Naawan, officially the Municipality of Naawan (Cebuano: Lungsod sa Naawan; Tagalog: Bayan ng Naawan), is a fourth class municipality in the province of Misamis Oriental, Philippines. The population of the town is estimated to be 22,444 according to the 2020 census.[3]
Naawan | |
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Municipality of Naawan | |
![]() Map of Misamis Oriental with Naawan highlighted | |
Location within the Philippines | |
Coordinates: 8°26′00″N 124°18′00″E / 8.4333°N 124.3°E | |
Country | Philippines |
Region | Northern Mindanao |
Province | Misamis Oriental |
District | 2nd district |
Founded | June 14, 1957 |
Barangays | 10 (see Barangays) |
Government | |
• Type | Sangguniang Bayan |
• Mayor | Dennis L. Roa |
• Vice Mayor | Allan B. Roa |
• Representative | Yevgeny Vincent B. Emano |
• Municipal Council | Members |
• Electorate | 15,879 voters (2022) |
Area | |
• Total | 88.50 km2 (34.17 sq mi) |
Elevation | 32 m (105 ft) |
Highest elevation | 293 m (961 ft) |
Lowest elevation | 0 m (0 ft) |
Population (2020 census)[3] | |
• Total | 22,444 |
• Density | 250/km2 (660/sq mi) |
• Households | 5,636 |
Economy | |
• Income class | 4th municipal income class |
• Poverty incidence | 22.63 |
• Revenue | ₱ 110.8 million (2020) |
• Assets | ₱ 284.3 million (2020) |
• Expenditure | ₱ 96.21 million (2020) |
• Liabilities | ₱ 83.82 million (2020) |
Service provider | |
• Electricity | Misamis Oriental 1 Rural Electric Cooperative (MORESCO 1) |
Time zone | UTC+8 (PST) |
ZIP code | 9023 |
PSGC | |
IDD : area code | +63 (0)88 |
Native languages | Cebuano Binukid Subanon Tagalog |
Website | www |
Naawan has earned a national reputation as one of the most beautiful towns in the country, as well as being named the cleanest town in the Philippines in 2008.[5]
Etymology
editNaawan's abundance with the 26 waterfalls and its coastal waters has produced graduates in the marine and fisheries technology programs. Canned bangus and tilanggit are just a few of the products enjoyed from these waters. The history of how Naawan was named and what it is called today is tied to its bounty of waters in countless of ways.
In the olden days before places were named the way they are today, a pregnant woman was washing her laundry in the river which we call now as the "Talabaan River". She felt labor pains and gave birth to a baby in the river. As she was holding her newly born child in her arms, she felt a cooling sensation in her body as if she was holding water with her bare hands. "Nabagat ha bahig ha naawaan" a baby that came out in the water. it was said by the ancestors that came before us that the baby became a spirit that guards and keeps the waters of Naawan as abundant and bountiful the wav it is to this dav.
Sometime in 1884, a Spanish boat was navigating along the Yligan Bay, the boat captain who got attracted with the beautiful beaches in this area ordered his men to turn ashore and they disembarked nearby a very peaceful village.
When a villager who have gone fishing with a plentiful catch that day happened to pass by the where the Spaniards still cooking for their lunch, the fisherman shared to them half of his catch. In this occasion, the Spanish Officer through an interpreter asked him about the name of the place. "Naawaan" muttered the fisherman. The Spaniards, having a hard time to pronounce the word, muttered to himself "NAAWAN".
Before the Spaniards left this place, the Spanish Officer called one of his men to show to him the map of Mindanao Island and marked the name he thought on the spot he calculated to be the location of villages. This was how "NAAWAN" got its name.
History
editIn 1957, the barrio of Naawan, then part of Initao, was incorporated into the town of Naawan.[6] The process for incorporating Naawan, from Initao was started in 1956.
Geography
editBarangays
editNaawan is politically subdivided into ten barangays.
