Roxas is a first 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...

, Philippines

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. According to the latest census

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, it has a population

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 of 53,461 people in 9,896 households.

It is currently one of the fast-growing towns in Isabela. It is the center of business and commerce in the Mallig Region. It is envisioned to be a city in the next few years.
In 1600, the municipality of Roxas comprises the barrios of Holy Friday and San Jose in Mallig as far as to the municipalities of San Manuel, Isabela

San Manuel, Isabela

San Manuel is a 4th class municipality in the province of Isabela, Philippines. According to the latest census, it has a population of 28,420 people in 5,570 households.The major industry in San Manuel is farming.-History:...

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