Lupi, officially the Municipality of Lupi (; ), is a
municipality
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The term ''municipality' ...
in the
province
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of
Camarines Sur
Camarines Sur (; ), officially the Province of Camarines Sur (Central Bikol language, Bikol: ''Probinsya kan Habagatan na Camarines''; ), is a Provinces of the Philippines, province in the Philippines located in the Bicol Region on Luzon. Its ca ...
,
Philippines
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. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 33,897 people.
Lupi is from
Pili and from
Manila
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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 October 17, 1726, 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
barangay
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s. Each barangay consists of
purok
A ''purok'' () is an informal division within a barangay in the Philippines. While not officially considered a local government unit (LGU), a ''purok'' often serves as a unit for delivering services and administration within a barangay. ''Pur ...
s and some have
sitios
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.
* Alleomar
* Bagangan Sr.
* Bagong Sikat
* Bel-Cruz
* Bangon
* Barrera Jr.
* Barrera Sr.
* Belwang
* Buenasuerte
* Bulawan Jr.
* Bulawan Sr.
* Cabutagan
* Casay
* Colacling (Del Rosario)
* Cristo Rey
* Del Carmen
* Haguimit
* Halubán (Pigbasagan)
* Kaibigan
* La Purísima
* Lourdes
* Mangcawayan
* Napolidan
* Población
* Polantuna
* Sagrada
* Salvación
* San Isidro
* San José
* San Pedro
* San Rafael Norte
* San Rafael Sur
* San Ramon
* San Vicente
* Sooc
* Tanawán
* Tible
* Tapi (Lupi Nuevo)
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 al ...
and daily rail services to and from Naga & Legazpi are provided by the
Philippine National Railways
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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 controlled-access highway that connects Metro Manila to the provinces in the Calabarzon, Mimaropa a ...
. 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.
Churches
*San Pedro Bautista Parish - Poblacion (est.1726)
*Sagrada Família Parish - Colacling (est.2006)
*San Juan Pablo II Parish - Casay (est.2011)
*San Juan Vianney Mission Station - San Jose, formerly Alanao (est. 2022)
References
External links
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