Cagayan Valley

Cagayan Valley

*Tanap ti Cagayan*
Cagayan Valley Tanap ti Cagayan
Region
	Clockwise from the top: Sabtang Beach, Governor's Rapids, Palaui Island, Bayombong Cathedral, Buntun Bridge, Sabtang Island, Tuguegarao Cathedral, Callao Cave, Tumauini Church, and Basco Lighthouse.
	Anthem: Himig ng Rehiyong Dalawa
	Location in the Philippines
	Interactive map of Cagayan Valley
Country	Philippines
Island group	Luzon
Regional center; and largest city	Tuguegarao
Area
• Total	28,228.83 km2 (10,899.21 sq mi)
Highest elevation (Mount Pulag)	2,928 m (9,606 ft)
Population (2024 census)
• Total	3,777,608
• Density	133.8209/km2 (346.5946/sq mi)
• Households	907,472
Divisions
• Provinces	5 Batanes ; Cagayan ; Isabela ; Nueva Vizcaya ; Quirino ;
• Independent component city	1 Santiago ;
• Component cities	3 Cauayan ; Ilagan ; Tuguegarao ;
• Municipalities	89
• Barangays	2,311
• Districts	12
Economy
• Poverty incidence	4.4% (2025)
• GDP total	US$9.9 billion (2024)
• GDP per capita	US$2,606
• HDI	0.727 (High)
• HDI rank	5th (2023)
Time zone	UTC+8 (PST)
PSGC	020000000
ISO 3166 code	PH-02
Electorate	2,358,587 voters (2025)
Languages	Ilocano; Ibanag; Ivatan; Itawis; Gaddang; Yogad; Isinay; Isnag; Ilongot; Pangasinan; Tagalog; English; others;

Cagayan Valley (Ilocano: Tanap ti Cagayan; Filipino: Lambak ng Cagayan; Spanish: Valle del Cagayán), designated as Region II, is an administrative region in the Philippines. Located in the northeastern section of Luzon, it is composed of five Philippine provinces: Batanes, Cagayan, Isabela, Nueva Vizcaya, and Quirino. The region hosts four chartered cities: Cauayan, Ilagan, Santiago (an independent component city), and Tuguegarao (the regional center and largest city).

Most of its land area lies in the valley between the Cordilleras and the Sierra Madre mountain ranges. The eponymous Cagayan River, the country's largest and longest, runs through the region, flows from the Caraballo Mountains, and ends in Aparri. Cagayan Valley is the second-largest Philippine administrative region by land area. According to a literacy survey in 2019, 93% of Cagayan Valley's citizens (ages 10 to 64) are functionally literate, which is 5th out of the 17 regions of the Philippines.