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 | 3rd 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 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]
Calamba is politically subdivided into 19 barangays. Each barangay consists of puroks while some have sitios.
Climate data for Calamba, Misamis Occidental | |||||||||||||
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Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 27 (81) |
27 (81) |
29 (84) |
30 (86) |
30 (86) |
29 (84) |
29 (84) |
29 (84) |
30 (86) |
29 (84) |
29 (84) |
28 (82) |
29 (84) |
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 22 (72) |
22 (72) |
22 (72) |
23 (73) |
24 (75) |
24 (75) |
23 (73) |
23 (73) |
23 (73) |
23 (73) |
23 (73) |
22 (72) |
23 (73) |
Average precipitation mm (inches) | 69 (2.7) |
44 (1.7) |
37 (1.5) |
29 (1.1) |
87 (3.4) |
137 (5.4) |
131 (5.2) |
141 (5.6) |
143 (5.6) |
134 (5.3) |
68 (2.7) |
53 (2.1) |
1,073 (42.3) |
Average rainy days | 9.9 | 7.6 | 7.4 | 8.1 | 21.6 | 26.5 | 26.4 | 26.6 | 25.8 | 24.3 | 15.1 | 10.4 | 209.7 |
Source: Meteoblue (Use with caution: this is modeled/calculated data, not measured locally.)[7] |
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Source: Philippine Statistics Authority[8][9][10][11] |
In the 2020 census, the population of Calamba, Misamis Occidental, was 23,227 people,[3] with a density of 220 inhabitants per square kilometer or 570 inhabitants per square mile.