Solana, Cagayan
Solana
Marague | |
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| Municipality of Solana | |
Solana Municipal Hall | |
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Flag Seal | |
Map of Cagayan with Solana highlighted | |
Interactive map of Solana | |
Solana Location within the Philippines | |
| Coordinates: 17°39′08″N 121°41′29″E / 17.6522°N 121.6914°E | |
| Country | Philippines |
| Region | Cagayan Valley |
| Province | Cagayan |
| District | 3rd district |
| Named after | The Marquis of La Solana (as Solana) Francisco Marague (as Marague) |
| Barangays | 38 (see Barangays) |
| Government | |
| • Type | Sangguniang Bayan |
| • Mayor | Meynard Z. Carag, CPA |
| • Vice Mayor | Jennalyn P. Carag |
| • Representative | Joseph L. Lara |
| • Municipal Council | Members |
| • Electorate | 51,787 voters (2025) |
| Area | |
• Total | 234.60 km2 (90.58 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 34 m (112 ft) |
| Highest elevation | 153 m (502 ft) |
| Lowest elevation | 12 m (39 ft) |
| Population (2024 census) | |
• Total | 89,840 |
| • Density | 382.9/km2 (991.8/sq mi) |
| • Households | 21,407 |
| Economy | |
| • Income class | 1st municipal income class |
| • Poverty incidence | 12.23 |
| • Revenue | ₱ 428 million (2022) |
| • Assets | ₱ 1,094 million (2022) |
| • Expenditure | ₱ 324.6 million (2022) |
| • Liabilities | ₱ 274.8 million (2022) |
| Service provider | |
| • Electricity | Cagayan 1 Electric Cooperative (CAGELCO 1) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (PST) |
| ZIP code | 3503 |
| PSGC | |
| IDD : area code | +63 (0)78 |
| Native languages | Ibanag Ilocano Itawis Tagalog |
| Website | www |
Solana, officially the Municipality of Solana (Ibanag: Ili nat Solana; Itawit: Ili/Babalay yo Solana; Ilocano: Ili ti Solana; Tagalog: Bayan ng Solana), is a municipality in the province of Cagayan, Philippines. According to the 2024 census, it has a population of 89,840 people.
The Awidon Mesa Formationa Paleolithic Sites of the municipality, along with the Callao Limestone Formation Paleolithic Sites in neighboring Penablanca, are included in the tentative list of the Philippines for future UNESCO World Heritage Site inscription under the name of Paleolithic Archaeological Sites in Cagayan Valley. The Awidon Mesa Formation has at least 68 Paleolithic sites in which stone tools and fossils of extinct animals that include stegodons, elephants, rhinoceros, and large tortoise were discovered.