PST)
ZIP code
3515
PSGC
021505000
IDD : area code +63 (0)78
Native languagesIlocano
Ibanag
Tagalog
Websiteweb.archive.org/web/20090913053212/http://lguaparri.org/index.htm

Aparri (Template:Lang-ibg; Template:Lang-ilo; Tagalog: Bayan ng Aparri), officially the Municipality of Aparri, is a 1st class municipality in the province of Cagayan, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 68,839 people.[3]

It sits at the mouth of the Cagayan River, the longest river in the Philippines, about 55 miles north of Tuguegarao, the provincial capital.

Aparri has an approximate income of ₱90 million. The valley has been one of the largest tobacco-producing sections in the Philippines, and the town has a considerable coastwise trade.[5]

It has a meteorological station located in Barangay Punta where the Cagayan River meets the Babuyan Channel.

It also administers Fuga Island, which is part of the Babuyan Group and is much closer to Claveria. In the near future, it is become the next city in the province of Cagayan.

History

Aparri was formerly a Japanese trading post because of its location at the northern tip of Luzon at the mouth of the Cagayan River. It was the main area for trade for Japan in the island of Luzon. Much of the area was once home to the native Ibanag people, who were at the time in alliance with Japan as an early form of an informal protectorate city-state. It was formally established under Spanish rule in 1605 after the Spanish Crown seized the Philippines and made it part of the Spanish East Indies. The river where Aparri is in was the site of the famed 1582 Cagayan battles, the only major skirmish between Spanish Tercios and Japanese Ronin (Masterless Samurai). Since it was on the route of Spanish Galleons during the great tobacco monopoly in the 16th to the 17th centuries, Aparri was therefore made one of the major Spanish ports of the Galleon Trade on May 11, 1680. The original inhabitants of this town were the Ybanags. Later, as the Spaniards settled and because of its strategic location, Ilocanos and Chinese people settled in the area.

In the years before the outbreak of World War II, it became a transshipment point for smuggled goods from China, Taiwan, and other neighboring Southeast Asian nations. Donald Blackburn's guerrilla forces and the local troops of the Philippine Commonwealth Army and Philippine Constabulary are supported the Sixth United States Army Force B, in the capture of Aparri on 20 June 1945.[6]: 295–304 

In 2006, work was started to rebuild the port, after the old pier deteriorated due to the rising level of water, the common storms, and poor construction (ruins of it are now seen washed up on the beach).[citation needed]

Barangays

Aparri is politically subdivided into 42 barangays.

Climate

Aparri has a tropical monsoon climate with warm temperatures year round though temperatures dip slightly during the winter months.

Climate data for Aparri (1981–2010, extremes 1903–2012)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 33.9
(93.0) 		35.8
(96.4) 		36.1
(97.0) 		38.4
(101.1) 		39.0
(102.2) 		38.0
(100.4) 		37.1
(98.8) 		37.5
(99.5) 		36.1
(97.0) 		36.2
(97.2) 		35.5
(95.9) 		33.2
(91.8) 		39.0
(102.2)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 27.6
(81.7) 		28.8
(83.8) 		30.6
(87.1) 		32.4
(90.3) 		33.1
(91.6) 		33.5
(92.3) 		33.1
(91.6) 		32.7
(90.9) 		32.4
(90.3) 		31.2
(88.2) 		29.9
(85.8) 		28.0
(82.4) 		31.1
(88.0)
Daily mean °C (°F) 24.1
(75.4) 		24.9
(76.8) 		26.5
(79.7) 		28.0
(82.4) 		28.7
(83.7) 		29.1
(84.4) 		28.9
(84.0) 		28.6
(83.5) 		28.2
(82.8) 		27.4
(81.3) 		26.4
(79.5) 		24.6
(76.3) 		27.1
(80.8)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) 20.5
(68.9) 		20.9
(69.6) 		22.3
(72.1) 		23.7
(74.7) 		24.4
(75.9) 		24.7
(76.5) 		24.7
(76.5) 		24.5
(76.1) 		24.1
(75.4) 		23.6
(74.5) 		22.9
(73.2) 		21.2
(70.2) 		23.1
(73.6)
Record low °C (°F) 15.0
(59.0) 		13.7
(56.7) 		15.0
(59.0) 		16.0
(60.8) 		20.0
(68.0) 		17.8
(64.0) 		17.0
(62.6) 		20.0
(68.0) 		21.0
(69.8) 		19.0
(66.2) 		16.3
(61.3) 		15.0
(59.0) 		13.7
(56.7)
Average rainfall mm (inches) 95.0
(3.74) 		56.5
(2.22) 		39.0
(1.54) 		40.2
(1.58) 		115.7
(4.56) 		157.6
(6.20) 		181.1
(7.13) 		191.1
(7.52) 		243.8
(9.60) 		295.9
(11.65) 		285.5
(11.24) 		186.6
(7.35) 		1,888.1
(74.33)
Average rainy days (≥ 0.1 mm) 11 7 5 4 8 10 11 12 12 15 17 15 127
Average relative humidity (%) 86 85 84 84 83 83 83 83 84 85 86 87 84
Source: PAGASA[7][8]

