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Also known as Province of Cagayan, Cagayan province, Catagayan, karayan, kayan, kahayan, kayayan, kalayan

Cagayan ( , ), officially the Province of Cagayan (; ; ; Isnag: Provinsia nga Cagayan; Ivatan: Provinsiya nu Cagayan; ; ), is a province in the Philippines located in the Cagayan Valley region, covering the northeastern tip of Luzon. Its capital is Tuguegarao, the largest city of that province as well as the regional center of Region 2 (Cagayan Valley). It is about northwest of Manila, and includes the Babuyan Islands to the north. The province borders Ilocos Norte and Apayao to the west, and Kalinga and Isabela to the south.

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Settlement.name: Cagayan
Settlement.image_caption: (from top: left to right) Sierra Madre Mountains in Santa Ana, Smith and Babuyan Claro Volcano, Beach in Buguey, Buntun Bridge in Tuguegarao, Pinacanauan River and Downtown Tuguegarao.
Settlement.flag_size: 120x80px
Settlement.image_seal: Official Seal of Cagayan.svg
Settlement.seal_size: 100x80px
Settlement.nickname: Land of Smile and Beauty
Settlement.motto: Pabaruen ti Cagayan
Settlement.map_caption: Location in the Philippines
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_type1: Region
Settlement.established_title: Founded
Settlement.established_date: June 29, 1583
Settlement.seat_type: Capital
Settlement.leader_title: Governor
Settlement.leader_name: Edgar B. Aglipay (Nacionalista)
Settlement.leader_title1: Vice Governor
Settlement.leader_name1: Manuel N. Mamba (Nacionalista)
Settlement.leader_title2: Legislature