Magarao, Camarines Sur
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Magarao municipal hall
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 Map of Camarines Sur showing the location of Magarao |
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 Magarao
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| Coordinates: 13°40′N 123°11′E / 13.67°N 123.18°ECoordinates: 13°40′N 123°11′E / 13.67°N 123.18°E | |
| Country | Philippines |
| Region | Bicol (Region V) |
| Province | Camarines Sur |
| District | 2nd district |
| Founded | 1570 |
| Barangays | 15 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Philip Salvador A. Señar |
| Area | |
| • Total | 44.97 km2 (17.36 sq mi) |
| Population (2015 census) | |
| • Total | 25,694 |
| • Density | 570/km2 (1,500/sq mi) |
| Time zone | PST (UTC+8) |
| ZIP code | 4403 |
| IDD : area code | +63 (0)54 |
| Income class | 4th class; partially urban |
Magarao is a fourth class municipality in the province of Camarines Sur, Philippines. According to the 2015 census, it has a population of 25,694 people.
Magarao derived its name from a species of thorny wild bush locally known as garao-garao, which abundantly grows in the area. This type of plant no longer exists today as it was believed that the inhabitants of Magarao hindered its growth and propagation because of its thorny appearance.
It was a group of missionaries from the Order of Friars Minor who founded the town in 1570, although missionary work continued only in the year 1690.
Magarao is politically subdivided into 15 barangays.
In the 2015 census, the population of Magarao was 25,694 people, with a density of 570 inhabitants per square kilometre or 1,500 inhabitants per square mile.
Bicol is widely spoken in the town, while Tagalog, Hiligaynon (Bisaya) and Ilocano are used immigrants and by locals as lingua francas when communicating with non-Bicolanos.
Residents of Magarao are predominantly Roman Catholic.
Barangay Sta. Lucia holds an annual novena to its patron saint, Lucy of Syracuse, nine days before her feast on 13 December. Villagers bring the saint's image in procession every morning of the novena at the poblacion, a celebration that attracts devotees from other parts of the Bicol Region. Hymns to the saint, known as the Gozos, as well as the Spanish version of the Ave Maria, are chanted during the dawn procession, which is followed by a Mass.
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