Peñablanca, officially the Municipality of Peñablanca (; ; ), is a
municipality
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in the
province
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of
Cagayan
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,
Philippines
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. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 50,300 people.
Peñablanca is home to the charcoal-drawn Peñablanca
petrograph
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s and the Callao Limeston Formation. Both the Peñablanca Petrographs and the Callao Limestone Formation are included as
tentative sites of the Philippines for future inclusion in the
UNESCO
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World Heritage List
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. The Callao Limestone Formation has at least 93 archaeological sites that yielded stone tools of Paleolithic industry and bones and shells of animals still living in the vicinity.
History
Named after its prominent white rock formations, Peñablanca was formerly a barrio of Tuguegarao named ''Bubug''. However, it also went by other names such as Alimannao, which was said to have been derived from a
German
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rancher named Otto Weber, who, when one of his servants was asked who owned the cows in the area, responded in
Itawis: ''cua na Aliman yao'' (they belong to the German). Another name for the place was ''camasi'', from the native word for tomato, which abounded in the area. Both Alimannao and Camasi are now names of barrios in the municipality.
Peñablanca was made a separate municipality by the Spaniards on November 20, 1886. Its first inhabitants were Kalingas (unbaptized Irrayas) and Negritos.
Geography
The municipality is home to the
Peñablanca Protected Landscape and Seascape
The Peñablanca Protected Landscape and Seascape (formerly known as the Callao Cave National Park) is a protected area and national park in Peñablanca, Cagayan. It is on the border with Isabela province, contiguous with the Northern Sierra Madr ...
which contains the
Callao Cave
Callao Cave () is one of 300 limestone caves located in the Barangays of Magdalo and Quibal in the municipality of Peñablanca, about northeast of Tuguegarao City, the capital of Cagayan province within the Peñablanca Protected Landscape a ...
(part of the Callao Limestone Formation Paleolithic Archaeological Site), one of the province's well-known landmarks and tourist spots.
Peñablanca is situated from of the provincial capital
Tuguegarao
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, and north of the country's capital city of
Manila
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.
Barangays
Peñablanca is divided into 24
barangay
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s. Each barangay consists of
purok
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s while some have
sitios
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.
* Aggugaddan
* Alimanao
* Baliuag
* Bical
* Bugatay
* Buyun
* Cabasan
* Cabbo
* Callao
* Camasi
* Centro (
Poblacion
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)
* Dodan
* Lapi
* Malibabag
* Mangga
* Minanga
* Nabbabalayan
* Nanguilattan
* Nannarian
* Parabba
* Patagueleg
* Quibal
* San Roque (Litto)
* Sisim
Climate
Demographics
In the 2020 census, the population of Peñablanca, Cagayan, was 50,300 people, with a density of .
Economy
Government
Local government
Peñablanca is part of the
third 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 municipal councilors are elected directly by the people through an election 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
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in
Cagayan Valley
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region. There are two schools district offices which govern the public and private elementary and high schools throughout the municipality. These are Peñablanca East District, and Peñablanca West District.
Primary and elementary schools
* Abucay Elementary School
* Alaminnao Elementary School
* Alitontong Elementary School
* Baguio Point Community Scholl
* Baliwag Elementary School
* Bauan Elementary School
* Bical Elementary School
* Bugatay Elementary School
* Buyun Elementary School
* Cabasan Elementary School
* Cabbo Elementary School
* Callao Elementary School
* Dodan Elementary School
* Lagum Elementary School
* Lapi Elementary School
* Little Jesus Christian Academy Minanga Branch
* Little Jesus Christian Academy Vuyun Branch
* Little Jesus Christian Academy Bambang Branch
* Little Jesus Christian Academy Callao Branch
* Little Jesus Christian Academy Sisim Branch
* Little Jesus Christian Academy Lapi Branch
* Little Jesus Christian Academy Roma Branch
* Mangga Elementary School
* Minanga Elementary School
* Nanguillattan Elementary School
* Nannarian Elementary School
* Parabba Elementary School
* Patagueleg Elementary School
* Methodist Christian School of Peñablanca
* Peñablanca East Central School
* Peñablanca West Central School
* Quibal Elementary School
* San Roque Elementary School
* School of Saints Philip and James (Elementary School)
* Sisim Elementary School
Secondary schools
* Cabbo National High School
* Don Severino Pagalilauan National High School
* International School of Asia and the Pacific
* Peñablanca East National High School
* Peñablanca National High School
* San Jacinto Seminary
* School of Saints Philip and James (Junior High School)
Media
* 94.9 MHz DWEX FMR Cagayan (
Philippine Collective Media Corporation
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)
References
External links
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Philippine Census Information
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