Calapan

Calapan
City of Calapan
Downtown area
Downtown area
Flag of Calapan
Official seal of Calapan
Nicknames: 
Gateway to the Golden Isle
Golden Grains City
Motto: 
Fly High As One Calapan
Map of Oriental Mindoro with Calapan highlighted
Map of Oriental Mindoro with Calapan highlighted
OpenStreetMap
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Calapan is located in Philippines
Calapan
Calapan
Location within the Philippines
Coordinates: 13°24′50″N 121°10′48″E / 13.414°N 121.18°E / 13.414; 121.18
CountryPhilippines
RegionMimaropa
ProvinceOriental Mindoro
District 1st district
FoundedJanuary 2, 1917
CityhoodMarch 21, 1998
Barangays62 (see Barangays)
Government
[1]
 • TypeSangguniang Panlungsod
 • MayorMarilou F. Morillo
 • Vice MayorRommel Rodolfo A. Ignacio
 • RepresentativeArnan C. Panaligan
 • City Council
Members
 • Electorate100,921 voters (2022)
Area
 • Total250.06 km2 (96.55 sq mi)
Elevation
87 m (285 ft)
Highest elevation
2,576 m (8,451 ft)
Lowest elevation
0 m (0 ft)
Population
 (2020 census)[3]
 • Total145,786
 • Density580/km2 (1,500/sq mi)
 • Households
35,147
Demonym(s)Calapeños (Male)
Calapeñas (Female)
Economy
 • Income class3rd city income class
 • Poverty incidence
24.70
% (2021)[4]
 • Revenue₱ 1,107 million (2020)
 • Assets₱ 1,707 million (2020)
 • Expenditure₱ 1,009 million (2020)
 • Liabilities₱ 482.1 million (2020)
Service provider
 • ElectricityOriental Mindoro Electric Cooperative (ORMECO)
Time zoneUTC+8 (PST)
ZIP code
5200
PSGC
IDD:area code+63 (0)43
Native languagesTagalog
Websitewww.cityofcalapan.gov.ph

Calapan, officially the City of Calapan (Filipino: Lungsod ng Calapan), is a 3rd class component city in the province of Oriental Mindoro, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 145,786 people.[3] The city is the capital of the province of Oriental Mindoro.

The city serves as the gateway to the Oriental Mindoro province with the implementation of the Strong Republic Nautical Highway (SRNH) an integrated ferry project of then President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo that extends further to the southern part of the Philippines. The Calapan City Seaport is the largest and busiest seaport on Mindoro Island, which is just 45 minutes away by ferry boats and roll-on/roll-off (RORO) ships to and from Batangas City International Seaport.

Calapan is one of two cities in the Mimaropa region, the other being Puerto Princesa in Palawan. Calapan serves as the region's administrative center.[5] It is also the center of commerce, industry, transport, communication, religious activities and education in the entire province of Oriental Mindoro.

  1. ^ City of Calapan | (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). "Mimaropa". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved July 8, 2021.
  4. ^ "PSA Releases the 2021 City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates". Philippine Statistics Authority. April 2, 2024. Retrieved April 28, 2024.
  5. ^ Executive Order No. 682 (November 22, 2007), Designating Calapan City as the Regional Center of Region IV-B Otherwise Referred to as the MIMAROPA Region (PDF), The Official Gazette, retrieved December 3, 2023

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