Camarines Norte
| Camarines Norte | |||
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| Province | |||
| Province of Camarines Norte | |||
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 Location in the Philippines | |||
| Coordinates: 14°10′N 122°45′E / 14.17°N 122.75°ECoordinates: 14°10′N 122°45′E / 14.17°N 122.75°E | |||
| Country | Philippines | ||
| Region | Bicol Region (Region V) | ||
| Founded | 1829 | ||
| Capital | Daet | ||
| Government | |||
| • Type | Sangguniang Panlalawigan | ||
| • Governor | Edgardo "Egay" Tallado (LP) | ||
| • Vice Governor | Jonah Pimentel (LP) | ||
| Area | |||
| • Total | 2,320.07 km2 (895.78 sq mi) | ||
| Area rank | 57th out of 80 | ||
| Population (2010)[1] | |||
| • Total | 542,915 | ||
| • Rank | 51st out of 80 | ||
| • Density | 230/km2 (610/sq mi) | ||
| • Density rank | 33rd out of 80 | ||
| Divisions | |||
| • Independent cities | 0 | ||
| • Component cities | 0 | ||
| • Municipalities |
12
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| • Barangays | 282 | ||
| • Districts | 1st and 2nd Districts of Camarines Norte | ||
| Time zone | PHT (UTC+8) | ||
| ZIP Code | 4600–4612 | ||
| IDD : area code | +63 (0)54 | ||
| ISO 3166 code | PH-CAN | ||
| Spoken languages | |||
| Website |
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Camarines Norte is a province in the Philippines located in the Bicol region in Luzon. Its capital is Daet. The province borders Quezon to the west, Camarines Sur to the south, and the Philippine Sea to the north.
History
In 1573, Bicol province was founded. From Bicol, the province of Camarines was created in 1636, which was divided in 1829, creating Camarines Norte and Camarines Sur. They were briefly merged from 1854 to 1857 into Ambos Camarines (ambos is Spanish for "both"). They were merged into Ambos Camarines once again in 1893. The province was divided into Camarines Norte and Camarines Sur once again in 1917.
When Camarines Norte was separated from Ambos Camarines in 1829, it was assigned the towns of Daet, as capital, Talisay, Indan (now Vinzons), Labo, Paracale, Mambulao (now Jose Panganiban), Capalonga, Ragay, Lupi and Sipocot.
Seventeen years later, it lost Sipocot, Lupi and Ragay to Camarines Sur in exchange for the town of Siruma.
Spanish period
Spanish conquistador Juan de Salcedo, dispatched by Legazpi to explore the island in 1571, influenced the existence of Camarines Norte. After subduing Taytay and Cainta, he marched further across Laguna and Tayabas.
He visited the rich gold-laden town of Mambulao and Paracale, obsessed by them about which he heard from natives there of existing gold mines.
When Francisco de Sande took over from Legazpi as Governor General, Spanish influence started to be felt in the region. He established a permanent Spanish garrison in Naga to control the region and defend it from Chinese and Muslim pirates. Capt. Pedro de Chavez was assigned to head this force.
Native settlements, which include Mambulao and Paracale, were already thriving when the Spaniards arrived. Indan and Daet were the other settlements besides Capalonga. But Paracale remained the most sought after because of its gold mines.
The towns were chiefly inhabited by Tagalogs; the rests were of Visayan strain. However, most of the immigrants were from Mauban, Quezon. The Spanish missionaries established missions to Christianize the natives.
Daet Revolt
April 14-17, 1898 - Local members of the Katipunan led by Ildefonso Moreno and other patriots staged an uprising against the Spanish authorities here who have fortified themselves in the house of one Florencio Arana, a Spanish merchant and a long time resident of Daet. Sporadic encounters started on April 14 until April 16 when the rebels occupied Daet and surrounded the Spaniards in the house of Arana. But the Katipuneros failed to repulse the reinforcements which arrived in Barra (now Mercedes) from Nueva Caceres on April 17. Said reinforcements broke the siege of Daet. This resulted in the death and/or execution of many patriots, including Ildefonso Moreno, Tomas Zaldua and his two sons, Jose Abaño, Domingo Lozada and Aniceto Gregorio, among others. While the Daet revolt collapsed, it signaled the start of a series of rebellion throughout the Bicol region.
