Enrile, Cagayan

Enrile, Cagayan
Enrile, officially the Municipality of Enrile, is a 3rd class municipality in the province of Cagayan, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 36,705 people.
Enrile lies on the southernmost part of Cagayan, bounded by Sta. Maria, Isabela to the south, by the mighty Cagayan River to the east, by Solana and Tuguegarao to the north, Kalinga to the west.
The town is predominantly an agricultural town where the majority of its population derive their income from farming. It has a land area of 18,450 hectares unevenly distributed to the 22-barangays of the municipality. Its main products are rice, corn, peanut, tobacco and vegetables.
It has a total population of 35,834 inhabitants. Its citizens are called Itawit because they speak the Itawit dialect. Ilocanos and Tagalogs have settled at the western barangays and have blended very well in the mainstream of Itawit life.
Etymology
The municipality was named after Spanish Governor-General Pasqual Enrile y Alcedo. Cabug was the original name of Enrile when it was a barrio of Tuguegarao. It was established as a separate town in September 1849 and named in honor of the Spanish Governor General Pascual Enrile during the Spanish regime.
History
The History of Enrile dates as early as 1690. According to Father Juan Paguere, it was just a wide and long stretch of virgin land located at the southernmost end of the province of Cagayan. In 1718, the colonial government ordered the place to become one of the barrios of Tuguegarao. It was named "Cabugag" or in short Cabug, the dialect term for hunchback for the first settler was a man with this deformity. So the place was named after him. The name "Cabug" is engraved on the town's first church bell which is still found in the steeple.
In 1724, the Dominican Friars thought of giving the barrios their Patron Saint. Cabug was given "Nuestra Señora de las Caldas". The prominent residents of the barrio had chosen the sixth day of August as her feast day. As year went by, the land area and population of the barrio increased with surprising rapidly. The Cagayan River which flowed close to the barrio site gradually changed its course and moved further towards Cataggaman as flood plains were formed. The non Christian inhabitants called Kalingas gradually deserted the barrio and moved westward to the Mountain Province. As a result, more agricultural lands were cleared and cultivated. Tobacco and corn are the chief crops of the people.
In September 1849, the colonial government ordered the separation of Cabug from the municipality of Tuguegarao to become a town by itself. The new town was named Enrile in honor of Governor Pascual Enrile who was responsible for building roads in the northern part of Luzon during those days. The separation of Enrile from Tuguegarao led to a change of its patron saint. The population unanimously adopted "Nuestra Señora de las Nieves" as its patron Saint. The fifth day of August was selected as her feast day.
Sinupac, a hinterland of Enrile, was the hiding place of Emilio Aguinaldo and his revolutionary forces when they retreated from pursuing American forces.
Geography
Enrile lies on the southernmost part of Cagayan, bounded by Sta. Maria, Isabela to the south, by the mighty Cagayan River to the east, by Solana and Tuguegarao City to the north and by the province of Kalinga to the west.
Barangays
Enrile is politically subdivided into 22 barangays. Each barangay consists of puroks while some have sitios.
Alibago
Barangay II
Barangay IV
Batu
Divisoria
Inga
Lanna
Lemu Norte
Lemu Sur
Liwan Norte
Liwan Sur
Maddarulug Norte
Maddarulug Sur
Magalalag East
Magalalag West (San Nicolas)
Marracuru
Roma Norte
Roma Sur
San Antonio
San Jose (Barangay III-A)
San Roque (Barangay III-B)
Villa Maria (Barangay I)
Climate
Land Area
Enrile has a land area of 18,450 hectares unevenly distributed to the 22 barangays of the municipality and predominantly agricultural where the majority of its inhabitants derive their income from farming.
Topography
Enrile is bounded by hills and mountains on both North and West. Area with low elevation is about 20 meters above sea level at the Eastern part which lies close to the river boundaries. The highest elevation is found Northwest which is approximately 800 meters above sea level.
Demographics
In the 2020 census, the population of Enrile, Cagayan, was 36,705 people, with a density of .
