Gattaran, Cagayan

Gattaran
Municipality
Seal
Map of Cagayan showing the location of Gattaran
Gattaran Location within the Philippines
Coordinates: 18°04′N 121°39′E / 18.07°N 121.65°E / 18.07; 121.65Coordinates: 18°04′N 121°39′E / 18.07°N 121.65°E / 18.07; 121.65
Country	Philippines
Region	Cagayan Valley (Region II)
Province	Cagayan
District	1st District
Barangays	50
Government[1]
• Mayor	Matthew C. Nolasco
Area[2]
• Total	707.5 km2 (273.2 sq mi)
Population (2015 census)[3]
• Total	56,661
• Density	80/km2 (210/sq mi)
Time zone	PST (UTC+8)
ZIP code	3508
IDD : area code	+63 (0)78
Income class	1st class

Gattaran is a first class municipality in the province of Cagayan, Philippines. According to the 2015 census, it has a population of 56,661 people.^[3]

Gattaran's historic spots and tourist landmarks include the Lal-lo and Gattaran Shell Middens, Magapit Protected Landscape, Maduppaper Caves, the Mapaso Hot Spring and the Tanglagan Falls whose warm and cold waters meet and flow together on one bed to become the Dummun River. Another attraction of Gattaran is Bolos Point, a wildlife sanctuary.

History

In the place where Gattaran lies today were three former ecclesiastical towns: Nassiping, Dummun, and Gattaran proper. Nassiping is the oldest among the three, founded on June 15, 1596 with Santa Catalina as the patron saint; Dummun was founded on May 24, 1598 and Gattaran, May 20, 1623. Since each of these towns had few inhabitants and had only one priest to administer to their religious needs, they were merged for ecclesiastical convenience into one municipality in 1877 by virtue of a Diocesan Order from the Bishop of Nueva Segovia (Lallo). Fray Francisco Suejos, O.P. was the first Gobernadorcillo.

During the Spanish regime, the natives grew spiritually; but with the Americans, they grew educationally and the inhabitants assimilated a more sophisticated lifestyle. Under the Commonwealth Government, the first Municipal Mayor was Melencio Adviento, who begun the construction of the present municipal building. The building was finished during the term of the next mayor, Atty. Hipolito Mandac. The municipal building was inaugurated in September, 1941. Four months after its inauguration, World War II broke out, the Japanese Forces occupied the town and all records, cadastral titles and others were confiscated by the invading forces.

With the coming of the Americans, the whole province was liberated from the Japanese forces. The first election of the Republic in 1947 made Delfino Liban the mayor. The administration marked the building of roads in the barrios, improvements of streets and others.

In 1950, the barrios of Gattaran to the west of the Cagayan River was separated to form the town of Lasam.^[4]

Barangays

Gattaran is politically subdivided into 50 barangays.^[2]

Demographics

In the 2015 census, the population of Gattaran, Cagayan, was 56,661 people,^[3] with a density of 80 inhabitants per square kilometre or 210 inhabitants per square mile.

References

External links

• Philippine Standard Geographic Code
• Philippine Census Information

		Lal-Lo
	Lasam / Cagayan River		Philippine Sea
		Gattaran
	Santo Niño / Cagayan River	Alcala / Baggao

Province of Cagayan
Tuguegarao (capital)
Municipalities	Abulug Alcala Allacapan Amulung Aparri Baggao Ballesteros Buguey Calayan Camalaniugan Claveria Enrile Gattaran Gonzaga Iguig Lal-Lo Lasam Pamplona Peñablanca Piat Rizal Sanchez-Mira Santa Ana Santa Praxedes Santa Teresita Santo Niño Solana Tuao
Component city	Tuguegarao
Barangays	See: List of barangays in Cagayan