Calamba
Solinog | |
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Municipality of 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 | 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]