Back نهر كاغيان Arabic نهر كاجايان ARZ Kaqayan çayı Azerbaijani کاقایان چایی AZB Salog Cagayan BCL Cagayan (stêr) Breton Cagayan River (suba sa Pilipinas, Lupot sa Cagayan) CEB Cagayan (Fluss) German Río Grande de Cagayán Spanish Cagayan (fleuve) French
| Cagayan River Río Grande de Cagayán | |
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.svg)  Cagayan River mouth .svg) Cagayan River (Philippines) | |
| Native name | Bannag (Ibanag) |
| Location | |
| Country |  Philippines |
| Region | Cagayan Valley |
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| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Caraballo Mountains |
| • location | Dupax del Sur, Nueva Vizcaya |
| • coordinates | 16°11′08″N 121°08′39″E / 16.18556°N 121.14417°E |
| • elevation | 1,524 m (5,000 ft) |
| Mouth | Babuyan Channel |
• location | Aparri, Cagayan |
• coordinates | 18°22′N 121°37′E / 18.367°N 121.617°E |
• elevation | 0 m (0 ft) |
| Length | 505 km (314 mi)[1] |
| Basin size | 27,753 km2 (10,715 sq mi)[2] |
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The Cagayan River, also known as the Río Grande de Cagayán, is the longest river[3][1] and the largest river by discharge volume of water in the Philippines. It has a total length of approximately 505 kilometres (314 mi) and a drainage basin covering 27,753 square kilometres (10,715 sq mi).[2] It is located in the Cagayan Valley region in northeastern part of Luzon Island and traverses the provinces of Nueva Vizcaya, Quirino, Isabela and Cagayan.
- ^ a b Kenneth Kimutai too (July 24, 2018). "Longest Rivers In The Philippines". worldatlas.com. WorldAtlas. Retrieved September 9, 2019.
- ^ a b Vicente B. Tuddao Jr. (September 21, 2011). "Water Quality Management in the Context of Basin Management: Water Quality, River Basin Management and Governance Dynamics in the Philippines" (PDF). www.wepa-db.net. Department of Environment and Natural Resources. Retrieved April 5, 2017.
- ^ "Taming the Cagayan River, Inquirer.net". Retrieved May 20, 2017.
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