MUNICIPALITY GATTARAN

GATTARAN

History of Gattaran The town of gattaran was founded on May 20, 1623 during the Spanish Expedition in the Philippines through the leadership of Juan de Salcedo. Gattaran was discovered as one of the tribal communities along the Cagayan River situated between the towns of Tuguegarao, in the south and Aparri, in the north, during the colonization in 1572. The town of Nassiping, now a baranagy Gattaran was first established on June 15,1596, two years laters, on May 24, 1598, Dummun became another town, now also a barangay of Gattaran. Almost twenty-five(25) years when Gattaran became the third town. Gattaran celebrates the feast of their Patron Saint, SAINT CATHERINE OF ALEXANDRIA every 25th day of November.

TOURIST SPOT OF GATTARAN

Gattaran also boasts of historic spots which makes it a tourist landmark, like the Maduppaper Caves , the Tanglagan  Mapaso Hot Spring and the Tanlagan Falls whose warm and cold waters meet and flow together on one bed to become the Dummun River . Another pride of Gattaran is Bolos Point, a wildlife sanctuary

TANGLAGAN FALLS

This falls is located in our place, It is one of the tallest falls in cagayan, Located 

at TANGLAGAN ,GATTARAN ,CAGAYAN, This falls have second floor, they know this place because of the ambiance and the water is cold and clean.TANGLAGAN Falls located 5 kilometers from the center of TANGLAGAN, GATTARAN, Cagayan. More than 100 meters high at 2nd floor.

NADDUNGAN AR ARO CAVE

Nobody from among the old-timers of Barangay Naddungan, with a population of not more than 800, remembers how this cave got its name as the Ar-aro cave. Only a few locals, particularly fishermen, know the place. And it was “discovered by some of their old folks only as a fishing ground for eels and Araro, a freshwater fish.” This cave located 2 kilometer  from the center of Naddungan, Gattaran, Cagayan.