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Municipality in Zamboanga del Norte, Philippines From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Kalawit, officially the Municipality of Kalawit (Cebuano: Lungsod sa Kalawit; Subanen: Benwa Kalawit; Chavacano: Municipalidad de Kalawit; Tagalog: Bayan ng Kalawit), is a 4th class municipality in the province of Zamboanga del Norte, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 23,812 people.[3]
Kalawit | |
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Municipality of Kalawit | |
Nickname: Carabao Capital of Mindanao | |
![]() Map of Zamboanga del Norte with Kalawit highlighted | |
Location within the Philippines | |
Coordinates: 7°54′18″N 122°31′41″E | |
Country | Philippines |
Region | Zamboanga Peninsula |
Province | Zamboanga del Norte |
District | 3rd district |
Barangays | 14 (see Barangays) |
Government | |
• Type | Sangguniang Bayan |
• Mayor | Salvador P. Antojado Jr. |
• Vice Mayor | Merly C. Masugbo |
• Representative | Adrian Michael A. Amatong |
• Municipal Council | Members |
• Electorate | 21,478 voters (2022) |
Area | |
• Total | 217.89 km2 (84.13 sq mi) |
Elevation | 133 m (436 ft) |
Highest elevation | 378 m (1,240 ft) |
Lowest elevation | 93 m (305 ft) |
Population (2020 census)[3] | |
• Total | 23,812 |
• Density | 110/km2 (280/sq mi) |
• Households | 5,763 |
Economy | |
• Income class | 4th municipal income class |
• Poverty incidence | 54.75 |
• Revenue | ₱ 126.1 million (2020) |
• Assets | ₱ 236.7 million (2020) |
• Expenditure | ₱ 106.5 million (2020) |
• Liabilities | ₱ 55.4 million (2020) |
Service provider | |
• Electricity | Zamboanga del Norte Electric Cooperative (ZANECO) |
Time zone | UTC+8 (PST) |
ZIP code | 7124 |
PSGC | |
IDD : area code | +63 (0)65 |
Native languages | Subanon Cebuano Chavacano Tagalog |
Website | kalawit |
It was created by virtue of Republic Act No. 6851 on February 10, 1990.[5]
Kalawit is politically subdivided into 14 barangays. Each barangay consists of puroks while some have sitios.
Climate data for Kalawit, Zamboanga del Norte | |||||||||||||
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Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 29 (84) |
29 (84) |
30 (86) |
30 (86) |
29 (84) |
29 (84) |
28 (82) |
28 (82) |
29 (84) |
28 (82) |
29 (84) |
29 (84) |
29 (84) |
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 22 (72) |
22 (72) |
23 (73) |
24 (75) |
24 (75) |
24 (75) |
24 (75) |
24 (75) |
24 (75) |
24 (75) |
24 (75) |
23 (73) |
24 (74) |
Average precipitation mm (inches) | 96 (3.8) |
79 (3.1) |
117 (4.6) |
127 (5.0) |
239 (9.4) |
301 (11.9) |
286 (11.3) |
283 (11.1) |
255 (10.0) |
272 (10.7) |
188 (7.4) |
115 (4.5) |
2,358 (92.8) |
Average rainy days | 17.3 | 16.0 | 19.7 | 21.6 | 29.0 | 29.0 | 29.7 | 29.1 | 28.5 | 28.9 | 25.3 | 20.0 | 294.1 |
Source: Meteoblue[6] |
Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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1990 | 12,340 | — |
1995 | 17,352 | +6.60% |
2000 | 21,372 | +4.57% |
2007 | 21,758 | +0.25% |
2010 | 22,157 | +0.66% |
2015 | 23,633 | +1.24% |
2020 | 23,812 | +0.15% |
Source: Philippine Statistics Authority[7][8][9][10] |
Poverty incidence of Kalawit
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20
30
40
50
60
70
2006
60.40 2009
65.83 2012
52.94 2015
61.91 2018
56.47 2021
54.75 Source: Philippine Statistics Authority[11][12][13][14][15][16][17][18] |
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