New Corella

New Corella
Municipality
Municipality of New Corella
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Motto:  Lambo Pamilya, Uswag New Corella!
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New Corella Location within the Philippines
Coordinates: 7°35′12″N125°49′25″E / 7.5866°N 125.8237°E / 7.5866; 125.8237
Country	Philippines
Region	Davao Region
Province	Davao del Norte
District	1st district
Founded	June 18, 1966
Barangays	20 (see Barangays)
Government   [1]
• Type	Sangguniang Bayan
•  Mayor	Jorjan B. Federiso
•  Vice Mayor	Pedro H. Lagumbay Jr.
•  Representative	De 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
•  Electorate	38,200 voters (2025)
Area [2]
• 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
• Density	229.76/km2 (595.07/sq mi)
•  Households	13,958
Economy
•  Income class	2nd municipal income class
•  Poverty incidence	22.97 % (2021) [4]
•  Revenue	₱ 326.3 million (2022)
•  Assets	₱ 465.2 million (2022)
•  Expenditure	₱ 266.8 million (2022)
•  Liabilities	₱ 114 million (2022)
Service provider
• Electricity	Northern Davao Electric Cooperative (NORDECO)
Time zone	UTC+8 (PST)
ZIP code	8104
PSGC	1102314000
IDD  :  area code	+63 (0)84
Native languages	Davawenyo Cebuano Ata Manobo Kalagan Tagalog
Website	www.newcorella.gov.ph

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]

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

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]

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

Population census of New Corella

Year	Pop.	±% 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]

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]}

References

1.   Municipality of New Corella | (DILG)
2. "2015 Census of Population, Report No. 3 – Population, Land Area, and Population Density" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. Quezon City, Philippines. August 2016. ISSN   0117-1453. Archived (PDF) from the original on May 25, 2021. Retrieved July 16, 2021.
3. "2024 Census of Population (POPCEN) Population Counts Declared Official by the President". Philippine Statistics Authority. 17 July 2025. Retrieved 18 July 2025.
4. "PSA Releases the 2021 City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates". Philippine Statistics Authority. 2 April 2024. Retrieved 28 April 2024.
5. "2024 Census of Population (POPCEN) Population Counts Declared Official by the President". Philippine Statistics Authority. 17 July 2025. Retrieved 18 July 2025.
6. "REPUBLIC ACT NO. 4747, June 18, 1966: AN ACT CREATING THE MUNICIPALITY OF NEW CORELLA, PROVINCE OF DAVAO" . Retrieved 23 March 2023.
7. "New Corella: Average Temperatures and Rainfall". Meteoblue. Retrieved 29 February 2020.
8. "2024 Census of Population (POPCEN) Population Counts Declared Official by the President". Philippine Statistics Authority. 17 July 2025. Retrieved 18 July 2025.
9. Census of Population (2015). "Region XI (Davao Region)". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. Philippine Statistics Authority . Retrieved 20 June 2016.
10. Census of Population and Housing (2010). "Region XI (Davao Region)" (PDF). Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. National Statistics Office . Retrieved 29 June 2016.
11. Censuses of Population (1903–2007). "Region XI (Davao Region)". Table 1. Population Enumerated in Various Censuses by Province/Highly Urbanized City: 1903 to 2007. National Statistics Office.
12. "Province of". Municipality Population Data. Local Water Utilities Administration Research Division. Retrieved 17 December 2016.
13. "Poverty incidence (PI):". Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved December 28, 2020.
14. "Estimation of Local Poverty in the Philippines" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. 29 November 2005.
15. "2003 City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. 23 March 2009.
16. "City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates; 2006 and 2009" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. 3 August 2012.
17. "2012 Municipal and City Level Poverty Estimates" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. 31 May 2016.
18. "Municipal and City Level Small Area Poverty Estimates; 2009, 2012 and 2015". Philippine Statistics Authority. 10 July 2019.
19. "PSA Releases the 2018 Municipal and City Level Poverty Estimates". Philippine Statistics Authority. 15 December 2021. Retrieved 22 January 2022.
20. "PSA Releases the 2021 City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates". Philippine Statistics Authority. 2 April 2024. Retrieved 28 April 2024.

External links

• New Corella Profile at the DTI Cities and Municipalities Competitive Index
• Philippine Standard Geographic Code
• Philippine Census Information
• Local Governance Performance Management System Archived 2012-04-25 at the Wayback Machine