Calatagan
Bayan ng Calatagan Kalatagan | |
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| Municipality of Calatagan | |
Clockwise from top: Beach, Cape Santiago Lighthouse, Sto. Domingo de Silos Parish, Port of Calatagan, View of Southern Calatagan, Calatagan Municipal Hall | |
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 Map of Batangas with Calatagan highlighted | |
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.svg)  Calatagan Location within the Philippines | |
| Coordinates: 13°49′56″N 120°37′56″E / 13.83224°N 120.63219°E | |
| Country | Philippines |
| Region | Calabarzon |
| Province | Batangas |
| District | 1st district |
| Founded | January 1, 1912 |
| Barangays | 25 (see Barangays) |
| Government | |
| • Type | Sangguniang Bayan |
| • mayor of Calatagan[*] | Peter Oliver M. Palacio |
| • Vice Mayor | Rogelio H. Zarraga |
| • Representative | Joseph Eric R. Buhain |
| • Municipal Council | Members |
| • Electorate | 35,488 voters (2022) |
| Area | |
• Total | 112.00 km2 (43.24 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 6.0 m (19.7 ft) |
| Highest elevation | 347 m (1,138 ft) |
| Lowest elevation | 0 m (0 ft) |
| Population (2020 census)[3] | |
• Total | 58,719 |
| • Density | 520/km2 (1,400/sq mi) |
| • Households | 14,267 |
| Economy | |
| • Income class | 2nd municipal income class |
| • Poverty incidence | 9.59 |
| • Revenue | ₱ 216.2 million (2020), 89.36 million (2012), 99.26 million (2013), 114.8 million (2014), 132 million (2015), 148.5 million (2016), 157 million (2017), 225 million (2018), 199.1 million (2019), 264.6 million (2021), 322.1 million (2022) |
| • Assets | ₱ 627.3 million (2020), 208.1 million (2012), 223.1 million (2013), 255.3 million (2014), 308.3 million (2015), 351.9 million (2016), 369.3 million (2017), 546.6 million (2018), 587 million (2019), 682.6 million (2021), 752.9 million (2022) |
| • Expenditure | ₱ 193.7 million (2020), 75.58 million (2012), 80.51 million (2013), 81.35 million (2014), 94.32 million (2015), 110.6 million (2016), 115.2 million (2017), 149.5 million (2018), 171.6 million (2019), 191.1 million (2021), 242.2 million (2022) |
| • Liabilities | ₱ 151.8 million (2020), 42 million (2012), 56.76 million (2013), 73.14 million (2014), 113.3 million (2015), 147.8 million (2016), 151 million (2017), 137.9 million (2018), 158.8 million (2019), 117.3 million (2021), 91.28 million (2022) |
| Service provider | |
| • Electricity | Batangas 1 Electric Cooperative (BATELEC 1) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (PST) |
| ZIP code | 4215 |
| PSGC | |
| IDD : area code | +63 (0)43 |
| Native languages | Tagalog |
| Website | www |
Calatagan, officially the Municipality of Calatagan (Tagalog: Bayan ng Calatagan), is a 2nd class municipality in the province of Batangas, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 58,719 people.[3]
Calatagan comprises the Calatagan Peninsula between the South China Sea and Balayan Bay. The peninsula's near white sand beaches are well-known vacation and leisure sites. There are several beach resorts including the Banak House Calatagan on Calatagan beach, the Ronco Beach Resort in barangay Bagong Silang, Playa Calatagan in barangay Santa Ana, the Golden Sunset Resort in barangay Uno, Lago de Oro Resort in barangay Balibago, Villa Agustina in barangay Bagong Silang, and Nacua Sea Park in barangay Quilitisan. Calatagan was formerly titled as the Forbes Park of the South, because of the rich families who own estates here.[citation needed]
An extremely rare example of pre-Spanish Philippine script was found in Calatagan. The script is called Baybayin in Tagalog, and was derived from Javanese writing, which in turn is derived from Brahmi. This writing survived on an earthenware burial jar dated to the 13th or 14th century.[citation needed] A Spanish lighthouse can also be found at Cape Santiago at the peninsula's southern tip dating back to the 1890s and is also one of the municipality's main tourist attractions.
- ^ Municipality of Calatagan | (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.