Solana, Cagayan

Solana

Marague
Solana Marague
Municipality
	Municipality of Solana
	Solana Municipal Hall
	Flag Seal
	Map of Cagayan with Solana highlighted
	OpenStreetMap
	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	Jennalyn P. Carag
• Vice Mayor	Meynard Z. Carag, CPA
• 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 (2020 census)
• Total	88,445
• Density	380/km2 (980/sq mi)
• Households	21,407
Economy
• Income class	1st municipal income class
• Poverty incidence	12.23% (2021)
• 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	0201527000
IDD : area code	+63 (0)78
Native languages	Ibanag; Ilocano; Itawis; Tagalog
Website	www.solana-cagayan.gov.ph

Solana, officially the Municipality of Solana (Ibanag: Ili nat Solana; Itawit: Ili yo Solana; Ilocano: Ili ti Solana; Tagalog: Bayan ng Solana), is a municipality in the province of Cagayan, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 88,445 people.^[3]

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.

^ Municipality of Solana | (DILG)
^ "2015 Census of Population, Report No. 3 – Population, Land Area, and Population Density" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. Quezon City, Philippines. August 2016. ISSN 0117-1453. Archived (PDF) from the original on May 25, 2021. Retrieved July 16, 2021.
^ ^a ^b Census of Population (2020). "Region II (Cagayan Valley)". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved July 8, 2021.
^ "PSA Releases the 2021 City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates". Philippine Statistics Authority. April 2, 2024. Retrieved April 28, 2024.

[1] Municipality of Solana | (DILG)

[popcen2015_r3-2] "2015 Census of Population, Report No. 3 – Population, Land Area, and Population Density" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. Quezon City, Philippines. August 2016. ISSN 0117-1453. Archived (PDF) from the original on May 25, 2021. Retrieved July 16, 2021.

[PSA20–02-3] Census of Population (2020). "Region II (Cagayan Valley)". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved July 8, 2021.

[4] "PSA Releases the 2021 City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates". Philippine Statistics Authority. April 2, 2024. Retrieved April 28, 2024.

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