Calauan

Calauan
Municipality of Calauan
Downtown area of Calauan
Downtown area of Calauan
Flag of Calauan
Official seal of Calauan
Nickname: 
Home of the Sweet Laguna Pineapple[1]
Map of Laguna with Calauan highlighted
Map of Laguna with Calauan highlighted
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Calauan is located in Philippines
Calauan
Calauan
Location within the Philippines
Coordinates: 14°09′N 121°19′E / 14.15°N 121.32°E / 14.15; 121.32
CountryPhilippines
RegionCalabarzon
ProvinceLaguna
District 3rd district
Barangays17 (see Barangays)
Government
[2]
 • TypeSangguniang Bayan
 • MayorRoseller G. Caratihan
 • Vice MayorAllan Jun V. Sanchez
 • RepresentativeLoreto S. Amante
 • Municipal Council
Members
 • Electorate46,467 voters (2022)
Area
 • Total65.40 km2 (25.25 sq mi)
Elevation
124 m (407 ft)
Highest elevation
1,084 m (3,556 ft)
Lowest elevation
2 m (7 ft)
Population
 (2020 census)[4]
 • Total87,693
 • Density1,300/km2 (3,500/sq mi)
 • Households
21,374
DemonymCalaueño
Economy
 • Income class2nd municipal income class
 • Poverty incidence
6.98
% (2021)[5]
 • Revenue₱ 241.3 million (2020)
 • Assets₱ 803.7 million (2020)
 • Expenditure₱ 159.2 million (2020)
 • Liabilities₱ 136.3 million (2020)
Service provider
 • ElectricityManila Electric Company (Meralco)
Time zoneUTC+8 (PST)
ZIP code
4012
PSGC
IDD:area code+63 (0)49
Native languagesTagalog
Websitewww.calauanlaguna.gov.ph

Calauan (IPA: [kɐˈlaː.wɐn]), officially the Municipality of Calauan (Tagalog: Bayan ng Calauan), is a 2nd class municipality in the province of Laguna, Philippines. The municipality has a land area of 25.25 square miles which constitutes 3.41% of Laguna's total area. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 87,693 people.[4]

Situated at 73 kilometers (45 mi) southeast of Manila, via Calamba and Los Baños, and 26 kilometers (16 mi) from Santa Cruz. Calauan is known for the Pineapple Festival, which is celebrated every 15 May.

The patron saint of Calauan is Isidore the Laborer, the patron of farmers, known in Spanish as San Isidro Labrador.

Calauan's population is expected to rise, as the town is being used as resettlement of informal settlers in Metro Manila through the Bayan ni Juan and the Kapit-Bisig para sa Ilog Pasig project of the ABS-CBN Foundation.

Popular destinations in the area include the Field of Faith situated in Barangay Lamot 2 and the Isdaan Floating Restaurant located along the Calamba–Pagsanjan Road.

  1. ^ "Calauan official website". Calauanlaguna.gov.ph. Archived from the original on 2012-06-21. Retrieved 2012-07-31.
  2. ^ Municipality of Calauan | (DILG)
  3. ^ "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.
  4. ^ a b Census of Population (2020). "Region IV-A (Calabarzon)". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
  5. ^ "PSA Releases the 2021 City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates". Philippine Statistics Authority. 2 April 2024. Retrieved 28 April 2024.