Nabua is a 1st class municipality in the province of Camarines Sur, Philippines.According to the 2007 census, it has a population of 75,422 people in 12,724 households.
Nabua is the mother town of Iriga City, Buhi, Bato and Balatan and some present barangays of Bula and Baao in Camarines Sur. Nabua has five districts: Antacudos, Binoyoan, Caobnan, Lupa and Sabang.
Nabua is home of the modern kuntaw, and jota rojana.
History
The Municipality of Nabua traces the historical origin of its name way back during the Spanish Colonization. It was said that in 1571, an Augustinian Friar named Fray Alonzo Gimenez reached one of the rancherias called Lupa which was then under Datu Panga from Borneo. The good friar found persons inside the said rancheria cutting coconuts. He was offered to partake the inside shoot of coconut which the natives called “BOA”. Immediately, the good friar tagged the place as “NABUA” pronounced with his Spanish Accent. From that time onwards this place become popularly known as NABUA.
In another version, a historian named Fray Felix Huerta claimed that the name came from the story that the original sitio of the town is in the shape of the “BOA”, young embryo of the coconut which was surrounded by five (5) rancherias named Lupa, Antacodos, Sabang, Caobnan and Binoyoan. Other believe otherwise and said it was centrally located in the middle of said rancherias thus closely resembling a delicious “BOA” which children loved to eat. For a time, the town was called “NABOBOWA” but years of long usage shortened and corrupted it to the present name of NABUA.
In 1578, a group of Franciscan missionaries headed by Fray Pablo de Jesus and Fray Bartolome Ruiz put up a church in a place known as Antacodos and there they placed a big cross. These missionaries soon merged the villages of Lupa, Antacodos, Sabang and Binoyoan into one place, which at present is known as the town of Nabua. The name Nabua was originally a longer one, Naboboa , from boa , the word for a young coconut embryo.
In a research mission to Spain funded by the municipality, it was learned that Nabua was officially established as a municipality on July 28 , 1569 .
Geographical location
The municipality of Nabua is geographically located between 123 and 124 degrees longitude and 13 and 14 degrees latitude. It is bounded on the north by the municipality of Baao and Bula; on the south by the municipality of Bato; on the east by Iriga City; and on the west by the municipality of Balatan. The municipality is an established growth center in the southeast part of Camarines Sur Province or the mid-section of Bicol River Basin Area. Along the Legazpi-Iriga-Naga-Daet Growth Corridor or LINDGC, the municipality is located about 53 kilometers from Legazpi City which is the Regional Center; 37.0 kilometers from Naga City which is a major urban center; 135 kilometers from Daet which is a secondary Urban Center and only 2.0 kilometers from Iriga City which is a minor urban center.
Climate
The municipality of Nabua possesses a climate belonging to the 4th type wherein rainfalls are more or less evenly distributed throughout the years. Its rainfall is classified as TYPE B or HUMID characterized by rains well or evenly distributed throughout the year with at most three dry months. General wind direction prevailing the municipality is from northeast to southwest at an average velocity of eight knots.
This town has dry, cold and wet season. From June to November, this town is experiencing heavy rains. Cold season comes every December to February. Then, from March to May, the dry season commences.
Land
The municipality of Nabua is one (1) in land mass containing a total land area of 8,854.4193 hectares. This total land area distributed among the 42 barangays, nine (9) of which are considered as urban barangays namely, San Antonio (Poblacion), San Esteban, San Francisco, San Juan, San Luis, San Isidro, San Miguel, San Nicolas, San Roque (Poblacion) and 33 are considered as rural barangays. Among the urban barangays, San Antonio (Poblacion) has the biggest land area of 234.1798 hectares while San Isidro has the least land area of 2.1746 hectares. In the rural barangays, Duran has the largest land area as well as in the entire municipality of 428.1501 hectares while San Roque Madawon has the smallest land area of 76.3228 hectares.