By virtue of Act 2809 of March 3, 1919, Governor General F. B. Harrison separated Camarines Norte from Camarines Sur with the installation of Don Miguel R. Lukban as its first governor. "In functional sense, April 15, 1920, was the date of the organization of Camarines Norte, as directed by Executive Order No. 22 dated March 20, 1920, in conformity with the provisions of Act No. 2809," according to Serafin D. Quiason, former chairman of the National Historical Institute (NHI).
First guerrilla encounter
The first guerrilla encounter in the Philippines during the second world war in the Pacific occurred on December 18, 1941 — 11 days after the Japanese bombing of Pearl Harbor in Hawaii on Dec. 7, 1941 and 10 days after the attack on Clark Airbase in Pampanga on Dec. 8, 1941 - at Laniton, Basud, Camarines Norte when the Vinzons guerrilla group with some elements of USAFFE units engaged the vanguard of the Japanese Imperial Army advancing towards Daet, the capital town. A shrine was put up in Laniton to mark this historic feat of arms while surviving veterans and the sons and daughters of veterans who fell commemorate this event every Dec. 18 in Basud and Daet under the auspices of the Veterans Federation of the Philippines – Camarines Norte Chapter (VFP-CN), Basud Municipal Government and the Provincial Government.
Japanese Occupation and Liberation
The established of the general headquarters and military camps and bases of the Philippine Commonwealth Army was active on January 03, 1942 to June 30, 1946 and the Philippine Constabulary was active them on October 28, 1944 to June 30, 1946 was stationed in Camarines Norte was began the local military operations around the province and aided by the Bicolano guerrilla fighters and U.S. liberation forces against the Imperial Japanese troops. The ongoing local Filipino soldiers and military officers of the Commonwealth Army and Constabulary are helps the Bicolano freedom fighters has preparing for the counter conflicts against the occupation by the Japanese Imperial forces began the battling sieges from 1942 to 1944 and 1945. While the aftermath of almost 3 year battling siege, Bicolano guerrillas retreats by the Japanese military hands. The U.S. liberation forces return to the county and liberated the province on 1945 and helps the local Filipino troops and Bicolano guerrillas was preparing attack by the Japanese Imperial forces and ended in World War II.
Geography
Camarines Norte occupies the northwestern coast of the Bicol Peninsula, the southeastern section of Luzon.
One of the six provinces comprising Region V (Bicol), it is bounded on the northeast by the Philippine Sea, east by the San Miguel Bay, west by the Lamon Bay, southwest by Quezon province, and southeast by Camarines Sur.
Its capital town, Daet, is 342 kilometres (213 mi) southeast of Metro Manila, an 8 to 10 hour drive by bus, 6 to 7 hour by private car or a 45-minute trip by plane.
Climate
| Climate data for Camarines Norte | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Average high °C (°F) | 28.6 (83.5) |
29 (84) |
30 (86) |
31.7 (89.1) |
32.4 (90.3) |
32.6 (90.7) |
32 (90) |
31.8 (89.2) |
31.8 (89.2) |
30.7 (87.3) |
30.1 (86.2) |
28.9 (84) |
30.8 (87.46) |
| Average low °C (°F) | 24 (75) |
24 (75) |
24.6 (76.3) |
25.6 (78.1) |
25.7 (78.3) |
25.4 (77.7) |
25.3 (77.5) |
25.2 (77.4) |
24.9 (76.8) |
24.9 (76.8) |
25.2 (77.4) |
24.8 (76.6) |
24.97 (76.91) |
| Average rainy days | 20 | 14 | 13 | 9 | 11 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 21 | 24 | 23 | 199 |
| Source: Storm247[2] | |||||||||||||
Administrative divisions
Camarines Norte is subdivided into two legislative districts comprising a total of 12 municipalities.
