Pamplona, Philippines
Pamplona is a town of 2,133 people in Cagayan Valley, Philippines.
Why visit Pamplona
Townapedia lists 4 museums and landmarks, 3 places to eat and 1 attraction in and around town.
Highlights include Mount Malaqui Babui.
Weather in Pamplona
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About Pamplona
Pamplona, officially the Municipality of Pamplona (Ibanag: Ili nat Pamplona; Ilocano: Ili ti Pamplona; Tagalog: Bayan ng Pamplona), is a municipality in the province of Cagayan, Philippines. According to the 2024 census, it has a population of 25,182 people.
From the Wikipedia article Pamplona, Cagayan (this version), under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Travel tips from other travellers: Pamplona on Wikivoyage (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Things to do1
Museums and landmarks4
Restaurants and cafes3
Churches and places of worship1
History
Pamplona is the result of the merging of two villages during the Spanish era - Abulacan (now barrio San Juan) and Masi. Abulacan was founded by the ecclesiastical authorities on April 30, 1757, with San Juan Nepomuceno as the patron saint. Sometime in 1842, Vicar Pedro Montenegro, O.P. convinced the people to unite the two towns. The vicar named it "Pamplona" in memory of his hometown Pamplona in Spain.
An agreement was also made that there would be two patron saints of Pamplona: San Juan Nepomuceno and San Pedro de Martir. This is the reason why the town fiesta is celebrated for two days and the images of the two patron saints are carried during religious processions. The town fiesta is celebrated every April 29.
In 1919, some of the prominent people of Pamplona recommended the transfer of the same to Bidduang, a barrio of Pamplona. The transfer was made on November 16, 1919, during the administration of municipal president Esteban Meneses by order of General Wood. In 1928, on the sixth year of the administration of municipal president Paulino Ifurung, one of his last acts was the transfer of the municipal government back to its old site, Pamplona, by then called "Albano."
From the History section of Pamplona, Cagayan on Wikipedia, under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Shopping1
Schools, colleges and libraries30
Map of Pamplona
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Getting there and nearby towns
Cagayan North International Airport (LLC) is the nearest airport with scheduled flights listed in OpenStreetMap, 53 km away.
- Bagu 5 km south, about 5 min by car
- Santa Cruz 6 km northwest, about 6 min by car
- Abulug 12 km east, about 12 min by car
- Calog Norte 12 km south, about 12 min by car
- Sanchez-Mira 16 km northwest, about 16 min by car
- Claveria 31 km northwest, about 31 min by car
- Piddig 74 km southwest, about 1 h 15 min by car
- Laoag 84 km west, about 1 h 30 min by car
- San Nicolas 85 km west, about 1 h 30 min by car
- Santa Ana 85 km east, about 1 h 30 min by car
Drive times are estimates from straight-line distance, not routes.
Local news
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Sources and licences
- GeoNames (CC BY 4.0): population, coordinates, regions and time zone
- OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL 1.0): places, airports, map data
- Openverse (see each image): photos
- Wikidata (CC0 1.0): elevation, founding date, time zone, website
- Wikimedia Commons (see each image): photos
- Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0): overview and history text
Photo credits
- Pamplona, Cagayan church - Flickr, Shubert Ciencia from Nueva Ecija, Philippines, CC BY 2.0
- Cagayan Rising, MinaSeulgi, CC BY-SA 4.0
- ISS053-E-123691 - View of Earth, Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit , Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center, Public domain
- EAME Comm site 6, Batto0, CC BY 2.0
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