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Echague
Municipality
Official seal of Echague
Seal
Nickname: 
Queen Town of Isabela
Map of Isabela showing the location of Echague
Map of Isabela showing the location of Echague
CountryPhilippines
RegionCagayan Valley (Region II)
ProvinceIsabela
District4th District of Isabela
Barangays64
Government
[1]
 • MayorFrancis Faustino A. Dy
Area
[2]
 • Total680.80 km2 (262.86 sq mi)
Population
 (2010)[3]
 • Total74,680
 • Density110/km2 (280/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+8 (PST)
ZIP code
3309
Dialing code78
Income class1st class; partly urban

Echague is a first class municipality in the province of Isabela, Philippines. It is 344 kilometres (214 mi) north of Metro Manila. According to the 2010 census, it has a population of 74,680 people.[3]

History

Prior to 1856, there were only two provinces in the Cagayan Valley Region: Cagayan and Nueva Vizcaya. The Province of Cagayan at that time consisted of all towns from Tumauini to the north in Aparri and all other towns from Ilagan City southward to Aritao comprised the Province of Nueva Vizcaya. In order to facilitate the work of the missionaries in the evangelization of the Cagayan Valley, a royal decree was issued on May 1, 1856 that created the Province of Isabela consisting of the towns of Gamu, Angadanan, Bindang (now Roxas) and Camarag (now Echague), Carig (now Santiago City) and Palanan. The new province was named in honor of Queen Isabela II of Spain.

Fr. Pedro Salgado, the Dominican writer, in volume I of his "Cagayan Valley and Eastern Cordillera (1581-1898)," wrote that Echague town in Isabela used to be called Camarag, the name of a big tree then common in the place.

The city was founded in 1752 and ecclesiastically placed under the patronage of St. Joseph on May 12, 1753.

History says missionaries wanted to transfer the town from the banks of the Cagayan River to the Ganano River 10 kilometers away. The people rebelled because the soil was more fertile along the Cagayan River. But in 1776, they were forcibly transferred.

Some 72 years later, the people returned to Camarag, now named Echague after Rafael de Echagüe y Bermingham, Spanish governor-general at that time.

Barangays

Echague is politically subdivided into 64 barangays.[2]

3

Demographics

Population census of Echague
YearPop.±% p.a.
1990 51,916—    
1995 56,119+1.47%
2000 61,101+1.84%
2007 67,553+1.39%
2010 74,680+3.72%
2015 79,094+1.10%
Source: National Statistics Office[3]

Climate

Climate data for Echague, Isabela
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 29
(84) 		30
(86) 		32
(90) 		35
(95) 		35
(95) 		35
(95) 		34
(93) 		33
(91) 		32
(90) 		31
(88) 		30
(86) 		28
(82) 		32
(90)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) 19
(66) 		20
(68) 		21
(70) 		23
(73) 		23
(73) 		24
(75) 		23
(73) 		23
(73) 		23
(73) 		22
(72) 		21
(70) 		20
(68) 		22
(71)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 31.2
(1.23) 		23
(0.9) 		27.7
(1.09) 		28.1
(1.11) 		113.5
(4.47) 		141.4
(5.57) 		176.4
(6.94) 		236.6
(9.31) 		224.9
(8.85) 		247.7
(9.75) 		222.9
(8.78) 		178
(7.0) 		1,651.4
(65)
Average rainy days 10 6 5 5 13 12 15 15 15 17 16 15 144
Source: World Weather Online[5]

Local government

Elected government officials (2016–2019):

  • Mayor: Kiko Dy, KIKO(NPC)
  • Vice Mayor: - Amador Gaffud (NPC)

Councillors:

  • Allan Tupong (NPC)
  • Nenet Agustin (NPC)
  • Marcos Baccay Jr. (NPC)
  • Marcelina Alzate (NPC)
  • Marlon Lim (NPC)
  • Walter Uy (NPC)
  • Hector Domingo (NPC)
  • Noli Panganiban (NPC)

Education

Universities:

Main secondary schools:

2

Main elementary schools:

2

Forest Region elementary schools:

2

References

  1. ^ "Official City/Municipal 2013 Election Results". Intramuros, Manila, Philippines: Commission on Elections (COMELEC). 11 September 2013. Retrieved 9 January 2014.
  2. ^ a b "Province: ISABELA". PSGC Interactive. Makati City, Philippines: National Statistical Coordination Board. Retrieved 9 January 2014.
  3. ^ a b c "Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay: as of May 1, 2010" (PDF). 2010 Census of Population and Housing. National Statistics Office. Retrieved 9 January 2014.
  4. ^ "An Act Changing the Name of Barrio Atelan, in the Municipality of Echague, Province of Isabela, to San Miguel". LawPH.com. Retrieved 2011-04-11.
  5. ^ "Echague, Isabela: Average Temperatures and Rainfall". World Weather Online. Retrieved 31 October 2015.
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