Naawan, Misamis Oriental

Naawan
Municipality

Map of Misamis Oriental with Naawan highlighted
Naawan

Location within the Philippines

Coordinates: 08°26′N 124°18′E / 8.433°N 124.300°E / 8.433; 124.300Coordinates: 08°26′N 124°18′E / 8.433°N 124.300°E / 8.433; 124.300
Country Philippines
Region Northern Mindanao (Region X)
Province Misamis Oriental
District 2nd district of Misamis Oriental
Founded June 14, 1957
Barangays 10
Government[1]
 • Mayor Jaime C. Roa
Area[2]
 • Total 88.50 km2 (34.17 sq mi)
Population (2015 census)[3]
 • Total 21,213
 • Density 240/km2 (620/sq mi)
Time zone PST (UTC+8)
ZIP code 9023
IDD : area code  +63 (0)88
Income class 4th municipal income class
PSGC 104320000
Electorate 13,783 voters as of 2016
Website www.naawanmisor.gov.ph

Naawan is a fourth class municipality in the province of Misamis Oriental, Philippines. According to the 2015 census, it has a population of 21,213 people.[3] Naawan is recognized nationally as one of the most beautiful towns in the country; and was once declared the cleanest town of the Philippines in 2008.[4]

In 1957, the barrio of Naawan, then part of Initao, was constituted into the town of Naawan.[5]

Barangays

Naawan is politically subdivided into 10 barangays.

Demographics

Population census of Naawan
YearPop.±% p.a.
1960 6,305—    
1970 8,718+3.29%
1975 10,068+2.93%
1980 12,215+3.94%
1990 13,345+0.89%
1995 14,578+1.67%
2000 16,173+2.25%
2007 17,988+1.48%
2010 18,895+1.81%
2015 21,213+2.23%
Source: Philippine Statistics Authority[3][6][7][8]

Education

Naawan is home to the Mindanao State University at Naawan campus, a unit of the Mindanao State University System. MSU-Naawan started out as a science field laboratory of the university's Main Campus in Marawi City, Lanao del Sur in the 1960s and 70s. It was later upgraded as a research arm and with the collaboration of the Mindanao State University College of Fisheries, officially opened the School of Marine Fisheries Technology in 1981, graduating its first batch of university graduates in 1985. As an autonomous external campus and distinct unit of the University System, it took the name MSU-Institute of Fisheries Research & Development and directly supervised the 'original' Naawan High School (later called MSU-Naawan Fisheries High School) and presently known as MSU-N Integrated Developmental School (MSU-N-IDS).

The Naawan Central School etched a mark in the national scene when its children's choir won the top prize in NAMCYA Children's Choir Finals at the Cultural Center of the Philippines in 1987[9]

References

  1. ↑ "Official City/Municipal 2013 Election Results". Intramuros, Manila, Philippines: Commission on Elections (COMELEC). 1 July 2013. Retrieved 5 September 2013.
  2. ↑ "Province: MISAMIS ORIENTAL". PSGC Interactive. Makati City, Philippines: National Statistical Coordination Board. Retrieved 26 June 2014.
  3. 1 2 3 Census of Population (2015). "Region X (Northern Mindanao)". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. PSA. Retrieved 20 June 2016.
  4. ↑ "Department of Interior & Local Government Region 10-Northern Mindanao". Retrieved 2012-04-30.
  5. ↑ "An Act Creating the Municipality of Naawan, Province of Misamis Oriental". LawPH.com. Retrieved 2011-04-12.
  6. ↑ Census of Population and Housing (2010). "Region X (Northern Mindanao)". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. NSO. Retrieved 29 June 2016.
  7. ↑ Census of Population (1995, 2000 and 2007). "Region X (Northern Mindanao)". Total Population by Province, City and Municipality. NSO. Archived from the original on 24 June 2011.
  8. ↑ "Province of Misamis Oriental". Municipality Population Data. Local Water Utilities Administration Research Division. Retrieved 17 December 2016.
  9. ↑ "1987 NAMCYA Winners". National Music Competitions for Young Artists Foundation, Inc. (NAMCYA).
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