Claveria, officially the Municipality of Claveria (Ibanag: Ili nat Claveria; Ilocano: Ili ti Claveria; Tagalog: Bayan ng Claveria), is a 3rd class municipality in the province of Cagayan, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 31,900 people.^[3]

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Claveria
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Municipality of Claveria
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Claveria Location within the Philippines
Coordinates: 18°36′22″N 121°04′56″E
Country	Philippines
Region	Cagayan Valley
Province	Cagayan
District	2nd district
Named for	Narciso Clavería y Zaldúa
Barangays	41 (see Barangays)
Government  [1]
• Type	Sangguniang Bayan
• Mayor	Lucille Angelus Guillen-Yapo
• Vice Mayor	Fredelino D. Agpuldo
• Representative	Baby Aline Vargas-Alfonso
• Electorate	21,360 voters (2022)
Area [2]
• Total	194.80 km2 (75.21 sq mi)
Elevation	36 m (118 ft)
Highest elevation	440 m (1,440 ft)
Lowest elevation	0 m (0 ft)
Population  (2020 census)[3]
• Total	31,900
• Density	160/km2 (420/sq mi)
• Households	8,224
Economy
• Income class	3rd municipal income class
• Poverty incidence	11.12 % (2018)[4]
• Revenue	₱ 160.1 million (2020)
• Assets	₱ 398.4 million (2020)
• Expenditure	₱ 119.2 million (2020)
• Liabilities	₱ 90.27 million (2020)
Service provider
• Electricity	Cagayan 2 Electric Cooperative (CAGELCO 2)
Time zone	UTC+8 (PST)
ZIP code	3519
PSGC	021511000
IDD : area code	+63 (0)78
Native languages	Ilocano Ibanag Isnag Tagalog
Website	www.claveria-cagayan.gov.ph

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Claveria is 176 kilometres (109 mi) from Tuguegarao and 611 kilometres (380 mi) from Manila.

Claveria was officially established as a Spanish mission called Cabicungan on 17 April 1633. It was made into a civil town on 9 March 1865. Initially named after the Cabicungan river that runs through the town, it was renamed Claveria in the 19th century after the Spanish Governor-General Narciso Clavería. In 1661, the town was attacked by rebels from the Ilocos led by Pedro Almazan, resulting in the death of the resident missionary, Jose Navarro de Santa Maria. In the 18th century, the Spanish established a military garrison in the town to launch expeditions against the unconquered Isneg tribes of Apayao and guard the mountain route to the Ilocos.^[5]

In the 2020 census, the population of Claveria, Cagayan, was 31,900 people,^[3] with a density of 160 inhabitants per square kilometre or 410 inhabitants per square mile.

The Schools Division of Cagayan governs the town's public education system.^[20] The division office is a field office of the DepEd in Cagayan Valley region.^[21] The office governs the public and private elementary and public and private high schools throughout the municipality.

• 97.7 MHz DZND Radyo Kalugaran Community Radio^[22]
• 101.1 MHz DWCY Radyo Natin Claveria