Rizal, Cagayan
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| Nickname(s): Malaueg | ||
| Motto: Rise Up Malaueg (Tanu napakesan nonta nasiksikan) | ||
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| Coordinates: 17°51′N 121°21′E / 17.85°N 121.35°ECoordinates: 17°51′N 121°21′E / 17.85°N 121.35°E | ||
| Country | Philippines | |
| Region | Cagayan Valley (Region II) | |
| Province | Cagayan | |
| District | 2nd District | |
| Founded | 1522 | |
| Named for | José Rizal | |
| Barangays | 29 | |
| Government | ||
| • Mayor | Joel A. Ruma | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 124.40 km2 (48.03 sq mi) | |
| Elevation (Mount Annaguan) | 1,400 m (4,600 ft) | |
| Population (2015 census) | ||
| • Total | 17,994 | |
| • Density | 140/km2 (370/sq mi) | |
| Time zone | PST (UTC+8) | |
| ZIP code | 3526 | |
| IDD : area code | +63 (0)78 | |
| Income class | 5th class; rural | |
| Website | www |
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Rizal is a fifth-class municipality in the province of Cagayan, Philippines. According to the 2015 census, it has a population of 17,994 people.
Rizal, being on the border of Cagayan and Apayao provinces, has a cool climate similar to Baguio's. It attracts excursionists and vacationists anytime, especially in summer.
Rizal is home to Cagayan's legendary figures – Biuag and Malana – who were said to have fought their epic battle for supremacy over the hand of the beautiful "Maguinganay" by swapping volleys of uprooted trees and live cattle. Their hangouts, two high mountains and a steep trail called "escolta" from where they uprooted trees to hurl at one another, can still be seen in Malaueg (Rizal).
Local crops are corn, rice and tobacco. It is known before of its specie as "Matalag", which means men and women alike to go for its aroma and suaveness. Its bananas and mangoes have become a good source of revenue.
The incorporation of the town was dated early 1500s during the Spanish era in the Philippines. At that time, the town was called "Malaueg". Spanish friars were converting the people to Christians. They became thirsty because of the unbearable heat of the sun and the mountainous terrain. Then one of the Malaueg people gave some water to them. The friar asked where the water came from and the man who gave the water uttered the word "ueg" that means fresh water. Then this friar had experienced a stomach pain that led him say "malo" which means bad. The word then finally combined and called as "MALO-UEG" that means bad brook. The name became permanently until 1903 when the town was renamed in the honor of the Philippine National Hero Dr. José Rizal.
During the Spanish regime, the town was said to be the rest spots of the Spanish Authorities, friars and some locals, because of its cool environmental climate. Malaueg people build the largest stone convents for the friars, some nipa hut houses for Spanish Authorities and some ordinary houses for the locals. Malaueg became a center of Christianity next to Nueva Segovia after the Malaueg Church was built.
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