[3] Nabua is the mother town of Iriga City, Buhi, Bato, Balatan, Bula and Baao in Camarines Sur.

Fernando "Fer" Simbulan | 2007–2010, 2019–2022, 2022-present Delia "Del" Castro-Simbulan | 2010–2013, 2013–2016, 2016–2019 The municipality of Nabua traces the historical origin of its name way back during the Spanish colonial era.

It was said that in 1571, an Augustinian friar named Alonzo Gimenez reached one of the rancherías called "Lupa" which was then under Datu Panga from Borneo.

For a time, the town was called “Nabobowa" but years of long usage shortened and corrupted it to the present name.

The municipality is an established growth center in the southeast part of Camarines Sur or the midsection of Bicol River Basin Area.

The municipality of Nabua possesses a climate belonging to the 4th type wherein rainfalls are more or less evenly distributed throughout the years.

Its rainfall is classified as Type B or humid which is characterized by rains well or evenly distributed throughout the year with at most three dry months.

Previous land classification has its slight share of forestland but was absorbed by the adjacent municipality of Balatan which requires political solution.

Its slope covers about 7,927.3616 hectares or 89.53% which are level to nearly level (0-3%) while the remaining 927.0577 hectares or 10.47% are rolling to moderately steep (18-30%) As the dominantly alluvial plain, the municipality of Nabua has the prevalent soil types classified as either clay loam or sandy loam having silty texture.

Iglesia ni Cristo is the largest minority religion with several local congregations in the municipality and is growing rapidly.

Some examples of Spanish words embedded in the local dialect are: “Abreyā raw iton puertan.” This is a command statement, meaning “Open the door” in English or “Buksan ang pintuan” in the Filipino language.

Livestock production can be described as one merely that of backyard raising style despite the presence of at least two farms located at Inapatan with aggregate of only 1.00 hectare and only 22,000 animal heads.

Among the commercial establishments to be found within the Poblacion are wholesale trade, general merchandise, auto and motor supplies, school supplies, funeral parlor, groceries, insurance companies, banks, lending investors, pawnshops, drugstores, restaurant and sari-sari stores.

Those are: Transportation is very much important in Nabua because of its strategic location and membership in the Legazpi-Iriga-Naga-Daet growth corridor; and it is the preferred development strategy of agro-industrial commerce and tourism.

Land transportation available are the various road systems and the Philippine National Railways (PNR) track facilities traversing the municipalities.

The strategic location of Nabua along the Luzon grid makes it an ample recipient of power supply from NAPOCOR.

The only existing radio station in the municipality is DWEB FM 99.9 MHz of the Filipinas Broadcasting Company and the Bicol Media Network.

During religious and special holidays, these U.S. based Nabueños plus a growing number of Nabua natives now residing in other parts of the world would unfailingly return to their beloved Nabua, tagging along their friends, and freely spending their hard-earned foreign currency which definitely boosts the local economy and tourism.

The highlight of the festival is the reenactment of the traditional "Boa Feast," a 13th-century rite where ancient Bicolanos offered chains of coconut embryos called boa to their pagan deities, in the belief that this would give them ample harvests, favorable weather, and make their lives more prosperous and happy throughout the year.

This annual festival was initiated and given unprecedented impetus and funding by then Mayor Ulpiano Duran and the town's first lady then, Mrs. Delia Duran, in tandem with the late District Supervisor Mrs. Patricia Romano and the principals, teachers, and pupils from both public and private schools.

Incidentally, he and E. C. De Vera, an avid folklore research fellow, extensively studied the age-old legend and lore behind the festival's riveting mythology.

A poetry-reading featured during the first Miss Boa-Boahan/Alinsangan beauty pageant was delivered by National Artist Mr. Riyoh Alma (Virgilio Almario).

The guests of honor who crowned the festival's first Queen, Miss Julie Sales Estadilla,included the commanding generals and commodores from both the Subic Bay Naval and Clark Air bases.

The over 400-year-old church of Nabua known as the Vicariate of the Holy Cross is a prominent landmark along the national diversion road connecting the municipality of Baao directly to this town without passing the city of Iriga.

To commemorate Christ's resurrection, the "Balo-balu" is celebrated the night of Black Saturday and then the "Ton-ton" at dawn on Easter Sunday after the "Salubong" procession.

Existing local industries such as bamboo craft, handloom weaving, woodcraft and basketry derived from available raw materials.

The present level of educational services within the municipality covers a number of teachers and classrooms vis-a-vis current and projected enrollments.