is a
Province of the
Philippines located in the
Bicol Region in
Luzon . Its capital is
Daet and the province borders
Quezon to the west and
Camarines Sur to the south.
Camarines Norte has a population of 458,840, making it the 37th most populated province in the country.
Bikol is the major language spoken, together with
Tagalog and
English .
The four major manufacturing and processing industries in the province are jewelry craft, gifts/toys/housewares, pineapple and coconut industry.
The province is bounded on the north by
Lamon Bay and the
Pacific Ocean , on the east by
San Miguel Bay , on the west by
Lamon Bay , and on the south by
Quezon Province and the adjoining province of
Camarines Sur . It has a total land area of 2,200 square kilometers, which is 12.4 % of the total Bicol area and 0.73% of the total Philippine area.
Bicol province was established in
1573 . The province of
Camarines was created from Bicol in
1636 . That province was divided in 1829, creating Camarines Norte and
Camarines Sur . They were briefly merged from 1854 to 1857 to make
Ambos Camarines (''ambos'' is Spanish for "both"). They were merged into Ambos Camarines once again in 1893. The province was divided into Camarines Norte and Camarines Sur once again in 1917.
Camarines Norte is subdivided into 12
Municipalities .
The province has an international seaport located at Barangay Osmeña, Jose Panganiban town servicing one of its major industries, Primo Oleochemicals Inc. The seaport is approximately five kilometers from the town proper and an hour ride to the capital town of Daet.
The province also has 13 fishing ports in the coastal municipalities and one feeder airport in Bagasbas, Daet.
