Naujan, officially the Municipality of Naujan ( tgl, Bayan ng Naujan), is a 1st class
municipality
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The term ''municipality'' may also mean the go ...
in the
province
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of
Oriental Mindoro
Oriental Mindoro ( tl, Silangang Mindoro), officially the Province of Oriental Mindoro, is a province in the Philippines located on the island of Mindoro under Mimaropa region in Luzon, about southwest of Manila. The province is bordered by th ...
,
Philippines
The Philippines (; fil, Pilipinas, links=no), officially the Republic of the Philippines ( fil, Republika ng Pilipinas, links=no),
* bik, Republika kan Filipinas
* ceb, Republika sa Pilipinas
* cbk, República de Filipinas
* hil, Republ ...
. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 109,587 people.
It assumed the status of a full-fledged municipality on January 4, 1905, under Act 1280. Its boundaries were permanently established in 1919.
Geography
It covers a land area of , making it the largest municipality in the province and accounting for 12% of the province's total land area. Naujan is from
Calapan
Calapan, officially the City of Calapan ( fil, Lungsod ng Calapan), is a 3rd class Cities of the Philippines#Legal classification, component city and capital of the Provinces of the Philippines, province of Oriental Mindoro, Philippines. Accor ...
.
Climate
Barangays
Naujan is politically subdivided into 71
barangay
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s.
Demographics
Economy
Government
2016-2019 Elected officials:
* Municipal Mayor: Atty. Mark N. Marcos
* Vice Mayor: Sheryl B. Morales
* Sangguniang Bayan Members:
** Marion Francis D. Marcos, Councilor
** Vilma D. Vargas, Councilor
** Jun "Piolo" S. Bugarin, Councilor
** Dein Z. Arago, Councilor
** Alexandra C. Casubuan, Councilor
** Daniel R. Arteza, Councilor
** Neil C. Bermudez, Councilor
** Deogracias U. Dela Paz, Councilor
** Engr. Ralph Jonnel D. Recto, ABC President
Wyne Wyvvky G. Delos Reyes, SKMF President
** Rogelio Banlugan, Indigenous Peoples Mandatory Representative
See also
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* Naujan Lake
Naujan Lake is a freshwater lake in the Philippines located in the northeastern corner of the province of Oriental Mindoro on Mindoro Island. The lake is the List of lakes in the Philippines, fifth largest in the country and the main geographical ...
References
External links
Naujan Profile at PhilAtlas.com
* Philippine Standard Geographic Code*
www-naujan-gov.blogspot.comNaujan.com
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