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Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 30. Chapters: Nabua, Camarines Sur, Calabanga, Camarines Sur, Minalabac, Camarines Sur, Sipocot, Camarines Sur, Buhi, Camarines Sur, Baao, Camarines Sur, Canaman, Camarines Sur, Pasacao, Camarines Sur, Bato, Camarines Sur, Balatan, Camarines Sur, Tigaon, Camarines Sur, Pili, Camarines Sur, Cabusao, Camarines Sur, Caramoan, Camarines Sur, Libmanan, Camarines Sur, Goa, Camarines Sur, San Jose, Camarines Sur, Bombon, Camarines Sur, Milaor, Camarines Sur, San Fernando, Camarines Sur, Magarao, Camarines Sur, Garchitorena, Camarines Sur, Tinambac, Camarines Sur, Pamplona, Camarines Sur, Ragay, Camarines Sur, Del Gallego, Camarines Sur, Bula, Camarines Sur, Ocampo, Camarines Sur, Lupi, Camarines Sur, Camaligan, Camarines Sur, Siruma, Camarines Sur, Sagnay, Camarines Sur, Presentacion, Camarines Sur, Gainza, Camarines Sur, Lagonoy, Camarines Sur. Excerpt: Nabua is a 1st class municipality in the province of Camarines Sur, Philippines. According to the 2007 census, it has a population of 75,422 people in 12,724 households. Nabua is the mother town of Iriga City, Buhi, Bato, Balatan, Bula and Baao in Camarines Sur. Nabua has five districts: Antacudos, Binoyoan, Caobnan, Lupa and Sabang. Nabua is home of the modern kuntaw, and jota rojana. The Municipality of Nabua traces the historical origin of its name way back during the Spanish Colonization. It was said that in 1571, an Augustinian Friar named Fray Alonzo Gimenez reached one of the rancherias called Lupa which was then under Datu Panga from Borneo. The good friar found persons inside the said rancheria cutting coconuts. He was offered to partake the inside shoot of coconut which the natives called "BOA." Immediately, the good friar tagged the place as "NABUA" pronounced with his Spanish Accent. From that time onwards this place become popularly known as NABUA. In another version, a his...