Camaligan

Coordinates: 13°37′15″N 123°09′56″E / 13.6208°N 123.1656°E / 13.6208; 123.1656
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Camaligan
Municipality
Municipality of Camaligan
St. Anthony of Padua Parish Church
St. Anthony of Padua Parish Church
Flag of Camaligan
Flag
Etymology: Tagalog: kamalig + an ("place of sheds")
Nickname: 
The Small Town with a Big Heart
Anthem: Camaligan Kong Namomótan
My Beloved Camaligan
Map of Camarines Sur with Camaligan highlighted
Map of Camarines Sur with Camaligan highlighted
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Camaligan is located in Philippines
Camaligan
Camaligan
Location within the Philippines
Coordinates: 13°37′15″N 123°09′56″E / 13.6208°N 123.1656°E / 13.6208; 123.1656
CountryPhilippines
RegionBicol Region
ProvinceCamarines Sur
District 3rd district
Founded
1795 1900 (Annexed to
Nueva Caceres), 1909 (re-independence)
Barangays13 (see
PDPLBN) (Acting)[2]
 • RepresentativeGabriel H. Bordado Jr. (Liberal)
 • Municipal Council
Members
 • 
St. Teresa of Calcutta

Camaligan, officially the Municipality of Camaligan (

province of Camarines Sur, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 25,036 people.[5]
Camaligan rapidly became an urban town during the 1990s.

Camaligan is part of the Metro Naga Urban Area.

The town is home to the oldest known pre-colonial site in the

Bicol region, dating 500 AD to 600 AD, making it an undeclared important archaeological zone.[7]

Etymology

The origin of the town and its name can be traced back to the early settlers of the place. Known as the cortadores, or woodcutters, to the early

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", which means "a place where many sheds can be found", by combining the root word kamalig (or shed) and the locative suffix -an. 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 Bicol River and its early inhabitants.[8]

"Catagbacan" was the oldest known name of Camaligan. Moreover, according to D. Adolfo Puya y Ruiz, in his “Camarines Sur – Descripcion General De Està Provincia En Luzon” (Manila: 1887), Camaligan was called "Kinamaligan" before.[8]

History

Pre-colonial era

The town of Camaligan is a known

Bicolano site.[7]
[9]

Spanish era

The settlers of the religious visita of

Catholicism.[10] During this time, Camaligan had five barrios in its jurisdiction, namely Marupit, Doncal (now Dugcal), Sua, San Roque and Tarosanan. Each barrio has a small wooden chapel.[8]

On 5 June 1795, 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

parish priest.[8]

American era

In 1902, the municipality was officially established through an act of the Philippine legislature. It also named

Nueva Caceres (now Naga City).[8]

Geography

With an area of 468.8 hectares (1,158 acres), it is the smallest municipality in Camarines Sur, but it is the densest, having an approximation of 5,200 persons per square kilometer,[citation needed] which is almost twice the density of the neighboring City of Naga of 2,456 per square kilometer.[11]

Barangays

Camaligan is politically subdivided into 13

sitios
.

Barangays Class Population[13] Barangay Head
Dugcal Rural 4,464 Gabriel Jr. DV. Flores
Marupit Rural 4,510 Delia B. Mansor
San Francisco Rural 745 Eden G. Torallo
San Jose-San Pablo (Poblacion) Rural 671 Eden B. Bon
San Juan-San Ramon (Poblacion) Rural 982 Emeterio M. Avila
San Lucas (Poblacion) Rural 578 Cyril O. Agomaa
San Marcos (Poblacion) Rural 1,388 Susana Agna
San Mateo (Poblacion) Rural 1,508 Carlos Q. Mariscal, Jr.
San Roque Rural 3,585 Rolando P. Marasigan
Santo Domingo (Poblacion) Rural 618 Maria Teresa A. Ruiz
Santo Tomas (Poblacion) Rural 810 Maria Jasmin M. Trinidad
Sua Rural 2,154 Servando Santa Ana
Tarosanan Rural 2,096 Marites Salumbides

Climate

Climate data for Camaligan, Camarines Sur
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 32
(90) 		31
(88) 		34
(93) 		36
(97) 		37
(99) 		37
(99) 		36
(97) 		34
(93) 		35
(95) 		34
(93) 		33
(91) 		32
(90) 		34
(94)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) 27
(81) 		27
(81) 		29
(84) 		31
(88) 		32
(90) 		32
(90) 		31
(88) 		30
(86) 		30
(86) 		29
(84) 		28
(82) 		28
(82) 		30
(85)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 39.34
(1.55) 		68.7
(2.70) 		26.73
(1.05) 		66.19
(2.61) 		84.49
(3.33) 		178.89
(7.04) 		244.27
(9.62) 		188.3
(7.41) 		160.98
(6.34) 		445.0
(17.52) 		135.5
(5.33) 		367.8
(14.48) 		2,006.19
(78.98)
Average rainy days 16 18 13 15 23 28 30 24 26 27 25 29 274
Source: World Weather Online (Use with caution: this is modeled/calculated data, not measured locally.)[14]

