Reina Mercedes, officially the Municipality of Reina Mercedes ( ilo, Ili ti Reina Mercedes; tl, Bayan ng Reina Mercedes), is a 4th class
municipality
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in the
province
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of
Isabela,
Philippines
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. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 27,900 people.
Etymology
The town was named for
Queen
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* Queen consort, the wife of a reigning king
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Mercedes of Orléans, the first consort of
Alfonso XII
Alfonso XII (Alfonso Francisco de Asís Fernando Pío Juan María de la Concepción Gregorio Pelayo; 28 November 185725 November 1885), also known as El Pacificador or the Peacemaker, was King of Spain from 29 December 1874 to his death in 188 ...
. She died of tuberculosis on June 26, 1878, in the fourth year of Alfonso's reign. When the town was partitioned from
Cauayan on January 20, 1886, the priest Pedro Jiménez named it after the late queen.
Geography
Barangays
Reina Mercedes is politically subdivided into 20
barangay
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s. These barangays are headed by elected officials:
Barangay Captain,
Barangay Council
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, whose members are called
Barangay Councilors. All are elected every three years.
Climate
Demographics
In the 2020 census, the population of Reina Mercedes, Isabela, was 27,900 people, with a density of .
Economy
Government
Local government
The municipality 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
Congress representation
Reina Mercedes, belonging to the
second legislative district of the province of Isabela, currently represented by Hon. Ed Christopher S. Go.
Education
The Schools Division of Isabela governs the town's public education system. The division office is a field office of the
DepEd
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in
Cagayan Valley
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region.
The office governs the public and private elementary and public and private high schools throughout the municipality.
Elementary schools
* Reina Mercedes Central School (District 2)
* Tallungan Elementary School
* Bliss Elementary School
* Mallalatang Elementary School
* Nappacu Grande-Sinippil Elementary School
* Nappacu Pequeño Elementary School
* Binarsang Elementary School
* Salucong Elementary School
* Santiago Elementary School
High schools
* Reina Mercedes Vocational and Industrial School (Pan-Philippine Highway)
* Reina Mercedes National Highschool (Cutog Pequeno)
* Turod Integrated School
* Banquero Integrated School
References
External links
Municipal Profile at the National Competitiveness Council of the PhilippinesReina Mercedes at the Isabela Government WebsiteLocal Governance Performance Management System
* Philippine Standard Geographic Codebr>Philippine Census InformationMunicipality of Reina Mercedes
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Municipalities of Isabela (province)
Populated places on the Rio Grande de Cagayan