New Corella

Municipality in Davao del Norte, Philippines From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

New Corella, officially the Municipality of New Corella (Cebuano: Lungsod sa Bag-ong Corella; Tagalog: Bayan ng Bagong Corella), is a municipality in the province of Davao del Norte, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 57,913 people.[5]

FoundedJune 18, 1966
Elevation
43 m (141 ft)
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New Corella
Municipality of New Corella
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Motto: 
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New Corella is located in Philippines
New Corella
New Corella
Location within the Philippines
Coordinates: 7°35′12″N 125°49′25″E
CountryPhilippines
RegionDavao Region
ProvinceDavao del Norte
District 1st district
FoundedJune 18, 1966
Barangays20 (see Barangays)
Government
[1]
  TypeSangguniang Bayan
  MayorJorjan B. Federiso
  Vice MayorPedro H. Lagumbay Jr.
  RepresentativeDe Carlo "Oyo" L. Uy
  Municipal Council
Members
  • Alvin A. Libres
  • Joann B. Federiso
  • Virgilio G. Acasio
  • Consaro S. Sayon
  • Rodolfo O. Comidoy
  • Edwin B. Tambis
  • Carlito C. Maligro, Jr.
  • Rhodora S. Alcoran
  Electorate38,200 voters (2025)
Area
  Total
263.12 km2 (101.59 sq mi)
Elevation
43 m (141 ft)
Highest elevation
292 m (958 ft)
Lowest elevation
15 m (49 ft)
Population
 (2024 census)[3]
  Total
60,454
  Density229.76/km2 (595.07/sq mi)
  Households
13,958
Economy
  Income class2nd municipal income class
  Poverty incidence
22.97
% (2021)[4]
  Revenue326.3 million (2022)
  Assets465.2 million (2022)
  Expenditure266.8 million (2022)
  Liabilities114 million (2022)
Service provider
  ElectricityNorthern Davao Electric Cooperative (NORDECO)
Time zoneUTC+8 (PST)
ZIP code
8104
PSGC
IDD:area code+63(0)84
Native languagesDavawenyo
Cebuano
Ata Manobo
Kalagan
Tagalog
Websitewww.newcorella.gov.ph
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History

New Corella was named after the town of Corella, Bohol, which is where the migrants came from who came to settle in what is now Barangay Poblacion. The municipality was established on June 18, 1966 by carving the eastern part of the town of Asuncion.[6]

Geography

Climate

More information Climate data for New Corella, Davao del Norte, Month ...
Climate data for New Corella, Davao del Norte
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 28
(82)
28
(82)
29
(84)
31
(88)
31
(88)
30
(86)
30
(86)
31
(88)
31
(88)
31
(88)
30
(86)
29
(84)
30
(86)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) 22
(72)
22
(72)
22
(72)
22
(72)
23
(73)
24
(75)
23
(73)
23
(73)
23
(73)
23
(73)
23
(73)
23
(73)
23
(73)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 63
(2.5)
50
(2.0)
35
(1.4)
22
(0.9)
47
(1.9)
68
(2.7)
51
(2.0)
53
(2.1)
49
(1.9)
47
(1.9)
39
(1.5)
38
(1.5)
562
(22.3)
Average rainy days 15.0 12.6 10.4 8.2 18.8 22.5 21.2 20.5 20.3 20.3 14.4 11.7 195.9
Source: Meteoblue[7]
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Barangays

New Corella is politically subdivided into 20 barangays. Each barangay consists of puroks while some have sitios.

  • Cabidianan
  • Carcor
  • Del Monte
  • Del Pilar
  • El Salvador
  • Limba-an
  • Macgum
  • Mambing
  • Mesaoy
  • New Bohol
  • New Cortez
  • New Sambog
  • Patrocenio
  • Poblacion
  • San Roque
  • Sta. Cruz
  • Sta. Fe
  • Sto. Niño
  • Suawon
  • San Jose

Demographics

More information Year, Pop. ...
Population census of New Corella
YearPop.±% p.a.
1970 18,745    
1975 26,809+7.44%
1980 24,926−1.45%
1990 36,138+3.78%
1995 41,615+2.68%
2000 44,590+1.49%
2007 46,311+0.52%
2010 50,699+3.35%
2015 54,844+1.51%
2020 57,913+1.15%
2024 60,454+1.04%
Source: Philippine Statistics Authority[8][9][10][11][12]
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Economy

Poverty incidence of New Corella

10
20
30
40
50
60
2000
50.59
2003
49.62
2006
38.40
2009
38.22
2012
41.55
2015
40.06
2018
19.58
2021
22.97

Source: Philippine Statistics Authority[13][14][15][16][17][18][19][20]

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