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Calamba, Misamis Occidental
Municipality in Misamis Occidental, Philippines From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Calamba, officially the Municipality of Calamba (Cebuano: Lungsod sa Calamba; Tagalog: Bayan ng Calamba), is a municipality in the province of Misamis Occidental, Philippines. According to the 2024 census, it has a population of 23,808 people.[5]
Calamba was previously a barrio of Plaridel known as Solinog. It was renamed after Calamba in Laguna, the birthplace of Dr. José Rizal, the country's de facto national hero. Along with 6 other barrios and 13 sitios of Plaridel, they were separated and organized into an independent municipality through Executive Order No. 85 on September 3, 1947, with the establishment taking effect on February 14, 1948.[6][7]
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Geography
Barangays
Calamba is politically subdivided into 19 barangays. Each barangay consists of puroks while some have sitios.
- Bonifacio
- Bunawan
- Calaran
- Dapacan Alto
- Dapacan Bajo
- Langub
- Libertad
- Magcamiguing
- Mamalad
- Mauswagon
- Northern Poblacion
- Salvador
- San Isidro
- Siloy
- Singalat
- Solinog
- Southwestern Poblacion
- Sulipat
- Don Bernardo A. Neri
Climate
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Demographics
In the 2024 census, the population of Calamba was 23,808 people,[14] with a density of 230 inhabitants per square kilometer or 600 inhabitants per square mile.
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Economy
Poverty incidence of Calamba
10
20
30
40
50
2000
38.88
38.88
2003
48.06
48.06
2006
38.70
38.70
2009
41.43
41.43
2012
27.10
27.10
2015
26.18
26.18
2018
24.01
24.01
2021
24.10
24.10
Source: Philippine Statistics Authority[15][16][17][18][19][20][21][22]
Education
- Calamba Central School
- Calamba National Comprehensive High School
- Liberation Institute
- Sacred Heart College of Calamba, Inc.(SHCCI)
- College of Communication, Information & Technology (CCIT)
References
External links
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