Peñablanca
Peñablanca | |
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| Municipality of Peñablanca | |
Pinacanauan River | |
Map of Cagayan with Peñablanca highlighted | |
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Location within the Philippines | |
| Coordinates: 17°37′33″N 121°47′07″E / 17.6258°N 121.7853°E | |
| Country | Philippines |
| Region | Cagayan Valley |
| Province | Cagayan |
| District | 3rd district |
| Barangays | 24 (see Barangays) |
| Government | |
| • Type | Sangguniang Bayan |
| • Mayor | Washington M. Taguinod |
| • Vice Mayor | Marilyn J. Taguinod |
| • Representative | Joseph L. Lara |
| • Electorate | 30,770 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 |
| • Density | 42/km2 (110/sq mi) |
| • Households | 11,595 |
| Economy | |
| • Income class | 1st municipal income class |
| • Poverty incidence | 10.18 |
| • Revenue | ₱ 522.8 million (2022) |
| • Assets | ₱ 739 million (2022) |
| • Expenditure | ₱ 386 million (2022) |
| • Liabilities | ₱ 17.71 million (2022) |
| Service provider | |
| • Electricity | Cagayan 1 Electric Cooperative (CAGELCO 1) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (PST) |
| ZIP code | 3502 |
| PSGC | |
| IDD : area code | +63 (0)78 |
| Native languages | Ibanag Ilocano Itawis Atta Tagalog |
| Website | www |
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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.