Municipality of Catanauan

Location
Map of Quezon showing the location of Catanauan.
Government
Region	CALABARZON (Region IV-A)
Province	Quezon
District	3rd district of Quezon
Barangays	46
Income Class:	1st class; partially urban
Founded	1700
Mayor	Sebastian C. Serrano (LP)
Official Website	www.catanauan.gov.ph/
Physical characteristics
Area	266 km²
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Coordinates	13° 35' 30" N, 122° 19' 30" E

The Municipality of Catanauan (Filipino: Bayan ng Catanauan) is a third class municipality in the province of Quezon, Philippines. According to the 2000 census, it has a population of 57,736 people in 11,283 households. Square kilometre (U.S. spelling: square kilometer), symbol km², is a decimal multiple of SI unit of surface area square metre, one of the SI derived units. ... Map of Earth showing lines of latitude (horizontally) and longitude (vertically), Eckert VI projection; large version (pdf, 1. ... A municipality (bayan, sometimes munisipalidad, in Filipino) is a local government unit in the Philippines. ... Map of the Philippines showing all the regions and their provinces. ... Quezon is a province of the Philippines located in the CALABARZON region in Luzon. ... Year 2000 (MM) was a leap year starting on Saturday. ...

Topography

The landscape of Catanauan, Quezon is described as hilly, rolling and mountainous with isolated flat lands. The existing rivers and creeks serve as potential for effective drainage, more especially the Catanuan River. Catanuan has slopes ranging from 0-13% to 15% and above. The most elevated portion is at barangay San. Jose which has slope of 60% and above. Susceptibility to erosion is directly proportional to the slope percentage and debree of susceptibility.

Barangays

Catanauan is politically subdivided into 46 barangays. A barangay (Tagalog: baranggay , pronounced as ba-rang-gai, gai as in guy), also known by its former name, the barrio, is the smallest local government unit in the Philippines and is the native Filipino term for a village, district or ward. ...

Municipal Officials

• Mayor : HON. RAMON A. ORFANEL
• Vice Mayor : HON. MANUEL B. MONTANO

• COUNCILORS:
• HON. JOVINIANO OJI P. DELA CRUZ
• HON. ARTEMIO Z. NATIVIDAD
• HON. LEONARDO DL. ABELLA
• HON. JUAN T. CASAL
• HON. EMMANUEL P. FRONDOZA
• HON. SUSANA M. ASISTIN
• HON. RODOLFO A. ORFANEL
• HON. EDERLINDA SR. RAMOS
• HON. LYDIA P. PIZARRA - ABC PRESIDENT
• HON. SHEENE AREN B. CAPILI - SKMF PRESIDENT

Historical Background

The existence of Catanauan as a pueblo (town) was first recorded in the map of Father Pedro Murillo dated on 1734. The petitio dated 1685 of Bishop Andres Gonzales of Nueva Caceres, Naga City requesting the king of Spain to have Masbater and the Pueblo of Catanauan assigned to Recollect Order was reflective of the early creation of Catanauan. The recognized foundation year of the Municipality was 1713 called as NABATASAN.

In the late 18th and 19th century, there were frequent Moro raids. These occurrences prompted the people to construct two small stone forts or watch towers (MAGKATANAWAN) mounted with artillery. Santa Maria watch tower was located at Lot 21 psc-2 near the present wharf is located. Castillo watch tower stood at the intersection of present Rizal and Boncan Street. Hence,the name CATANAUAN was so derived.

External links

• Philippine Standard Geographic Code
• 2000 Philippine Census Information