Tuguegarao

Tuguegarao ( or ), officially the City of Tuguegarao, is a component city capital of Cagayan, Philippines and Regional Center of Cagayan Valley, Philippines with a population of 166,334 people according to the 2020 census. It is the most urbanized area in Cagayan Valley and Northeastern Luzon. The city of Cagayan Valley is a major urban center and primary growth center in the northeastern Philippines. It is a convergence area for the provinces of Cagayan, Kalinga, Apayao, and northern Isabela, and is one of the fastest-emerging cities in the Philippines. The city is located on the southern border of the province, near the Pinacanauan River and the Cagayan River. It is surrounded by the Sierra Madre Mountains to the east, Cordillera Mountains to the west, and Caraballo Mountains to the south. The highest temperature ever recorded in the Philippines——hit Tuguegarao on May 11, 1969.