Demographics

Population census of Aparri
YearPop.±% p.a.
1903 18,252—    
1918 20,912+0.91%
1939 26,409+1.12%
1948 24,974−0.62%
1960 33,424+2.46%
1970 40,307+1.89%
1975 42,419+1.03%
YearPop.±% p.a.
1980 45,070+1.22%
1990 51,635+1.37%
1995 53,639+0.72%
2000 59,046+2.08%
2007 61,024+0.46%
2010 61,199+0.10%
2015 65,649+1.35%
Source: Philippine Statistics Authority[9][10][11][12]

In the 2020 census, the population of Aparri, was 68,839 people,[3] with a density of 240 inhabitants per square kilometre or 620 inhabitants per square mile.

Tourism

Aparri is known for its foods such as the "bulung-unas", or Ribbon Fish (aka Belt Fish), which are in abundance during January and early February. "Kilawin naguilas-asan" is a fillet of smaller "bulung-unas" which are leftover baits, soaked in Ilocos vinegar, seasoned with salt and pepper, finely cut onions and ginger. Ludong, a variety of Pacific salmon, is the Philippines' most expensive fish, ranging from 4,000 pesos to 5,000 per kilo. Because of its price and its distinct taste and smell, it is also nicknamed "President Fish". Caught only in the Aparri delta when, after a heavy rainfall, these fish are washed down by the fast raging water from the south, down to the mouth of the Cagayan River where it meets the Babuyan Sea. Freshwater fish by nature, the salt water contributes to their super delicious taste. Ludong is available only in the rainy months of October and early November.

Aparri's attractions also include its sandy beaches and town fiesta. May 1 to 12 of every year, the town's fiesta celebrates the patron saint San Pedro Gonzales of Thelmo with nightly festivities at the auditorium, crowning of Miss Aparri beauty pageant and the "Comparza."

It is home to the Archdiocesan Shrine of Our Lady of the Most Holy Rosary and the Shrine of San Lorenzo Ruiz de Manila. Holy Week is celebrated in Aparri with the observance of Holy Thursday and Good Friday in the town churches. On the early hours of Easter Sunday, the "Domingo Sabet" celebrates the meeting of Jesus and the Holy Mother after the resurrection.

Municipal government

Elected officials 2019-2020:

  • Mayor: Bryan Dale G. Chan
  • Vice Mayor: Rommel G. Alameda
  • Councilors:
    • Darlene J. A. Dayag
    • Norman N. Ignacio
    • Victor R. Suguitan
    • Joselito C. Albanio
    • Jimmy U. Siriban
    • Ria P. Capina
    • John Paul Q. Decierto

References

  1. ^  Municipality of Aparri | (DILG)
  2. ^ "Province: Cagayan". PSGC Interactive. Quezon City, Philippines: Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved 12 November 2016.
  3. ^ a b c Census of Population (2020). "Region II (Cagayan Valley)". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
  4. ^ "PSA releases the 2015 Municipal and City Level Poverty Estimates". Quezon City, Philippines. Retrieved 1 January 2020.
  5. ^  One or more of the preceding sentences incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Aparri". Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 2 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 159.
  6. ^ Harkins, P., 1956, Blackburn's Headhunters, London: Cassell & Co. LTD
  7. ^ "Aparri, Cagayan Climatological Normal Values". Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration. Archived from the original on 23 September 2018. Retrieved 23 September 2018.
  8. ^ "Aparri, Cagayan Climatological Extremes". Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration. Archived from the original on 23 September 2018. Retrieved 23 September 2018.
  9. ^ Census of Population (2015). "Region II (Cagayan Valley)". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved 20 June 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 29 June 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 Cagayan". Municipality Population Data. Local Water Utilities Administration Research Division. Retrieved 17 December 2016.
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