Naujan, officially the Municipality of Naujan ( tgl, Bayan ng Naujan), is a 1st class
municipality
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in the
province
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of
Oriental Mindoro
Oriental Mindoro ( tl, Silangang Mindoro), officially the Province of Oriental Mindoro, is a Provinces of the Philippines, province in the Philippines located on the island of Mindoro under Mimaropa Regions of the Philippines, region in Luzon, a ...
,
Philippines
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. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 109,587 people.
It assumed the status of a full-fledged municipality on January 4, 1905, under Act 1280. Its boundaries were permanently established in 1919.
Geography
It covers a land area of , making it the largest municipality in the province and accounting for 12% of the province's total land area. Naujan is from
Calapan.
Climate
Barangays
Naujan is politically subdivided into 71
barangay
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s.
Demographics
Economy
Government
2016-2019 Elected officials:
* Municipal Mayor: Atty. Mark N. Marcos
* Vice Mayor: Sheryl B. Morales
* Sangguniang Bayan Members:
** Marion Francis D. Marcos, Councilor
** Vilma D. Vargas, Councilor
** Jun "Piolo" S. Bugarin, Councilor
** Dein Z. Arago, Councilor
** Alexandra C. Casubuan, Councilor
** Daniel R. Arteza, Councilor
** Neil C. Bermudez, Councilor
** Deogracias U. Dela Paz, Councilor
** Engr. Ralph Jonnel D. Recto, ABC President
Wyne Wyvvky G. Delos Reyes, SKMF President
** Rogelio Banlugan, Indigenous Peoples Mandatory Representative
See also
* List of Cultural Properties of the Philippines in Naujan, Oriental Mindoro
* Naujan Lake
References
External links
Naujan Profile at PhilAtlas.com
*Philippine Standard Geographic Code
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