New Corella

New Corella, officially the Municipality of New Corella (Cebuano: Lungsod sa Bag-ong Corella; Tagalog: Bayan ng Bagong Corella), is a municipality in the province of Davao del Norte, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 57,913 people.^[5]

New Corella
Municipality
Municipality of New Corella
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Motto(s):  Lambo Pamilya, Uswag New Corella!
Map of Davao del Norte with New Corella highlighted
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New Corella Location within the Philippines
Coordinates: 7°35′12″N 125°49′25″E
Country	Philippines
Region	Davao Region
Province	Davao del Norte
District	1st district
Founded	June 18, 1966
Barangays	20 (see Barangays)
Government  [1]
• Type	Sangguniang Bayan
• Mayor	Jorjan B. Federiso
• Vice Mayor	Pedro H. Lagumbay Jr.
• Representative	Pantaleon D. Alvarez
• Municipal Council	Members Alvin A. Libres Joann B. Federiso Virgilio G. Acasio Consaro S. Sayon Rodolfo O. Comidoy Edwin B. Tambis Carlito C. Maligro, Jr. Rhodora S. Alcoran
• Electorate	38,200 voters (2025)
Area [2]
• Total	263.12 km2 (101.59 sq mi)
Elevation	43 m (141 ft)
Highest elevation	292 m (958 ft)
Lowest elevation	15 m (49 ft)
Population  (2024 census)[3]
• Total	60,454
• Density	229.76/km2 (595.07/sq mi)
• Households	13,958
Economy
• Income class	2nd municipal income class
• Poverty incidence	22.97 % (2021)[4]
• Revenue	₱ 326.3 million (2022)
• Assets	₱ 465.2 million (2022)
• Expenditure	₱ 266.8 million (2022)
• Liabilities	₱ 114 million (2022)
Service provider
• Electricity	Northern Davao Electric Cooperative (NORDECO)
Time zone	UTC+8 (PST)
ZIP code	8104
PSGC	1102314000
IDD : area code	+63 (0)84
Native languages	Davawenyo Cebuano Ata Manobo Kalagan Tagalog
Website	www.newcorella.gov.ph

History

New Corella was named after the town of Corella, Bohol, which is where the migrants came from who came to settle in what is now Barangay Poblacion. The municipality was established on June 18, 1966 by carving the eastern part of the town of Asuncion.^[6]

Geography

Climate

Climate data for New Corella, Davao del Norte
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)	28 (82)	28 (82)	29 (84)	31 (88)	31 (88)	30 (86)	30 (86)	31 (88)	31 (88)	31 (88)	30 (86)	29 (84)	30 (86)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)	22 (72)	22 (72)	22 (72)	22 (72)	23 (73)	24 (75)	23 (73)	23 (73)	23 (73)	23 (73)	23 (73)	23 (73)	23 (73)
Average precipitation mm (inches)	63 (2.5)	50 (2.0)	35 (1.4)	22 (0.9)	47 (1.9)	68 (2.7)	51 (2.0)	53 (2.1)	49 (1.9)	47 (1.9)	39 (1.5)	38 (1.5)	562 (22.3)
Average rainy days	15.0	12.6	10.4	8.2	18.8	22.5	21.2	20.5	20.3	20.3	14.4	11.7	195.9
Source: Meteoblue[7]

Barangays

New Corella is politically subdivided into 20 barangays. Each barangay consists of puroks while some have sitios.

• Cabidianan
• Carcor
• Del Monte
• Del Pilar
• El Salvador
• Limba-an
• Macgum
• Mambing
• Mesaoy
• New Bohol
• New Cortez
• New Sambog
• Patrocenio
• Poblacion
• San Roque
• Sta. Cruz
• Sta. Fe
• Sto. Niño
• Suawon
• San Jose

Demographics

Population census of New Corella

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1970	18,745	—
1975	26,809	+7.44%
1980	24,926	−1.45%
1990	36,138	+3.78%
1995	41,615	+2.68%
2000	44,590	+1.49%
2007	46,311	+0.52%
2010	50,699	+3.35%
2015	54,844	+1.51%
2020	57,913	+1.15%
2024	60,454	+1.04%
Source: Philippine Statistics Authority[8][9][10][11][12]

Economy

Poverty incidence of New Corella

10 20 30 40 50 60 2000 50.59 2003 49.62 2006 38.40 2009 38.22 2012 41.55 2015 40.06 2018 19.58 2021 22.97 Source: Philippine Statistics Authority[13][14][15][16][17][18][19][20]