Camaligan has a significant amount of rainfall during the year. This is true even for the driest month. According to the Köppen climate classification system, Camaligan has a tropical rainforest climate. The average annual temperature is 27.1 °C in Camaligan. About 2527 mm of precipitation falls annually.[15]

Demographics

Population census of Camaligan
YearPop.±% p.a.
1918 2,133—    
1939 3,005+1.65%
1948 7,362+10.47%
1960 8,529+1.23%
1970 7,821−0.86%
1975 9,853+4.74%
1980 10,989+2.21%
1990 15,436+3.46%
1995 17,411+2.28%
2000 19,188+2.11%
2007 20,758+1.09%
2010 22,254+2.56%
2015 24,109+1.54%
2020 25,036+0.74%
Source: Philippine Statistics Authority[16][17][18][19]

In the 2020 census, the population of Camaligan was 25,036 people, with a density of 5,300 inhabitants per square kilometre or 14,000 inhabitants per square mile.[5]

Economy

Poverty Incidence of Camaligan
Source: Philippine Statistics Authority[20][21]
[22][23][24][25][26][27]


Bicol River serves as a natural source of irrigation and fertilization to the town where agriculture is still considered as a major industry.[8]

Out of the 468 hectares total land area, 175 hectares are devoted to rice production, all of which are irrigated and fertilized by the river through its occasional flooding.[8]

Government

Camaligan is being headed by a mayor who is being elected by its residents.

The current mayor of the town is Diano Ibardaloza, Jr.[1] Last May 2022 Election, he has been elected for his first term as the Municipal Mayor.[1]

Since 1902, thirty-one (31) mayors already headed the town.

Term Mayor[8]
1902-1903 Pedro Bustamante
1904-1905 Quintin Bagsic
1905-1906 Catalino Alayan
1906-1907 Fabian Garcia
1908-1909 Tomas Salvador
1909-1911 Jose Agapor
1912-1915 Mauricio Cordial
1916-1919 Liberato Montiveros
1920-1923 Antonio Santa Ana
1924-1927 Pedro Flores
1928-1931 Vidal Custodio
1932-1935 Elias Agna de Dios
1936-1941 Teotimo Rebuquiao
1942-1944 Felipe Cuadrante
1944 Glecerio Blas
1945 Andres Diez
1946-1947 Julio Capucao
1948-1951 Francisco A. Aurellano
1952-1955 Buenaventura Plantado
1956-1963 Agapito T. Loriaga
1964-1967 Dalmacio Aurellano
1968-1971 Agapito T. Loriaga
1972-1986 Dalmacio Aurellano
1986 Napoleon Valiente
1986-1987 Amelito Belen
1987 Fabian A. Valenciano
1987-1988 Priscilla T. Aurellano
1988-1995 Manuel N. Prado
1995-2004 Rolando C. Eduardo
2004-2007 Pablo N. Prado
2007-2010 Rolando C. Eduardo
2010-2013 Emmanuel T. Prado
2013-2022 Marilou Marquez-Hirose
2022–Present Diano S. Ibardaloza, Jr.

Culture

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, the river ecology has bred its own distinct community.[8]

Festivals

Religious and cultural festivals are being held in the town.

Tourism

Visita Iglesia in the province.[28]

Santo Domingo Chapel is an old

archeological site where a lot of burial jars, porcelains and skeleton bones were found during the diggings.[10]

Sira, or fish, is a small

banca passengers.[10]

After the initial launching of Camaligan River Park on 1 June 2014, its tourism industry began to be more active. Its continuous improvements attracted many visitors, mostly coming from the City of Naga, to come and enjoy walking along the riverside.[29]

M/B Camaligan is a

river culture of the town.[29]

Archaeology

Camaligan is

World Heritage List.[7][9]

In a documentary made by GMA News TV, it was found that the artifacts and biofacts were not limited to the town proper. In fact, during a road-widening project conducted in September 2017 by the national government, hundreds of human bone fragments, animal bones, burial and ceremonial jar fragments, and stone tools were found after digging only the edges of the road. The documentary also found many Camaligueños to own artifacts they have found in their own land. Due to these findings, the town's reputation as a vital pre-colonial Ibalon archaeological site was solidified.[30]

Education

Camaligan has one

tertiary school
in the town.

High school

  • senior high school
    is located in barangay Dugcal.

Elementary schools

  • Camaligan Central School - the oldest school and the primary
    elementary school
    of the town.
  • Sua Elementary School
  • Dugcal Elementary School
  • San Roque Elementary School
  • Marupit Elementary School
  • Tarosanan-San Francisco Elementary School

Preschools

  • Hansel & Gretel Day Care Center
  • Petite L'e' Tudiant Learning Centre
  • Dugcal Day Care Center
  • Gogon Day Care Center
  • Marupit Day Care Center
  • San Francisco Day Care Center
  • San Juan Day Care Center
  • San Lucas Day Care Center
  • San Mateo Day Care Center
  • San Roque Day Care Center
  • Sua Day Care Center
  • Tampac Day Care Center
  • Tarosanan Day Care Center

Notable personalities

References

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