Enrile's citizens are called Itawit because they speak the Itawit language. Ilocanos and Tagalogs have settled at the western barangays and have blended very well in the mainstream of Itawit life.
Economy
Enrile is predominantly an agricultural town where the majority of its population derive their income from farming. It has a land area of 18,450 hectares unevenly distributed to the 22-barangays of the municipality. Its main products are rice, corn, peanut, tobacco and vegetables.
Peanut Production
The Department of Agriculture (DA) has declared the town of Enrile in Cagayan as the "peanut capital of the Philippines" for its "noteworthy contribution" to the development of the local peanut industry, with experts citing the soil suitability of the town – sandy to sandy-loam – and its unique ability to produce peanut year-round. One estimate of the town's production places a volume of 1,800 metric tons per year or 8 to 10 percent of the national supply.
Enrile is home to 800 peanut farmers cultivating 700 hectares of farmlands with a potential expansion area of another 800 hectares. "With improved production and yield, Enrile may be able to fill up a portion, if not all, of the import requirement for peanut of 15,060 metric tons," Alviar added.
Local Business
Agro - Trade Fair located at the side of Municipal Hall.
Kimikarlai - Turingan Sports Center and Airconditioned Cockpit Arena (Bunagan St.)
Kimikarlai Construction Supply and Services (Santiago - Tuguegarao Road)
Kimikarlai Gamefarm (Bunagan St.)
Kimikarlai Hardware and Construction Services (Brgy. Villa Maria)
Lai Gasoline Station (Brgy. Villa Maria)
Lai Gasoline Station (Santiago - Tuguegarao Road)
Lai Grains and Palay Gasoline Station (Bunagan St.)
M.B. Decena Jr. Livestock
Transportation
Passenger jeepneys, tricycles and other private transportation vehicles service all routes within and outside Enrile. Kalesa is also driven within the Poblacion and barangays only.
Government
Local government
Enrile, belonging to the third legislative district of the province of Cagayan, is governed by a mayor designated as its local chief executive and by a municipal council as its legislative body in accordance with the Local Government Code. The mayor, vice mayor, and the councilors are elected directly by the people through an election which is being held every three years.
Elected officials
Elected officials
Local chief executives
Gobernadorcillos
A. Spanish Regime – 1849 to 1896
Don Vicente Bunagan
Don Marcelo Guzman
Don Martin Fortunato
Don Lorenzo de los Reyes
Don Pio Cepeda
Don Mariano Guzman
Don Carlos Argonza
Don Agapito Lappay
Don Pedro Bunagan
Don Vicente Carag
Don Patricio Gacutan
Don Cayatano Fortunato
Municipal Captain
1. Don Cornelio Bunagan – 1896 – 1898
Municipal Mayors
Vicente Babaran 1900-1902
Tomas Carag 1902-1903
Matias Bunagan 1903-1904
Agapito Guzman 1904-1906
Cipriano Pagulayan 1906-1909
Vicente Babaran 1909-1913
Nicolas Pauig 1913-1917
Generoso Palattao 1917-1920
Pedro Camigad 1920-1924
Jacinto Camacam 1924-1926
Francisco Turingan 1926-1931
Joaquin Accad 1931-1935
Felix Babaran 1935-1943
Rufino Luyun 1943-1945(Japanese Regime)
Agustin Palattao March 1945 to June 30, 1945 (Military)
Anastacio Luyun 1945-1946 (Appointed)
Jose Babaran 1947-1951
Gorgenio Manauis January 1, 1952, to March 27, 1952
Benigno Carag Serving the rest of the term of Mayor Manauis (deceased), he being the elected Vice Mayor.
Education
The Schools Division of Cagayan governs the town's public education system. The division office is a field office of the DepEd in Cagayan Valley region. The office governs the public and private elementary and public and private high schools throughout the municipality.
References
External links
[ Philippine Standard Geographic Code]
Philippine Census Information
Municipalities of Cagayan
Populated places on the Rio Grande de Cagayan