Country Philippines Founded September 26, 1869 Time zone PST (UTC+8) University Naval State University | District Lone district Barangays Province Biliran | |
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Region Eastern Visayas (Region VIII) Weather 24°C, Wind E at 8 km/h, 92% Humidity Points of interest Marvin “James” Seaside I, Redstone Ville Beach Resort, Emponet Barton Beach Re, Ulan‑ulan Waterfall | ||
Naval, officially the Municipality of Naval (Waray: Bungto san Naval; Cebuano: Lungsod sa Naval; Filipino: Bayan ng Naval), is a municipality in the province of Biliran in the Eastern Visayas (Region VIII) of the Philippines, serving as the provincial capital. The population was 54,692 at the 2015 census. In the 2016 electoral roll, it had 30,381 registered voters.
Contents
- Map of Naval Biliran Philippines
- Naval biliran a nice place to live with
- History
- Geography
- Barangays
- Demographics
- Government
- Transportation
- Education
- Health
- References
Map of Naval, Biliran, Philippines
Naval biliran a nice place to live with
History
The town of Naval was once named Bagasumbol, which was perceived by natives as being too warlike a description. The aboriginal name was later modified in 1859 to a more peaceful name—the presently known Naval.
On May 26, 1860, Naval was separated from Biliran, but it became an independent parish only in September later that year. The following year, on July 31, 1861, Romualdo Ximeno, Bishop of Cebu, officially declared Naval an independent parish. In August 1861, Father Santos de Santa Juana took up formal residence as the first parish priest of Naval and served the town for twenty-one years until 1882.
On September 26, 1869, Naval was officially established and recognized as an independent pueblo (town).
In 1957, the barrio of Higatangan was abolished, and its sitios of Libertad and Mabini were converted into barrios.
Geography
Naval is located at 11°35′N 124°27′E.
According to the Philippine Statistics Authority, the municipality has a land area of 108.24 square kilometres (41.79 sq mi) constituting 7001201900000000000♠20.19% of the 536.01-square-kilometre- (206.95 sq mi) total area of Biliran, making it the largest municipality in the province.
Barangays
Naval is politically subdivided into 26 barangays.
Demographics
In the 2015 census, Naval had a population of 54,692. The population density was 510 inhabitants per square kilometre (1,300/sq mi).
In the 2016 electoral roll, it had 30,381 registered voters.
Government
The mayors of Naval were Brigido Caneja, Sr., who served from 1956 to 1971; Arturo Velasquez from 1972 to 1979; Niceto Limpiado from 1980 to 1986; Fortunato Casas from 1986 to 1987; Gorgonio Contredas and Francisca Bangcuyo in 1987; and Simeon Pitao from 1988 to 1997. Gerardo J. Espina, Jr. from 1998 to 2004, and Gerardo S. Espina, Sr. from 2004 to 2006. Presently, the town is headed by Susan Velasquez Parilla, the wife of the late Governor Danilo Parilla.
Transportation
Education
Naval has one public tertiary institution (Naval State University or NSU).
Health
Naval has the following health facilities: