Naawan

Naawan, officially the Municipality of Naawan (Cebuano: Lungsod sa Naawan; Tagalog: Bayan ng Naawan), is a municipality in the province of Misamis Oriental, Philippines. The population of the town is estimated to be 22,444 according to the 2020 census.^[5]

Naawan
Municipality
Municipality of Naawan
Municipal Hall
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Map of Misamis Oriental with Naawan highlighted
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Naawan Location within the Philippines
Coordinates: 8°26′00″N 124°18′00″E
Country	Philippines
Region	Northern Mindanao
Province	Misamis Oriental
District	2nd district
Founded	June 14, 1957
Barangays	10 (see Barangays)
Government  [1]
• Type	Sangguniang Bayan
• Mayor	Dennis L. Roa
• Vice Mayor	Allan B. Roa
• Representative	Yevgeny Vincent B. Emano
• Municipal Council	Members Jaime C. Roa Jeffrey S. Mahinay Era Mae V. Macalong Lea G. Buhian Janeth A. Racines Elmer C. Dadole Fely C. Acera Mark Ramnie P. Velez
• Electorate	16,357 voters (2025)
Area [2]
• Total	88.50 km2 (34.17 sq mi)
Elevation	32 m (105 ft)
Highest elevation	293 m (961 ft)
Lowest elevation	0 m (0 ft)
Population  (2024 census)[3]
• Total	23,562
• Density	270/km2 (690/sq mi)
• Households	5,636
Economy
• Income class	4th municipal income class
• Poverty incidence	22.63 % (2021)[4]
• Revenue	₱ 161.3 million (2022)
• Assets	₱ 493.5 million (2022)
• Expenditure	₱ 127.9 million (2022)
• Liabilities	₱ 214.6 million (2022)
Service provider
• Electricity	Misamis Oriental 1 Rural Electric Cooperative (MORESCO 1)
Time zone	UTC+8 (PST)
ZIP code	9023
PSGC	1004320000
IDD : area code	+63 (0)88
Native languages	Cebuano Binukid Subanon Tagalog
Website	www.naawanmisor.gov.ph

Naawan was named as the cleanest town in the Philippines in 2008.^[6]

History

In 1957, the barrio of Naawan, then part of Initao, was incorporated into the town of Naawan.^[7] The process for incorporating Naawan, from Initao was started in 1956.

Geography

Barangays

Naawan is politically subdivided into ten barangays. Each barangay consists of puroks while some have sitios.

• Don Pedro
• Linangkayan
• Lubilan
• Mapulog
• Maputi
• Mat-i
• Patag
• Poblacion
• Tagbalogo
• Tuboran

Climate

Climate data for Naawan, Misamis Oriental
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)	28 (82)	29 (84)	30 (86)	31 (88)	30 (86)	30 (86)	30 (86)	30 (86)	30 (86)	30 (86)	29 (84)	29 (84)	30 (85)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)	24 (75)	24 (75)	24 (75)	25 (77)	26 (79)	26 (79)	25 (77)	25 (77)	25 (77)	25 (77)	25 (77)	25 (77)	25 (77)
Average precipitation mm (inches)	271 (10.7)	217 (8.5)	193 (7.6)	178 (7.0)	344 (13.5)	423 (16.7)	362 (14.3)	358 (14.1)	329 (13.0)	320 (12.6)	322 (12.7)	260 (10.2)	3,577 (140.9)
Average rainy days	23.2	19.5	22.0	22.8	29.6	28.9	30.3	29.8	28.1	28.8	26.1	24.1	313.2
Source: Meteoblue[8]

Education

Located in the town of Naawan is the Mindanao State University at Naawan campus, a unit of the Mindanao State University System. MSU-Naawan was established in the 1960s and 1970s as a scientific field laboratory for scientific research in the field along with the university's main campus in Marawi City, Lanao del Sur. With the involvement of Mindanao State University's College of Fisheries, the School of Marine Fisheries Technology graduated its first batch of university graduates in 1985. As an autonomous external campus and a distinct unit of the university system, the institute was known as the MSU-Institute of Fisheries Research & Development. It directly supervised the 'original' Naawan High School (the MSU-Naawan Fisheries High School after it was renamed the MSU-Naawan Fisheries High School). When the Naawan Central School's children's choir won first prize in the NAMCYA Children's Choir Finals at the Cultural Center of the Philippines in 1987, the school made a mark on the national stage.^[9]

Demographics

Population census of Naawan

Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1960 6,305 —     1970 8,718 +3.29% 1975 10,068 +2.93% 1980 12,215 +3.94% 1990 13,345 +0.89% 1995 14,578 +1.67%	Year Pop. ±% p.a. 2000 16,173 +2.25% 2007 17,988 +1.48% 2010 18,895 +1.81% 2015 21,213 +2.23% 2020 22,444 +1.19% 2024 23,562 +1.17%
Source: Philippine Statistics Authority[10][11][12][13][14]

In the 2020 census, the population of Naawan was 22,444 people,^[15] with a density of 250 inhabitants per square kilometre or 650 inhabitants per square mile.

Economy

Poverty incidence of Naawan

10 20 30 40 50 60 2000 53.37 2003 42.96 2006 48.60 2009 45.70 2012 25.88 2015 24.97 2018 16.66 2021 22.63 Source: Philippine Statistics Authority[16][17][18][19][20][21][22][23]