Country Philippines Barangays Area 880.2 km² Province Isabela | Founded 1823 Time zone PST (UTC+8) Local time Tuesday 11:40 AM Number of airports 1 | |
 | ||
Region Cagayan Valley (Region II) District 1st District of Isabela Weather 28°C, Wind N at 8 km/h, 70% Humidity Neighborhoods Caculucuan, Ambabu, Diabbut, Lapusan | ||
the hidden paradise of the north palanan isabela
Palanan is a 1st class municipality in the province of Isabela, Philippines. According to the 2015 census, it has a population of 17,260 people.
Contents
- the hidden paradise of the north palanan isabela
- Map of Palanan Isabela Philippines
- Trip to palanan isabela
- Barangays
- Transportation
- Accessibility
- References
Map of Palanan, Isabela, Philippines
The town is one of the remote and isolated community of Isabela separated from the rest of the province by the Sierra Madre Mountains. It is also a suburb of Ilagan, the provincial capital. No roads connect the municipality to the rest of Isabela. It can only be reached by a plane or boat ride, or a multi-day hike from San Mariano town, also a suburb of Ilagan.
It was in Palanan that one of the final chapters of the Philippine-American War was written on March 23, 1901, when Emilio Aguinaldo was captured by American forces led by Gen. Frederick Funston, who had gained access to Aguinaldo's camp by pretending to surrender to the Filipinos.
Trip to palanan isabela
Barangays
Palanan is politically subdivided into 17 barangays.
Transportation
The most common forms of transportation in Palanan are by horses, motorcycles, tricycles, or an improvised motorcycles called kuligligs.
Accessibility
Because of its isolation, Palanan can be reached quickest by a 23-30 minute flight in a six-seater, single-engine Cyclone Air Cessna commuter plane from Cauayan City. Palanan is served by the Palanan Municipal Airport.
By water, a boat ride from the towns of Dingalan or Baler in Aurora province in the south takes about six to seven hours.
By land, Palanan can also be reached by hiking over the Sierra Madres from San Mariano, Isabela, which could take about three to five days.