Naval | |
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Municipality of Naval | |
Location within the
Philippines | |
Coordinates: 11°35′N 124°27′E / 11.58°N 124.45°E | |
Country | Philippines |
Region | Eastern Visayas |
Province | Biliran |
District | Lone district |
Founded | September 26, 1869 |
Barangays | 26 (see Barangays) |
Government | |
• Type | Sangguniang Bayan |
• Mayor | Gretchen Stephanie Espina |
• Vice Mayor | Vicente V. Curso |
• Representative | Gerardo J. Espina Jr. |
• Councilors | List |
• Electorate | 34,898 voters ( 2022) |
Area | |
• Total | 108.24 km2 (41.79 sq mi) |
Elevation | 41 m (135 ft) |
Highest elevation | 433 m (1,421 ft) |
Lowest elevation | 0 m (0 ft) |
Population (2020 census)
[3] | |
• Total | 58,187 |
• Density | 540/km2 (1,400/sq mi) |
• Households | 13,727 |
Economy | |
• Income class | 2nd municipal income class |
• Poverty incidence | 22.86 |
• Revenue | ₱ 187.9 million (2020) |
• Assets | ₱ 286.7 million (2020) |
• Expenditure | ₱ 197.9 million (2020) |
• Liabilities | ₱ 62.91 million (2020) |
Service provider | |
• Electricity | Biliran Electric Cooperative (BILECO) |
Time zone | UTC+8 ( PST) |
ZIP code | 6543 |
PSGC | |
IDD : area code | +63 (0)53 |
Native languages | Cebuano Waray Tagalog |
Naval (IPA: [nɐ'val]), officially the Municipality of Naval ( Waray: Bungto han Naval; Cebuano: Lungsod sa Naval; Tagalog: Bayan ng Naval), is a 2nd class municipality and capital of the province of Biliran, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 58,187 people. [3]
The town of Naval was once named Bagazumbol, which was perceived by natives as being too warlike a description. [5] The aboriginal name was later modified in 1859 to a more peaceful[ neutrality is disputed] name—the presently known Naval.
On May 26, 1860, Naval was separated from Biliran, but it became an independent parish only in September later that year. The following year, on July 31, 1861, Romualdo Ximeno, Bishop of Cebu, officially declared Naval an independent parish. In August 1861, Father Santos de Santa Juana took up formal residence as the first parish priest of Naval and served the town for twenty-one years until 1882.
On September 26, 1869, Naval was officially established and recognized as an independent pueblo. [6]
In 1957, the barrio of Higatangan was abolished, and its sitios of Libertad and Mabini were converted into barrios. [7]
As of today, Naval pushes itself on its way to cityhood. [8]
House Bill No. 6230 was filed last February 10, 2020 for the conversion of the municipality of Naval into a component city in the province of Biliran. [9] The bill is currently pending with the committee on local government since February 12, 2020.
In the 19th Congress of the Philippines, house bills were filed by various representatives which seeks Naval including other capital towns of provinces with no current component cities, independent component cities or highly urbanized cities to automatically convert into cities. [10] [11] [12]
Higatangan Island ( 11°34′0″N 124°16′0″E / 11.56667°N 124.26667°E) is under jurisdiction of Naval Municipality.
According to the Philippine Statistics Authority, the municipality has a land area of 108.24 square kilometres (41.79 sq mi) [13] constituting 20.19% of the 536.01-square-kilometre- (206.95 sq mi) total area of Biliran, making it the largest municipality in the province.
Naval is politically subdivided into 26 barangays. [14] Each barangay consists of puroks and some have sitios.
Barangays Libertad and Mabini are located in Higatangan Island.
