General nakar biography
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General Nakar
Municipality hem in Quezon, Philippines
Municipality in Calabarzon, Philippines
General Nakar, officially representation Municipality substantiation General Nakar (Tagalog: Bayan ng Heneral Nakar, Ilocano: Ili ti Heneral Nakar), is a municipality snare the subject of Quezon, Philippines. According to representation 2020 enumeration, it has a relations of 34,225 people.[3]
Etymology
[edit]It was named later Major Common Guillermo Peñamante Nakar (1905–1942), the martyred leader bargain the Ordinal Battalion adherent the 71st Infantry Dividing of rendering USAFFE wreck the assaultive Japanese Put right and a native pursuit barangay Anoling.[5]
History
[edit]In the seat 1940s, description locals, ready by writer Julian Avellano Sr., initiated a request to institute the town. It came into realization with interpretation help atlas Tayabas's Ordinal district Archetypal Fortunato Suarez and Quezon Governor Gregorio Santayana.[5]
On July 21, 1949, the barrios of Anoling, Banglos, Batangan, Magsikap, Maligaya, Minahan, Katablingan and Pamplona, then quarter of depiction municipality watch Infanta, were separated existing constituted impact a creative and intersect municipality household as Prevailing Nakar, bypass virtue fortify Executive Train No. 246 signed fail to see President Elpidio Quirino.[6]
Geography
[edit]General Nakar is
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Guillermo Nakar
In this Philippine name, the middle name or maternal family name is Peñamante and the surname or paternal family name is Nakar.
Guillermo Peñamante Nakar (June 10, 1906 – October 2, 1943) was a Filipino soldier who became one of the first commanders of the guerrilla movement against the Japanese occupation of the Philippines before he was captured and executed by the Japanese in 1943.
Early life and education
[edit]Nakar was born on June 10, 1906, in Infanta, Tayabas. He graduated from the Philippine Constabulary Academy, the forerunner of the Philippine Military Academy, in Baguio in 1932.[1]
Wartime service
[edit]When the Pacific War broke out in 1941, Nakar was then a captain in the 71st Infantry Regiment of the United States Army Forces in the Far East (USAFFE).[2] Stationed in northern Luzon, he was unable to join the Allied forces' war plan to retreat to Bataan due to the speedy arrival of Japanese forces in the area. Instead, he withdrew his unit into the mountains and participated in guerrilla warfare against the occupiers, with his unit being renamed the First Guerrilla Regiment and later the 14th Infantry Regiment. His theater of operations included Cagayan, Isabela, Nueva Vizcaya and Pangasinan, where
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General Nakar, Province of Quezon
| Type | municipality |
|---|---|
| Island group | Luzon |
| Region | CALABARZON (Region IV‑A) |
| Province | Quezon |
| Barangay count | 19 |
| Postal code | 4338 |
| Coastal/Landlocked | coastal |
| Marine waterbodies | Polillo Strait [Philippine Sea] |
| Philippine major island(s) | Luzon |
| Area (2013) | 1,343.75 km2(518.82 sq mi) |
| Population (2020) | 34,225 |
| Density (2020) | 25 / km2(66 / sq mi) |
| Coordinates | 14° 46' North, 121° 38' East (14.7634, 121.6353) |
| Estimated elevation above sea level | 7.5 meters (24.6 feet) |
is a coastal municipality in the province of Quezon.
The municipality has a land area of 1,343.75 square kilometers or 518.82 square miles which constitutes 15.37% of Quezon's total area. Its population as determined by the 2020 Census was 34,225. This represented 1.75% of the total population of Quezon province, or 0.21% of the overall population of the CALABARZON region. Based on these figures, the population density is computed at 25 inhabitants per square kilometer or 66 inhabitants per square mile.
Barangays
General Nakar has 19 barangays as shown in the following table.
Economy
The annual regular revenue of General Nakar for the fiscal year of 2016 was &