Naujan (), officially the Municipality of Naujan (), is a
municipality
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The term ''municipality' ...
in the
province
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of
Oriental Mindoro
Oriental 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 the Verde Island P ...
,
Philippines
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. Its population was 109,587 at the 2020 census.
History
On January 4, 1905, under Act 1280, Naujan assumed the status of a full-fledged municipality. 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 (), is a component city and the capital of the province of Oriental Mindoro, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 145,786 people making it the most populous in Oriental Mi ...
.
Barangays
Naujan is politically subdivided into 71
barangay
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s. Each barangay consists of
purok
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s and some have
sitios
A ''sitio'' (Spanish language, Spanish for "site") in the Philippines is a territorial enclave that forms part of a barangay. Typically rural, a ''sitios location is usually far from the center of the barangay itself and could be its own bar ...
.
* Adrialuna
* Andres Ylagan (Mag-asawang Tubig)
* Antipolo
* Apitong
* Arangin
* Aurora
* Bacungan
* Bagong Buhay
* Balite
* Bancuro
* Banuton
* Barcenaga
* Bayani
* Buhangin
* Caburo
* Concepcion
* Dao
* Del Pilar
* Estrella
* Evangelista
* Gamao
* General Esco
* Herrera
* Inarawan
* Kalinisan
* Laguna
* Mabini
* Magtibay
* Mahabang Parang
* Malabo
* Malaya
* Malinao
* Malvar
* Masagana
* Masaguing
* Melgar A
* Melgar B
* Metolza
* Montelago
* Montemayor
* Motoderazo
* Mulawin
* Nag-Iba I
* Nag-Iba II
* Pagkakaisa
* Paitan
* Paniquian
* Pinagsabangan I
* Pinagsabangan II
* Pinahan
* Poblacion I Barangay I)
* Poblacion II (Barangay II)
* Poblacion III Barangay III)
* Sampaguita
* San Agustin I
* San Agustin II
* San Andres
* San Antonio
* San Carlos
* San Isidro
* San Jose
* San Luis
* San Nicolas
* San Pedro
* Santa Cruz
* Santa Isabel
* Santa Maria
* Santiago
* Santo Nino
* Tagumpay
* Tigkan
Climate
Demographics
Economy
Government
2022Elected officials:
* Municipal Mayor: Henry Joel C. Teves
* Vice Mayor: Great Delos Reyes
* Sangguniang Bayan Members:
** Dein Z. Arago, Councilor
** Vilma D. Vargas, Councilor
** Wil Viray, Councilor
** Howard Arteza, Councilor
** Joefel Ylagan, Councilor
** Elmar De villa, Councilor
** Allan Balbacal, Councilor
** Reuel Laygo, Councilor
** Engr. Ralph Jonnel D. Recto, ABC President
Christian Kent Nagutom, SKMF President
** Rogelio Banlugan, Indigenous Peoples Mandatory Representative
See also
* List of Cultural Properties of the Philippines in Naujan, Oriental Mindoro
* 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 geograph ...
References
External links
Naujan Profile at PhilAtlas.com
*Philippine Standard Geographic Code The Philippine Standard Geographic Code (PSGC) is a systematic classification and coding for geographic areas in the Philippines. It classifies areas based on the country's four levels of administrative divisions: regions, provinces, municipalities ...
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