Iriga City
| Municipality of Iriga City | |||
| Location of Iriga in the Camarines Sur province | |||
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| Basic data | |||
| Region : | Bicol region | ||
| Province : | Camarines Sur | ||
| Barangays : | 33 | ||
| District: | 4. Camarines Sur district | ||
| PSGC : | 051716000 | ||
| Income class : | 4. Income bracket | ||
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May 1, 2000 census
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| Population : | 111,757 August 1, 2015 census
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| Population density : | 813.7 inhabitants per km² | ||
| Area : | 137.35 km² | ||
| Coordinates : | 13 ° 25 ' N , 123 ° 25' E | ||
| Postal code : | 4431 | ||
| Mayor : | MADELAINE ALFELOR GAZMEN | ||
| Website: | Official website of Iriga City | ||
| Geographical location in the Philippines | |||
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Iriga is a Filipino Component City in the Camarines Sur Province . It has 111,757 inhabitants (August 1, 2015 census) who lived in 39 barangays . Iriga belongs to the fourth income bracket of cities in the Philippines. There is a regular rail link between Manila and Iriga, operated by the Philippine National Railways .
geography
It is located 291 km southeast of the Philippine capital Manila and 22 km southeast of the provincial capital Pili . Iriga City is nicknamed the City of Springs in the Bicol region. Over 30 springs are located in the municipality and belong to the water catchment area of the Bicol River . The topography of the big city varies from extensive flatlands to mountainous landscapes. The highest point is the active volcano Iriga, 1,143 meters high . Their neighboring communities are Baao , Nabua and Bato in the west, Buhi in the east, Ocampo and Sagñay in the north.
history
The name of the city comes from the phrase I raga , which is used in Bikolano and means here is country . The first known settlement in the municipality was on the bank of the Bicol River and was called Bua (Nabua) . In 1573 the conquistator Juan de Salcedo conquered the region around Iriga with 120 men. After the conquest, the governor Francisco de Sande ordered the captain Juan de Guzman to visit the region and gave him the task of supporting the Christianization of the region, bringing Franciscans to the region and building churches. In 1578 the first wooden church in the I-raga settlement was built, and five years later the first stone church.
In 1682 I-raga already had a population of 8,909 people and was converted into the administrative unit of Pueblo de la Provincia de Ambos Camarines . In 1710 the first districts ( Barrio ) were established, these were San Agustin, San Isidro, San Nicolas and San Antonio Abad.
In 1901 the first school, the Iriga Central School, opened in Iriga and in 1913 the town was connected to the railway network. In 1948 the first college, the Mabini Memorial College, opened. On July 8, 1968, Iriga was awarded the title of Component City.
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