Overview of the Region
The province of Camarines Norte

The Province of Camarines Norte serves as the gateway to the Bicol Region from the rest of Luzon. It is bounded by Quezon Province on the southwest and Camarines Sur on the south. Along its coastlines, the province faces Basiad Bay on the west, the Pacific Ocean on the north, and the San Miguel Bay on the east.

Camarines Norte is composed of 12 municipalities, 282 barangays and one congressional district spread over a land area of 2,320.1 square kilometers. It had a population of 470,654 as of May 1, 2000 with a growth rate of 1.50 percent from 1995 to 2000.

The topography of the province is generally mountainous prominently straddled by the Bacacay and Colase mountains. Coconut and abaca are its traditional agricultural crops. The province is the largest producer of pineapple (Formosa variety) in the region. It has abundant reserves of gold, iron, copper, uranium, lead and zinc. With its long coastline, a thriving fishery industry has gained importance among the seacoast towns.

The capital town of Daet boasts of being the first municipality in the entire Philippines to erect a public statue of our National Hero, Dr. Jose Rizal.

The tourist attractions in the province are the Shrine of the Black Nazarene in Capalonga, the Bicol National Park in Basud and Daet, the San Miguel and Lamon Bays, the Apuao Island in the north and the Daet Pineapple Festival held on June 15 - 21 every year.
 

As of January 2006

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