Santa Praxedes, Cagayan
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Santa Praxedes, officially the Municipality of Santa Praxedes ( ibg, Ili nat Santa Praxedes; ilo, Ili ti Santa Praxedes; tl, Bayan ng Santa Praxedes), is a 5th class
municipality A municipality is usually a single administrative division having corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate. The term ''municipality'' may also mean the go ...
in the
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of
Cagayan Cagayan ( ), officially the Province of Cagayan ( ilo, Probinsia ti Cagayan; ibg, Provinsiya na Cagayan; itv, Provinsiya ya Cagayan; fil, Lalawigan ng Cagayan), is a province in the Philippines located in the Cagayan Valley region, covering ...
,
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. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 4,434 people. The
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of the municipality consists of two barangays, Centro-Uno and Centro-Dos, which are situated in the valley surrounded by the northern tip of the
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History

The town's original name was Langangan, then changed to Santa Praxedes, after the second-century martyr of the same name, by virtue of Republic Act No. 4149 in 1964. The first settlers were known to be the emigrants from the neighboring provinces of
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(from the municipalities of
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and
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) and
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(from the municipalities of
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,
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and Pinili). There has also been past and present moves by the municipal council to regain political control of some barangays of the neighboring municipality of Claveria, particularly the barangays of Cadcadir, Lablabig, Mabnang, Union, Kilkiling and Siam-Siam. These barangays were once part of Santa Praxedes but lost political control when the municipality was transferred to the provincial jurisdiction of Ilocos Norte.


Early Settlers

Early settlers in this municipality are the ''Agamanos'', ''Agnir'', ''Aguinaldo'', ''Aguirre, ''Agullana'', ''Bumanglag'', ''Estabillo'', ''Llapitan'', ''Madamba'', ''Pagdilao'', ''Ragsac'', ''Rivera'', ''Sanchez'' families.


Geography

It borders the
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municipality of Pagudpud to the west; Calanasan, Apayao, to the south-west;
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, to the east. It also shares a third of the area of the Calvario National Park along with the municipality of Pagudpud.
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directly to the north of
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via
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to
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. The central plain is situated in a valley enveloped by the Caraballo Mountains. It is also one of the coastal towns of Cagayan that does not have direct road access to its seacoast due to the high mountains surrounding it.


Barangays

Santa Praxedes is politically subdivided into 10
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s. These barangays are headed by elected officials: Barangay Captain, Barangay Council, whose members are called Barangay Councilors. All are elected every three years. * Cadongdongan * Capacuan * Centro I (
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) * Centro II (
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) * Macatel * Portabaga * San Juan * San Miguel * Salungsong * Sicul


Climate

As in the other part of the country, the municipality has two seasons: the wet and dry seasons. It has a longer wet season, unlike most parts of the country that enjoy almost equal periods of wet and dry seasons. The wet season normally starts in the last week of May and lasts up to the end of January. It is during the later months of this season that the famous "gamet" or "
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" grows along its rocky seacoast. The dry season starts by the end of January till the end of May.


Demographics

In the 2020 census, the population of Santa Praxedes was 4,434 people, with a density of .


Language

Ilokano is the main language but a portion of the population also speaks
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(locally known as Yapayao) as part of the population hailed from the Calanasan, Apayao, when the municipality was a part of the former
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province.


Economy

Economic activity consists mainly of fishing, farming and tourism. Currently, the local government is further developing both Portabaga Falls and Mingay Beach Resorts.


Tourism

There is a lot of potential of the town in ecotourism but due to poor infrastructure, tourism spots such as Sicul Falls and Hotsprings as well as Macatel Falls were seldom visited. * Portabaga Falls Resort - a 25-meter single-drop waterfall having four downstream catch pools * Mingay Beach and Resorts * Sicul Falls and Hotspring * Macatel Falls


Government

Santa Praxedez, belonging to the second legislative district of the province of Cagayan, 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


Controversy

Being a small town and the fact that its inhabitants are related by ancestry, recent political development created friction among political clans. Among other factor is that politicians are mainly late-comer emigrants from neighboring municipalities and provinces thus in the 2016 national election, claims of illegal voters or "flying voters" were uncovered by the local election office. Such controversy was resolved before election.


Infrastructure

The municipality is north of
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via Laoag and northwest of
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, the province's capital. Bus companies serving the town are RCJ Lines and
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(
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Sanchez Mira v/v via
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), GMW Trans (
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–Tuguegarao/Santiago) and L. Pascua Liner (Flora–
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) on a daily regular basis.


Communication

Although it has a small population, it enjoys full coverage of
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and
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cellular networks which residents use to connect to the Internet.


Education

The Schools Division of Cagayan governs the town's public education system. The division office is a field office of the
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in
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region. The office governs the public and private elementary and public and private high schools throughout the municipality.


Elementary

* Santa Praxedes Central School * Cadongdongan Elementary School * Capacuan Elementary School


Secondary

* Santa Praxedes National High School and Senior High School


References


External links

* Philippine Standard Geographic Codebr>Philippine Census Information
{{Authority control Municipalities of Cagayan