Naic, Cavite
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| Bayan ng Naik (Municipality of Naic) | |||
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| Nickname(s): Industrial Terminal & Amusement Center of the Future | |||
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| Coordinates: 14°19′N 120°46′E / 14.32°N 120.77°ECoordinates: 14°19′N 120°46′E / 14.32°N 120.77°E | |||
| Country | Philippines | ||
| Region | CALABARZON (Region IV-A) | ||
| Province | Cavite | ||
| Congr. districts | 7th District | ||
| Founded | 1869 | ||
| Barangays | 30 | ||
| Government | |||
| • Mayor | Junio C. Dualan | ||
| • Vice Mayor | Rodrigo A. Castillo | ||
| Area | |||
| • Total | 76.24 km2 (29.44 sq mi) | ||
| Population (2015 census) | |||
| • Total | 111,454 | ||
| • Density | 1,500/km2 (3,800/sq mi) | ||
| Demonym(s) | Naicqueño | ||
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| Time zone | PST (UTC+8) | ||
| ZIP code | 4110 | ||
| IDD : area code | +63 (0)46 | ||
| Income class | 1st class; urban | ||
| Website | www |
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Naic, officially Municipality of Naic (Tagalog: Bayan ng Naik) is a municipality in the province of Cavite, Philippines. It is just 47 kilometres (29 mi) away from the city of Manila. According to the 2015 census, it has a population of 111,454 people, in a land area of 76.24 square kilometers with an income classification of 1st Class.
The Municipality has several histories when it comes to the origin of the name. One theory suggests that it is when a Spaniard asked a native what the pig is doing and said "Na - igik". Another one suggests that it is from a Spanish word "Ca - Naic" meaning neighboring place. Another one suggests that Naic is an acronym for Nuestra Adorada Immaculada Concepcion, the town's patron saint.
Naic, Cavite is one of the former barrios of Maragondon, along with 1) Magallanes (named after Magellan, the Portuguese explorer who was recognized as the first world circumnavigator, after reaching the Philippines under the Spanish Flag); 2) Bailen (named after a town in Spain wherefrom the Friar Baltazar Narváez came, but renamed and now, General Emilio Aguinaldo, after the first President of the First Philippine Republic; 3) Tagaytay City, a former part of Alfonso; 4) Alfonso, (named after the King Alfonso who ascended the throne as a youngster, after his mother, a child Queen abdicated—after being enthroned by a General -later Count- Narváez); and 5) Ternate (a town with three names, Ternate, Wawa, Barra. Ternate was the name of the home in Mollucas of the settlers who were sent by the Dutch and Portuguese to the Philippines to fight the Chinese Pirates; Wawa was the name for this Shores-rich little site; Barra was the name given for this "Docking Place or Site" of Maragondon.)
Better spelled NAIC as an acronym-for Nuestra Adorada (or Amable or Amante) Inmaculada Concepción, Spanish for Our Adorable (or Amiable or Loving) Immaculate Conception, referring to the Patroness of the then barrio, Our Lady of the Immaculate Conception, whose feast the barrio celebrated (and the Town continues to celebrate) on December 8.
Naic has several histories when it comes to the origin of its name. One theory suggests that it originated when a Spaniard asked a native about what the pig is doing and he said "Na - igik" thus later on developed as Naic. Another one suggests that it came from a Spanish word "Ca - Naic" meaning neighboring place by which its mother town was the present Maragondon. Another theory put forward is that Naic is an acronym for Nuestra Adorada Immaculada Concepcion. The town's name is the Spanish translation of the town's patron saint, Our Lady of Immaculate Concepcion. As an honor and reverence to Our Lady of Immaculate Conception, the town folks celebrate annually their town fiesta on every 8th day of December.
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