Buguey, officially the Municipality of Buguey (; ; ), is a

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in the

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Cagayan Cagayan ( ), officially the Province of Cagayan (; ; ; isnag language, Isnag: ''Provinsia nga Cagayan''; ivatan language, Ivatan: ''Provinsiya nu Cagayan''; ; ), is a Provinces of the Philippines, province in the Philippines located in the Cag ...

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. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 32,148 people. Buguey is from

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, from

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Camalaniugan Camalaniugan, officially the Municipality of Camalaniugan (; ; ), is a municipality in the province of Cagayan, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 25,236 people. This town is home to the oldest Christian bell in th ...

History

The site of Buguey was originally called ''catagayan'', a place of many ''tagay'' trees. The name came about after Spanish conquistador

Juan de Salcedo Juan de Salcedo (; 1549 – 11 March 1576) was a Spanish conquistador. He was the grandson of Spanish general Miguel López de Legazpi. Salcedo was one of the soldiers who accompanied the Spanish conquest to the Philippines in 1565. He joined th ...

asked a native what the name of the place was in 1572. Subsequently, the name was shortened to ''Cagayan'', which later became the name for the entire province and region. Buguey is believed to have originated from the Ibanag word ''Bugay'' which means "shipwreck". It was formally established as a Spanish mission in 1596. In 1771, it was raided by Moro vessels from Jolo. According to legend, the Moros looted the town's church and brought its bell with them to sea, whereupon their vessel capsized, leading residents to shout ''navugay ira'' (they have capsized).

Geography

Buguey is situated from the provincial capital

, and from the country's capital city of

Barangays

Buguey is politically subdivided into 30

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s. Each barangay consists of

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s while some have

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Climate

Demographics

In the 2020 census, the population of Buguey, Cagayan, was 32,148 people, with a density of .

Economy

Government

Local government

Buguey is part of the first legislative district of the province of Cagayan. It 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 municipal councilors are elected directly by the people through an election that is held every three years.

Elected officials

Education

The Schools Division of Cagayan governs the town's public education system. The division office is a field office of the DepEd in

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region. The Buguey North District Office governs the public and private elementary and high schools throughout the municipality.

Primary and secondary schools

* Balza Elementary School * Buguey North Central School * Cabaritan Elementary School * Centro West Elementary School * Leron Elementary School * Mala Este Primary School * Mala Weste Elementary School * Minanga Elementary School * Paddaya Elementary School * Paddaya Este Elementary School * Remebella Elementary School * San Isidro Elementary School * San Isidro Primary School - Extension * Sta. Maria Primary School * Villa Leonora Elementary School

Secondary schools

* Buguey Christian School * Licerio Antiporda Sr. National High School * Licerio Antiporda Sr. National High School - Sta. Isabel Ext. * Northeastern Academy of Buguey

References

External links

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