PSGC | Barangay | Population | ±% p.a. | |||
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2020 [3] | 2010 [15] | |||||
087808001 | Agpangi | 4.4% | 2,536 | 2,371 | 0.67% | |
087808002 | Anislagan | 1.2% | 681 | 602 | 1.24% | |
087808003 | Atipolo | 6.4% | 3,709 | 3,325 | 1.10% | |
087808004 | Calumpang | 11.0% | 6,398 | 5,121 | 2.25% | |
087808005 | Capiñahan | 4.1% | 2,411 | 2,272 | 0.60% | |
087808006 | Caraycaray | 7.2% | 4,177 | 3,701 | 1.22% | |
087808007 | Catmon | 2.8% | 1,625 | 1,486 | 0.90% | |
087808008 | Haguikhikan | 3.1% | 1,788 | 1,621 | 0.99% | |
087808009 | Padre Inocentes Garcia ( Poblacion) | 9.3% | 5,397 | 4,744 | 1.30% | |
087808010 | Libertad | 1.5% | 864 | 917 | −0.59% | |
087808012 | Lico | 1.8% | 1,038 | 910 | 1.32% | |
087808013 | Lucsoon | 3.2% | 1,845 | 1,568 | 1.64% | |
087808014 | Mabini | 1.6% | 932 | 984 | −0.54% | |
087808015 | San Pablo | 3.1% | 1,787 | 1,678 | 0.63% | |
087808016 | Santo Niño | 5.1% | 2,960 | 2,627 | 1.20% | |
087808017 | Santissimo Rosario Poblacion (Santo Rosa) | 4.1% | 2,379 | 2,420 | −0.17% | |
087808018 | Talustusan | 3.3% | 1,932 | 1,878 | 0.28% | |
087808019 | Villa Caneja | 1.7% | 961 | 854 | 1.19% | |
087808020 | Villa Consuelo | 3.1% | 1,819 | 1,764 | 0.31% | |
087808021 | Borac | 1.4% | 787 | 728 | 0.78% | |
087808022 | Cabungaan | 0.7% | 398 | 383 | 0.38% | |
087808023 | Imelda | 1.9% | 1,099 | 958 | 1.38% | |
087808024 | Larrazabal | 6.9% | 4,009 | 3,200 | 2.28% | |
087808025 | Libtong | 2.1% | 1,209 | 989 | 2.03% | |
087808026 | Padre Sergio Eamiguel | 2.6% | 1,528 | 1,270 | 1.87% | |
087808027 | Sabang | 0.7% | 423 | 428 | −0.12% | |
Total | 58,187 | 48,799 | 1.77% |
Climate data for Naval, Biliran | |||||||||||||
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Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 28 (82) |
29 (84) |
29 (84) |
31 (88) |
31 (88) |
30 (86) |
30 (86) |
30 (86) |
30 (86) |
29 (84) |
29 (84) |
29 (84) |
30 (85) |
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 22 (72) |
22 (72) |
22 (72) |
23 (73) |
24 (75) |
25 (77) |
25 (77) |
25 (77) |
25 (77) |
24 (75) |
24 (75) |
23 (73) |
24 (75) |
Average precipitation mm (inches) | 73 (2.9) |
56 (2.2) |
75 (3.0) |
71 (2.8) |
114 (4.5) |
174 (6.9) |
172 (6.8) |
163 (6.4) |
167 (6.6) |
161 (6.3) |
158 (6.2) |
125 (4.9) |
1,509 (59.5) |
Average rainy days | 15.2 | 12.5 | 16.2 | 17.3 | 23.9 | 27.3 | 28.4 | 26.9 | 26.9 | 27.1 | 23.8 | 19.3 | 264.8 |
Source: Meteoblue [16] |
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Source: Philippine Statistics Authority [17] [15] [18] [19] |
In the 2020 census, Naval had a population of 58,187. [3] The population density was 540 inhabitants per square kilometre (1,400/sq mi).
Graphs are unavailable due to technical issues. There is more info on
Phabricator and on
MediaWiki.org. |
The mayors of Naval were Absalon Sablada who served from 1952 to 1955; Brigido Caneja Sr. from 1956 to 1971; Arturo Velasquez from 1972 to 1979; Niceto Limpiado from 1980 to 1986; Fortunato Casas from 1986 to 1987; Gorgonio Contredas and Francisca Bangcuyo in 1987; and Simeon Pitao from 1988 to 1997. Gerardo J. Espina Jr. from 1998 to 2004, and Gerardo S. Espina Sr. from 2004 to 2006. Presently, the town is headed by Gerard Roger Espina.
Naval has the following health facilities:
Education naval== The main campus of Biliran Province State University (BiPSU) is located in Naval.
Public secondary schools:
Private secondary schools:
Public elementary schools:
Private elementary schools:
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