Calaca, Batangas

Calaca
City of Calaca
Street and City Hall in Calaca
Street and City Hall in Calaca
Official seal of Calaca
Map of Batangas with Calaca highlighted
Map of Batangas with Calaca highlighted
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Calaca is located in Philippines
Calaca
Calaca
Location within the Philippines
Coordinates: 13°55′48″N 120°48′47″E / 13.93°N 120.8131°E / 13.93; 120.8131
CountryPhilippines
RegionCalabarzon
ProvinceBatangas
District 1st district
FoundedMay 10, 1835[1]
CityhoodSeptember 3, 2022
Barangays40 (see Barangays)
Government
[3]
 • TypeSangguniang Panlungsod
 • MayorSofronio Leonardo C. Ona Jr.[2]
 • Vice MayorJerry Raphael I. Katigbak
 • RepresentativeJoseph Eric R. Buhain
 • City Council
Members
 • Electorate58,881 voters (2022)
Area
 • Total114.58 km2 (44.24 sq mi)
Elevation
49 m (161 ft)
Highest elevation
253 m (830 ft)
Lowest elevation
0 m (0 ft)
Population
 (2020 census)[5]
 • Total87,361
 • Density760/km2 (2,000/sq mi)
 • Households
20,901
Economy
 • Poverty incidence
10.70
% (2021)[6]
 • Revenue₱ 763.6 million (2020)
 • Assets₱ 2,260 million (2020)
 • Expenditure₱ 726.4 million (2020)
 • Liabilities₱ 786.4 million (2020)
Service provider
 • ElectricityBatangas 1 Electric Cooperative (BATELEC 1)
Time zoneUTC+8 (PST)
ZIP code
4212
PSGC
IDD:area code+63 (0)43
Native languagesTagalog
Websitecalaca.gov.ph

Calaca, officially the City of Calaca (Filipino: Lungsod ng Calaca), is a component city in the province of Batangas, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 87,361 people.[5]

Calaca is home to the lively Calacatchara festival (a portmanteau of Calaca and atchara (chutney).

  1. ^ "On its 180th Founding Anniversary, Calaca celebrates the 11th CALACAtchara Festival". 29 October 2015.
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference 5thcity was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ City of Calaca | (DILG)
  4. ^ "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.
  5. ^ 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.
  6. ^ "PSA Releases the 2021 City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates". Philippine Statistics Authority. 2 April 2024. Retrieved 28 April 2024.

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