Calaca | |
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| City of Calaca | |
 Street outside Gen. Eleuterio Marasigan Memorial Hall | |
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 Map of Batangas with Calaca highlighted | |
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.svg)  Calaca Location within the Philippines | |
| Coordinates: 13°55′48″N 120°48′47″E / 13.93°N 120.8131°E | |
| Country | Philippines |
| Region | Calabarzon |
| Province | Batangas |
| District | 1st district |
| Founded | May 10, 1835[1] |
| Cityhood | September 3, 2022 |
| Barangays | 40 (see Barangays) |
| Government | |
| • Type | Sangguniang Panlungsod |
| • Mayor | Sofronio Leonardo C. Ona Jr.[2] |
| • Vice Mayor | Jerry Raphael I. Kipte |
| • Representative | Joseph Eric R. Buhain |
| • City Council | Members |
| • Electorate | 58,881 voters (2022) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 114.58 km2 (44.24 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 49 m (161 ft) |
| Highest elevation | 253 m (830 ft) |
| Lowest elevation | 0 m (0 ft) |
| Population (2020 census)[5] | |
| • Total | 87,361 |
| • Density | 760/km2 (2,000/sq mi) |
| • Households | 20,901 |
| Economy | |
| • Poverty incidence | 10.70 |
| • Revenue | ₱ 763.6 million (2020) |
| • Assets | ₱ 2,260 million (2020) |
| • Expenditure | ₱ 726.4 million (2020) |
| • Liabilities | ₱ 786.4 million (2020) |
| Service provider | |
| • Electricity | Batangas 1 Electric Cooperative (BATELEC 1) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (PST) |
| ZIP code | 4212 |
| PSGC | |
| IDD : area code | +63 (0)43 |
| Native languages | Tagalog |
| Website | calaca |
Calaca, officially the City of Calaca (Filipino: Lungsod ng Calaca), is a component city in the province of Batangas, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 87,361 people.[5]
Calaca is home to the lively Calacatchara festival (a portmanteau of Calaca and atchara (chutney).
- ^ "On its 180th Founding Anniversary, Calaca celebrates the 11th CALACAtchara Festival". 29 October 2015.
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
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- ^ "2015 Census of Population, Report No. 3 – Population, Land Area, and Population Density" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. Quezon City, Philippines. August 2016. ISSN 0117-1453. Archived (PDF) from the original on May 25, 2021. Retrieved July 16, 2021.
- ^ a b Census of Population (2020). "Region IV-A (Calabarzon)". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
- ^ "PSA Releases the 2021 City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates". Philippine Statistics Authority. 2 April 2024. Retrieved 28 April 2024.