Municipality of Tuao, Province of Cagayan

                                                                                                                                                                                                       

MUNICIPALITY OF TUAO

PROVINCE OF CAGAYAN

Year Approved: 1993

SHIELD - derived from the provincial seal of Cagayan where the town is located

THIRTY-TWO (32) LEAVES - represent the number of barangays comprising the municipality

ROPE - signifies hope, unity of interest or solidarity and cohesiveness of the Orags (Tuaoeños)

STARS - symbolize beacons as guiding lights of the municipal officials in marching towards their dreams; also symbolize the need for infrastructure projects, ordinances, etc. for the good of the municipality

RICE AND CORN - represent the main products of the municipality

WOODEN PLOW, HAT (SALAKOT) - the plow signifies the farm implement most commonly used by the farmers in the municipality while the hat is widely used by the farmers as protection from heat of the sun and from rain. They also signify humility, creativity, industriousness and pragmatics of the constituents; also depict that Tuao is an agricultural community fits for various crops

LINEDRAWN BETWEEN AND SEPERATING THE MAIN PRODUCTS (RICE AND CORN) - signifies that the town is divided into two (2) by the Chico River. The eastern portion comprising eighteen (18) barangays while the western portion has fourteen (14) barangays. The center of government is found in the western portion

BIRD - denotes that the name of the municipality was derived from a sound produced by a mysterious bird