Daraga
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Daraga ([dɐrɐ'ga] officially the Municipality of Daraga ; East Miraya Bikol: Banwaan ning Daraga; ), is a municipality in the province of Albay, Philippines. According to the , it has a population of people.
Key facts
- Settlement.image_skyline
- PH-05-0002 Daraga Church (1 of 1).jpg
- Settlement.image_caption
- Daraga Church with Mayon Volcano in the background
- Settlement.image_flag
- Flag_of_Daraga,_Albay.png
- Settlement.flag_size
- 120x80px
- Settlement.image_seal
- Daraga, Albay municipal seal.png
- Settlement.seal_size
- 100x80px
- Settlement.mapframe
- yes
- Settlement.pushpin_map
- Philippines
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- right
- Settlement.pushpin_map_caption
- Location within the
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- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_name
- Philippines
- Settlement.subdivision_type1
- Region
- Settlement.subdivision_type2
- Province
- Settlement.other_name
- Locsin
- Settlement.nickname
- The International Gateway to Bicol "Home of Cagsawa Ruins"
- Settlement.motto
- Viajeng Progreso
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- District
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- municipality of the Philippines
- Official name
- Municipality of Daraga
- Country
- Philippines
- Located in
- Albay
- Population
- 138000
- Area
- 118.64
- Elevation
- 79
- Time zone
- UTC+08:00
- Shares border with
- Camalig
- Official website
- www.daraga.gov.ph
- Image
- Daraga-church on a hill.jpg
- Households
- 30777
- Dialing code
- 52
Show 10 more facts
- postal code
- 4501
- Commons category
- Daraga
- Köppen climate classification
- tropical rainforest climate
- language used
- Tagalog
- electorate
- 90048
- poverty incidence
- 15.47
- fiscal/tax revenue
- 559059084.93
- total expenditure
- 462669283.95
- total assets
- 2274268472.14
- total liabilities
- 681944494.46
Sources (13)
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Encyclopedic overview
30 sectionsContents
- Etymology
- History
- Early history
- Spanish colonial era
- American colonial era
- Post-war era
- Philippine fifth republic
- Government
- Past municipal administrators
- Geography
- Elevation
- Soil
- Drainage
- Climate
- Barangays
- Demographics
- Language
- Economy
- Tourism
- Transportation
- Culture
- Cagsawa festival
- Our Lady of the Gate Parish Church
- Education
- Primary and elementary schools
- Secondary school
- Higher educational institutions
- Notable personalities
- References
- External links
Daraga ([dɐrɐ'ga] officially the Municipality of Daraga ; East Miraya Bikol: Banwaan ning Daraga; ), is a municipality in the province of Albay, Philippines. According to the , it has a population of people.
It is home of the famous Cagsawa Ruins which features one of the best views of the Mayon.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Daraga” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.