🇵🇭 Mercedes, officially the Municipality of Mercedes (Banwaan kan Mercedes; Bayan ng Mercedes), is a 2nd class municipality in the province of Camarines Norte, Philippines.
1Etymology The town was originally named "Barra", and it was a barangay of Daet, the provincial capital. Its name was changed to Mercedes after Doña Mercedes, a rich woman who devoted her life of helping the community, especially the poor.
1History Mercedes was created from the barrios of Babatnon, Lanot, Lalawigan, Pinagdamhan, Hamoraon, Colasi, Tarum, Pambuhan, Masalong-salong, Hinipaan, Matoogtoog, Cayucyucan, Mambongalon, Manguisoc, Gaboc, Mercedes, Tanayagan, Tagontong, Catandonganon, Cariñgo Island, Quinapaquian Island, Apuao Island, all formerly part of Daet, Camarines Norte, by virtue of Republic Act No. 341, approved on July 26, 1948.
1Geography: Barangays Mercedes is politically subdivided into 26 barangays. Each barangay consists of puroks and some have sitios. • Apuao • Barangay I (Poblacion) • Barangay II (Poblacion) • Barangay III (Poblacion) • Barangay IV (Poblacion) • Barangay V (Poblacion) • Barangay VI (Poblacion) • Barangay VII (Poblacion) • Caringo • Catandunganon • Cayucyucan • Colasi • Del Rosario (Tagongtong) • Gaboc • Hamoraon • Hinipaan • Lalawigan • Lanot • Mambungalon • Manguisoc • Masalongsalong • Matoogtoog • Pambuhan • Quinapaguian • San Roque • Tarum.
1Economy: Tourist Industry Waterfalls: • Colasi Falls - barangay Colasi • Malunay Falls - sitio Malunay • Bahaw Falls - barangay Hamoraon • Hinipaan Falls - barangay Hinipaan.
1Education • Mercedes Elementary School • Mercedes High School (San Roque) • Manguisoc National High School • Camarines Norte State College - Mercedes Campus (formerly Mercedes School of Fisheries) • Tagongtong Elementary School • San Roque National High School • Don Pablo S Villafuerte National High School • Claro Ibasco Elementary School • Quinapaguian Elem. School • Lope Manlangit Elem. School • Mambungalon Elem. School • Cayucyucan Elem. School • Pambuhan Elem School • Gaboc Elementary School • Lalawigan Elem. School • San Roque Elem. School • Manguisoc Elem. School • Tarum Elem. School • Colasi Elem. School • Hamoraon Elem. School • Lanot Elementary School • Mansalongsalong Elem. School • Matoogtoog Elementary School • Hinipaan Elementary School.
1Mercedes has a population of over 55,334 people. Mercedes also forms one of the centres of the wider Camarines Norte Province which has a population of over 629,699 people.
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Twin Towns - Sister Cities Mercedes has links with:
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🇵🇭 Tinambac 123.375,13.783 d: 53.5
🇵🇭 Tagkawayan 122.53,13.97 d: 54.1
Antipodal to: Mercedes -56.989,-14.109
🇧🇷 Tangará da Serra -57.491,-14.621 d: 19936.6
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🇧🇷 Campo Novo do Parecis -57.892,-13.675 d: 19906.3
🇧🇷 Lucas do Rio Verde -55.917,-13.067 d: 19851.2
🇧🇷 Cuiabá -56.096,-15.596 d: 19823.9
🇧🇷 Várzea Grande -56.139,-15.652 d: 19820.8
🇧🇷 Sorriso -55.7,-12.533 d: 19791.1
🇧🇷 Sinop -55.633,-11.833 d: 19722.5
🇧🇷 Primavera do Leste -54.333,-15.517 d: 19689.5
🇧🇷 Rondonópolis -54.622,-16.466 d: 19650.3