San Narciso, officially the Municipality of San Narciso (), is a 1st class municipality in the province of Quezon, Philippines. According to the , it has a population of people.
History San Narciso was founded in 1846, during the Spanish colonial period of the Philippines, by Governor-General Narciso Clavería y Zaldúa, following his official visit to the eastern coast of the Bondoc Peninsula. Upon discovering the three sparsely populated and poorly situated villages of Abuyon, Maayas, and Sugbungkugon, Claveria conferred with the cabezas de barangay to propose consolidating these communities into a single site. The inhabitants agreed to the proposal and named the new town San Narciso in honor of Claveria.
From 1903 to 1912, during th American colonial period of the Philippines, San Narciso was merged with Mulanay.
On August 20, 1959, barrios Alibijaban, Camplora, Mangero, Pansoy, San Andres, and Tala were separated from San Narciso to form the municipal district of San Andres, by virtue of Executive Order (EO) No. 353 under President Carlos P. Garcia.
Geography San Narciso is from Lucena and from Manila.
Barangays San Narciso has 24 barangays, as indicated below. Each barangay consists of puroks and some have sitios.
Abuyon Andres Bonifacio Bani Binay Buenavista Busokbusokan Calwit Guinhalinan Lakdayan Maguiting Manlampong Pagkakaisa (Poblacion) Maligaya (Poblacion) Bayanihan (Poblacion) Pagdadamayan (Poblacion) Punta Rizal San Isidro San Juan San Vicente Vigo Central Villa Aurin (Pinagsama) Villa Reyes White Cliff
Climate
Demographics
Economy
Churches San José Obrero Parish - Poblacion (est. 1846) Nuestra Señora de la Paz y Buen Viaje Parish - Abuyon (est. 1994)
Education The San Narciso Schools District Office governs all educational institutions within the municipality. It oversees the management and operations of all private and public, from primary to secondary schools.
Primary and elementary schools
Abuyon Elementary School Bangkuro Elementary School Bani Elementary School Binay Elementary School Busokbusokan Elementary School Calwit Elementary School Guinhalinan Elementary School Lakdayan Elementary School Maguiting Elementary School Nangka Elementary School Our Lady of Peace Parochial School of Abuyon Pinagsama Elementary School Punta Elementary School Rizal Elementary School San Isidro Elementary School San Juan Elementary School San Narciso Central Elementary School San Vicente Elementary School St. Joseph Parochial School Vigo Central Elementary School VIlla Reyes Elementary School White Cliff Elementary School
Secondary schools
Abuyon National High School Abuyon National High School (Doña Salud Annex) Gregorio Reyes National High School Godofredo M. Tan Memorial Integrated School of Arts and Trades White Cliff National High School St. Joseph's High School
References
External links San Narciso Profile at PhilAtlas.com [ Philippine Standard Geographic Code] Philippine Census Information Local Governance Performance Management System