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Santa Praxedes

Municipality

Seal

Map of Cagayan showing the location of Santa Praxedes

Sta. Praxedes

Location within the Philippines

Coordinates: 1834N 12100ECoordinates: 1834N 12100E

Country Philippines

Region Cagayan Valley (Region II)

Province Cagayan

District 2nd District

Barangays 10

Government[1]

Mayor Esterlina Aguinaldo-Ramos

Area[2]

Total 109.97 km2 (42.46 sq mi)

Population (2010)[3]

Total 3,646

Density 33/km2 (86/sq mi)

Time zone PST (UTC+8)

ZIP code 3521

Dialing code 78

Income class 5th class

Santa Praxedes is a fifth-class municipality in the province of Cagayan, Philippines, named after St Praxedes. According to 2010 census, it has a population of 3,646 people.[3]

The poblacion of the municipality consists of two barangays, Centro-Uno and Centro-Dos, which are situated in the valley surrounded by the northern tip of the great Caraballo mountain range.

Contents

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1 Geography o 1.1 Climate o 1.2 Barangays

2 History

3 Demographics o 3.1 Language

4 Economy and tourism

5 Transportation and communication

6 Local government

7 Schools

8 References

9 External links

Geography[edit]

It borders the Ilocos Norte municipality of Pagudpud to the west; Calanasan, Apayao, to the southwest; Claveria, Cagayan, to the east. It also shares one-third of the area of the Calvario National Park along with the municipality of Pagudpud.

The central plain is situated in a scenic valley being enveloped by the Caraballo mountain range. It is also one of the coastal towns of Cagayan that does not have direct road access to its seacoast due to the high mountains surrounding it.

Climate[edit]

As in the other part of the country, the municipality has two seasons: the wet and dry seasons. It has a longer wet season, unlike most parts of the country that enjoy almost equal periods of wet and dry seasons. The wet season normally starts in the last week of May and lasts up to the end of January. It is during the later months of this season that the famous "gamet" or "nori" grows along its rocky seacoast. The dry season starts by the end of January till the end of May.

Barangays[edit]

Sta. Praxedes is politically subdivided into 10 barangays.[2]

Cadongdongan

Capacuan

Centro I (Pob.)

Centro II (Pob.)

Macatel

Portabaga

San Juan

San Miguel

Salungsong

Sicul

History[edit]

The town's original name was Langangan, then changed to Sta. Praxedes by virtue of Republic Act No. 4149 in 1964. The first settlers were known to be the emigrants from the neighboring provinces of Ilocos Sur (from the municipalities of Sinait and Magsingal) and Ilocos Norte (from the municipalities ofPasuquin, Badoc and Pinili).

There has also been past and present moves by the municipal council to regain political control of some barangays of the neighboring municipality of Claveria, particularly the barangays of Cadcadir, Lablabig, Mabnang, Union, Kilkiling and Siam-Siam. These barangays were once part of Santa Praxedes but lost political control when the municipality was transferred to Ilocos Norte province jurisdiction.

Demographics[edit]

Population census of Santa Praxedes

Year Pop. % p.a.

1990 2,514

1995 2,709 +1.41%

2000 2,952 +1.86%

2007 3,379 +1.88%

2010 3,646 +2.81%

Source: National Statistics Office[3]

Language[edit]

Ilokano is the main language but a portion of the population also speaks Isneg (locally known as Yapayao) as part of the population hailed from the Calanasan, Apayao, when the municipality was a part of the former Kalinga-Apayao province.

Economy and tourism[edit]

Economic activity consists mainly of fishing, farming and tourism. Currently, the local government is further developing both Portabaga Falls and Mingay Beach Resorts. There is a lot of potential of the town in ecotourism but due to poor infrastracture, tourism spots such as Sicul Falls and Hotsprings as well as Macatel Falls were seldomly visited.

Portabaga Falls Resort - a 25-meter single-drop waterfall having four downstream catch pools

Mingay Beach and Resorts

Sicul Falls and Hotspring

Macatel Falls

Transportation and communication[edit]

The municipality is about 600 kilometres (370 mi) north of Manila and about 175 kilometres (109 mi) northeast of Tuguegarao, the province's capital. Bus companies serving the town are RCJ Lines and GV Florida Transport (ManilaSanchez Mira v/v), GMW Trans (LaoagTuguegarao) and L. Pascua Liner (FloraBaguio) on a daily regular basis.

Although it has a small population, it enjoys full coverage of Smart and Globe cellular networks which residents use to connect to the Internet.[citation needed]

Local government[edit]

Elected municipal officials 2013-2016:[1]

Mayor: Esterlina A. Ramos

Vice mayor: Gil G. Buenavista

Schools[edit]

Elementary:

Sta. Praxedes Central School

Cadongdongan Elementary School

Capacuan Primary School

Secondary:

Sta. Praxedes National High School