Caluya

Caluya
Municipality of Caluya
Caluya islands satellite image captured by Sentinel-2 in 2016
Caluya islands satellite image captured by Sentinel-2 in 2016
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Map of Antique with Caluya highlighted
Map of Antique with Caluya highlighted
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Caluya is located in Philippines
Caluya
Caluya
Location in the Philippines
Coordinates: 11°55′55″N 121°32′53″E / 11.932°N 121.548°E / 11.932; 121.548
CountryPhilippines
RegionWestern Visayas
ProvinceAntique
District Lone district
Barangays18 (see Barangays)
Government
[1]
 • TypeSangguniang Bayan
 • MayorRigil Kent G. Lim
 • Vice MayorGenevive L. Reyes
 • RepresentativeLoren Legarda
 • Municipal Council
Members
 • Electorate23,998 voters (2022)
Area
 • Total132.13 km2 (51.02 sq mi)
Elevation
5.0 m (16.4 ft)
Highest elevation
(Mount Caluya)
170 m (560 ft)
Lowest elevation
0 m (0 ft)
Population
 (2020 census)[3]
 • Total38,908
 • Density290/km2 (760/sq mi)
 • Households
9,044
DemonymCaluyanon
Economy
 • Income class1st municipal income class
 • Poverty incidence
27.92
% (2021)[4]
 • Revenue₱ 1,011 million (2020)
 • Assets₱ 3,502 million (2020)
 • Expenditure₱ 521.2 million (2020)
 • Liabilities₱ 761.6 million (2020)
Service provider
 • ElectricityAntique Electric Cooperative (ANTECO)
Time zoneUTC+8 (PST)
ZIP code
5711
PSGC
IDD:area code+63 (0)36
Native languagesCaluyanon
Karay-a
Hiligaynon
Tagalog

Caluya, officially the Municipality of Caluya (Kinaray-a: Banwa kang Caluya; Hiligaynon: Banwa sang Caluya; Tagalog: Bayan ng Caluya), is a 1st class municipality in the province of Antique, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 38,908 people,[3] making it the sixth most populous municipality in the province.

Semirara Island has an area of 55 km2 (21 sq mi), and is home to the Panian Mine, a vast open-pit coal mine in operation since 1999, and the Unong Mine, which was active from 1984 to 2000.[5]

  1. ^ Municipality of Caluya | (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 VI (Western 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. ^ "About Semirara". Makati, Philippines: Semirara Mining Corporation. Archived from the original on 18 February 2013. Retrieved 8 February 2013.

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