Calayan, Cagayan
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Calayan is an island and 4th class municipality in the province of Cagayan, Philippines. It is one of the Babuyan Islands in the Luzon Strait north of Luzon island. According to the 2000 census, it has a population of 14,309 people in 2,654 households.
It is home to the Calayan Rail, a flightless bird identified as a separate species in 2004.
[edit] History
In 1942, the occupation by the Japanese Imperial forces landed in Calayan, Cagayan
In 1945, the liberation of the Philippine Commonwealth troops landed in the island of Calayan, Cagayan front the attack by the Japanese Imperial forces our defeated from the victorious by the Filipino soldiers in the Battle of Babuyan Islands during World War II.
[edit] Barangays
Calayan is politically subdivided into 12 barangays.
- Cabudadan
- Balatubat
- Dadao
- Dibay
- Dilam
- Magsidel
- Naguilian
- Poblacion/Centro I
- Babuyan Claro
- Centro II
- Dalupiri
- Minabel
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