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Tuguegarao

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Tuguegarao is a component city and the capital of Cagayan province in the Cagayan Valley region of the Philippines, founded as a mission pueblo in 1604 and chartered as a city in 1999. Its 2024 census population was 167,297, the largest in the region, and it holds the record for the highest temperature ever recorded in the Philippines, 42.2 degrees Celsius on May 11, 1969.

Facts
Population
167,297 1
Area (sq km)
144.8 1
Area (sq km)
144.8 1
Founding Year
1604 1
Population Estimate Year
2024 1
Population Estimate Year
2024 1
Elevation (m)
120 1
Elevation (m)
120 1
Latitude
17.613333 degrees north 1
Latitude
17.613333 degrees north 1
Longitude
121.730278 degrees east 1
Longitude
121.730278 degrees east 1
Sources
1. Tuguegarao (Wikidata)
  • P571 (inception)
    +1604-05-09T00:00:00Z
  • P1082 (population)
    population 167,297 (2024)
  • P625 (coordinate location)
    latitude 17.613333, longitude 121.730278
  • P2044 (elevation above sea level)
    elevation 120 m
  • P2046 (area)
    area 144.8 sq km
  • P1082 (population), P585 (point in time)
    population 167297 (2024)
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