Camaligan, Camarines Sur

Camaligan
Municipality
Municipality of Camaligan

Map of Camarines Sur showing the location of Camaligan
Camaligan

Location within the Philippines

Coordinates: 13°37′30″N 123°09′25″E / 13.62500°N 123.15694°E / 13.62500; 123.15694Coordinates: 13°37′30″N 123°09′25″E / 13.62500°N 123.15694°E / 13.62500; 123.15694
Country Philippines
Region Bicol (Region V)
Province Camarines Sur
District 3rd district
Barangays 13
Government[1]
 • Type Municipality
 • Mayor Marilou Marquez-Hirose
Area[2]
 • Total 4.68 km2 (1.81 sq mi)
Population (2010)[3]
 • Total 22,254
 • Density 4,800/km2 (12,000/sq mi)
Time zone PST (UTC+8)
ZIP code 4401
Dialing code 54
Income Class 5th Class

Camaligan is a fifth class municipality in the province of Camarines Sur, Philippines. According to the 2010 census, it has a population of 22,254 people.[3] With an area of 468.8 hectares (1,158 acres), it is the smallest municipality in Camarines Sur, but it is the densest, having 4755 persons per square kilometer, which is almost twice the density of the Naga City.

Barangays

Camaligan is politically subdivided into 13 barangays.[2]

History

The origin of the town and its name can be traced back to the early settlers of the place. Known as the “Canoadores” (Certadores) to the early Spanish colonizers who came to the place in the early Seventeenth Century (17th), the settlers cut timbers from nearby mountains located upriver or around San Miguel bay area and made this as their form of living. Out of these timbers they hewed out canoes or “bancas” which they stored under small sheds or huts. Later, when these sheds became abundant in the area, as they were made the permanent dwelling places by these canoe makers, the place was called “CAMALIGAN” from the word “KAMALIG” or shed, a place where so many “Kamalig” are found. The sheds served to shelter the canoe makers and protect their boats from the natural elements. Hence, the name and origin of the town is historically tied to the river and its early inhabitants.

The original settlement was considered a religious visita of Nueva Caceres, which was then under its ecclesiastical jurisdiction. On the 5th of June 1775, a petition to the Spanish religious authorities was sent by the natives and signed by the supposedly officials of the place, to request for a resident curate. The officials’ names were: Andre Casa, Diego, Lobao, Simeon de la Cruz, Manuel del Espiritu Santo, Fernando Valenzuela, Agustin del Espiritu Santo, Marcos David, Domingo Flores, Pedro Negre, Bartolome Rodriguez and Valentine de los Santos.

The official establishment of the municipality is in year 1902 through an act of the Philippine legislature. It also named Pedro Bustamante as the first (1st) Municipal Mayor. This event of the creation of the Municipality of Camaligan was brought about by a historical fact when Camaligan was eventually separated from being as annex town to Nueva Caceres now Naga City.

The people of Camaligan derived their socio-cultural identity as river people from the existence of the river. Bicol River is an important resource for irrigation and fertilization of the land where agriculture and fishing is still considered as a major industry. The place’s festivals, songs and dances found their roots and inspiration from the river. Hence, it could be said that the river ecology has bred its own distinct community.

Demographics

Population census of Camaligan
YearPop.±% p.a.
1990 15,436—    
1995 17,411+2.28%
2000 19,188+2.11%
2007 20,758+1.09%
2010 22,254+2.56%
Source: National Statistics Office[3][4]

Educational institutions

Festivals

References

  1. ↑ "Municipalities". Quezon City, Philippines: Department of the Interior and Local Government. Retrieved 3 January 2013.
  2. 1 2 "Province: CAMARINES SUR". PSGC Interactive. Makati City, Philippines: National Statistical Coordination Board. Retrieved 3 January 2013.
  3. 1 2 3 "Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay: as of May 1, 2010" (PDF). 2010 Census of Population and Housing. National Statistics Office. Retrieved 3 January 2013.
  4. ↑ "Province of Camarines Sur". Municipality Population Data. LWUA Research Division. Retrieved 24 July 2013.

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