New Corella | |
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Municipality of New Corella | |
Motto(s): Lambo Pamilya, Uswag New Corella! | |
![]() Map of Davao del Norte with New Corella highlighted | |
Location within the Philippines | |
Coordinates: 7°35′12″N125°49′25″E / 7.5866°N 125.8237°E | |
Country | Philippines |
Region | Davao Region |
Province | Davao del Norte |
District | 1st district |
Founded | June 18, 1966 |
Barangays | 20 (see Barangays) |
Government | |
• Type | Sangguniang Bayan |
• Mayor | Jorjan B. Federiso |
• Vice Mayor | Pedro H. Lagumbay Jr. |
• Representative | Pantaleon D. Alvarez |
• Municipal Council | Members |
• Electorate | 38,200 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 |
• Density | 230/km2 (600/sq mi) |
• Households | 13,958 |
Economy | |
• Income class | 2nd municipal income class |
• Poverty incidence | 22.97 |
• 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 | |
IDD : area code | +63 (0)84 |
Native languages | Davawenyo Cebuano Ata Manobo Kalagan Tagalog |
Website | www |
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]
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]
Climate data for New Corella, Davao del Norte | |||||||||||||
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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] |
New Corella is politically subdivided into 20 barangays. Each barangay consists of puroks while some have sitios.
Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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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] |
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] |