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Piat

Municipality

 

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Map of Cagayan showing the location of Piat 

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Piat

Location within the Philippines 

Coordinates: 17°47′28″N 121°28′34″ECoordinates: 17°47′28″N 121°28′34″E 

Country Philippines 

Region  Cagayan Valley (Region II)

Province  Cagayan 

District  2nd District 

Barangays  18

Government[1] 

• Mayor Carmelo O. Villacete

Area[2] 

• Total 139.60 km2 (53.90 sq mi)

Population (2010)[3] 

• Total 22,961

• Density 160/km2 (430/sq mi)

Time zone  PST (UTC+8)

ZIP code  3527

Dialing code 78

Income class   4th class

Piat is a fourth class municipality in the province of  Cagayan, Philippines. According to the 2010census, it has a population of 22,961 people.[3] Piat is now dubbed as the "Pilgrimage Center ofCagayan Valley" because of the thousands of devotees and tourists who come here to pay homage.It is the home of  Our Lady of Piat which continues to be the source of inspiration and object ofdevotion of many Catholics in the region.

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The town is located in the southwest part of  Cagayan Province in what is known as the ItawesRegion, along which the Rio Chico runs west, south, and northwest of the town until it debouchesinto the Rio Ibanag somewhere near Nassiping.

Contents

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  1 History 

  2 Barangays 

  3 Demographics 

  4 Places to See 

  5 References 

  6 External links 

History [edit] 

There are quite a few conjectures on how Piat got its name. One has it is that it derives from " piyas,"an Ilokano word, in Ibanag"addulu" and in Tagalog, "kamiyas." Another has it that the word comesfrom "aggapiya," meaning "healer, masseuse," and a more credible version has it that it is derived

from the Ibanag and Itawes word " piya" which means "goodness, kindness, health."The original people were the Itawes; at present, there are many Ibanag. Ilokano, Tagalog,Kapampangan and other dialect speakers. There are also families of Spanish and Americandescent. The head of the family was called "urayan" or "baruwang" and the council of elders"Kammaranan." There were also war leaders and braves called "mengal," and priestesses called"anitera" from the Spanish word called "anito" or "minangilu" in Ibanag, "mangilut" in Itawes and"baybaylan" in Bisayan; there were few priests among the ancient people.

In 1596, the Dominican Provincial, Fr. Miguel de San Jacinto named Piat as a mission in the Itawesregion comprising the towns of Tabang, Malaueg, Tuao and Piat. The encomenderos then werePedro Barreda, Juan de Arranda and Isabel de Cardona. In 1604, the Bishop, Diego de Soria,negotiated for more missionaries for the Itawes region. To help in the pacification and evangelizationof the region, the Dominicans introduced the devotion to Our Lady of the Most Holy Rosary: in 1604,

they brought the images of Our Lady from Macau and first enshrined it in Lallo, later bringing it toPiat 1622.

Barangays[edit] 

Piat is politically subdivided into 18 barangays.[2] 

   Apayao

   Aquib

  Baung

  Calaoagan

  Catarauan

  Dugayung

  Gumarueng

  Macapil

  Maguilling

  Minanga

  Poblacion I

  Poblacion II

  Santa Barbara

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  Santo Domingo

  Sicatna

  Villa Rey (San Gaspar)

  Villa Reyno

  Warat

Demographics[edit] 

Population census of Piat

Year Pop. ±% p.a.

1990 17,771  —  

1995 17,472 −0.32% 

2000 20,524 +3.51%

2007 22,211 +1.10%

2010 22,961 +1.22%

Source: National StatisticsOffice[3] 

Places to See[edit] 

Front of the Minor Basilica of Piat in Piat, Cagayan

Basilica of Our Lady of Piat 

 A site visited by Roman Catholic pilgrims, believed to show miracles.[4] The Basilica Minoreof  Our Lady of Piat is one of only 12 minor basilicas in the Philippines. It is distinguished asthe home to the venerated Black Virgin Mary. The interiors is of curved ceiling made of wood

with historical images and accounts at the top of the walls. On the altar  lies the BlessedVirgin Mary covered with a glass. There are also verandas inside the church which makesthe shrine elegant. At the back of the church are staircase leading to a window exactlylocated at the back of the Virgin Mary wherein devotees can touch the dress of Our Lady.

Bukal ng Buhay

 A spring that allegedly gives miracles and blessings. On April 2005, the spring started todraw crowds of devotees tagged along by the lady who dreamed of the Miraculous Lady ofVisitation of Piat , insisting in her dream, while she was working abroad 10 years earlier, to gopersonally to Piat to look for the hidden spring just near the sanctuary on the hill where this

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Miraculous Lady is being enshrined. From that day on up to this day, this spring has becomea crowd drawer even people from the medical fields. These devotees when would sharestories on how they would get healed of their  ailments, on how they would get overtheir  surgical operation schedules after they drink and wash themselves with the miraculouswater they draw from this “Bukal ng Buhay”. The bukal  was featured onseveral television documentaries in the Philippines such as Rated K and Kapuso Mo, Jessica

Soho.