CAGAYANCILLO HISTORY

                                                   CAGAYANCILLO HISTORY

Cagayan Island / Cagayancillo

The Cagayan-Island  (also called Cagayancillo) are located 120km to the west of Negros. In the midle of the Sulu Sea.

Cagayancillo is a sixth class island municipality in the province of Palawan, Philippines, located between the islands of Palawan and Negros in the Sulu Sea. As of the 2010 census, it has a population of 7,116 people. Cagayancillo is the closest settlement to the Tubbataha National Marine Park. The word Cagayancillo is Spanish for "Little Cagayan."

Physical

The farthest provincial limit of the province of Palawan in the east is the island of municipality of Cagayancillo. It is approximately 178 nautical miles (330 km) east of Puerto Princesa City and only 72 nautical miles (133 km) southwest of Antique. It is located near the middle of the Sulu Sea.

There are neither mountain ranges nor forested areas in the municipality. A hilly portion in the northeastern part of the main island has a slope of 3-82%. The other areas are flat with the highest elevation around 2 to 3 meters. Majority of the island has a sandy loam soil not enough to support a forest.

Political

Cagayancillo is the smallest municipality in the province of Palawan with a total land area of only 2,639 hectares (6,520 acres) as of 2007. The municipality is composed of 31 islands and islets and is subdivided into 12 barangays and two island sitios (Cavili and Calusa) included under the political jurisdiction of Magsaysay.

BARANGAYS

• Bantayan 
• Calsada 
• Convento 
• Lipot North 
• Lipot South
• Magsaysay
• Mampio
• Nusa
• Santa Cruz
• Tacas 
• Talaga
• Wahig 

Weather

Cagayancillo belongs to Type II climate wherein there is no distinct wet or dry season. The dry season is usually from December to May with March as the driest month. The wet season is usually from May to November with August as the rainiest month.
The municipality is exposed to both monsoons. The Amihan or northeast winds blow from November to March while the Habagat or southwest winds visit the area from June to October. The summer months from April to June receive the moderate daplak wind from the northwest.

History

The island was known to the first Spanish settlers in the Archipelago simply as Cagayan. They describe this territory as "two low islets about fifteen leagues from the island of Panay". They ruled these islets from the town of Arevalo in Iloilo by sailing south-southeast from this part of Panay, to the open sea. The islands are surrounded by many low reefs. But the Spaniards were able to discover their narrow entry, avoiding the great danger that awaited ships.
During the early period of Spanish colonizations, these small islets were inhabited by four hundred people, all of whom were very skillful shipbuilders. They were from Panay, and they came to these islets in order to fortify themselves by the reefs, for fear of pirates. Then they undertook to return to Panay in order to dwell there. But many of their women died there. Seeing this, as they were soothsayers, they returned to the islands of Cagayan, from where they set out every year, and scattered themselves over all the islands to build ships. They built the ships of the Spanish Royal Navy in the Philippines, as well as galleys, galliots, and frigates. They also helped in repairing and righting ships. Being the most important people in the islands for the Spaniards, the adelantado Miguel Lopez de Legazpi allotted their islands to the encomenderos of Negros Island. Afterwards, the colonizers found it best to put them under the direct control of the Spanish Crown. Thus, it was governed from the town of Arevalo in Iloilo.
Historically, the islands also became part of Antique Province. It was made into a municipality in 1810, with Omabong as its first mayor.
During the American regime, it came under the jurisdiction of Negros Occidental.
In 1959, the following sitios were constituted into barrios of Cagayan:

• the sitios of Banted, Nipay, Dool, Cavili, Cabayog and Langtad, as barrio Talaga;
• the sitios of Ibiok, Panderse, Lato and Gatung-an, as barrio Mampio; and
• sitio Nusa as Barrio Nusa

Demographics

Population census of Cagayancillo
Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1990	5,082	—
1995	6,717	+5.74%
2000	6,348	−1.12%
2007	6,506	+0.35%
2010	7,116	+3.03%
Source: National Statistics Office Cagayancillo Fort Cagayancillo Fort is one of the surviving defense forts in Palawan built during the Spanish Colonial Period. Work on the fort was started in the late 16th century by Father Nicolas Melo and Father Alonso Colosa, but it was not completed till the early 18th century by Father Hipolito Casiano, spanning almost 130 years. The 162-sq. meter (1,740-sq. foot) diamond-shaped fort was built on the coast on a high point on the island and made from sea rocks mixed with lime. Like some of the other Spanish forts in this area, inside is a church surrounded by its massive 12 metres (39 ft) high and 3 metres (9.8 ft) thick walls, providing a safe place for the residents during marauding pirate attacks. The other Spanish Colonial fortifications in Palawan are Fort Santa Isabel in Taytay and Cuyo Fort in Cuyo.

