Solana, Cagayan

Solana
Marague
Municipality of Solana
Solana Municipal Hall
Map of Cagayan with Solana highlighted
OpenStreetMap
Solana
Location within the Philippines
Coordinates: 17°39′08″N 121°41′29″E / 17.6522°N 121.6914°E / 17.6522; 121.6914
CountryPhilippines
RegionCagayan Valley
ProvinceCagayan
District 3rd district
Named afterThe Marquis of La Solana
(as Solana)
Francisco Marague
(as Marague)
Barangays38 (see Barangays)
Government
  TypeSangguniang Bayan
  MayorJennalyn P. Carag
  Vice MayorMeynard Z. Carag, CPA
  RepresentativeJoseph L. Lara
  Municipal Council
Members
  Electorate51,787 voters (2025)
Area
  Total
234.60 km2 (90.58 sq mi)
Elevation
34 m (112 ft)
Highest elevation
153 m (502 ft)
Lowest elevation
12 m (39 ft)
Population
 (2020 census)
  Total
88,445
  Density380/km2 (980/sq mi)
  Households
21,407
Economy
  Income class1st municipal income class
  Poverty incidence
12.23
% (2021)
  Revenue428 million (2022)
  Assets1,094 million (2022)
  Expenditure324.6 million (2022)
  Liabilities274.8 million (2022)
Service provider
  ElectricityCagayan 1 Electric Cooperative (CAGELCO 1)
Time zoneUTC+8 (PST)
ZIP code
3503
PSGC
IDD:area code+63(0)78
Native languagesIbanag
Ilocano
Itawis
Tagalog
Websitewww.solana-cagayan.gov.ph

Solana, officially the Municipality of Solana (Ibanag: Ili nat Solana; Itawit: Ili yo Solana; Ilocano: Ili ti Solana; Tagalog: Bayan ng Solana), is a municipality in the province of Cagayan, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 88,445 people.

The Awidon Mesa Formationa Paleolithic Sites of the municipality, along with the Callao Limestone Formation Paleolithic Sites in neighboring Penablanca, are included in the tentative list of the Philippines for future UNESCO World Heritage Site inscription under the name of Paleolithic Archaeological Sites in Cagayan Valley. The Awidon Mesa Formation has at least 68 Paleolithic sites in which stone tools and fossils of extinct animals that include stegodons, elephants, rhinoceros, and large tortoise were discovered.