Calape

Calape
Municipality of Calape
Center of Calape
Center of Calape
Flag of Calape
Official seal of Calape
Anthem: "Calape Hymn"
Map of Bohol with Calape highlighted
Map of Bohol with Calape highlighted
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Calape is located in Philippines
Calape
Calape
Location within the Philippines
Coordinates: 9°53′N 123°53′E / 9.88°N 123.88°E / 9.88; 123.88
CountryPhilippines
RegionCentral Visayas
ProvinceBohol
District 1st district
Founded1802
Barangays33 (see Barangays)
Government
[1]
 • TypeSangguniang Bayan
 • MayorJulius Caesar Falar Herrera
 • Vice MayorSulpicio Nesia Yu Jr.
 • RepresentativeEdgardo Migriño Chatto
 • Municipal Council
Members
 • Electorate22,819 voters (2022)
Area
 • Total75.36 km2 (29.10 sq mi)
Elevation
59 m (194 ft)
Highest elevation
439 m (1,440 ft)
Lowest elevation
−1 m (−3 ft)
Population
 (2020 census)[3]
 • Total33,079
 • Density440/km2 (1,100/sq mi)
 • Households
7,938
Economy
 • Income class3rd municipal income class
 • Poverty incidence
22.25
% (2021)[4]
 • Revenue₱ 138.6 million (2020)
 • Assets₱ 424.1 million (2020)
 • Expenditure₱ 120.5 million (2020)
 • Liabilities₱ 60.72 million (2020)
Service provider
 • ElectricityBohol 1 Electric Cooperative (BOHECO 1)
Time zoneUTC+8 (PST)
ZIP code
6328
PSGC
IDD:area code+63 (0)38
Native languagesBoholano dialect
Cebuano
Tagalog
Patron saintVincent Ferrer
Website[1]

Calape, officially the Municipality of Calape (Cebuano: Munisipyo sa Calape; Tagalog: Bayan ng Calape), is a 3rd class municipality in the province of Bohol, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 33,079 people.[3]

Its name is derived from cape, referring to either a species of rattan or to the local varietal of coffee, Kape Barako, both of which still grow abundantly there to this day.[5]

  1. ^ Municipality of Calape | (DILG)
  2. ^ "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.
  3. ^ a b Census of Population (2020). "Region VII (Central Visayas)". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
  4. ^ "PSA Releases the 2021 City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates". Philippine Statistics Authority. 2 April 2024. Retrieved 28 April 2024.
  5. ^ "Calape". www.bohol-philippines.com. Retrieved 2019-04-29.

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