MERCEDES, CAMARINES NORTE

'Mercedes' is a 4th class municipality in the province of Camarines Norte, Philippines. According to the 2000 census, it has a population of 41,713 people in 7,932 households.
The town was originally named "Barra", and it was a barangay of Daet, the provincial capital. It became an independent municipality in 1948 with a land area of 9214 hectares.
Its name was changed to Mercedes after Doña Mercedes, a rich woman who devoted her life of helping the community, especially the poor.

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Barangays

Schools

External links

Barangays

Mercedes is politically subdivided into 26 barangays.

★ Apuao ★ Barangay I (Pob.) ★ Barangay II (Pob.) ★ Barangay III (Pob.) ★ Barangay IV (Pob.) ★ Barangay V (Pob.) ★ Barangay VI (Pob.) ★ Barangay VII (Pob.) ★ Canimog ★ Caringo ★ Catandunganon ★ Cayucyucan ★ Colasi ★ Del Rosario (Tagongtong)

★ Gaboc ★ Hamoraon ★ Hinipaan ★ Lalawigan ★ Lanot ★ Mambungalon ★ Manguisoc ★ Masalongsalong ★ Matoogtoog ★ Pambuhan ★ Quinapaguian ★ San Roque ★ Tarum

Note: (Pob) - "Poblacion" or the town proper

Schools

★ Mercedes Central School

★ Mercedes High School (San Roque)

★ Camarines Norte State College - Mercedes Campus (formerly Mercedes School of Fisheries)

★ Tagongtong Elementary School

★ San Roque National High School

External links

★ Philippine Standard Geographic Code

★ 2000 Philippine Census Information

★ Free email for Bicolonoes