Naujan
Naujan, officially the Municipality of Naujan, is a municipality in the province of Oriental Mindoro, Philippines. According to the, it has a population of people.
It is famous for the fifth largest lake in the Philippines the Naujan Lake.
History
The town of Naujan was established in 1639 under a Royal decree issued by King Phillip of Spain. Prior to the arrival of the Spaniards, traces of an earlier civilization existed, as evidenced by the unearthed artifacts of Chinese origin dating from the Sung, Yuan, and the Ming dynasties in barangays of Dao and San Jose. This reinforces the theory that the natives of Naujan were the Chinese during those early years. Its name according to legend, came from the word, “nauhaw”, or “went thirsty”.Still, the Mangyans that are of malayan descent are known to be the first inhabitants and were just pushed to the interior mountanous area due to the arrival of Christian settlers. They currently reside in the reservation areas of Barangays Metolza, Caburo, Balite, Paitan, Magtibay and Banuton.
In the 17th century, a Recollect priest built a church in Barrio Bancuro with walls made of stone. This served as the house of worship and at the same time as a fort and a place of refuge against the Moro invaders. However in 1824, the Moros were able to conquer them and burned the fort.
In 1898, the Moro raids ceased and the settlement was transferred to Matandang Naujan commonly known as Lumangbayan along the seacoast. At that time, the rebellion against Spanish rule started to break out in Mindoro.
Naujan has its on share of revolutionaries. Francisco Manalaysay had his own insurrectionary forces against the Spaniards. Captain Valeriano Gasic was then the Presidente del Municipal of Naujan. He went underground when the Americans started to rule Mindoro and declared him “tulisan”. He was eventually captured and was sentenced to life imprisonment. This was later commuted to five years in exile in the island of Culion, Palawan where he died.
The guerilla movement against the Japanese Occupation was headed by Esteban Beloncio, Felix Boquio and Gomersindo Dela Torre. During the Martial Law years, Father Ed Dela Torre was the prominent son of Naujan who actively fought the dictatorship.
Geography
It covers a land area of, making it the largest municipality in the province and accounting for 12% of the province's total land area. Naujan is from Calapan. The town is bounded in the north of Calapan, in the northwest by the municipality of Baco, in the east by part of the Verde Island Passage and Tablas Strait, in the south by the town of Victoria, in the southeast by the town of Pola and in the southwest by the town of Sablayan, province of Occidental Mindoro.The town of Naujan is a First-Class municipality and partially urban, has a population of roughly more than 109,122 people from 70 barangays according to a recent PSA 2024 Censu of Population report, has all the amenities of a town of its size. It has its own Town Plaza and its own Conference Center. It is also the home of the newly built Oriental Mindoro Sports Complex located in Barangay Santiago.
On January 4, 1905, under Act 1280, Naujan was recognized as a full-pledged municipality while its boundaries were permanently established in 1919.
Barangays
Naujan is politically subdivided into 71 barangays. Each barangay consists of puroks and some have sitios.- Adrialuna
- Andres Ylagan
- Antipolo
- Apitong
- Arangin
- Aurora
- Bacungan
- Bagong Buhay
- Balite
- Bancuro
- Banuton
- Barcenaga
- Bayani
- Buhangin
- Caburo
- Concepcion
- Dao
- Del Pilar
- Estrella
- Evangelista
- Gamao
- General Esco
- Herrera
- Inarawan
- Kalinisan
- Laguna
- Mabini
- Magtibay
- Mahabang Parang
- Malabo
- Malaya
- Malinao
- Malvar
- Masagana
- Masaguing
- Melgar A
- Melgar B
- Metolza
- Montelago
- Montemayor
- Motoderazo
- Mulawin
- Nag-Iba I
- Nag-Iba II
- Pagkakaisa
- Paitan
- Paniquian
- Pinagsabangan I
- Pinagsabangan II
- Pinahan
- Poblacion I
- Poblacion II
- Poblacion III
- Sampaguita
- San Agustin I
- San Agustin II
- San Andres
- San Antonio
- San Carlos
- San Isidro
- San Jose
- San Luis
- San Nicolas
- San Pedro
- Santa Cruz
- Santa Isabel
- Santa Maria
- Santiago
- Santo Nino
- Tagumpay
- Tigkan
Climate
Demographics
Economy
Government
28th Sangguniang Bayan Elected Officials :- Municipal Mayor: Kgg. Henry Joel C. Teves
- Vice Mayor: Kgg. Candido J. Melgar Jr.
