Allacapan

Allacapan
Municipality
Municipality of Allacapan

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Map of Cagayan with Allacapan highlighted
Allacapan
Location within the Philippines
Coordinates: 18°13′N 121°33′E / 18.22°N 121.55°E / 18.22; 121.55Coordinates: 18°13′N 121°33′E / 18.22°N 121.55°E / 18.22; 121.55
Country  Philippines
Region Cagayan Valley (Region II)
Province Cagayan
District 2nd District
Barangays 27 (see Barangays)
Government [1]
 • Type Sangguniang Bayan
 • Mayor Harry D. Florida
 • Electorate 19,418 voters (2016)
Area [2]
 • Total 306.80 km2 (118.46 sq mi)
Population (2015 census)[3]
 • Total 33,571
 • Density 110/km2 (280/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+8 (PST)
ZIP code 3523
PSGC 021503000
IDD : area code  +63 (0)78
Climate type Tropical monsoon climate
Income class 3rd municipal income class
Revenue (₱) 114,929,479.23 (2016)
Native languages Ilocano
Ibanag
Tagalog

Allacapan, officially the Municipality of Allacapan, is a 3rd class municipality in the province of Cagayan, Philippines. According to the 2015 census, it has a population of 33,571 people.[3]

It is situated in the north-western periphery of Cagayan, bordering Apayao. It is the headquarters of GV Florida Transport.

History

Allacapan has its beginning as a small village in the jungle vastness, inhabited by Negritoes, also known as Aetas. Ilocanos mainly from Ilocos Sur, among them future town mayor Santos Martinez, discovered it in quest for better land and eventually dominated the area.

Allacapan was founded as a municipal district of Tawit, Mountain Province, in 1926. It was ceded to Cagayan in 1928, and finally became a regular municipality in 1945 by virtue of Commonwealth Act No. 590 authored by Congressman Miguel Pio.

The history of Allacapan has a series of existing episodes and transitions. During the Japanese occupation, the Japanese forces established a garrison in the heart of the community from where echoed moars of torture inflicted upon prisoners of war, most often, innocent civilians. Later on, the Japanese burned the municipal hall, including the school building in the old site of Daan-Ili. The incident aggravated the fear of the civilians and they fled to the mountains.

After liberation, disgruntled ex-Army men who were not satisfied with their backpay checks took to the hills with their rifles and joined the underground movement. Allacapan then became a hotbed of the Huks (HUKBALAHAP or Hukbo ng Bayan Laban sa Hapon). Their atrocities resulted in the kidnapping of then Mayor Agustin Gorospe in September 1951, the burning of the newly constructed town hall, and the looting of the local treasury.

The construction of the highway from Magapit, Lallo to Bangag, Aparri traversing Allacapan and the opening of the Magapit Bridge to traffic, facilitated mobility of trade and commerce. Allacapan suddenly became a local point. It is now accessible from all points and is fast becoming an urban community.

The municipality's name came to be when Francisco Umengan, an ex-municipal president from Aparri, was annoyed by the skittering of dried leaves heaped within the vicinity. On his inquiry about the significance of the noise, his Negrito guide told him "alla-appan" meaning "trap." Umengan then named the place "Allacapan" and the name has remained to the present.

Barangays

Allacapan is politically subdivided into 27 barangays.

  • Bessang
  • Binubungan
  • Bulo
  • Burot
  • Capagaran (Brigida)
  • Capalutan
  • Capanickian Norte
  • Capanickian Sur
  • Cataratan
  • Centro East (Poblacion)
  • Centro West (Poblacion)
  • Daan-Ili
  • Dagupan
  • Dalayap
  • Gagaddangan
  • Iringan
  • Labben
  • Maluyo
  • Mapurao
  • Matucay
  • Nagattatan
  • Pacac
  • San Juan (Maguininango)
  • Silagan
  • Tamboli
  • Tubel
  • Utan

Demographics

Population census of Allacapan
YearPop.±% p.a.
1939 3,342—    
1948 4,638+3.71%
1960 7,112+3.63%
1970 12,946+6.17%
1975 15,752+4.01%
1980 19,273+4.12%
1990 21,916+1.29%
1995 23,997+1.71%
2000 26,960+2.53%
2007 29,821+1.40%
2010 31,662+2.20%
2015 33,571+1.12%
Source: Philippine Statistics Authority[3] [4] [5] [6]

In the 2015 census, the population of Allacapan was 33,571 people,[3] with a density of 110 inhabitants per square kilometre or 280 inhabitants per square mile.

References

  1. ↑ "Municipality". Quezon City, Philippines: Department of the Interior and Local Government. Retrieved 31 May 2013.
  2. ↑ "Province: Cagayan". PSGC Interactive. Quezon City, Philippines: Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved 12 November 2016.
  3. 1 2 3 4 Census of Population (2015). "Region II (Cagayan Valley)". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. PSA. Retrieved 20 June 2016.
  4. ↑ Census of Population and Housing (2010). "Region II (Cagayan Valley)". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. NSO. Retrieved 29 June 2016.
  5. ↑ Censuses of Population (1903–2007). "Region II (Cagayan Valley)". Table 1. Population Enumerated in Various Censuses by Province/Highly Urbanized City: 1903 to 2007. NSO.
  6. ↑ "Province of Cagayan". Municipality Population Data. Local Water Utilities Administration Research Division. Retrieved 17 December 2016.
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