Camarines Norte

Camarines Norte Probinsya kan Camarines Norte Lalawigan ng Camarines Norte
Province
Flag Official seal of Camarines Norte Seal
Motto:  Sulong Camarines Norte
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Country	Philippines
Region	Bicol (Region V)
Founded	1829
Capital	Daet
Government
• Governor	Edgardo Tallado (Liberal)
• Vice Governor	Jonah Pimentel (Liberal)
Area
• Total	2,320.07 km2 (895.78 sq mi)
• Rank	57th out of 80
Population  (2010)
• Total	542,915
• Rank	51st out of 80
• Density	230/km2 (610/sq mi)
• Rank	33rd out of 80
Divisions
• Independent cities	0
• Component cities	0
• Municipalities	12
• Barangays	282
• Districts	1st and 2nd Districts of Camarines Norte
Time zone	UTC+8 (PHT)
ZIP Code	4600-4612
Dialing code	54
Spoken languages	Bikol, Tagalog
Website	camarinesnorte.gov.ph

Camarines Norte (Filipino:Hilagang Kamarines) is a province of the Philippines located in the Bicol Region in Luzon. Its capital is Daet and the province borders Quezon to the west and Camarines Sur to the south.

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 (Bicol), 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 kilometres (213 mi) southeast of Metro Manila, a 8 to 10 hour drive by bus, 6 to 7 hour by private car or a 45-minute trip by plane.

History

Bicol 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 Sur. They were briefly merged from 1854 to 1857 to make 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.

Municipalities

Camarines Norte is subdivided into 12 municipalities.

Municipality	No. of Barangays	Area (km²)	Population (2007)	Population (2010)
Basud	29	260.28	36,763	38,176
Capalonga	22	290.00	29,683	31,299
Daet (capital town)	25	46.00	94,184	95,572
Jose Panganiban	27	214.44	49,028	55,557
Labo	52	589.36	88,087	92,041
Mercedes	26	173.69	44,375	47,674
Paracale	27	197.90	46,856	53,243
San Lorenzo Ruiz	12	119.37	12,299	12,592
San Vicente	9	57.49	9,615	10,114
Santa Elena	19	199.35	40,300	40,828
Talisay	15	30.76	22,942	23,904
Vinzons	19	141.43	39,653	41,915

Demographics

Population census of Camarines Norte

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1990	390,982	—
1995	439,151	+2.20%
2000	470,654	+1.50%
2007	513,785	+1.22%
2010	542,915	+2.03%
Source: National Statistics Office

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. Bikol is the major language spoken, together with Tagalog and English as second or third languages.

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 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.

External links

• Official Camarines Norte website
• Philippine Standard Geographic Code
• Philippine Census Information