Aparri

The town is a bustling municipality and the primary growth center of northern Cagayan. It serves as the center of education, commerce and culture in the northern part of the region, which includes towns of the first and second districts of Cagayan, as well as the towns of Apayao and some towns of Ilocos Norte. It serves as the show window of commerce and finance, economic transformation, information technology, livelihood development, fashion and culture, leisure and entertainment, agricultural modernization, and good local governance.

There is a meteorological station in Barangay Punta where the Cagayan River meets the Babuyan Channel.