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Santa Praxedes

Municipality

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Map of Cagayan showing the location of Santa Praxedes

Sta. Praxedes

Location within the Philippines

Coordinates:

1834N 12100ECoordinates:

Country

Philippines

Region

Cagayan Valley (Region II)

Province

Cagayan

District

2nd District

Barangays

10

1834N 12100E

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

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1.2 Barangays

2 History
3 Demographics

1.1 Climate

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