Naga City
Park at Nighttime in Naga City, Cebu
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The City of Naga (Cebuano: Dakbayan sa Naga; Tagalog: Lungsod ng Naga) is a component city in the province of Cebu, Philippines. It is bounded on the north by the municipality of San Fernando, on the west by the city of Toledo and municipality of Pinamungahan, on the south by the municipality of Minglanilla and on the east by Cebu Strait.
Before the Spaniards came, Naga was already populous with settlers coming from as far as Bohol who were attracted by its rich fishing grounds. Another attraction was the tanmarks used for coloring clothes, fishing nets and even boats. The place where these tanbarks abound was fittingly called “Tinaan” (a place for dyeing). Today, barangay Tinaan still exists.
For easy management, the Spaniards formed the numerous settlers into one organizational unit headed by a cabeza de barangay. Having been organized, the church was next to be constructed for the needs of its parishioners. The parish and the town were created in 1829. Fr. Santos Marañon designed the church, which was built by Fr. Aguirre. Fr, Emilio Magaz, on the other hand, initiated the work on the cemetery and convent. The latter being completed by Fr. Ros and Fr. Gonzales. The municipal tribunal was erected by Fr. Carbonnel and Aguirre.
The settlements of Tinaan and Tuyan rivaled for the site of the church. To show impartiality, the Spanish priest and authorities agreed to construct the church on a place between the two contending villages. The fortunate area is now the Poblacion of Naga. The name comes from the trees abundant in that place before. – our Philippine national tree, the narra. It is called naga in Cebuano. The church is made with hard wood with the parishioners providing free labor. The first Spanish priest was Rev. Fr. Anastacio del Corro.
Naga City’s main sources of income are agriculture, mining and light and heavy industries.
Naga City is situated in the southeastern coast of Cebu and is about 22 kilometers from Cebu City. The city is bounded on the north by the municipality of San Fernando, on the west by the city of Toledo and municipality of Pinamungahan, on the south by the municipality of Minglanilla and on the east by Cebu Strait.
Naga can be reached by taxi or jeepney from Cebu City. Travel time is less than 1 hour.
- Mainit Hot Springs
- Naga Church
- Naga City Hall
- Bonifacio Park
- Barili Beach Resort
- Tina-an
- Na-alad
The Municipality of Naga was converted to a city after a successful plebiscite on September 2, 2007. Its Charter Day is September 5. The town was founded on June 12, 1829.
Naga is composed of 28 barangays, namely: Alfaco, Bairan, Balirong, Cabungahan, Cantao-an, Central Poblacion, Cogon, Colon, East Poblacion, Inoburan, Inayagan, Jaguimit, Lanas, Langtad, Lutac, Mainit, Mayana, Naalad, North Poblacion, Pangdan, Patag, South Poblacion, Tagjaguimit, Tangke, Tinaan, Tuyan, Uling and West Poblacion.
According to the 2000 census, Naga City has a population of 80,189 people in 15,806 households.
