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Navotas
Highly Urbanized City
City of Navotas
Aerial view of Navotas
Seal
Nickname(s):
Commercial Fishing Hub of the Philippines
Motto(s):
Itaas ang antas ng Buhay-Navoteño (Raise the Level of the
Navoteño Life.)
Map of Metro Manila with Navotas highlighted
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Navotas
Location within the Philippines
Coordinates: 14°40′00″N 120°56′30″ECoordinates:
14°40′00″N 120°56′30″E
Country Philippines
Region National Capital Region (NCR)
Province none (Former part of Rizal province until 1975)
District Lone district
Chartered December 20, 1827
Cityhood and June 24, 2007
HUC
Barangays 18 (see Barangays)
Government
[1]
• Type Sangguniang Panlungsod
• Mayor Tobias Reynald M. Tiangco (Partido
Navoteño/HNP)
• Vice Mayor Clint Nicolas B. Geronimo (Partido
Navoteño/PDP-Laban)
• Congressman John Reynald M. Tiangco (Partido
Navoteño/HNP)
• Councilors
List[show]
• Electorate 145,806 voters (2019)
Area
[2]
• Total 10.77 km2 (4.16 sq mi)
Area rank 144th out of 145
Population
(2015 census)[3]
• Total 249,463
• Density 23,000/km2 (60,000/sq mi)
Demonym(s) Navoteño
Economy
• Income class 1st city income class
• Poverty 5.5% (2015)[4]
incidence
• Revenue (₱) 941,848,230.31 (2016)
Time zone UTC+8 (PST)
ZIP code 1409, 1411–1413, 1485, 1489–1490
PSGC 137503000
IDD : area code +63 (0)2
Climate type tropical monsoon climate
Native languages Tagalog
Website www.navotas.gov.ph
Navotas, officially the City of Navotas (Tagalog: Lungsod ng Navotas), or simply known
as Navotas City, is a 1st class highly urbanized city in Metro Manila, Philippines. According to the
2015 census, it has a population of 249,463 people.[3]
It is known as the Commercial Fishing Hub of the Philippines where the city has the third largest fish
port in Asia and the largest in Southeast Asia. Although it was established on December 20, 1827,
Navotas celebrates its foundation day every January 16. Navotas became a highly urbanized city on
June 24, 2007.[5]
Contents
1Etymology
2History
o 2.1Historical timeline
3Geography
o 3.1Topography
4City government
o 4.1Political profile
5Barangays
6Demographics
7Economy
o 7.1Fishing and Aquaculture
o 7.2Shipbuilding and repair
8Education
9Transportation
10Notable people/groups
11Twin towns / Sister cities
12References
13External links
Etymology[edit]
The entire region of Navotas was once part of Malabon. According to one legend, the long and
narrow delta extended unbroken from north to south along the seashore. The strip of land between
the former district of Tondo, Manila and this town was eaten away by the sea until an opening was
made. Water began to flow through the opening. The geographical change prompted the people to
refer to the place as "butas", "nayon ng butas", or "nabutas", a Tagalog word that means breached
or pierced through. What began as a natural channel developed into a regular waterway, now known
as the Navotas River. In later years, the place came to be known as "Nabotas", then "Navotas".
It was also known as Hacienda de Navotas; it was once owned by the Dominican friars until it was
sold to the Pascual family during the early days of the American regime and developed into a
residential estate.
San Jose de Navotas was the name given to the locality after its patron saint, Saint Joseph. On June
11, 1859, a "Superior Decreto" established a new parish and municipality under the supervision of
Friar Matias Navoa. The populace was divided into two distinct groups, the naturales (locals) and
the mestizos. Mariano Estrellas was the gobernadorcillo (petty governor) of the naturales and
Mariano Israel, of the mestizos. Today, because records are incomplete, recognition is only given to
the gobernadorcillos for the mestizos. A school in honor of San Jose was built and known as "San
Jose Academy."
History[edit]
Historical timeline[edit]
December 20, 1827 – The movement for separation of Navotas
which was then a part of Malabon (Tambobong).
February 16, 1859 – The date when the barrios of San Jose,
Navotas and Bangculasi were separated from Malabon.
1859 – Cavada, the year when Navotas became an independent
town.
August 6, 1898 – Navotas joined the revolutionary government of
General Emilio Aguinaldo.
June 11, 1901 – Navotas was eventually incorporated into the
newly created province of Rizal enacted Act. No. 137.
