Camaligan

Camaligan is a fifth class municipality in the province of Camarines Sur, Philippines. According to the, it has a population of people.With an area of, it is the smallest municipality in Camarines Sur, but it is the densest, having 4,755 persons per square kilometer, which is almost twice the density of the Naga City.BarangaysCamaligan is politically subdivided into 13 barangays. Gogon-Dugcal Marupit San Francisco San Jose-San Pablo (Poblacion) San Juan-San Ramon (Poblacion) San Lucas (Poblacion) San Mateo (Poblacion) San Marcos (Poblacion) San Roque Santo Domingo (Poblacion) Santo Tomas (Poblacion) Sua-Tampac TarosananHistoryThe origin of the town and its name can be traced back to the early settlers of the place. Known as the “Canoadores” (Certadores) to the early Spanish colonizers who came to the place in the early Seventeenth Century (17th), the settlers cut timbers from nearby mountains located upriver or around San Miguel bay area and made this as their form of living. Out of these timbers they hewed out canoes or “bancas” which they stored under small sheds or huts. Later, when these sheds became abundant in the area, as they were made the permanent dwelling places by these canoe makers, the place was called “CAMALIGAN” from the word “KAMALIG” or shed, a place where so many “Kamalig” are found. The sheds served to shelter the canoe makers and protect their boats from the natural elements. Hence, the name and origin of the town is historically tied to the river and its early inhabitants.