Maikling Kasaysayan ng Quirino

          Quirino is a landlocked province in the Philippines located in the Cagayan Valley region in Luzon and named after Elpidio Quirino, the sixth President of the Philippines. Its capital is Cabarroguis. The province borders Aurora to the southeast, Nueva Vizcaya to the west, and Isabela to the north. Quirino used to be part of the province of Nueva Vizcaya, until it was separated in 1966.
          Quirino is consisting of six (6) municipalities including Diffun (The Gateway to Quirino), Cabarroguis (The Golden Park of the Province), Saguday (Rice Granary of Quirino), Aglipay ( The Heart of Quirino), Maddela (Commercial Center of the Province) and Nagtipunan (The Land of Origins).
          Quirino covers a total area of 2,323.47 square kilometres (897.10 sq mi) occupying the southeastern section of the Cagayan Valley region. A landlocked province, it is situated within the upper portion of the Cagayan River basin and bounded by Isabela on the north, Aurora on the east and southeast, and Nueva Vizcaya on the west and southwest.
          The Sierra Madre mountain range provides a natural barrier on the eastern and southern border of the province and the Mamparang Range on the western part. The province is generally mountainous, with about 80 percent of the total land area covered by mountains and highlands. A large portion of the province lies within the Quirino Protected Landscape (Wikipedia).