Gattaran
Gattaran | |
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| Municipality of Gattaran | |
Nassipping Church Ruins | |
| Motto: Abante Kailian! | |
Map of Cagayan with Gattaran highlighted | |
OpenStreetMap | |
Location within the Philippines | |
| Coordinates: 18°03′40″N 121°38′43″E / 18.0611°N 121.6453°E | |
| Country | Philippines |
| Region | Cagayan Valley |
| Province | Cagayan |
| District | 1st district |
| Barangays | 50 (see Barangays) |
| Government | |
| • Type | Sangguniang Bayan |
| • Mayor | Matthew C. Nolasco |
| • Vice Mayor | George R. Ancheta |
| • Representative | Ramon C. Nolasco Jr. |
| • Electorate | 36,180 voters (2025) |
| Area | |
• Total | 707.50 km2 (273.17 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 19 m (62 ft) |
| Highest elevation | 129 m (423 ft) |
| Lowest elevation | 1 m (3 ft) |
| Population (2020 census) | |
• Total | 58,874 |
| • Density | 83/km2 (220/sq mi) |
| • Households | 14,213 |
| Economy | |
| • Income class | 1st municipal income class |
| • Poverty incidence | 13.61 |
| • Revenue | ₱ 430 million (2022) |
| • Assets | ₱ 821.8 million (2022) |
| • Expenditure | ₱ 305.6 million (2022) |
| • Liabilities | ₱ 132.7 million (2022) |
| Service provider | |
| • Electricity | Cagayan 2 Electric Cooperative (CAGELCO 2) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (PST) |
| ZIP code | 3508 |
| PSGC | |
| IDD : area code | +63 (0)78 |
| Native languages | Ibanag Ilocano Cagayan Agta Tagalog |
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Gattaran, officially the Municipality of Gattaran (Ibanag: Ili nat Gattaran; Ilocano: Ili ti Gattaran; Tagalog: Bayan ng Gattaran), is a municipality in the province of Cagayan, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 58,874 people.
Gattaran's historic spots and tourist landmarks include the Lal-lo and Gattaran Shell Middens, Magapit Protected Landscape, Maduppaper Caves, the Mapaso Hot Spring and the Tanglagan Falls whose warm and cold waters meet and flow together on one bed to become the Dummun River. Another attraction of Gattaran is Bolos Point, a wildlife sanctuary.