Naawan, Misamis Oriental
Encyclopedia
Naawan is a 5th class municipality in the province of Misamis Oriental, Philippines
. According to the 2000 census, it has a population of 16,173 people in 3,376 households.
This town is so beautiful, that nationally it is recognized as one of the most beautiful and once the cleanest town of the Philippines
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In 1957, the barrio of Naawan, then part of Initao
, was constituted into the town of Naawan.
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campus. It started out as a science field laboratory of the MSU. It was later upgraded as the research arm of the Mindanao State University College of Fisheries. It then became an autonomous external campus and distinct unit of the University System. MSU-Naawan also runs the Naawan Integrated Developmental School.
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...
. According to the 2000 census, it has a population of 16,173 people in 3,376 households.
This town is so beautiful, that nationally it is recognized as one of the most beautiful and once the cleanest town of 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...
.
In 1957, the barrio of Naawan, then part of Initao
Initao, Misamis Oriental
Initao is a third-class municipality in the province of Misamis Oriental, Philippines. Initao is seated about 39 km west of province capital Cagayan De Oro City, 29.5 km east of Iligan City and about 767 km south-south-east of Philippine main capital Manila...
, was constituted into the town of Naawan.
Barangays
Naawan is politically subdivided into 10 barangayBarangay
A barangay is the smallest administrative division in the Philippines and is the native Filipino term for a village, district or ward...
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- Don Pedro
- Linangkayan
- Lubilan
- Mapulog
- Maputi
- Mat-i
- Patag
- Poblacion
- Tagbalogo
- Tuboran
Education
Naawan is home of Mindanao State University - NaawanMindanao State University - Naawan
Mindanao State University – Naawan is an autonomous external campus and distinct unit of Mindanao State University System.-External links:*...
campus. It started out as a science field laboratory of the MSU. It was later upgraded as the research arm of the Mindanao State University College of Fisheries. It then became an autonomous external campus and distinct unit of the University System. MSU-Naawan also runs the Naawan Integrated Developmental School.