Punta, Calamba

Punta is a rural barangay of Calamba, Laguna in the Philippines. It is situated in the central-south portion of the city.

Punta Punta
Rural Barangay
A Punta Elementary School (Calamba)
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Coordinates: 14°10′40″N 121°7′14″E
Country	Philippines
Province	Laguna
Region	Calabarzon (Region IV-A)
City	Calamba
Number of Puroks	6
Government
• Chairman	Justino Perez Carandang
• Councilors	Amelia Lanceta Reyes Efren Lalap Cesar Malabanan Samiano Myra Perez Lanceta Romeo Villanueva Dela Guardia Rechie Yaneza Villanueva Demetria Dimapilis Cabato
Area
• Land	3.31 km2 (1.28 sq mi)
Population
• Total	7,321
Time zone	UTC+8 (PST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+8 (not observed)
Area code	49

Geography

Barangay Punta is located in the western part of Calamba. The barangay is bordered by: Kay-Anlog in the south; Bubuyan in the west; Milagrosa in the east, Palo-Alto in the north-west and Barandal in the north. It has total land area of 331 hectares. Punta is now an industrial barangay in Calamba and its extends in barangay Prinza.^[1] The Filinvest Technology Park in Ciudad de Calamba Barangay Punta is under PEZA Philippine Economic Zone Authority . Some of the manufacturing company inside the economic zone is the EXELPACK CORPORATION a packaging company own by a Filipino businessman, Fabtech, Primatech, Cleanpack, Auro a local chocolate manufacturing and some other under PEZA company. Punta is approximately 3 kilometers from barangay Mayapa and 2.5 kilometers from CPIP Calamba Premier International Park in barangay Batino. Some of the exclusive subdivisions in Ciudad de Calamba own by the Filinvest Land is the Montebllo, Punta Alteza.

Demography

According to 2007 Census, Punta has a population of 2,615, one of the least-populated barangays in Calamba

Population census of Punta

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1918	380	—
1990	1,108	+1.50%
1995	1,214	+1.73%
2000	1,555	+5.45%
2010	3,511	+8.49%
2015	4,175	+3.35%
2020	7,321	+11.68%
Source: Philippine Statistics Authority[2][3][4]

References

1. "Brgy Punta | Barangay Profile | Government". www.calambacity.gov.ph. Archived from the original on 2012-03-15.
2. Census of Population (2015). Highlights of the Philippine Population 2015 Census of Population. Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved 20 June 2016.
3. Census of Population and Housing (2010). Population and Annual Growth Rates for The Philippines and Its Regions, Provinces, and Highly Urbanized Cities (PDF). National Statistics Office. Retrieved 29 June 2016.
4. Censuses of Population (1903–2007). Table 1. Population Enumerated in Various Censuses by Region: 1903 to 2007. National Statistics Office.