| Jose Panganiban | |
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| Map of Camarines Norte showing the location of Jose Panganiban. | |
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Jose Panganiban
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| Country | Philippines |
| Region | (Region V) |
| Province | Camarines Norte |
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| Barangays | 27 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Ricarte "Dong" Padilla |
| Population (May 25,2010) | |
| • Total | 80,028 |
| Time zone | PST (UTC+8) |
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| Income class | 2nd class (Partially Urban) |
Jose Panganiban is a 2nd class municipality in the province of Camarines Norte, Philippines. According to the 2000 census, it has a population of 80,064 people in 8,969 households.
The town of Jose Panganiban was formerly known as “Mambulao”, a word taken from “mambulawan,” meaning bountiful in gold.
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It lies on a strip of seashore off the Mambulao bay, and is bounded by a hill on the northeast of the bay, within the province of Camarines Norte. On December 1, 1934, the municipal council passed a resolution urging a change in the name of the town.
Pursuant to the provision of Act No. 4155, Mambulao was changed to Jose Panganiban. In honor of the great hero of Bicolandia, the “avenger of the honor of the Filipinos”, Jose Maria Panganiban Y Enverga.
From 1900 until the early twenties, Mambulao was sleepy town, isolated from the other towns of Camarines Norte.
During the gold bloom, it was dubbed as “Little Manila”, due to flourishing business operated by Filipinos, Chinese, Japanese, Syrians and many others.
It has an International Seaport located in Brgy. Osmena which is five kilometers away from the town proper.
JPSEZ(1) Situated in Barangay Larap, Jose Panganiban, Camarines Norte under Proclamation no. 508 with an area of 300,00 square meters.
JPSEZ(2) Situated in Barangay Osmena, Jose Panganiban, Camarines Norte named Pan Century Surfactants Inc
Jose Panganiban is politically subdivided into 27 barangays.
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