San Pablo, officially the Municipality of San Pablo (; ; ), is a municipality in the province of Isabela, Philippines. According to the , it has a population of people.

History

Spanish occupation

San Pablo is the oldest pueblo in the Province of Isabela. The town was founded on 1646 as Maquila by Fr. Pedro de Santo Tomas, making it the oldest town in Isabela and existing before the province's creation. The original name literally means sparkling. It was then renamed to Cabagan, loosely interpreted as the place where people wear "ba-ag" when the Spaniards arrived at the Philippine Islands.

Mengal Baladdon and his troops, disturbed by Fray Pedro Jimenez's success in establishing Christian communities in the Irraya, devastated Cabagan in 1683, killing twelve people and forcing the locals to escape to the mountains. The hamlet was on the point of collapse when the alcalde-mayor of Cagayan rescued it by killing some accomplices and capturing seventy. Their property was confiscated and given to the army.

Geography

San Pablo is situated from the provincial capital Ilagan, and from the country's capital city of Manila.

Barangays

San Pablo is politically subdivided into 17 barangays. Each barangay consists of puroks while some have sitios.

  • Annanuman
  • Auitan
  • Ballacayu
  • Binguang (Baculud)
  • Bungad
  • Dalena
  • Caddangan (Limbauan)
  • Calamagui
  • Caralucud
  • Guminga
  • Minanga Norte
  • Minanga Sur
  • San Jose
  • Poblacion
  • Simanu Norte
  • Simanu Sur
  • Tupa (San Vicente)

Climate

Demographics

In the 2024 census, the population of San Pablo was 26,462 people, with a density of .

Economy

Culture

The Baka (Cow) Festival, inaugurated in 2004, is held annually on January 15.

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| District Representative

| style="text-align:center;" | Antonio T. Albano

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| Municipal Mayor

| style="text-align:center;" | Antonio N. Miro Jr.

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| Municipal Vice-Mayor

| style="text-align:center;" | Antonio Jose T. Miro III

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|rowspan=8| Municipal Councilors

| style="text-align:center;" | Jannina P. Rance

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| style="text-align:center;" | Roman Sebastian S. Lim-Gollayan

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| style="text-align:center;" | Cherry S. Cureg

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| style="text-align:center;" | William Carl C. Valdepeñas

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| style="text-align:center;" | Samson B. Cammayo

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| style="text-align:center;" | Mark Joseff Serrano

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| style="text-align:center;" | Allan C. Malayao

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| style="text-align:center;" | Leo Yule C. Balabbo

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Past chief executives

According to accessible documents, the three Capitan Municipals of San Pablo served in the latter half of Spanish administration when Cabagan Viejo was re-established. These were the Municipal Presidents during the American period.

Education

The Schools Division of Isabela governs the town's public education system. The division office is a field office of the DepEd in Cagayan Valley region. The San Pablo Schools District Office governs the public and private elementary and high schools throughout the municipality.

Primary and elementary schools

  • Annanuman Elementary School
  • Auitan Elementary School
  • Ballacayu Elementary School
  • Binguang Elementary School
  • Bungad Elementary School
  • Caddangan Primary School
  • Calamagui Elementary School
  • Caralucud Primary School
  • Dalena Elementary School
  • Limbauan Elementary School
  • Minanga Elementary School
  • San Jose Elementary School
  • San Pablo Central School
  • San Vicente Elementary School
  • Simanu Norte Elementary School
  • Simanu Sur Elementary School

Secondary schools

  • Dalena High School
  • San Pablo National High School
  • Simanu National High School
  • Saint MICS Achievers Center
  • St. Paul Vocational and Industrial High School

References

  • Municipal Profile at the National Competitiveness Council of the Philippines
  • San Pablo at the Isabela Government Website
  • Local Governance Performance Management System
  • [ Philippine Standard Geographic Code]
  • Philippine Census Information
  • Municipality of San Pablo