Calamba
Solinog | |
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| Municipality of Calamba | |
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 Map of Misamis Occidental with Calamba highlighted | |
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.svg)  Calamba Location within the Philippines | |
| Coordinates: 8°33′30″N 123°38′30″E / 8.5583333°N 123.6416667°E | |
| Country | Philippines |
| Region | Northern Mindanao |
| Province | Misamis Occidental |
| District | 1st district |
| Founded | February 14, 1948 |
| Named for | Calamba, Laguna |
| Barangays | 19 (see Barangays) |
| Government | |
| • Type | Sangguniang Bayan |
| • mayor of Calamba[*] | Luisito "Jun-Jun" B. Villanueva Jr. (PDPLBN) |
| • Vice Mayor | Antonio N. Lawas Sr. (NP) |
| • Representative | Jason P. Almonte (PDPLBN) |
| • Municipal Council | Members |
| • Electorate | 15,957 voters (2022) |
| Area | |
• Total | 104.64 km2 (40.40 sq mi) |
| Highest elevation | 240 m (790 ft) |
| Lowest elevation | 11 m (36 ft) |
| Population (2020 census)[3] | |
• Total | 23,227 |
| • Density | 220/km2 (570/sq mi) |
| • Households | 5,729 |
| Economy | |
| • Income class | 4th municipal income class |
| • Poverty incidence | 24.10 |
| • Revenue | ₱ 128.6 million (2020) |
| • Assets | ₱ 419.4 million (2020) |
| • Expenditure | ₱ 115.6 million (2020) |
| • Liabilities | ₱ 224.7 million (2020) |
| Service provider | |
| • Electricity | Misamis Occidental 1 Electric Cooperative (MOELCI 1) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (PST) |
| ZIP code | 7210 |
| PSGC | |
| IDD : area code | +63 (0)88 |
| Native languages | Subanon Cebuano Tagalog |
| Website | www |
Calamba, officially the Municipality of Calamba (Cebuano: Lungsod sa Calamba; Tagalog: Bayan ng Calamba), is a 4th class municipality in the province of Misamis Occidental, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 23,227 people.[3]
Calamba is previously a barrio of Plaridel known as Solinog. It was renamed after Calamba in Laguna, the birthplace of Dr. José Rizal, the country's de facto national hero. It became a municipality along with 6 other barrios and 13 sitios of Plaridel through Executive Order No. 85 on September 3, 1947, with the establishment taking effect on February 14, 1948.[5][6]
- ^ Municipality of Calamba | (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 X (Northern Mindanao)". 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. 85, s. 1947 (September 3, 1947), Organizing Certain Barrios and Sitios of the Municipality of Plaridel, Province of Occidental Misamis, Into an Independent Municipality Under the Name of Calamba With the Seat of Government at the Barrio of Calamba, retrieved October 27, 2024
- ^ "Heritage". Municipal Government of Calamba. Retrieved October 27, 2024.