Gattaran

Gattaran
Municipality of Gattaran
St. Catherine of Alexandria Parish Church of Gattaran, in June 2005.
Motto: 
Abante Kailian!
Map of Cagayan with Gattaran highlighted
Interactive map of Gattaran
Gattaran
Location within the Philippines
Coordinates: 18°03′40″N 121°38′43″E / 18.0611°N 121.6453°E / 18.0611; 121.6453
CountryPhilippines
RegionCagayan Valley
ProvinceCagayan
District 1st district
Barangays50 (see Barangays)
Government
 • TypeSangguniang Bayan
 • MayorMatthew C. Nolasco
 • Vice MayorGeorge R. Ancheta
 • RepresentativeRamon C. Nolasco Jr.
 • Electorate36,180 voters (2025)
Area
 • Total
707.50 km2 (273.17 sq mi)
Elevation
19 m (62 ft)
Highest elevation
129 m (423 ft)
Lowest elevation
1 m (3.3 ft)
Population
 (2024 census)
 • Total
59,704
 • Density84.387/km2 (218.56/sq mi)
 • Households
14,213
Economy
 • Income class1st municipal income class
 • Poverty incidence
13.61
% (2021)
 • Revenue₱ 430 million (2022)
 • Assets₱ 821.8 million (2022)
 • Expenditure₱ 305.6 million (2022)
 • Liabilities₱ 132.7 million (2022)
Service provider
 • ElectricityCagayan 2 Electric Cooperative (CAGELCO 2)
Time zoneUTC+8 (PST)
ZIP code
3508
PSGC
IDD:area code+63 (0)78
Native languagesIbanag
Ilocano
Cagayan Agta
Tagalog

Gattaran [gɐˈt:aɾan], officially the Municipality of Gattaran (Ibanag: Ili nat Gattaran; Ilocano: Ili ti Gattaran; Tagalog: Bayan ng Gattaran), is a municipality in the province of Cagayan, Philippines. According to the 2024 census, it has a population of 59,704 people.

The town's historic spots and tourist landmarks include the Lal-lo and Gattaran Shell Middens, Magapit Protected Landscape, Maduppaper Caves, the Mapaso Hot Spring and the Tanglagan Falls whose warm and cold waters meet and flow together on one bed to become the Dummun River. Another attraction of Gattaran is Bolos Point, a wildlife sanctuary.