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Calauag
Kalawag (Old Tagalog) | |
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| Municipality of Calauag | |
 Calauag Rotonda | |
 Flag  Seal | |
| Etymology: Tortoise | |
 Map of Quezon with Calauag highlighted | |
OpenStreetMap  | |
.svg)  Calauag Location within the Philippines | |
| Coordinates: 13°57′27″N 122°17′15″E / 13.9575°N 122.2875°E | |
| Country | Philippines |
| Region | Calabarzon |
| Province | Quezon |
| District | 4th district |
| Founded | May 25, 1584 |
| Barangays | 81 (see Barangays) |
| Government | |
| • Type | Sangguniang Bayan |
| • Mayor | Rosalina O. Visorde |
| • Vice Mayor | Leah M. dela Cruz |
| • Representative | Keith Micah Tan |
| • Municipal Council | Members |
| • Electorate | 46,959 voters (2022) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 324.71 km2 (125.37 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 30 m (100 ft) |
| Highest elevation | 240 m (790 ft) |
| Lowest elevation | 0 m (0 ft) |
| Population (2020 census)[3] | |
| • Total |  71,809 |
| • Rank |  8th |
| • Households | 18,133 |
| excluding 9 Barangays from East Quezon, currently occupied by Santa Elena | |
| Demonym(s) | Calauagenian (English) Calauagin (Tagalog) Calauageño/-a (Filipino) |
| Economy | |
| • Income class | 1st municipal income class |
| • Poverty incidence | 21.10 |
| • Revenue | ₱ 247.7 million (2020) |
| • Assets | ₱ 656.3 million (2020), 197.8 million (2012) |
| • IRA | 156,692,905.00 (2017) |
| • Expenditure | ₱ 224.4 million (2020) |
| • Liabilities | ₱ 160.6 million (2020), 81.83 million (2012) |
| Utilities | |
| • Electricity | Quezon 1 Electric Cooperative (QUEZELCO 1) |
| • Water | Calauag Water District |
| • Telecommunications | (Wireless) Smart, Globe, DITO |
| • Fixed line Telecommunications | PLDT, Calauag CATV System-Internet |
| • Cable TV | Calauag CATV System |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (PST) |
| ZIP code | 4318 |
| PSGC | |
| IDD : area code | +63 (0)42 |
| Native languages | Tagalog |
| Sister towns | Guinayangan Tagkawayan Buenavista |
| Major religions | Roman Catholic, Protestantism, Islam |
| Feast date | June 29 |
| Catholic diocese | Diocese of Gumaca |
| Patron saint | Peter the Apostle Virgin of Fatima |
| Numbered highways | N1-Maharlika Highway   N68-Quirino Highway   |
| Website | www |
Calauag, officially the Municipality of Calauag (Tagalog: [kaˈlaʊag]; Tagalog: Bayan ng Calauag), is a 1st class municipality in the province of Quezon, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 71,809 people.[3]
It is 227 kilometres (141 mi) southeast of Manila and 97 kilometres (60 mi) east from provincial capital Lucena.
- ^ Municipality of Calauag | (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). "Region IV-A (Calabarzon)". 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.