- Sangguniang Bayan Members:
- * Kgg. Keneth Wilson A. Viray, Councilor
- * Kgg. Jun S. Bugarin, Councilor
- * Kgg. Marion Francis F. Marcos, Councilor
- * Kgg. Joefel C. Ylagan, Councilor
- * Kgg. Elmar B. De Villa, Councilor
- * Kgg. Allan M. Balbacal, Councilor
- * Kgg. Michael Gregory D. Vargas, Councilor
- * Kgg. Princess Patricia Mhey R. Dolor, Councilor
- * Kgg. Ralph Jonnel C. Recto, Liga ng mga Barangay Provincial Federation President
- * Kgg. Pedro M. Aday, Liga ng mga Barangay Vice President
- * Kgg. Christian Kent C. Nagutom, SK Municipal Federation President
- * Kgg. Rogelio P. Banlugan, Indigenous Peoples Mandatory Representative
Education
Primary and elementary schools
- Adrialuna Elementary School
- Agustin Gutierrez Memorial Academy
- Antipolo Elementary School
- Aurora Central School
- B. Aguilon Elementary School
- Bacungan Elementary School
- Bagong Buhay Elementary School
- Bagong Pag-Asa Primary School
- Balite Mangyan School
- Bancuro Elementary School
- Bucayao Grande Mangyan School
- Bucayao Grande Mangyan School
- Buhangin Elementary School
- Caburo Mangyan School
- Concepcion Elementary School
- Cornelio Lintawagin Memorial Elementary School
- Dao Elementary School
- Del Pilar Elementary School
- Del Pilar Elementary School
- Don Vicente Delgado Memorial Elementary School
- Eufracio Carmona Elementary School
- Evangelista Elementary School
- Ezer School
- Francisco Melgar Memorial School
- Francisco Tria Memorial School
- Gamao Elementary School
- Inarawan Elementary School
- Joaquin G. Hernandez Elementary School
- Jose L. Basa Memorial School
- Juan Luna Memorial Elementary School
- Julian Ylagan Memorial School
- Kalinisan Elementary School
- Karumagit Elementary School
- Laguna Elementary School
- Leon Garong Memorial School
- Mabini Elementary School
- Mabini Elementary School
- Macangas Primary School
- Mahabang Parang Elementary School
- Malinao Elementary School
- Malvar Elementary School
- Mariano P. Garcia Memorial School
- Mariano P. Leuterio Memorial School
- Manuel R. Marcos Sr. Elementary School
- Masagana Elementary School
- Mena G. Valencia Memorial School
- Macapili Elementary School
- Masaging Elementary School
- Metolza Elementary School
- Montelago Elementary School
- Mulawin Elementary School
- Nag-Iba I Elementary School
- Nag-Iba II Elementary School
- Naujan Academy
- Panikian Elementary School
- Petra Garis Memorial Elementary School
- Pinagsabangan I Elementary School
- Piñahan Elementary School
- Porfirio G. Comia Memorial Elementary School
- Sampaguita Elementary School
- San Andres Elementary School
- San Antonio Elementary School
- San Carlos Elementary School
- San Isidro Elementary School
- San Luis Elementary School
- San Nicolas Elementary School
- San Pedro Elementary School
- Santiago Elementary School
- Santiago Garong Memorial School
- Saturnino E. Gomez Memorial Elementary School
- Sido Mangyan School
- Sto. Niño Elementary School
- Tagumpay Elementary School
- Tigbao Elementary School
- Tigkan Elementary School
- Tipas Mangyan School
- Tito B. Herrera Memorial Elementary School
- Tugdaan Mangyan Center for Learning and Development
Secondary schools
- Apitong National High School
- Aurora National High School
- Bacungan High School
- Doroteo S. Mendoza Sr. Memorial National High School
- Evangelista National High School
- Inarawan National High School
- Laguna High School
- Melgar National High School
- Naujan Municipal High School
- Masaguing High School
- Porfirio Comia Memorial National High School
- San Agustin National High School