Rizal, Cagayan
Rizal
Malaueg | |
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| Municipality of Rizal | |
Sunset in the Mount. Annaguan | |
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Flag Seal | |
| Motto: Tanu napakesan nonta nasiksikan Rise Up Malaueg | |
Map of Cagayan with Rizal highlighted | |
Interactive map of Rizal | |
Rizal Location within the Philippines | |
| Coordinates: 17°50′52″N 121°20′42″E / 17.8478°N 121.345°E | |
| Country | Philippines |
| Region | Cagayan Valley |
| Province | Cagayan |
| District | 2nd district |
| Founded | 1522 |
| Named after | José Rizal |
| Barangays | 29 (see Barangays) |
| Government | |
| • Type | Sangguniang Bayan |
| • Mayor | Jamila Denise B. Ruma |
| • Vice Mayor | Atty. Brenda B. Ruma |
| • Representative | Baby Aline Vargas-Alfonso |
| • Electorate | 13,048 voters (2025) |
| Area | |
• Total | 124.40 km2 (48.03 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 179 m (587 ft) |
| Highest elevation | 847 m (2,779 ft) |
| Lowest elevation | 36 m (118 ft) |
| Population (2024 census) | |
• Total | 19,577 |
| • Density | 157.37/km2 (407.59/sq mi) |
| • Households | 4,485 |
| Economy | |
| • Income class | 5th municipal income class |
| • Poverty incidence | 19.95 |
| • Revenue | ₱ 142 million (2022) |
| • Assets | ₱ 299.9 million (2022) |
| • Expenditure | ₱ 119.7 million (2022) |
| • Liabilities | ₱ 130.4 million (2022) |
| Service provider | |
| • Electricity | Cagayan 1 Electric Cooperative (CAGELCO 1) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (PST) |
| ZIP code | 3526 |
| PSGC | |
| IDD : area code | +63 (0)78 |
| Native languages | Malaueg Ibanag Itawis Ilocano Atta Tagalog |
| Website | www |
Rizal, officially the Municipality of Rizal, is a municipality in the province of Cagayan, Philippines. According to the 2024 census, it has a population of 19,577 people.
In the 21st century, the town grew notorious for the multiple incidents of assassinations among local politicians, with three mayors being killed since the 1980s.