LIBMANAN

libmanan, a town of the province of ambos camarines, luzon, philippine islands, on the libmanan river, 11 m. n.w. of nueva caceres, the capital. pop. (1903) 17,416. it is about 41⁄2 m. n.e. of the bay of san miguel. rice, coco-nuts, hemp, indian corn, sugarcane, bejuco, arica nuts and camotes, are grown in the vicinity, and the manufactures include hemp goods, alcohol (from coco-nut-palm sap), copra, and baskets, chairs, hammocks and hats of bejuco and bamboo. the libmanan river, a tributary of the bicol, into which it empties 2 m. below the town, is famous for its clear cold water and for its sulphur springs. the language is bicol.