- † Provincial capital
Demographics
| Population census of Camarines Norte | ||
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| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
| 1903 | 45,503 | — |
| 1918 | 52,081 | +0.90% |
| 1939 | 98,324 | +3.07% |
| 1948 | 103,702 | +0.59% |
| 1960 | 188,091 | +5.09% |
| 1970 | 262,207 | +3.37% |
| 1975 | 288,406 | +1.93% |
| 1980 | 308,007 | +1.32% |
| 1990 | 390,982 | +2.41% |
| 1995 | 439,151 | +2.20% |
| 2000 | 470,654 | +1.50% |
| 2007 | 513,785 | +1.22% |
| 2010 | 542,915 | +2.03% |
| Source: National Statistics Office[1] | ||
Camarines Norte had a population of 513,785 in the 2007 census, which grew to 542,915 in the 2010 census, constituting roughly 10% of the region's population of 5,420,411 people.
Religion
The majority of the population are followers of Roman Catholic church with 93% of the population adherence, while the rest of the people's faith is divided by several Christian groups such as Aglipayan Church, Iglesia ni Cristo (INC), Baptists, Methodists, Mormons, Jehovah's Witnesses, Seventh-day Adventist, other Christians and also Moslems which demographic is mostly traced to Mindanao.
Language
Coastal Bikol is the major language spoken in the southern part of the province, while Tagalog speakers form the majority in the north. English is widely understood and used in businesses.
Economy
The province’s economy largely depends on agriculture, with grain crops, vegetables, coconuts, rootcrops and fruits as its main products.
The four major manufacturing and processing industries in the province are mining (particularly gold and iron ore), jewelry craft, pineapple and coconut industry.
Infrastructure
The province has an international seaport located at Barangay Osmeña, Jose Panganiban town servicing one of its major industries, Pan Century Surfactants. The seaport is approximately 5 kilometres (3.1 mi) from the town proper and an hour ride to the capital town of Daet.
The province has 13 fishing ports in the coastal municipalities and one feeder airport in Bagasbas, Daet.
Notable people from Camarines Norte
- José María Panganiban — Bicolano propagandist, linguist, and essayist. He is one of the main writers and contributors for La Solidaridad, writing under the pen names "Jomapa" and "J.M.P."
- Gen. Vicente R. Lukban — officer in Emilio Aguinaldo's staff during the Philippine Revolution and the politico-military chief of Samar and Leyte during the Philippine-American War. On September 28, 1901, Sunday, he led Filipino rebels, armed only with bolos and sharpened bamboo poles, in an attack against the contingent of American forces in Balangiga, Samar. Only 36 troopers of Company C, 9th Infantry Regiment of the US Forces survived the attack against 16 casualties among the Filipino rebels, giving the encounter its famous label "Balangiga Massacre" in Philippine history.
- Wenceslao Q. Vinzons, Sr. — Lawyer, orator, labor leader, writer, youngest delegate to the 1935 Constitutional Convention and youngest signatory of the Charter at the age of 25. As the governor in 1940 and congressman-elect in 1941 and refusing to surrender, he evacuated the provincial government during the Japanese occupation to the hinterlands of Labo and led a guerrilla force against the Japanese forces.
See also
References
- 1 2 "Population and Annual Growth Rates for The Philippines and Its Regions, Provinces, and Highly Urbanized Cities" (PDF). 2010 Census and Housing Population. National Statistics Office. Retrieved 2012-12-24.
- ↑ "Weather forecast for Camarines Norte, Philippines". Storm247. Retrieved 1 February 2016.
- 1 2 3 "Province: Camarines Norte". PSGC Interactive. Makati City, Philippines: Philippine Statistics Authority - National Statistical Coordination Board. Retrieved 12 December 2015.
- ↑ "Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay: as of May 1, 2010 (Bicol)" (PDF). 2010 Census of Population and Housing. National Statistics Office. Retrieved 23 July 2013.
External links
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Media related to Camarines Norte at Wikimedia Commons -
Geographic data related to Camarines Norte at OpenStreetMap - Official Camarines Norte website
- Philippine Standard Geographic Code
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