The municipality of Nabua given its land mass is entirely classified as alienable and disposable lands. Previous land classification has its slight share of forestlands but was absorbed by the adjacent municipality of Balatan which requires political solution.
Elevation and slope
The municipality of Nabua has about 8,803.0600 hectares or 99.42% very low elevation or less than 100 meters elevation and remaining 51.3593 hectares or 0.58% of low elevation or between 100-300 meters elevation. Its slope covers about 7,927.3616 hectares or 89.53% which are level to nearly level (0-3%) while the remaining 927.0577 hectares or 10.47% are rolling to moderately steep (18-30%)
As the dominantly alluvial plain, the municipality of Nabua has the prevalent soil types classified as either Clay Loam or Sandy Loam having silty texture. These soil type have high use for agriculture usage.
The geological characteristics for the municipality of Nabua consists of: Upper Pleistocene (Sandstone and shale), Pliocene Pleistocene (Volcanoclast alluvial fans), and Recent (Alluvium or rice terraces).
The natural drainage tributaries for the municipality of Nabua consist of numerous creeks interconnected with the three major rivers namely: Bicol River, Rawas River, and Barit River.
Demographic data
The municipality of Nabua has a total population of 75,4227 persons based on the 2007 National Population Census. The municipality’s total population accounts for 4.6% of the total provincial population of Camarines Sur ranked fifth behind much larger population sizes of Naga City, Iriga City, Libmanan and Pili. This is hardly surprising because the municipality of Nabua is one of the biggest towns in the province.
Historically the municipal population has experienced positive growth rate beginning Censal Year 1903 up to 1999. Municipal population records except only in Censal Year 1970 where the municipal population decrease with negative growth rate. This population shift in number can be attributed to migration pattern maybe because of socio-economic reasons. Thus, from a more population size of 18.893 in 1903, the current municipal population increase more than triple in size for 1999.
Spread out among the 42 barangays of Nabua, there are 10,093 persons living in the urban barangays while 65,329 persons live in the rural barangays. San Antonio Poblacion has the most population of 2,363 persoons while San Luis has the least of 358 persons among urban barangays. For rural barangays, La Purisima has the most population of 8,165 persons while Salvacion Que Gatos has the least population of 523 persons.
Population density for the entire municipality of Nabua speaks of 75,422 persons spread over the total municipal land area of 8,854.4193 hectares, which is equivalent to 7.9482 persons per hectare or 794.82 persons per square kilometer.
Population literacy for the municipality of Nabua boasts of 96.54% literate persons over those who are deemed illiterate. Translated in terms of highest grade completed at least 24.342 persons have entered elementary schools over persons who have either not completed any grade o 4.232 persons or 2,390 persons who have only attained pre-school education.
Language
The Philippine Archipelago is composed of over seven thousands islands and over 700 dialects. Almost every island or geographical grouping has their own local dialect or language. Even though an island or a regional group has a dialect or language, there are always variations of that dialect.
Nabua, for example, is not an exception. On the geographical level, the Nabua dialect can be considered having its base from the Bikol dialect. However, there are other smaller social groups within the Bicol region where Nabua derives the foundation of its dialect. The Rinconada area composed of Baao, Buhi, Bula, Balatan, Bato and Nabua shares the same “Rinconada” dialect that the local folks are still enriching up to this day. The local folks coming from the Rinconada “B” towns and Nabua can be easily recognized by the way they enunciate words or phrases when they talk or use the dialect.
Also, let’s not forget the Spanish influences that up to now the Nabuenos are still practicing in the form of our local words or phrases.. Some examples of Spanish words embedded in the local dialect are:
“Abreya raw iton puertan” meaning “to open the door” in English or “buksan ang pintuan” in the Pilipino language.
“Abreya” is an inflection of the Spanish verb “abrir” (to open) and “puertan” is from the Spanish word “puerta”.
You will find other variations of Spanish words being used in the Nabua local dialect but take note that these words or terms do not follow a proper Spanish language conjugations and grammar.
Customs and Practices
Nabua has a rich array of customs and colorful practices that up to now Na
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