Mercedes, officially the Municipality of Mercedes ( bcl, Banwaan kan Mercedes; tl, Bayan ng Mercedes), is a 2nd class

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in the

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Camarines Norte Camarines Norte ( bcl, Amihanan na Camarines; fil, Hilagang Camarines), officially the Province of 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 w ...

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. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 55,334 people.

Etymology

The town was originally named "Barra", and it was a barangay of

Daet Daet (), officially the Municipality of Daet ( bcl, Banwaan kan Daet; tl, Bayan ng Daet), is a 1st class municipality and capital of the province of Camarines Norte, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 111,700 peo ...

, the provincial capital. Its name was changed to Mercedes after Doña Mercedes, a rich woman who devoted her life of helping the community, especially the poor.

History

Mercedes was created from the barrios of Babatnon, Lanot, Lalawigan, Pinagdamhan, Hamoraon, Colasi, Tarum, Pambuhan, Masalong-salong, Hinipaan, Matoogtoog, Cayucyucan, Mambongalon, Manguisoc, Gaboc, Mercedes, Tanayagan, Tagontong, Catandonganon, Cariñgo Island, Quinapaquian Island, Apuao Island, all formerly part of

, Camarines Norte, by virtue of

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No. 341, approved on July 26, 1948.

Geography

Barangays

Mercedes is politically subdivided into 26

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Climate

Demographics

In the 2020 census, the population of Mercedes, Camarines Norte, was 55,334 people, with a density of .

Economy

Tourism

Waterfalls: * Colasi Falls - barangay Colasi * Malunay Falls - sitio Malunay * Bahaw Falls - barangay Hamoraon * Hinipaan Falls - barangay Hinipaan

Education

* Mercedes Central School * Mercedes High School (San Roque) * Manguisoc National High School * Camarines Norte State College - Mercedes Campus (formerly Mercedes School of Fisheries) * Tagongtong Elementary School * San Roque National High School * Don Pablo S Villafuerte National High School * Claro Ibasco Elementary School * joseph Ibasco Elem. School * Quinapaguian Elem. School * Lope Manlangit Elem. School * Mambungalon Elem. School * Cayucyucan Elem. School * Pambuhan Elem School * Gaboc Elementary School * Lalawigan Elem. School * San Roque Elem. School * Manguisoc Elem. School * Tarum Elem. School * Colasi Elem. School * Hamoraon Elem. School * Lanot Elem. School * Mansalongsalong * Mantoogtoog Elem. School * Hinipaan·Elem. School

References

External links

* Philippine Standard Geographic Codebr>Philippine Census Information
{{Authority control Municipalities of Camarines Norte