Calamba, Misamis Occidental
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Calamba | |
|---|---|
| Municipality of Calamba | |
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 Map of Misamis Occidental with Calamba highlighted | |
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.svg)  Calamba Location within the Philippines | |
| Coordinates: 8°33′30″N 123°38′30″E / 8.5583333°N 123.6416667°E | |
| Country | Philippines |
| Region | Northern Mindanao |
| Province | Misamis Occidental |
| District | 1st district |
| Founded | February 14, 1948 |
| Named after | Calamba, Laguna |
| Barangays | 19 (see Barangays) |
| Government | |
| • Type | Sangguniang Bayan |
| • Mayor | Luisito B. Villanueva Jr. (ASPIN) |
| • Vice Mayor | Ezel T. Villanueva (ASPIN) |
| • Representative | Jason P. Almonte (NP) |
| • Municipal Council | Members |
| • Electorate | 15,751 voters (2025) |
| Area | |
• Total | 104.64 km2 (40.40 sq mi) |
| Highest elevation | 240 m (790 ft) |
| Lowest elevation | 11 m (36 ft) |
| Population (2024 census)[3] | |
• Total | 23,808 |
| • Density | 227.52/km2 (589.28/sq mi) |
| • Households | 5,729 |
| Economy | |
| • Income class | 3rd municipal income class |
| • Poverty incidence | 24.1 |
| • Revenue | ₱ 180.8 million (2022) |
| • Assets | ₱ 528.3 million (2022) |
| • Expenditure | ₱ 141.2 million (2022) |
| • Liabilities | ₱ 145.5 million (2022) |
| Service provider | |
| • Electricity | Misamis Occidental 1 Electric Cooperative (MOELCI 1) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (PST) |
| ZIP code | 7210 |
| PSGC | |
| IDD : area code | +63 (0)88 |
| Native languages | Subanon Cebuano Tagalog |
| Website | www |
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]
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
| Climate data for Calamba, Misamis Occidental | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 27 (81) |
27 (81) |
29 (84) |
30 (86) |
30 (86) |
29 (84) |
29 (84) |
29 (84) |
30 (86) |
29 (84) |
29 (84) |
28 (82) |
29 (84) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 22 (72) |
22 (72) |
22 (72) |
23 (73) |
24 (75) |
24 (75) |
23 (73) |
23 (73) |
23 (73) |
23 (73) |
23 (73) |
22 (72) |
23 (73) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 69 (2.7) |
44 (1.7) |
37 (1.5) |
29 (1.1) |
87 (3.4) |
137 (5.4) |
131 (5.2) |
141 (5.6) |
143 (5.6) |
134 (5.3) |
68 (2.7) |
53 (2.1) |
1,073 (42.3) |
| Average rainy days | 9.9 | 7.6 | 7.4 | 8.1 | 21.6 | 26.5 | 26.4 | 26.6 | 25.8 | 24.3 | 15.1 | 10.4 | 209.7 |
| Source: Meteoblue (Use with caution: this is modeled/calculated data, not measured locally.)[8] | |||||||||||||
Demographics
Population census of Calamba | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Source: Philippine Statistics Authority[9][10][11][12][13] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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.
