Naga, officially the City of Naga, or the Pilgrim City of Naga, is a 1st class independent component city in the Bicol Region of the Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 209,170 people.
(From top, left to right) Universidad de Santa Isabel, Holy Rosary Seminary, Ateneo de Naga University, Our Lady of Peñafrancia, Naga Metropolitan Cathedral, Naga City Hall, Malabsay Falls, Our Lady of Peñafrancia Shrine, Peñafrancia Festival, Carmelite Monastery
Lignum nephriticum cup made of narra wood (the namesake of the province) produced opalescent colors when water is poured into it. These wooden cups were a major pre-colonial and colonial industry of Naga.
Visit of Gov.-Gen Narciso Claveria y Zaldua at Nueva Caceres in Feb 16, 1845. Painting by Honorato Lozano
Naga, Camarines Sur (1935)
Cities of the Philippines
A city is one of the units of local government in the Philippines. All Philippine cities are chartered cities, whose existence as corporate and administrative entities is governed by their own specific municipal charters in addition to the Local Government Code of 1991, which specifies their administrative structure and powers. As of July 8, 2023, there are 149 cities.
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