Naga, Camarines Sur

Naga is an independent component city in the Bicol Region of the Philippines, officially the City of Naga and also called the Pilgrim City of Naga, and it is the most populous city in Camarines Sur and the smallest city in Bicol by land area. The 2024 census counted 210,545 residents. The town was established in 1575 by order of Governor-General Francisco de Sande, and the city, then named Nueva Cáceres, was one of the Spanish royal cities in the Spanish East Indies, along with Manila, Cebu City and Iloilo City, and is historically the third oldest. It is geographically and statistically classified and legislatively represented within Camarines Sur but is administratively and politically independent of the provincial government.