Cabagan, Isabela
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Cabagan is a 1st class municipality in the province of Isabela
Isabela province
Isabela is the second largest province of the Philippines next to Palawan. It is located in the Cagayan Valley Region in Luzon. Its capital is Ilagan and borders, clockwise from the south, Aurora, Quirino, Nueva Vizcaya, Ifugao, Mountain Province, Kalinga, and Cagayan...

. According to the latest census, it has a population of 43,562 people in 7,250 households.

Cabagan had been the business center of three nearby towns (Santa Maria
Santa Maria, Isabela
Santa Maria is a 4th class municipality in the province of Isabela, Philippines. According to the latest census, it has a population of 20,695 people in 3,280 households.-Barangays:Santa Maria is politically subdivided into 20 barangays.* Bangad...

, San Pablo
San Pablo, Isabela
San Pablo is a 3rd class municipality in the province of Isabela, Philippines. According to the latest census, it has a population of 20,561 people in 3,466 households.-Barangays:San Pablo is politically subdivided into 17 barangays.* Annanuman...

 and Santo Tomas
Santo Tomas, Isabela
Santo Tomas is a 4th class municipality in the province of Isabela, Philippines. According to the latest census, it has a population of 22,172 people in 3,864 households....

) before they had their own market. It is locally famous for its pancit Cabagan. Its people are called Ybanags. Nowadays, Ybanags are well educated and the source of the province's top politicians, professionals and a world class athlete.

During Christmas, the Cabagan Square Park could be seen flashing brightly with many Christmas lights and lanterns. Cabagan's top schools are Cabagan Science Elementary School and Isabela State University Science and Technology High School.

The Malasi lake is a sanctuary for migratory birds located in barangay San Antonio and has been hailed by the DENR. The Taguinod Cattle Ranch in Sitio Carumay is an ecofriendly farm where you can find different crops,the world famous Carabao mango and also a place to find pure breed American Brahman cattles. The biggest Gymnasium in Isabela and in the whole Region 2 is located in this town and the beautiful century-old Well that was built by the Spaniards, located at St. Ferdinand College, Cabagan Campus.

Alex Pagulayan
Alex Pagulayan
Alejandro Salvador Pagulayan, is a Filipino Canadian professional pool and snooker player. His nicknames are "the Lion" and "the Killer Pixie". He was born in Cabagan, Isabela, Philippines and was raised in Toronto, Ontario, Canada...

, the 2004 world champion in billiards hails from San Juan, a remote barrio of Cabagan. Philippines
Philippines
The Philippines , officially known as the Republic of the Philippines , is a country in Southeast Asia in the western Pacific Ocean. To its north across the Luzon Strait lies Taiwan. West across the South China Sea sits Vietnam...

 Vice President Jejomar Binay
Jejomar Binay
Jejomar "Jojo" Cabauatan Binay, Sr. , also known as Jojo Binay or VPNay, is a Filipino politician who has been the 15th Vice President of the Philippines since 2010. Previously, he was Mayor of Makati City from 1986 to 1998 and again from 2001 to 2010...

's mother is a Cabaguena. New York's Grace Gollayan Baldisseri,a poet, published author and stage director, one of the 100 Most Influential Filipina Women in the United States (2007) is a beloved daughter of Cabagan.

Barangays

Cabagan is politically subdivided into 26 barangay
Barangay
A barangay is the smallest administrative division in the Philippines and is the native Filipino term for a village, district or ward...

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  • Aggub
  • Anao
  • Angancasilian
  • Balasig
  • Cansan
  • Casibarag Norte
  • Casibarag Sur
  • Catabayungan
  • Cubag
  • Garita
  • Luquilu
  • Mabangug
  • Magassi
  • Ngarag
  • Pilig Abajo
  • Pilig Alto
  • Centro (Pob.)
  • San Bernardo
  • San Juan
  • Saui
  • Tallag
  • Ugad
  • Union
  • Masipi East
  • Masipi West
  • San Antonio

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