Santiago is an independent component city in the Cagayan Valley region of the Philippines, officially the City of Santiago, formerly known as Carig during the Spanish period. It lies between the southwestern part of Isabela and the northwestern boundary of Quirino in northeastern Luzon and is the gateway to the vast plains of Cagayan Valley. Santiago is statistically grouped by the Philippine Statistics Authority with Isabela, lies within the boundaries of the province and belongs to its fourth district, but it is administratively and legally independent of the province under Section 25 of the Local Government Code. It is the second most populous city in Isabela after the provincial capital Ilagan, and the 2024 census counted 150,313 residents.
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According to the 2024 census, it has a population of 150,313 people
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