n the foot of the Cordillera, a cool place known for its high value commercial fruits like rambutans, sweet tamarinds, export quality mangoes, avocados and others – lies strategically between cornerstones of adjoining interior municipalities. It is also known for its abundance of spring waters which has invited the attention of orchard growers and even fighting cock breeders. And it has been frequented by trekkers and mountaineers, since it is the gateway leading to the famous historical sites of Tirad Pass.

With two national roads leading to the place, the Municipality of Salcedo is accessible through Salcedo-Sta. Lucia National Road leading to Manila in the North and the Dona Alicia National Highway leading to Candon and Vigan City to the South.

It is the second largest interior municipality based on population, and its road networks are connected to the Municipalities of Sta. Cruz in the south, Sta. Lucia in the West, Candon and Galimuyod in the North, and Sigay and G. del Pilar in the East. With lush green and virgin forest land, the place has more wet seasons than any part of the region. And along midsection, this town is traversed by the Buaya River and its tributaries which are the main source of water.