Naga, Camarines Sur
city of the Philippines in the province of Camarines Sur
Naga, officially known as the City of Naga (Central Bikol: Syudad nin Naga; Rinconada Bikol: Syudad ka Naga; Tagalog: Lungsod ng Naga) or the Pilgrim City of Naga, is a independent component city in the Bicol Region (Region V) of the Philippines. In the 2020 census, it has a population of 209,170 people.
Naga
Nueva Caceres | |
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| City of Naga | |
 (From top, left to right) Holy Rosary Seminary, Universidad de Santa Isabel, Naga Metropolitan Cathedral, Our Lady of Peñafrancia, Ateneo de Naga University, Our Lady of Peñafrancia Shrine, Malabsay Falls, Naga City Hall, Carmelite Monastery, Peñafrancia Festival | |
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| Motto(s): Naga, Na! (Naga, Now!) | |
 Map of Camarines Sur with Naga highlighted | |
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.svg)  Naga Location within the Philippines | |
| Coordinates: 13°37′28″N 123°11′11″E / 13.6244°N 123.1864°E | |
| Country | Philippines |
| Region | Bicol Region (Region V) |
| Province | Camarines Sur (geographically only) |
| District | 3rd district |
| Founded (as Ciudad de Nueva Caceres) | 1575 |
| Royal City-Charter | 1595 |
| Renamed as Naga | 1919 |
| Cityhood | June 18, 1948 |
| Founded by | Capt. Pedro de Chavez |
| Barangays | 27 (see Barangays) |
| Government | |
| • Type | Sangguniang Panlungsod |
| • Mayor | Nelson S. Legacion[1] |
| • Vice Mayor | Cecilia V. de Asis[1] |
| • Representative | Gabriel H. Bordado Jr. |
| • City Council | Members |
| • Electorate | 117,481 voters (2022) |
| Area | |
| • Independent component city | 84.48 km2 (32.62 sq mi) |
| • Urban | 225.79 km2 (87.18 sq mi) |
| • Metro | 1,342 km2 (518 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 66 m (217 ft) |
| Highest elevation | 1,864 m (6,115 ft) |
| Lowest elevation | −1 m (−3 ft) |
| Population (2020 census) | |
| • Independent component city | 209,170 |
| • Density | 2,500/km2 (6,400/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 342,769 |
| • Urban density | 1,500/km2 (3,900/sq mi) |
| • Metro | 858,414 |
| • Metro density | 640/km2 (1,700/sq mi) |
| • Households | 45,984 |
| Demonym(s) | Nagueño (masculine) Nagueña (feminine) Nagueñians (English, unofficial) |
| Economy | |
| • Income class | 1st city income class |
| • Poverty incidence | 9.12% (2018)[4] |
| • Revenue | ₱1,362,455,732.76 (2020) |
| • Assets | ₱5,536,429,754.932,222,214,186.02 (2020) |
| • Expenditure | ₱1,293,811,218.42 (2020) |
| • Liabilities | ₱718,795,774.34 (2020) |
| Service provider | |
| • Electricity | Camarines Sur 2 Electric Cooperative (CASURECO 2) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (PST) |
| ZIP code | 4400 |
| PSGC | |
| IDD : area code | +63 (0)54 |
| Climate type | tropical rainforest climate |
| Native languages | Central Bikol Inagta Partido Tagalog |
| Feast date | Third Saturday and Third Sunday of September |
| Catholic diocese | Archdiocese of Caceres |
| Patron saint | Our Lady of Peñafrancia |
| Website | naga |
References
change- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Welcome to the City of Naga!". Naga City. Archived from the original on February 14, 2019. Retrieved July 7, 2019.
- ↑
- ↑ "2015 Census of Population, Report No. 3 – Population, Land Area, and Population Density" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. Quezon City, Philippines. August 2016. ISSN 0117-1453. Archived (PDF) from the original on May 25, 2021. Retrieved July 16, 2021.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: year (link) - ↑ "PSA Releases the 2021 City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates". Philippine Statistics Authority. 2 April 2024. Retrieved 28 April 2024.
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