Camarines Norte province
| Camarines Norte | |||
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| Province | |||
| Province of Camarines Norte | |||
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 Location in the Philippines | |||
| Coordinates: 14°10′N 122°45′E / 14.17°N 122.75°ECoordinates: 14°10′N 122°45′E / 14.17°N 122.75°E | |||
| Country | Philippines | ||
| Region | Bicol Region (Region V) | ||
| Founded | 1829 | ||
| Capital | Daet | ||
| Government | |||
| • Type | Sangguniang Panlalawigan | ||
| • Governor | Jonah Pimentel (NPC) | ||
| • Vice Governor | Arthur Michael Canlas | ||
| Area | |||
| • Total | 2,320.07 km2 (895.78 sq mi) | ||
| Area rank | 55th out of 81 | ||
| Highest elevation (Mount Labo) | 1,544 m (5,066 ft) | ||
| Population (2015 census) | |||
| • Total | 583,313 | ||
| • Rank | 51st out of 81 | ||
| • Density | 250/km2 (650/sq mi) | ||
| • Density rank | 36th out of 81 | ||
| Divisions | |||
| • Independent cities | 0 | ||
| • Component cities | 0 | ||
| • Municipalities | |||
| • Barangays | 282 | ||
| • Districts | 1st and 2nd Districts of Camarines Norte | ||
| Time zone | PST (UTC+8) | ||
| ZIP Code | 4600–4612 | ||
| IDD : area code | +63 (0)54 | ||
| ISO 3166 code | PH | ||
| Spoken languages | |||
| Website |
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Camarines Norte (Central Bicolano: Amihanan na Camarines; Filipino: Hilagang Camarines) is a province located in the Bicol region in Luzon of the Philippines. Its capital is Daet. The province borders Quezon to the west, Camarines Sur to the south, and the Philippine Sea to the north.
In 1573, Bicol province was founded. From Bicol, the province of Camarines was created in 1636, which was divided in 1829, creating Camarines Norte and Camarines Sur. They were briefly merged from 1854 to 1857 into Ambos Camarines (ambos is Spanish for "both"). They were merged into Ambos Camarines once again in 1893. The province was divided into Camarines Norte and Camarines Sur once again in 1917.
When Camarines Norte was separated from Ambos Camarines in 1829, it was assigned the towns of Daet, as capital, Talisay, Indan (now Vinzons), Labo, Paracale, Mambulao (now Jose Panganiban), Capalonga, Ragay, Lupi and Sipocot.
Seventeen years later, it lost Sipocot, Lupi and Ragay to Camarines Sur in exchange for the town of Siruma.
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