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Pili (Central Bicolano: ''Banwaan kan Pili''; Rinconada Bikol: ''Banwāan ka Pili''; English: ''Municipality of Pili''; Tagalog: ''Bayan ng Pili'') is a first class municipality and the capital of the province of Camarines Sur in the Bicol Region of the Philippines. According to the 2010 census, it has a population of 82,307 people, making Pili the second largest municipality of the province in terms of population. The municipality was classified as 1st class in terms of income classification in 2007.〔("Municipalities and Cities" ). PSGC Interactive. Retrieved on 2012-05-23.〕 Pili is one of the municipalities comprising the metropolitan area of Metro Naga, serving as the center for agro-industrial development. ==History== The name of the town has many disputed etymologies. The most popular is it might be derived from the "Pili nut" (''Canarium ovatum''), the fruit which is among the symbol of the Bicol region. However, historians are convinced that it came from the Bicol word "pili", which means "to choose" or "the chosen", probably the reason why the town was hailed as the provincial capital and not its neighboring Naga City. The first recorded history of Pili started during the promulgation of Christianity in the early 1770s by the Spanish missionaries. The early center of settlement in the town is located in "Binanuanan" until missionaries transferred it to the present site of the town proper, which St. Raphael Archangel Church is located. It was believed that its development as a town started when the road from Pili leading to Lagonoy, which was also the route to Legazpi City and Naga City was constructed. Furthermore, the establishment of the Philippine National Railways (PNR) station in the municipality paved the way for Pili to become the second largest center of commerce in the province, next to the city of Naga. It was formally established in 1919 as a municipality. On June 6, 1955, Pili was declared the new provincial capital of Camarines Sur by virtue of Republic Act 1336, replacing Naga City.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.biyahero.net/index.php?option=com_sobi2&sobi2Task=sobi2Details&catid=40&sobi2Id=1054&Itemid=56 )〕 The site of the Provincial Capitol is in the barangay of Cadlan. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Pili, Camarines Sur」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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