1904 - the town was again merged with Malabon. Bernardo Dagala,
a native of Navotas, was elected municipal president.
January 16, 1906 – Navotas finally became an independent
municipality with the enactment of Act. No. 1442 which separated it
from Malabon.
January 16, 2006 - Navotas celebrated its centennial
June 24, 2007 – Navotas became a highly urbanized city after a
plebiscite was conducted.
Origin and Historical Development
Years ago, the town of Navotas was not known by its present name for it was only considered as
part of Malabon. The place appeared to be a long and narrow delta with a thick line of pandan
leaves, which grew abundantly extending from north to south along the seashore. It was believed
that long ago, the town was not entirely surrounded by water. Old folks believed that the layer of land
between the former district of Tondo, Manila and this town was probably soft and weak, such that
the turbulent waters of the bay gradually eroded a portion of the land, until an opening was made.
Soon seawater begun to flow through its opening especially during high tide. At low tide, the waters
from inland flowed out into the sea. This geographical change prompted the people to refer to the
place as “nabutas” which means breached or pierced through. This developed into a regular
waterway, now known as the Navotas River. In later years, the whole place came to be known as
Navotas. 4 The movement for a separate Navotas, which was by that time part of Tambobong, now
Malabon started on December 20, 1827 when the “principales” of the three barrios of San Jose,
Navotas, and Bangkulasi petitioned the Spanish Government to form a new town citing among
others, the difficulty of the people to transact business and attend religious festivities of the mother
town. On October 31, 1832, the residents of the three barrios nominated Don Bernabe Francisco to
represent them in their fight for separation from Malabon. But the petition of the principales of the
three barrios was shelved by the government on September 19, 1855 pending the putting up by the
people of Navotas of a church, convent, and a town hall that symbolized their sincerity. In spite of
the determined efforts of the principales, their petition was again disapproved on August 19, 1856.
Instead of being discouraged, the successive rebuff only served to prod them to work harder. Finally,
a document dated February 16, 1859 recorded the separation of barrios San Jose, Navotas, and
Bangkulasi from Malabon. When the Philippine Revolution broke out in 1896, Navotas formally
joined the revolutionary government of Gen. Emilio Aguinaldo on August 6, 1898. On June 11, 1901,
the town of Navotas was incorporated into the newly created province of Rizal by virtue of Philippine
Commission Act No. 137. In 1903, by virtue of the Philippine Commission Act No. 942, the
municipalities of Malabon and Navotas were merged into one by which the former was chosen as
the seat of government for economic and centralization purposes. Bernardo Dagala of Navotas
fought for the separation of Navotas from Malabon, finally, Navotas gained full independence as a
distinct municipality through the enforcement of the Philippine Commission Act No. 142 lasts
January 16, 1906. On November 1975, in the exercise of emergency power during martial law of
then President Ferdinand E. Marcos, Presidential Decree No. 824 created the Metropolitan Manila
Commission, which placed Navotas together with twelve (12), other municipalities of Rizal and the
four (4) cities under its jurisdiction. Today, Navotas, after a long wait, was proclaimed as a full-
pledge city last June 24, 2007, upon obtaining 12,544 affirmative votes on a plebiscite. Navotas,
together with the other fifteen (15) cities and one (1) municipality (Pateros) remain part of
Metropolitan Manila, particularly of the National Capital Region (NCR). As mandated by the Local
Government Code of 1991, this LGU is also guided by various devolved, deconcentrated and
concerned National Government Agencies likewise encouraging the support and participation of the
Non-Government Organization on its undertaking towards national development.5
Geography[edit]
Topography[edit]
Navotas is a coastal town in the northwest part of Metro Manila. It is a narrow strip of land with an
aggregated shoreline of approximately 4.5 km. In the north, Navotas shares a common border with
the town of Obando, Bulacan, along Sukol Creek which separates it from Balt. Along the eastern
border runs the Binuangan River, the Daang Cawayan River, the Dampalit River, the Batasan River,
the Navotas River, the Bangculasi Channel, the Malabon Channel and the Estero de Maypajo.
It is bordered on the north by Obando, Bulacan along Sukol Creek; on the south by the city
of Manila; on the east by Daang Binuangan River, Bangkulasi Channel, Malabon Channel and
Estero de Maypajo; and on the west by Manila Bay.
City government[edit]
Navotas City Hall
Further information: Mayor of Navotas and Navotas City Council
Political profile[edit]
