Iriga
Iriga Iriga City or Town is a Philippine component city in the province of Camarines Sur. It has 105 919 inhabitants ( census May 1, 2010 ) living in 39 barangays. Iriga City is part of the fourth income class of the cities in the Philippines. A regular rail link between Manila and Iriga City, it is operated by the Philippine National Railways.
Geography
It is located 291 km southeast of the Philippine capital of Manila and 22 km southeast of the provincial capital of Pili. Iriga City is nicknamed city of sources in the Bicol region. About 30 sources are located in the municipal area and part of the water catchment area of the Bicol River. The topography of the city varies from extensive lowlands to mountainous landscapes. The highest peak is the 1,143 meter high active volcano in Iriga. Your neighboring municipalities are Baao, Nabua and Bato in the west, Buhi in the east, Ocampo and Sagnay in the north.
History
The name of the city comes from the phrase commonly used in Bikolano I raga, which is herein country. The first known settlement in the municipality was on the banks of the Bicol River and was Bua ( Nabua ) refers. In 1573 the Conquistador Juan de Salcedo conquered the region around 120 men Iriga City. After the conquest of Governor Francisco de Sande ordered Captain Juan de Guzman in the region and gave him to support the Christianization of the region, bringing Franciscan monks in the region and to build churches the order. In 1578 the first church was built in the settlement of I- raga of wood and five years later the first stone church.
In 1682 I- raga had a population of 8,909 people and was converted into the administrative unit Pueblo de la Provincia de Ambos Camarines. 1710, the first neighborhoods ( Barrio ) was set up, these were San Agustin, San Isidro, San Nicolas and San Antonio Abad.
In 1901, the first school, the Iriga Central School, opened in Iriga and 1913, the city was connected to the railway network. In 1948, the first university, the Mabini Memorial College, opened. On July 8, 1968 Iriga was awarded the title of a Component City ( city ).
Barangays
- Antipolo
- Cristo Rey
- Del Rosario ( Banao )
- Francia
- La Anunciacion
- La Medalla
- La Purisima
- La Trinidad
- Niño Jesus
- Perpetual Help
- Sagrada
- Salvacion
- San Agustin
- San Andres
- San Antonio
- San Francisco ( Pob. )
- San Isidro
- San Jose
- San Juan
- San Miguel
- San Nicolas
- San Pedro
- San Rafael
- San Ramon
- San Roque ( Pob. )
- San Vicente Norte
- San Vicente Sur
- Santa Cruz Norte
- Santa Cruz Sur
- Santa Elena
- Santa Isabel
- Santa Maria
- Santa Teresita
- Santiago
- Santo Domingo
- Santo Niño