Claveria, officially the Municipality of Claveria (; ; ), is a

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in the

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Cagayan Cagayan ( ), officially the Province of Cagayan (; ; ; isnag language, Isnag: ''Provinsia nga Cagayan''; ivatan language, Ivatan: ''Provinsiya nu Cagayan''; ; ), is a Provinces of the Philippines, province in the Philippines located in the Cag ...

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. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 31,900 people. Claveria is from

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, from

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, from Kabugao, and from Santa Praxedes.

History

Claveria was officially established as a Spanish mission called Cabicungan on 17 April 1633. It was made into a civil town on 9 March 1865. Initially named after the Cabicungan river that runs through the town, it was renamed Claveria in the 19th century after the Spanish Governor-General Narciso Clavería. In 1661, the town was attacked by rebels from the Ilocos led by Pedro Almazan, resulting in the death of the resident missionary, Jose Navarro de Santa Maria. In the 18th century, the Spanish established a military garrison in the town to launch expeditions against the unconquered Isneg tribes of

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and to guard the mountain route to the Ilocos.

Geography

Claveria is situated from the provincial capital

, and from the country's capital city of

Barangays

Claveria is politically subdivided into 41

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s. Each barangay consists of

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s while some have

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Climate

Demographics

In the 2020 census, the population of Claveria, Cagayan, was 31,900 people, with a density of .

Economy

Government

Local government

Claveria is part of the second legislative district of the province of Cagayan. It is governed by a mayor, designated as its local chief executive, and by a municipal council as its legislative body in accordance with the Local Government Code. The mayor, vice mayor, and the councilors are elected directly by the people through an election which is being held every three years.

Elected officials

Education

The Schools Division of Cagayan governs the town's public education system. The division office is a field office of the DepEd in

Cagayan Valley Cagayan Valley (; ), designated as Region II, is an Regions of the Philippines, administrative region in the Philippines. Located in the northeastern section of Luzon, it is composed of five Provinces of the Philippines, Philippine provinces: ...

region. The Claveria East District Office governs the public and private elementary and high schools throughout the municipality.

Primary and elementary schools

* Alimoan Elementary School * Bacsay Elementary School * Bilibigao Elementary School * Bright Kids Learning Center * Buenavista-San Isidro Elementary School * Capannikian Elementary School * Claveria Central School * Claveria East Central School * Culao Elementary School * Dibalio Elementary School * Luzon Elementary School * Magdalena Elementary School * Malasin Elementary School * Malilitao Elementary School * Mapulapula Elementary School * Nagsabaran Elementary School * Pata Elementary School * Pinas Elementary School * San Vicente Primary School * Santiago Elementary School * Sta. Maria Primary School * Sto. Tomas Primary School

Secondary schools

* Academy of Saint Joseph * Claveria National High School * Claveria Rural and Vocational School * Claveria School of Arts and Trades

Notable personalities

Arthur Tugade Arthur "Art" Planta Tugade (born January 9, 1946) is a Filipino people, Filipino businessman and lawyer from Cagayan who served as the Secretary of Transportation (Philippines), Secretary of the Department of Transportation (Philippines), Depar ...

- a businessman and lawyer * Lincoln Cortez Velasquez - YouTuber and entertainer known as Cong TV

References

External links

First Official Website of Claveria, Cagayan
* Philippine Standard Geographic Codebr>Philippine Census Information
{{Authority control Municipalities of Cagayan