Lupi, officially the Municipality of Lupi ( bcl, Banwaan kan Lupi; tl, Bayan ng Lupi), is a 3rd class

municipality A municipality is usually a single administrative division having corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate. The term ''municipality'' may also mean the ...

in the

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Camarines Sur Camarines Sur ( bcl, Habagatan na Camarines; tl, Timog Camarines), officially the Province of Camarines Sur, is a province in the Philippines located in the Bicol Region on Luzon. Its capital is Pili and the province borders Camarines Norte a ...

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. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 33,897 people. Lupi is from

Pili Pili may refer to: Common names of plants * '' Canarium ovatum'', a Philippine tree that is a source of the pili nut * ''Heteropogon contortus'', a Hawaiian grass used to thatch structures Places * Pili, Camarines Sur, is a municipality in the ...

and from

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History

Lupi, in the first district of the province, was branded as a "travelling poblacion" as it had been transferred several times when it was a small settlement during Spanish rule. On 17 October 1726, however, the Spanish government under the administration of Governor General Marquéz de Torrecampo who was also the titular head of the Diocese of Caceres, issued a decree making Lupi a separate town.

Geography

Barangays

Lupi is politically subdivided into 38

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Climate

Demographics

In the 2020 census, the population of Lupi, Camarines Sur, was 33,897 people, with a density of .

Economy

Transportation

The municipality is connected with Manila by the

Andaya Highway Rolando Andaya Highway, officially known as Quirino Highway and also known as Camarines Sur–Quezon Road, is a national primary highway located in the provinces of Camarines Norte, Quezon, and Camarines Sur in the Philippines. It serves as an alt ...

and daily rail services to and from Naga & Legazpi are provided by the

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. In order to spur development in the municipality, The Toll Regulatory Board declared Toll Road 5 the extension of

South Luzon Expressway The South Luzon Expressway (SLEX), signed as E2 of the Philippine expressway network and R-3 of the Metro Manila arterial road network, is a limited-access toll expressway that connects Metro Manila to the provinces in the Calabarzon region ...

. A 420-kilometer, four lane expressway starting from the terminal point of the now under construction SLEX Toll Road 4 at Barangay Mayao, Lucena City in Quezon to Matnog, Sorsogon, near the Matnog Ferry Terminal. On August 25, 2020, San Miguel Corporation announced that they will invest the project which will reduce travel time from Lucena to Matnog from 9 hours to 5.5 hours. Another expressway that will serve Lupi is the Quezon-Bicol Expressway (QuBEx), which will link between Lucena and

San Fernando, Camarines Sur San Fernando, officially the Municipality of San Fernando ( bcl, Banwaan kan San Fernando; tl, Bayan ng San Fernando), is a 2nd class municipality in the province of Camarines Sur, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population o ...

References

External links

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