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Municipality in Davao del Norte, Philippines From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Kapalong, officially the Municipality of Kapalong (Cebuano: Lungsod sa Kapalong; Tagalog: Bayan ng Kapalong), is a 1st class municipality in the province of Davao del Norte, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 81,068 people.[3]
Kapalong | |
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Municipality of Kapalong | |
Location within the Philippines | |
Coordinates: 7°35′08″N 125°42′19″E | |
Country | Philippines |
Region | Davao Region |
Province | Davao del Norte |
District | 1st district |
Founded | July 8, 1948 |
Barangays | 14 (see Barangays) |
Government | |
• Type | Sangguniang Bayan |
• Mayor | Maria Theresa R. Timbol |
• Vice Mayor | Edgardo L. Timbol |
• Representative | Pantaleon D. Alvarez |
• Municipal Council | Members |
• Electorate | 50,752 voters (2022) |
Area | |
• Total | 830.01 km2 (320.47 sq mi) |
Elevation | 24 m (79 ft) |
Highest elevation | 52 m (171 ft) |
Lowest elevation | 14 m (46 ft) |
Population (2020 census)[3] | |
• Total | 81,068 |
• Density | 98/km2 (250/sq mi) |
• Households | 19,041 |
Economy | |
• Income class | 1st municipal income class |
• Poverty incidence | 12.24 |
• Revenue | ₱ 420.8 million (2020) |
• Assets | ₱ 774.2 million (2020) |
• Expenditure | ₱ 380.3 million (2020) |
• Liabilities | ₱ 194.5 million (2020) |
Service provider | |
• Electricity | Davao del Norte Electric Cooperative (DANECO) |
Time zone | UTC+8 (PST) |
ZIP code | 8113 |
PSGC | |
IDD : area code | +63 (0)84 |
Native languages | Davawenyo Cebuano Ata Manobo Kalagan Tagalog |
Website | www |
Through Executive Order No. 151 signed by President Elpidio Quirino, the town was founded on July 8, 1948,[5] from the Municipal District of Tagum, which was formed in 1918. It was one of the oldest towns in Davao del Norte Province, others being Tagum, in 1941; and Panabo, in 1949, both of which were converted into cities almost 50 years later. Though the towns of Santo Tomas, Talaingod and portion of San Isidro emerged from Kapalong in 1959, 1991, and 2004 respectively, it is still the largest town by land area in the province of Davao del Norte.
Climate data for Kapalong | |||||||||||||
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Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 28 (82) |
28 (82) |
29 (84) |
31 (88) |
31 (88) |
30 (86) |
30 (86) |
31 (88) |
31 (88) |
31 (88) |
30 (86) |
29 (84) |
30 (86) |
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 22 (72) |
22 (72) |
22 (72) |
22 (72) |
23 (73) |
24 (75) |
23 (73) |
23 (73) |
23 (73) |
23 (73) |
23 (73) |
23 (73) |
23 (73) |
Average precipitation mm (inches) | 63 (2.5) |
50 (2.0) |
35 (1.4) |
22 (0.9) |
47 (1.9) |
68 (2.7) |
51 (2.0) |
53 (2.1) |
49 (1.9) |
47 (1.9) |
39 (1.5) |
38 (1.5) |
562 (22.3) |
Average rainy days | 15.0 | 12.6 | 10.4 | 8.2 | 18.8 | 22.5 | 21.2 | 20.5 | 20.3 | 20.3 | 14.4 | 11.7 | 195.9 |
Source: Meteoblue[6] |
Kapalong is politically subdivided into 14 barangays. Each barangay consists of puroks while some have sitios.
Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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1939 | 5,555 | — |
1948 | 5,878 | +0.63% |
1960 | 12,067 | +6.18% |
1970 | 20,225 | +5.29% |
1975 | 33,362 | +10.56% |
1980 | 42,869 | +5.14% |
1990 | 66,030 | +4.42% |
1995 | 62,183 | −1.12% |
2000 | 68,593 | +2.13% |
2007 | 61,763 | −1.44% |
2010 | 68,261 | +3.71% |
2015 | 76,334 | +2.15% |
2020 | 81,068 | +1.19% |
Source: Philippine Statistics Authority[7][8][9][10] |
Poverty incidence of Kapalong
10
20
30
40
2006
36.00 2009
21.46 2012
33.36 2015
31.19 2018
20.92 2021
12.24 Source: Philippine Statistics Authority[11][12][13][14][15][16][17][18] |