Pili, Camarines Sur
| Pili | |
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| Municipality | |
Capitol building of Camarines Sur
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| Nickname(s): The Capital Town of Camarines Sur | |
| Motto: "Higos Pili" | |
 Location in the province of Camarines Sur |
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 Pili
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| Coordinates: 13°35′N 123°18′E / 13.58°N 123.3°ECoordinates: 13°35′N 123°18′E / 13.58°N 123.3°E | |
| Country | Philippines |
| Region | Bicol (Region V) |
| Province | Camarines Sur |
| District | 3rd district |
| Founded | 1789 |
| No. of Barangays | 26 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Tom Bongalonta |
| Area | |
| • Total | 126.25 km2 (48.75 sq mi) |
| Population (2015 census) | |
| • Total | 89,545 |
| • Density | 710/km2 (1,800/sq mi) |
| Time zone | PST (UTC+8) |
| ZIP code | 4418 |
| IDD : area code | +63 (0)54 |
| Income class | 1st class |
| Urban/Rural | urban |
| Website | www |
Pili (Central Bicolano: Banwaan kan Pili; Rinconada Bikol: Banwāan ka Pili; English: Municipality of Pili; Tagalog: Bayan ng Pili) is a first class municipality and the capital of the province of Camarines Sur in the Bicol Region of the Philippines. According to the 2015 census, it has a population of 89,545 people.
The municipality was classified as 1st class in terms of income classification in 2007. Pili is one of the municipalities comprising the metropolitan area of Metro Naga, serving as the center for agro-industrial development.
The name of the town has many disputed etymologies. The most popular is it might have been derived from the "Pili nut" (Canarium ovatum), the fruit which is among the symbols of the Bicol region. However, historians are convinced that it came from the Bicol word "pili", which means "to choose" or "the chosen" - probably the reason why the town was hailed as the provincial capital and not its neighboring Naga City.
The first recorded history of Pili started during the promulgation of Christianity in the early 1770s by the Spanish missionaries. The early center of settlement in the town is located in "Binanuaanan" (from "banwaan" which means town) until missionaries transferred it to the present site of the town proper where the St. Raphael Archangel Church is located.
It was believed that its development as a town started when the road from Pili leading to Lagonoy, which was also the route to Legazpi City and Naga City, was constructed. Furthermore, the establishment of the Philippine National Railways (PNR) station in the municipality paved the way for Pili to become the second largest center of commerce in the province, next to the city of Naga.
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