Naga, Cebu

Naga
City of Naga
Highway in Naga
Highway in Naga
Flag of Naga
Official seal of Naga
Nickname: 
The Industrial Hub of Southern Cebu[1]
Motto(s): 
Naga atong garbo
Service with a Heart
Anthem: Mahal Kong Naga (My Beloved Naga)
Map of Cebu with Naga highlighted
Map of Cebu with Naga highlighted
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Naga is located in Philippines
Naga
Naga
Location within the Philippines
Coordinates: 10°13′N 123°45′E / 10.22°N 123.75°E / 10.22; 123.75
CountryPhilippines
RegionCentral Visayas
ProvinceCebu
District 1st district
Founded1785
CityhoodSeptember 2, 2007 (Lost cityhood in 2008 and 2010)
Affirmed CityhoodFebruary 15, 2011
Barangays28 (see Barangays)
Government
[2]
 • TypeSangguniang Panlungsod
 • MayorValdemar M. Chiong (NP)
 • Vice MayorVirgilio M. Chiong (NP)
 • RepresentativeRhea Mae A. Gullas
 • City Council
Members
 • Electorate82,753 voters (2022)
Area
 • Total101.97 km2 (39.37 sq mi)
Elevation
105 m (344 ft)
Highest elevation
819 m (2,687 ft)
Lowest elevation
0 m (0 ft)
Population
 (2020 census)[4]
 • Total133,184
 • Density1,300/km2 (3,400/sq mi)
 • Households
32,011
Economy
 • Income class5th city income class
 • Poverty incidence
26.02
% (2021)[5]
 • Revenue₱ 856.6 million (2020)
 • Assets₱ 3,975 million (2020)
 • Expenditure₱ 942.1 million (2020)
 • Liabilities₱ 1,314 million (2020)
Service provider
 • ElectricityVisayan Electric Company (VECO)
Time zoneUTC+8 (PST)
ZIP code
6037
PSGC
IDD:area code+63 (0)32
Native languagesCebuano
Tagalog
Websitewww.cityofnagacebu.gov.ph
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Naga, officially the City of Naga (Cebuano: Dakbayan sa Naga; Filipino: Lungsod ng Naga), is a 3rd class component city in the province of Cebu, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 133,184 people.[4]

Naga City is bordered to the north by the town of Minglanilla, to the west is the city of Toledo, to the east is the Cebu Strait, and to the south is the town of San Fernando. It is 21 kilometres (13 mi) from Cebu City.

It lies within the Cebu metropolitan area.[6]

It is one of the two Philippine cities named Naga, the other being Naga, Camarines Sur in Luzon.

  1. ^ Philippine Global 2012.
  2. ^ City of Naga | (DILG)
  3. ^ "2015 Census of Population, Report No. 3 – Population, Land Area, and Population Density" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. Quezon City, Philippines. August 2016. ISSN 0117-1453. Archived (PDF) from the original on May 25, 2021. Retrieved July 16, 2021.
  4. ^ a b Census of Population (2020). "Region VII (Central Visayas)". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved July 8, 2021.
  5. ^ "PSA Releases the 2021 City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates". Philippine Statistics Authority. April 2, 2024. Retrieved April 28, 2024.
  6. ^ sparksph (March 8, 2022). "Pasilong sa Naga: Boardwalk in Naga City". Suroy.ph. Retrieved July 20, 2022.