Education

Cagayancillo has a total of 8 public elementary schools with a total of 37 classrooms. A total of 35 teachers are available in school year 2000–2001 for total enrollees of 1,110. This provides an average classroom - pupil ratio and teacher - pupil ratio 1:39. This ratio is above the national standard of 1:50 classroom - pupil and teacher- pupil ratios. Enrollment participation rate is estimated at 85.03% for school year 2000–2001. In secondary education, the municipality has one (1) national high school located in the Poblacion. There were 9 classrooms and 13 secondary school teachers giving an average ratio of 1:52 classroom -student ratio. Secondary school participation rate was low at 69%.^{[citation needed]}

Health services

There are no hospitals in Cagayancillo. Health facilities in the municipality consist of 1 rural health unit and 4 Barangay Health Stations. In terms of health manpower, the municipality employs 1 municipal health officer, 1 public health nurse, 1 rural health midwife and 1 rural sanitary inspector.

Municipality/City: CAGAYANCILLO

Region	REGION IV-B (MIMAROPA)	Code	170000000
Province	PALAWAN	Code	175300000
Municipality/City	CAGAYANCILLO	Code	175308000

Income Classification:	6th Class	Registered Voters (2010): 5,055
Population : (as of May 1, 2010): 7,116
District:	1st

Barangays (Number: 12)
Name	Code	Urban/Rural	Population (as of May 1, 2010)

Bantayan (Pob.)

175308001

Rural

424

Calsada (Pob.)

175308002

Rural

258

Convento (Pob.)

175308003

Rural

374

Lipot North (Pob.)

175308004

Rural

243

Lipot South (Pob.)

175308005

Rural

153

Magsaysay

175308006

Rural

1,590

Mampio

175308007

Rural

787

Nusa

175308008

Rural

565

Santa Cruz

175308009

Rural

1,046

Tacas (Pob.)

175308010

Rural

249

Talaga

175308011

Rural

1,184

Wahig (Pob.)

175308012

Rural

243

Notes:

1. Figures on registered voters are partial data from Commission on Elections (COMELEC) which may still be subject to corrections/adjustments from their field offices

2. Figures on registered voters exclude data on absentee voters.

3. Figures on registered voters are as of January 2010.

4. PSGC Information are as of 31 March 2014.

5. Income Classification based on Department of Finance Department Order No.23-08 Effective July 29, 2008.

6. Urban/rural classification based on 2000 CPH, Report No. 4 Urban Population, National Statistics Office, June 2006.

7.Legislative District Source: Records and Statistics Division, Commission on Elections (COMELEC): As of May 2013.

8. Population (as of May 1, 2010): a) Total Population Count by Region, Province, City/Municipality and Barangay as of May 1, 2010 ; b) Population of Highly Urbanized Cities (HUCs) are excluded in the total population of their respective provinces but are included in the regional total; and c) Population of barangays with boundary disputes are excluded in total population of their respective municipalities and cities but are included in the provincial and regional total. Source: 2010 Census of Population: National Statistics Office (NSO).

9. Source: National Statistics Office (NSO) http://www.census.gov.ph/content/2010-census-population-and-housing-reveals-philippine-population-9234-million

Island Municipality
Map of Palawan showing the location of Cagayancillo
Cagayancillo Location within the Philippines
Coordinates: 9°28′55″N 121°2′10″ECoordinates: 9°28′55″N 121°2′10″E
Country	Philippines
Region	MIMAROPA (Region IV-B)
Province	Palawan
Congr. district	1st district
Formed	1810
Government
• Mayor	Lourdes C. Lanoy
Area[1]
• Total	26.39 km2 (10.19 sq mi)
Population (2010)[2]
• Total	7,116
• Density	270/km2 (700/sq mi)
Time zone	PST[3] (UTC+8)
Zip Code	5321
Dialing code	48
Website	cagayancillo.com

Cagayancillo is a sixth class island municipality in the province of Palawan, Philippines, located between the islands of Palawan and Negros in

Province: PALAWAN

Region	REGION IV-B (MIMAROPA)	Code	170000000
Province	PALAWAN	Code	175300000

Registered Voters (2010): 535,279

Income Classification: 1st Class

 

Municipalities and Cities

Name (click name to view details)

