Cagayan Valley

Cagayan Valley is an administrative region in the Philippines. It is also known as Region II. It is in the northeastern part of Luzon Island. The capital is Tuguegarao City.

Cagayan Valley Region II
Region
From left-to-right, top-to-bottom: Cagua Volcano; Bayombong Cathedral; Cape Engaño Lighthouse
Location in the Philippines
Country	Philippines
Island group	Luzon
Regional center	Tuguegarao City
Area
• Total	28,228.83 km2 (10,899.21 sq mi)
Population  (2015)[1]
• Total	3,451,410
• Density	120/km2 (320/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+8 (PST)
ISO 3166 code	PH-02
Provinces	5 Batanes Cagayan Isabela Nueva Vizcaya Quirino
Cities	4 Cauayan Ilagan Santiago Tuguegarao
Municipalities	89
Barangays	2,311

It has five provinces: Batanes, Cagayan, Isabela, Nueva Vizcaya, and Quirino.

Most of the region is in a large valley, between the Cordilleras and the Sierra Madre mountain ranges. The Cagayan River flows from the Caraballo Mountains to the Luzon Strait. The region includes the Babuyan Islands and Batanes Islands to the north.