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Camarines Sur
Camarines Sur
present time.)
March 8, 1942, three months after
Japanese Imperial Forces landed in
Legazpi and Naga City.
province borders Camarines Norte
In 1945, Filipino and American troops along and Quezon to the north, and Albay
to the south. To the east lies the
with the Bicolano guerrillas, liberated
island province of Catanduanes
Camarines Sur from the Japanese forces
across Maqueda Channel.
towards the end of WW II.
largest among the six provinces in
Tierra de Camarines (Just like most of the Bicol Region both in terms of
the cities in the Philippines, population and land area
Camarines Sur had its foundation set territory encompasses two cities:
on Spanish culture) Naga City, the lone chartered city, is
"camaronchones" or "camarines", a the province's and the region's
Spanish word for "kamalig" referring commercial, educational, financial,
to small nipa or bamboo-made huts and cultural center,
by the natives. while Iriga City, a component city, is
is a province of the Philippines the center of the Rinconada area.
located in the Bicol Region in Luzon.
Language
is the heart of Bicol
capital is Pili (Naga City, the former The province is also home to the
original five royal cities of the colony. (The language was classified
Legislative Act No. 2711 approved grandparents and older, and they
on March 10, 1917 until June 6, 1955, speak the language partially and
when Pili, the adjoining town was infrequently and hardly pass the