Claveria
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Claveria is the name of three municipalities
in the Philippines
named after Narciso Clavería, the Spanish
Governor-General
of the country from 1844 to 1849.
Municipalities of the Philippines
A municipality is a local government unit in the Philippines. Municipalities are also called towns . They are distinct from cities, which are a different category of local government unit...
in the Philippines
Philippines
The Philippines , officially known as the Republic of the Philippines , is a country in Southeast Asia in the western Pacific Ocean. To its north across the Luzon Strait lies Taiwan. West across the South China Sea sits Vietnam...
named after Narciso Clavería, the Spanish
Spain
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Governor-General
Governor-General of the Philippines
The Governor-General of the Philippines was the title of the government executive during the colonial period of the Philippines, governed mainly by Spain and the United States, and briefly by Great Britain, from 1565 to 1935....
of the country from 1844 to 1849.
- Claveria, CagayanClaveria, CagayanClaveria is a 3rd class municipality in the province of Cagayan, Philippines. According to the latest census, it has a population of 30,275 people in 5,767 households....
- Claveria, MasbateClaveria, MasbateClaveria is a 4th class municipality in the province of Masbate, Philippines. It is located in the island of Burias Island, southeast of the nation's capital of Manila. According to the 2000 census, it has a population of 38,398 people in 7,730 households...
- Claveria, Misamis OrientalClaveria, Misamis OrientalThe Town of Claveria is a 2nd class municipality in the province of Misamis Oriental, Mindanao, Philippines. According to the 2007 census, it has a population of 43,514 people. In 2000 census it has a recorded 7,843 households...