Camarines Norte is a
provinceThe Provinces of the Philippines are the primary political and administrative divisions of the Philippines. There are 80 provinces at present, further subdivided into component cities and municipalities. The National Capital Region, as well as independent cities, are autonomous from any provincial...
of the
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located in the
BicolThe Bicol Region or Bicolandia is one of the 17 regions of the Philippines. Its regional center is Legazpi City...
RegionIn the Philippines, regions are administrative divisions that serve primarily to organize the provinces of the country for administrative convenience. Currently, the archipelagic republic of the Philippines is divided into 17 regions...
in
LuzonLuzon is the largest island in the Philippines. It is located in the northernmost region of the archipelago, and is also the name for one of the three primary island groups in the country centered on the Island of Luzon...
. Its capital is
DaetDaet, also known as the "Gateway to Bicolandia". A 1st class municipality in the province of Camarines Norte, Philippines. It is the capital municipality of Camarines Norte. According to the 2007 census, it has a population of 94,184 or 18.33% of Camarines Norte's population. The current mayor of...
and the province borders
Quezon-History:Originally, what now forms Quezon was divided among the provinces of Batangas, Laguna, and Nueva Ecija. The area was first explored by Juan de Salcedo in 1571-1572, during his expedition from Laguna to Camarines provinces....
to the west and
Camarines SurCamarines Sur is a province of the Philippines located in the Bicol Region in Luzon. Its capital is Pili and the province borders Camarines Norte and Quezon to the north, and Albay to the south...
to the south.
Demographics
Camarines Norte has a population of 513,785 as of 2007, roughly 10% of the region's population of 5,109,798 and 0.62% of the country's population of 88,574,614..
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is the major language spoken, together with
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and
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.
Economy
The four major manufacturing and processing industries in the province are jewelry craft, gifts/toys/housewares, pineapple and coconut industry.
Geography
The province of Camarines Norte is found in the northwestern coast of the Bicol Peninsula, which form the southeastern section of Luzon, the largest island in the Philippine archipelago.
One of the six provinces that make up Region V (
BicolThe Bicol Region or Bicolandia is one of the 17 regions of the Philippines. Its regional center is Legazpi City...
), it is bounded on the north by the Pacific Ocean, in the east by the Pacific Ocean and San Miguel Bay, in the west of Lamon Bay, and in the south by Quezon province and the adjoining province of Camarines Sur.
Its capital town, Daet, is 342 kilometers southeast of
Metro ManilaMetropolitan Manila , the National Capital Region , or simply Metro Manila, is the metropolitan region encompassing the City of Manila and its surrounding areas in the Philippines...
, a 8 to 10 hour drive by bus or a 45-minute trip by plane.
History
BicolThe Bicol Region or Bicolandia is one of the 17 regions of the Philippines. Its regional center is Legazpi City...
province was founded in 1573. The province of Camarines was created from Bicol in 1636. That province was divided in 1829, creating Camarines Norte and
Camarines SurCamarines Sur is a province of the Philippines located in the Bicol Region in Luzon. Its capital is Pili and the province borders Camarines Norte and Quezon to the north, and Albay to the south...
. They were briefly merged from 1854 to 1857 to make
Ambos CamarinesAmbos Camarines , commonly known as Camarines, was a historical province in the Philippines found on the northern end of the Bicol Peninsula. It now exists as two separate provinces: Camarines Norte and Camarines Sur....
(
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.
Municipalities
Camarines Norte is subdivided into 12 municipalities.
MunicipalityA municipality is a local government unit in the Philippines. Municipalities are also called towns . They are distinct from cities, which are a different category of local government unit...
|
No. of
Barangays |
Area
(km²) |
Population
(2007) |
| Basud Basud is a 3rd class municipality in the province of Camarines Norte, Philippines. According to the 2000 census, it has a population of 33,885 people in 6,508 households.-History:...
|
29 |
260.28 |
36,763 |
| Capalonga Capalonga is a 3rd class municipality in the province of Camarines Norte, Philippines. According to the 2000 census, it has a population of 26,577 people in 5,031 households.-HISTORY:...
|
22 |
290.00 |
29,683 |
| Daet Daet, also known as the "Gateway to Bicolandia". A 1st class municipality in the province of Camarines Norte, Philippines. It is the capital municipality of Camarines Norte. According to the 2007 census, it has a population of 94,184 or 18.33% of Camarines Norte's population. The current mayor of...
(capital town) |
25 |
46.00 |
94,184 |
| Jose Panganiban Jose Panganiban is a 2nd class municipality in the province of Camarines Norte, Philippines. According to the 2000 census, it has a population of 80,064 people in 8,969 households....
|
27 |
214.44 |
49,028 |
| Labo Labo is a 1st class municipality in the province of Camarines Norte, Philippines. According to the 2000 census, it has a population of 81,388 people in 15,786 households....
(largest municipality) |
52 |
589.36 |
88,087 |
| Mercedes Mercedes is a 4th class municipality in the province of Camarines Norte, Philippines. According to the 2000 census, it has a population of 41,713 people in 7,932 households.-History:...
|
26 |
173.69 |
44,375 |
| Paracale Paracale is a 3rd class municipality in the province of Camarines Norte, Philippines. According to the 2000 census, it has a population of 42,453 people in 8,431 households.-Barangays:Paracale is politically subdivided into 27 barangays.* Awitan...
|
27 |
197.90 |
46,856 |
| San Lorenzo Ruiz San Lorenzo Ruiz is a 5th class municipality in the province of Camarines Norte, Philippines. According to the 2000 census, it has a population of 11,678 people in 2,200 households.-Barangays:San Lorenzo Ruiz is politically subdivided into 12 barangays....
|
12 |
119.37 |
12,299 |
| San Vicente San Vicente is a 5th class municipality in the province of Camarines Norte, Philippines. According to the 2000 census, it has a population of 8,984 people in 1,765 households.-Barangays:San Vicente is politically subdivided into 9 barangays.* Asdum...
|
9 |
57.49 |
9,615 |
| Santa Elena Santa Elena is a 4th-class municipality in the province of Camarines Norte, Philippines. According to the 2000 census, it has a population of 27,625 peoples.-Barangays:Santa Elena is politically subdivided into 19 barangays.* Basiad* Bulala* Maulawin...
|
19 |
199.35 |
40,300 |
| Talisay Talisay, a 4th class municipality is the smallest town in the Province of Camarines Norte. It has a total land area of 3,076 hectares which is only 10 meters above sea-level...
|
15 |
30.76 |
22,942 |
| Vinzons Vinzons is a 3rd class municipality in the province of Camarines Norte, Philippines. According to the 2000 census, it has a population of 39,470 people in 7,407 households. The first recorded name of Vinzons was Tacboan and was later changed to Indan at which time the Mayor was Pedro Barbin. The...
|
19 |
141.43 |
39,653 |
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 five kilometers from the town proper and an hour ride to the capital town of Daet.
The province also has 13 fishing ports in the coastal municipalities and one feeder airport in Bagasbas, Daet.
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