Diagram titled The Official Seal, City of Naga, Cebu, Philippines. It shows a circular yellow seal reading City of Naga, Cebu, Philippines around three fields with the sun and three stars, Narra tree, rising sun, farm and fishery icons, and factory and tools icons. Callout boxes explain each element, but the text is too small to read reliably in this image.
A hub for energy and industry
The City of Naga has been a long hub of major energy generator such as National Power Corporation (NAPOCOR), SPC Power Corporation, KEPCO-SPC Power Company, and Therma Power Visayas Inc. (TPVI). The City of Naga is also the home to Apo Cement Corporation (the largest in the country), and other companies. The city also offers opportunities in food processing: sugar-based foods, meat and fish processing. The City Government promotes the establishment of commercial complexes and tourist facilities that enables locals and tourists to come and see the city.
Location and setting
Naga is now famous for picture perfect peak and rolling hills and a gorgeous boardwalk that attracts thousands of visitors. Indeed, the city is bound for greatness. City of Naga is located along the southern coast of the Province of Cebu. It is approximately 21 kilometers away from Cebu City and has a total land area of 10,201.84 hectares.
Boundaries
The City is bounded from the north by Barangay Tungha-an of Minglanilla, from the south by Barangay Pitalo of San Fernando, from the east by Cebu / Bohol Strait and from the west by Barangay Cantabaco of Toledo City.
How Naga got its name
In early times, the place now known as NAGA was abundant with trees locally called "Narra". The first settlers named the place as "Narra" (derived from the narra trees).
The 28 barangays
The City of Naga has twenty-eight (28) barangays, eleven of which are located along the coastal areas while the remaining barangays are located in the mountainous areas:
- South Poblacion — Coastal barangay
- North Poblacion — Coastal barangay
- East Poblacion — Coastal barangay
- West Poblacion — Coastal barangay
- Central Poblacion — Coastal barangay
- Inayagan — Coastal barangay
- Colon — Coastal barangay
- Tina-an — Coastal barangay
- Inoburan — Coastal barangay
- Tuyan — Coastal barangay
- Langtad — Coastal barangay
- Tangke — Mountainous barangay
- Na-alad — Mountainous barangay
- Mainit — Mountainous barangay
- Jaguimit — Mountainous barangay
- Patag — Mountainous barangay
- Cantao-an — Mountainous barangay
- Cogon — Mountainous barangay
- Uling — Mountainous barangay
- Balirong — Mountainous barangay
- Cabungahan — Mountainous barangay
- Bairan — Mountainous barangay
- Pangdan — Mountainous barangay
- Alpaco — Mountainous barangay
- Lutac — Mountainous barangay
- Tagjaguimit — Mountainous barangay
- Lanas — Mountainous barangay
- Mayana — Mountainous barangay