Geographically, the municipality of Rizal is situated at a tri-boundary of three (3) provinces of Cagayan, Kalinga and Isabela. It is bounded in the north by Solana and Tuao, Cagayan, in the south by Santa Maria and Quezon, Isabela, on the west by Tabuk, and Pinukpuk, Kalinga and in the east by Enrile, Cagayan.

Based on cadastral survey, Rizal has a total land area of 230.11 square meters or 23,011 hectares or about 1.149% of the total land area of the Province. About 80% 0r 18,408.80 hectares total land area is agricultural land and 20% are residential, commercial, institutional, industrial and other uses. The municipality has 14 barangays and one (1) interim barangay. The municipality can be reached by land and being traversed by the Enrile- Cagayan- Calanan Road. Rizal is approximately 30 kilometers away from Tabuk and Tuguegarao City.

Rizal is endowed with natural springs which are the main sources of irrigation. It has two distinct types of climate, the wet and the dry season. The type of soil ranges from sandy to sandy loam and clay to clay loam suited for the production of all kinds of crops.

Rizal’s topography is flat to gently sloping on its south and western side. The municipality is agricultural in nature. Among the eight (8) municipalities of Kalinga, Rizal is number two (2) producer of rice and corn. The municipality still offers thousands of hectares for the expansion of rice, corn, cassava, and sugarcane including agro- forestry products. A total of more or less 14,012.44 hectares are potential for agribusiness development.