Code

Income Class

City Class

District (2013)

Registered Voters 1 (2010)

Population (as of May 1, 2010)

Land Area (as of 2007, in hectares)

1.  ABORLAN

175301000

1st

3rd

17,995

32,209

80,733

2.  AGUTAYA

175302000

5th

1st

5,711

11,906

3,731

3.  ARACELI

175303000

4th

1st

7,525

14,113

20,430

4.  BALABAC

175304000

2nd

2nd

18,114

35,758

58,160

5.  BATARAZA

175305000

1st

2nd

30,361

63,644

72,620

6.  BROOKE'S POINT

175306000

1st

2nd

32,109

61,301

130,340

7.  BUSUANGA

175307000

3rd

1st

11,144

21,358

39,290

8.  CAGAYANCILLO

175308000

6th

1st

5,055

7,116

2,639

9.  CORON

175309000

1st

1st

21,811

42,941

68,910

10.  CUYO

175310000

4th

1st

11,350

21,847

8,495

11.  DUMARAN

175311000

3rd

1st

11,855

21,397

43,500

12.  EL NIDO (BACUIT)

175312000

1st

1st

17,910

36,191

92,326

13.  LINAPACAN

175313000

5th

1st

8,275

14,180

19,544

14.  MAGSAYSAY

175314000

5th

1st

6,527

11,965

4,948

15.  NARRA

175315000

1st

2nd

32,455

65,264

83,173

16.  PUERTO PRINCESA CITY (Capital)

175316000

1st

Highly Urbanized

3rd

135,417

222,673

238,102

17.  QUEZON

175317000

1st

2nd

25,947

55,142

94,319

18.  ROXAS

175318000

1st

1st

36,636

61,058

117,756

19.  SAN

SOFRONIO E VICENTE 175319000 1st 1st 18,123 30,919 146,294 20. TAYTAY 175320000 1st 1st 34,030 70,837 125,768 21. KALAYAAN 175321000 5th 1st 299 222 29,000 22. CULION 175322000 3rd 1st 10,233 19,543 49,959 23.  RIZAL (MARCOS) 175323000 1st 2nd 18,948 42,759 125,647 24. SPAÑOLA

175324000

2nd

2nd

17,449

29,997

47,391

Notes:

1. Figures on registered voters are partial data from Commission on Elections (COMELEC) which may still be subject to corrections/adjustments from their field offices

2. Figures on registered voters exclude data on absentee voters.

3. Figures on registered voters are as of January 2010.

4. PSGC Information are as of 31 March 2014.

5. Income Classification based on Department of Finance Department Order No.23-08 Effective July 29, 2008.

6. Urban/rural classification based on 2000 CPH, Report No. 4 Urban Population, National Statistics Office, June 2006.

7.Legislative District Source: Records and Statistics Division, Commission on Elections (COMELEC) As of May 2013.

8. Population (as of May 1, 2010): a) Total Population Count by Region, Province, City/Municipality and Barangay as of May 1, 2010 ; b) Population of Highly Urbanized Cities (HUCs) are excluded in the total population of their respective provinces but are included in the regional total; and c) Population of barangays with boundary disputes are excluded in total population of their respective municipalities and cities but are included in the provincial and regional total. Source: 2010 Census of Population: National Statistics Office (NSO).

9. Source: National Statistics Office (NSO) http://www.census.gov.ph/content/2010-census-population-and-housing-reveals-philippine-population-9234-million

10. Data on land area are from the Land Management Bureau.

MUNICIPALITY OF CAGAYANCILLO


CAGAYANCILLO VIEW

Cagayancillo

Alternates names : Nalad Cagayancillo - Coordinates UTM : UL05 Geographical coordinates in decimal degrees (WGS84) Latitude : 9.577 Longitude : 121.207 Geographical coordinates in degrees minutes seconds (WGS84) Latitude : 9 34' 37'' Longitude : 121 12' 26'' Places near Cagayancillo Santa cruz - Tanusa -

Satellite view of Cagayancillo KML Export for Google Earth Google maps view of Cagayancillo Google links for Cagayancillo Attraction in Cagayancillo

 

The Tubbataha Reef Natural Park:

 The reef around Cagayan-Island of the world. It's a UNESCO-world cultural heritage and one of the top-10 divespots in the world. There you have the possibility to see big sea fans, blanket fish (Manta  birostris), different sharks e.g. whale sharks, Dolphins and a lot more.
 Following pictures are from www.sipalay.com

                                                      CAGAYANCILLO ISLAND