Corella

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Geographical Address

Province
Public Address
Corella, Bohol
Postal Code
6337
latitude
9.69
longitude
123.94
Area
37.22 km2
Founded
3 December 1879
Division
Central Visayas
Region
VII

Corella, officially the Municipality of Corella, (CebuanoLungsod sa CorellaTagalogBayan ng Corella), is a 5th class municipality in the province of BoholPhilippines. According to the 2015 census, it has a population of 8,479 people.[3]

Located 10 km (6.2 mi) northeast of Tagbilaran, it may have been named after a town in the province of Navarre in northern Spain.[4]

Corella is known primarily as the home of the endemic Philippine tarsier, one of the world's smallest primates. The 7.4-hectare (18-acre) Philippine tarsier sanctuary run by the Philippine Tarsier Foundation, as well as the Research and Development Center, is in Canapnapan, three kilometres (1.9 mi) east of the centre of town.

The people of Corella are predominantly conservative Roman Catholics belonging to the parish of Our Lady of El Villar whose feast is celebrated on 27 April.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Corella,_Bohol

 

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