Naga (Camarines Sur)
Naga City Ciudad nin Naga Lungsod ng Naga |
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Location of Naga in the Camarines Sur Province | ||
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Basic data | ||
Region : | Bicol region | |
Province : | Camarines Sur | |
Barangays : | 27 | |
District: | 2. District of Camarines Sur | |
PSGC : | 051724000 | |
Income class : | 2nd income bracket | |
Households : | 26,317 May 1, 2000 census
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Population : | 196.003 August 1, 2015 census
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Population density : | 2320 inhabitants per km² | |
Area : | 84.48 km² | |
Coordinates : | 13 ° 38 ′ N , 123 ° 11 ′ E | |
Postal code : | 4400 | |
Area code : | +63 54 | |
Mayor : | Jesse Manalastas Robredo ( LP ) | |
Website: | www.naga.gov.ph | |
Geographical location in the Philippines | ||
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Naga ( Bikolano Ciudad nin Naga , Filipino Lungsod ng Naga , "City of Naga") is a Filipino city. It is located in the southeastern part of the island of Luzon in the Bicol region in the Camarines Sur province about 280 km southeast of Manila . Bikolano, Filipino / Tagalog and English are spoken.
The discovery of the place by the conquistador Juan de Salcedo can be traced back to the year 1573. The place has only been called Naga since 1919; before that, the place called by the Spaniards was called Nueva Caceres . The inhabitants of Naga are called Nagueños .
Transport links
Naga can be reached from Manila
- by plane ( Boeing 737-200 ) via Naga / WNP airport in Pili . There is a return flight with Air Philippines once a day, except on Tuesdays and Thursdays, and it takes around 45 minutes.
- with the train ( Philippine National Railways ) there is a connection per day. The train takes about 12.5 hours for the Manila - Naga route.
- With the bus there are several departures a day from different providers. The journey takes about 8 hours.
Barangays
Naga is divided into 27 barangays :
Barangay | Residents |
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Abella | 5.016 |
Bagumbayan Norte | 2,331 |
Bagumbayan Sur | 4,709 |
Balatas | 6,808 |
Calauag | 7,208 |
Cararayan | 7,355 |
Carolina | 4,355 |
Concepcion Grande | 8,524 |
Concepcion Pequeña | 16,818 |
Dayangdang | 4,604 |
Del Rosario | 6,260 |
Dinaga | 467 |
Igualdad | 2,591 |
Lerma | 2,329 |
Liboton | 3,006 |
Mabolo | 5,962 |
Pacol | 6,271 |
Panicuason | 1,847 |
Peñafrancia | 5,451 |
Sabang | 5,991 |
San Felipe | 6.126 |
San Isidro | 1,139 |
San Francisco | 1,813 |
Sta. Cruz | 5,750 |
Tabuco | 4,276 |
Tinago | 3,927 |
Triangulo | 6,882 |
Attractions
- St. John the Evangelist , Cathedral of the Archdiocese of Caceres
- Basilica of Our Lady of Peñafrancia .
sons and daughters of the town
- Joker Arroyo (1927-2015), politician
- Adolfo Tito Yllana (* 1948), Archbishop and Diplomat of the Holy See
Web links
Commons : Naga City, Camarines Sur - collection of images, videos and audio files
- Official homepage of Naga (English)