Camalig

Camalig
Municipality of Camalig
Camalig Church
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Camalig is located in Philippines
Camalig
Camalig
Location within the Philippines
Coordinates: 13°08′N 123°40′E / 13.13°N 123.67°E / 13.13; 123.67
CountryPhilippines
RegionBicol Region
ProvinceAlbay
District 2nd district
Barangays50 (see Barangays)
Government
[1]
 • TypeSangguniang Bayan
 • MayorCarlos Irwin G. Baldo Jr.
 • Vice MayorMaria Ahrdail G. Baldo
 • RepresentativeJose Ma. Clemente "Joey" S. Salceda
 • Municipal Council
Members
 • Electorate45,186 voters (2022)
Area
 • Total130.90 km2 (50.54 sq mi)
Elevation
202 m (663 ft)
Highest elevation
770 m (2,530 ft)
Lowest elevation
58 m (190 ft)
Population
 (2020 census)[3]
 • Total72,042
 • Density550/km2 (1,400/sq mi)
 • Households
17,031
Economy
 • Income class1st municipal income class
 • Poverty incidence
23.38
% (2021)[4]
 • Revenue₱ 231.5 million (2020)
 • Assets₱ 640.6 million (2020)
 • Expenditure₱ 198.7 million (2020)
 • Liabilities₱ 106.4 million (2020)
Service provider
 • ElectricityAlbay Power and Energy Corporation (APEC)
Time zoneUTC+8 (PST)
ZIP code
4502
PSGC
IDD:area code+63 (0)52
Native languagesTagalog, East Miraya
Major religionsChristianity
Feast dateJune 24
Catholic dioceseLegazpi
Patron saintSt. John the Baptist
Websitewww.camalig.gov.ph

Camalig, officially the Municipality of Camalig (Central Bikol: Banwaan kan Camalig; Tagalog: Bayan ng Camalig), is a 1st class municipality in the province of Albay, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it had a population of 72,042 people.[3] It is popularly known for its finest delicacy—Pinangat, a Bicolano food delicacy made primarily of taro leaves. With this reputation, it hosts the Pinangat Festival annually in June, showcasing the delicacy itself. [5]

In 1952, there was a mass conversion of certain sitios into barrios (now barangays), namely: Anoling, Binanderahan, Cabraran Pequeño, Cabangan, Ilawod, Mabunga, Magogon, Quinuartilan, Solong, and Sumlang.[6]

Camalig is 12 kilometres (7.5 mi) from Legazpi City and 515 kilometres (320 mi) from Manila.

  1. ^ Municipality of Camalig | (DILG)
  2. ^ "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.
  3. ^ a b Census of Population (2020). "Region V (Bicol Region)". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved July 8, 2021.
  4. ^ "PSA Releases the 2021 City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates". Philippine Statistics Authority. April 2, 2024. Retrieved April 28, 2024.
  5. ^ "PINANGAT FESTIVAL – CAMALIG, ALBAY".
  6. ^ "Republic Act No. 735; An Act to Convert the Sitios of Anoling, Binandirahan, Cabraran, Ilawod, Mabugna, Magogon, Quinuartilan, Solong, and Sumlang, in the Municipality of Camalig, Province of Albay, to Barrios of the Same Municipality". The Corpus Juris. June 18, 1952. Archived from the original on October 23, 2016. Retrieved October 23, 2016.