- Don Pedro
- Linangkayan
- Lubilan
- Mapulog
- Maputi
- Mat-i
- Patag
- Poblacion
- Tagbalogo
- Tuboran
Climate
editClimate data for Naawan, Misamis Oriental | |||||||||||||
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Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 28 (82) |
29 (84) |
30 (86) |
31 (88) |
30 (86) |
30 (86) |
30 (86) |
30 (86) |
30 (86) |
30 (86) |
29 (84) |
29 (84) |
30 (85) |
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 24 (75) |
24 (75) |
24 (75) |
25 (77) |
26 (79) |
26 (79) |
25 (77) |
25 (77) |
25 (77) |
25 (77) |
25 (77) |
25 (77) |
25 (77) |
Average precipitation mm (inches) | 271 (10.7) |
217 (8.5) |
193 (7.6) |
178 (7.0) |
344 (13.5) |
423 (16.7) |
362 (14.3) |
358 (14.1) |
329 (13.0) |
320 (12.6) |
322 (12.7) |
260 (10.2) |
3,577 (140.9) |
Average rainy days | 23.2 | 19.5 | 22.0 | 22.8 | 29.6 | 28.9 | 30.3 | 29.8 | 28.1 | 28.8 | 26.1 | 24.1 | 313.2 |
Source: Meteoblue[7] |
Education
editLocated in the town of Naawan is the Mindanao State University at Naawan campus, a unit of the Mindanao State University System. MSU-Naawan was established in the 1960s and 1970s as a scientific field laboratory for scientific research in the field along with the university's main campus in Marawi City, Lanao del Sur. With the involvement of Mindanao State University's College of Fisheries, the School of Marine Fisheries Technology graduated its first batch of university graduates in 1985. As an autonomous external campus and a distinct unit of the university system, the institute was known as the MSU-Institute of Fisheries Research & Development. It directly supervised the 'original' Naawan High School (the MSU-Naawan Fisheries High School after it was renamed the MSU-Naawan Fisheries High School). When the Naawan Central School's children's choir won first prize in the NAMCYA Children's Choir Finals at the Cultural Center of the Philippines in 1987, the school made a mark on the national stage.[8]
Demographics
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Source: Philippine Statistics Authority[9][10][11][12] |
In the 2020 census, the population of Naawan was 22,444 people,[3] with a density of 250 inhabitants per square kilometre or 650 inhabitants per square mile.
Economy
editPoverty incidence of Naawan
10
20
30
40
50
2006
48.60 2009
45.70 2012
25.88 2015
24.97 2018
16.66 2021
22.63 Source: Philippine Statistics Authority[13][14][15][16][17][18][19][20] |
References
edit- ^ Municipality of Naawan | (DILG)
- ^ "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.
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: CS1 maint: year (link) - ^ a b c Census of Population (2020). "Region X (Northern Mindanao)". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
- ^ "PSA Releases the 2021 City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates". Philippine Statistics Authority. 2 April 2024. Retrieved 28 April 2024.
- ^ "Department of Interior & Local Government Region 10-Northern Mindanao". Retrieved 2012-04-30. Archived from the original on 2013-11-03. Retrieved 2012-04-29.
- ^ "An Act Creating the Municipality of Naawan, Province of Misamis Oriental". LawPH.com. Retrieved 2011-04-12.
- ^ "Naawan: Average Temperatures and Rainfall". Meteoblue. Retrieved 29 April 2020.
- ^ "1987 NAMCYA Winners". National Music Competitions for Young Artists Foundation, Inc. (NAMCYA).
- ^ Census of Population (2015). "Region X (Northern Mindanao)". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved 20 June 2016.
- ^ Census of Population and Housing (2010). "Region X (Northern Mindanao)" (PDF). Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. National Statistics Office. Retrieved 29 June 2016.
- ^ Censuses of Population (1903–2007). "Region X (Northern Mindanao)". Table 1. Population Enumerated in Various Censuses by Province/Highly Urbanized City: 1903 to 2007. National Statistics Office.
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: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ "Province of Misamis Oriental". Municipality Population Data. Local Water Utilities Administration Research Division. Retrieved 17 December 2016.
- ^ "Poverty incidence (PI):". Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved December 28, 2020.
- ^ "Estimation of Local Poverty in the Philippines" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. 29 November 2005.
- ^ "2003 City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. 23 March 2009.
- ^ "City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates; 2006 and 2009" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. 3 August 2012.
- ^ "2012 Municipal and City Level Poverty Estimates" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. 31 May 2016.
- ^ "Municipal and City Level Small Area Poverty Estimates; 2009, 2012 and 2015". Philippine Statistics Authority. 10 July 2019.
- ^ "PSA Releases the 2018 Municipal and City Level Poverty Estimates". Philippine Statistics Authority. 15 December 2021. Retrieved 22 January 2022.
- ^ "PSA Releases the 2021 City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates". Philippine Statistics Authority. 2 April 2024. Retrieved 28 April 2024.