Why visit Nabua
Townapedia lists 5 museums and landmarks, 11 parks and trails, 109 places to eat, 16 places to stay and 1 attraction in and around town.
Weather in Nabua
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About Nabua
Nabua, officially the Municipality of Nabua (Rinconada Bikol: Banwāan ka Nabua; Tagalog: Bayan ng Nabua), is a municipality in the province of Camarines Sur, Philippines. According to the 2024 census, it has a population of 86,458 people.
From the Wikipedia article Nabua (this version), under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Travel tips from other travellers: Nabua on Wikivoyage (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Things to do1
Museums and landmarks5
Parks, trails and playgrounds11
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Tinagba Park
Park · 4.6 km
Tinagba Park includes the tower of the martyr soldiers who have fought for the country.
Restaurants and cafes109
Prinz and Paul Store & Eatery
Restaurant · Regional, Asian · 7.7 km
Maharlika Highway, Baao
97 more on the map.
History
In 1578, a group of Franciscan missionaries led by Fray Pablo de Jesus and Fray Bartolome Ruiz put up a church in Antacodos where they placed a big cross. These missionaries soon merged the villages of Lupa, Antacodos, Sabang, and Binoyoan into one place.
In a research mission to Spain funded by the municipality, it was learned that Nabua was officially established as a municipality on July 25, 1569.
Based on the 1734 Murillo Velarde map, one of the earliest cartographic maps of the Philippine archipelago, the town is identified as "Nava"—a Spanish name indicating a "level piece of ground." This is probably the apt description of the place at that time, and until the present time, a flat terrain stretching from the shores of the lakes of Bato and Baao and nestled in the plains between Mt. Asog and the mountains of Bula and the then Pantao.
The 1818 census showed the area had 2,612 native families and 2 Spanish-Filipino families.
From the History section of Nabua on Wikipedia, under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Where to stay16
Churches and places of worship63
Church of God - Iriga City
Church · Pentecostal · 5.2 km
Baao-Iriga City-Nabua Road
Iglesia ni Cristo - Lokal ng Baao
Church · Iglesia Ni Cristo · 7.3 km
Maharlika Highway
Iglesia ni Cristo - Lokal ng Bato
Church · Iglesia Ni Cristo · 6.9 km
Maharlika Highway
Iglesia ni Cristo - Lokal ng Iriga City
Church · Iglesia Ni Cristo · 5.2 km
Baao-Iriga City-Nabua Road, Iriga
Locale of Maharlika
Church · Iglesia Ni Cristo · 4.9 km
Baao-Iriga City-Nabua Road, Baao
St. Michael the Archangel Chapel
Church · Roman Catholic
Maharlika Highway, Nabua
Shopping21
Gas and EV charging39
Schools, colleges and libraries111
Healthcare26
Map of Nabua
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Getting there and nearby towns
Naga Airport (WNP) is the nearest airport with scheduled flights listed in OpenStreetMap, 23 km away.
- Lourdes 2 km south, about 2 min by car
- Iriga City 5 km northeast, about 5 min by car
- Polangui 18 km southeast, about 18 min by car
- Tigaon 28 km northeast, about 28 min by car
- Naga 31 km northwest, about 31 min by car
- Tiwi 34 km east, about 34 min by car
- Tabaco 39 km east, about 39 min by car
- Legaspi 50 km southeast, about 50 min by car
- Sipocot 59 km northwest, about 59 min by car
- Sorsogon 83 km southeast, about 1 h 30 min by car
Drive times are estimates from straight-line distance, not routes.
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Sources and licences
- GeoNames (CC BY 4.0): population, coordinates, regions and time zone
- OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL 1.0): places, airports, map data
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- Wikimedia Commons (see each image): photos
- Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0): overview and history text
Photo credits
- Parish of the Holy Cross Church, Llusterio, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Adoration Chapel, Nabua Church, Cam Sur, May 2025, Ralff Nestor Nacor, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Nabua Church Grotto, Cam Sur, May 2025, Ralff Nestor Nacor, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Holy Cross Parish Gate, Nabua, Cam Sur, May 2025, Ralff Nestor Nacor, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Holy Cross Parochial School, Nabua, Cam Sur, May 2025, Ralff Nestor Nacor, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Porta Sancta, Nabua Church, Cam Sur, May 2025, Ralff Nestor Nacor, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Nabua Church, Cam Sur, May 2025 (2), Ralff Nestor Nacor, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Nabua Church, Cam Sur, May 2025 (3), Ralff Nestor Nacor, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Church of Nabua Historical Marker, Cam Sur, May 2025, Ralff Nestor Nacor, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Nabua Town Proper, Cam Sur, May 2025, Ralff Nestor Nacor, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Nabua Church, Cam Sur, May 2025 (1), Ralff Nestor Nacor, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Nabua Public Market, Cam Sur, May 2025, Ralff Nestor Nacor, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Three Ita Monument, Nabua, Cam Sur, May 2025, Ralff Nestor Nacor, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Puto Rice from Nabua, Cam Sur, Dec 2025, Ralff Nestor Nacor, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Nabua Veterans Park, Cam Sur, May 2025 (4), Ralff Nestor Nacor, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Nabua Veterans Park, Cam Sur, May 2025 (2), Ralff Nestor Nacor, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Tricycle in Nabua, Free2barredo, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Nabua Veterans Park, Cam Sur, May 2025 (1), Ralff Nestor Nacor, CC BY-SA 4.0
- LCC Nabua, Cam Sur, May 2025, Ralff Nestor Nacor, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Nabua Municipal Hall, Free2barredo, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Jose P. Rizal Monument, Nabua, Cam Sur, May 2025, Ralff Nestor Nacor, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Nabua Municipal Hall, Cam Sur, May 2025, Ralff Nestor Nacor, CC BY-SA 4.0
- NABUA PUBLIC MARKET, Free2barredo, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Nabua Food Court, Free2barredo, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Padyak sa Nabua, Free2barredo, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Team Piltik in Nabua, Free2barredo, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Nabua Fire Station, Cam Sur, May 2025, Ralff Nestor Nacor, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Camarines Sur Polytechnic Colleges, Nabua, Cam Sur, May 2025, Ralff Nestor Nacor, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Maharlika Highway, Nabua, Cam Sur, May 2025, Ralff Nestor Nacor, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Nabua National HS, Cam Sur, May 2025, Ralff Nestor Nacor, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Saint Anthony Padua Hall, Mark Balang, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Patanid, Free2barredo, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Buwa Buwaan Rotonda in Nabau, Free2barredo, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Inulas, Free2barredo, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Japanese Cake, ShmilyDigital, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Spamsilog, ShmilyDigital, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Camarines Sur Polyticnic College, Free2barredo, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Beef Nachos 02, ShmilyDigital, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Beef Nachos 01, ShmilyDigital, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Chicken Pastil 02, ShmilyDigital, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Nabua Veterans Park, Cam Sur, May 2025 (3), Ralff Nestor Nacor, CC BY-SA 4.0
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