Q103872

Catanauan, officially the Municipality of Catanauan (), is a municipality in the province of Quezon, Philippines. According to the , it has a population of people.

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Settlement.image_skyline: Catanauan, Quezon Town Hall.JPG
Settlement.image_caption: Municipal Hall
Settlement.image_flag: Flag_of_Catanauan,_Quezon.png
Settlement.flag_size: 120x80px
Settlement.image_seal: Ph seal quezon catanauan.png
Settlement.seal_size: 100x80px
Settlement.mapframe: yes
Settlement.pushpin_map: Philippines
Settlement.pushpin_label_position: left
Settlement.pushpin_map_caption: Location within the
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_name: Philippines
Settlement.subdivision_type1: Region
Settlement.subdivision_type2: Province
Settlement.nickname: Heart of the Bondoc Peninsula
Settlement.subdivision_type3: District
Settlement.established_title: Founded
Settlement.established_date: January 20, 1686

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History
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Barangays
Climate
Demographics
Economy
Government
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Security
Culture
Town fiesta
Boling-Boling festival
Churches
Catanauan excavations
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Napa Site Locality 4
Kampo Santo Site
Comiso Property Sites
Jar Burials
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Catanauan Dagger
Heritage Work
Education
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Catanauan, officially the Municipality of Catanauan (), is a municipality in the province of Quezon, Philippines. According to the , it has a population of people.

==History== The existence of anauan as a pueblo (town) was first recorded in the map of Father Pedro Murillo dated on 1734. The petition dated 1685 of Bishop Andres Gonzales of Nueva Caceres, now known as Naga City in the Bicol Region, requesting the king of Spain to have Masbater and the Pueblo of Catanauan assigned to Recollect Order was reflective of the early creation of Catanauan. The recognized foundation date of the Municipality was January 20, 1686.

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