Peñablanca

Peñablanca
Municipality of Peñablanca
Pinacanauan River
Map of Cagayan with Peñablanca highlighted
OpenStreetMap
Peñablanca
Location within the Philippines
Coordinates: 17°37′33″N 121°47′07″E / 17.6258°N 121.7853°E / 17.6258; 121.7853
CountryPhilippines
RegionCagayan Valley
ProvinceCagayan
District 3rd district
Barangays24 (see Barangays)
Government
  TypeSangguniang Bayan
  MayorWashington M. Taguinod
  Vice MayorMarilyn J. Taguinod
  RepresentativeJoseph L. Lara
  Electorate30,770 voters (2025)
Area
  Total
1,193.20 km2 (460.70 sq mi)
Elevation
58 m (190 ft)
Highest elevation
301 m (988 ft)
Lowest elevation
14 m (46 ft)
Population
 (2020 census)
  Total
50,300
  Density42/km2 (110/sq mi)
  Households
11,595
Economy
  Income class1st municipal income class
  Poverty incidence
10.18
% (2021)
  Revenue522.8 million (2022)
  Assets739 million (2022)
  Expenditure386 million (2022)
  Liabilities17.71 million (2022)
Service provider
  ElectricityCagayan 1 Electric Cooperative (CAGELCO 1)
Time zoneUTC+8 (PST)
ZIP code
3502
PSGC
IDD:area code+63(0)78
Native languagesIbanag
Ilocano
Itawis
Atta
Tagalog
Websitewww.penablanca-cagayan.gov.ph

Peñablanca, officially the Municipality of Peñablanca (Ibanag: Ili nat Peñablanca; Ilocano: Ili ti Peñablanca; Tagalog: Bayan ng Peñablanca), is a municipality in the province of Cagayan, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 50,300 people.

Peñablanca is home to the charcoal-drawn Peñablanca petrographs 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 World Heritage List. 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.