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MISSION To provide and ensure our valued people fullest development of one's own abilities that are reasonably served sincerely by service-oriented employees, NGOs and People's Organization with good manners without any mental reservations. To live in genuine, just and lasting peace, where people can walk anytime at all places without fear of disturbance and criminality throughout the year.
VISION Envisioned to alleviate poverty situation of the Claverianos, especially among the marginal sector and to live in genuine, just, and lasting peace.
GENERAL INFORMATION | | Province | Cagayan | | Area | 194.9 sq.km. | | Population (May 2000) | 29,277 | | Date Founded | June 5, 1865 | | Founder | Gov. Gen. Narciso Claveria | | Official Flower | Rose | | Income Class | 4th Class Municipality | | Motto | "Do now what you can do tomorrow" | | Location | Claveria lies on the northeastern portion of the Province of Cagayan with an approximate distance of 185.3 kilometers from Tuguegarao, Cagayan and 613.0 kms. from Manila via Ilocos Region. | | Boundaries | North - Babuyan Channel
East - Municipality of Sanchez Mira, Cagayan
West - Municipality of Sta. Praxedes, Cagayan
South - Province of Apayao (Kalanasan) | | Number of Barangays | 41 | | Terrain | It is predominantly even in terrain as evidenced by the town's urban core situated on a wide plain along the coast and the National Highway or Daang Maharlika, and the wide valleys found in most barangays. However, some barangays are located the sides of evenly distributed patches of rolling hills, each of which are endowed with wide valleys that are potentially productive. | | Climate | There are two pronounced climates, the moderately hot and moderately cold. Dry season is from March to early part of August while the wet season is from September to early March. It suffers less storms and typhoons compared to other towns because of the mountain ranges that buffer strong winds. | | Population Density | 151 persons/sq. km. | | Religion | Catholic - 97.70%
Protestants - 1.64%
I N K - 1.23%
Jehova's - 1.63%
Independent - 2.53%
Others - 1.22% | | Land Transportation | Claveria-Tuguegarao Route - 10
Claveria-Laoag-Vigan Route - 18
Claveria-Manila Route - 6 trips daily | | Water Transportation | Pumpboats(Lampitaw) - 66
Fish Ports - 3 | | Air Transportation | One private strip - previously owned by Taggat Industries, Inc. for light air crafts and helicopters. | | Education | Elementary/Primary Schools - 22
Secondary Schools- 4 |
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