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Calapan City | |
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| City of Calapan | |
 Calapan City Hall | |
 Flag  Seal | |
| Nicknames: Gateway to the Golden Isle Golden Grains City | |
| Motto: Fly High As One Calapan | |
 Map of Oriental Mindoro with Calapan highlighted | |
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.svg)  Calapan City Location within the Philippines | |
| Coordinates: 13°24′50″N 121°10′48″E / 13.414°N 121.18°E | |
| Country | Philippines |
| Region | Mimaropa |
| Province | Oriental Mindoro |
| District | 1st district |
| Founded | January 2, 1917 |
| Cityhood | March 21, 1998 |
| Barangays | 62 (see Barangays) |
| Government | |
| • Type | Sangguniang Panlungsod |
| • mayor of Calapan[*] | Marilou F. Morillo |
| • Vice Mayor | Rommel Rodolfo A. Ignacio |
| • Representative | Arnan C. Panaligan |
| • City Council | Members |
| • Electorate | 100,921 voters (2022) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 250.06 km2 (96.55 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 87 m (285 ft) |
| Highest elevation | 2,576 m (8,451 ft) |
| Lowest elevation | 0 m (0 ft) |
| Population (2020 census)[3] | |
| • Total | 145,786 |
| • Density | 580/km2 (1,500/sq mi) |
| • Households | 35,147 |
| Demonym(s) | Calapeños (Male) Calapeñas (Female) |
| Economy | |
| • Income class | 3rd city income class |
| • Poverty incidence | 24.70 |
| • Revenue | ₱ 1,107 million (2020) |
| • Assets | ₱ 1,707 million (2020) |
| • Expenditure | ₱1,236 Million (2022) |
| • Liabilities | ₱ 482.1 million (2020) |
| Service provider | |
| • Electricity | Oriental Mindoro Electric Cooperative (ORMECO) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (PST) |
| ZIP code | 5200 |
| PSGC | |
| IDD : area code | +63 (0)43 |
| Native languages | Tagalog |
| Website | www |
Calapan, officially the City of Calapan (Filipino: Lungsod ng Calapan), is a 3rd class component city and the capital of the province of Oriental Mindoro, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 145,786 people making it the most populous in Oriental Mindoro and second in the entire Mindoro Island after San Jose in Occidental Mindoro.[3] The city is also the regional center of Mimaropa region, as well as its second biggest city (after Puerto Princesa).
The city serves as the gateway to the Oriental Mindoro province with the implementation of the Strong Republic Nautical Highway (SRNH) an integrated ferry project of then President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo that extends further to the southern part of the Philippines. The Calapan City Seaport is the largest and busiest seaport on Mindoro Island, which is just 45 minutes away by ferry boats and roll-on/roll-off (RORO) ships to and from Batangas City International Seaport.
Calapan is the only city in Mindoro island and it is one of two cities in the Mimaropa region, the other being Puerto Princesa in Palawan. Calapan serves as the region's administrative center.[5] It is also the center of commerce, industry, transport, communication, religious activities and education in the entire province of Oriental Mindoro.
Since the late 90s, Calapan City experienced rapid urbanization and development and is now a bustling city with numerous Malls, Fast-food chains, Higher Educational Institutions, Business Process Outsourcing(BPOs) and is also home to Regional and National Government offices being Calapan City is the Regional Government Center of MIMAROPA Region. With its estimated population to be at 150,000+(2023), its low poverty incidence rate and High purchasing power, Different National and International Brands/Companies are rushing to open up business and expand their Investment in the city.
Calapan City is also home to the Largest Passenger Port terminal in The country and is the Busiest Passenger port in the Region with Foot Traffic reaching in Millions Annually.
- ^ City of Calapan | (DILG)
- ^ "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). "Mimaropa". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved July 8, 2021.
- ^ "PSA Releases the 2021 City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates". Philippine Statistics Authority. April 2, 2024. Retrieved April 28, 2024.
- ^ Executive Order No. 682 (November 22, 2007), Designating Calapan City as the Regional Center of Region IV-B Otherwise Referred to as the MIMAROPA Region (PDF), The Official Gazette, retrieved December 3, 2023