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New Corella

Municipality in Davao del Norte, Philippines

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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 2024 census, it has a population of 60,454 people.

01History

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.

02Geography

Climate

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

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

03Demographics

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

04Economy

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 2023
34.68

Source: Philippine Statistics Authority

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Sources and credits

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