Calaca, Batangas
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 Location within Batangas province |
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| Coordinates: 13°58′N 120°48′E / 13.97°N 120.8°ECoordinates: 13°58′N 120°48′E / 13.97°N 120.8°E | ||
| Country | Philippines | |
| Region | Calabarzon (Region IV-A) | |
| Province | Batangas | |
| District | 1st District | |
| Founded | 1835 | |
| Barangays | 40 (see Barangays) | |
| Government | ||
| • Type | Sangguniang Bayan | |
| • Mayor | Sofronio Manuel C. Ona | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 114.58 km2 (44.24 sq mi) | |
| Population (2015 census) | ||
| • Total | 81,859 | |
| • Density | 710/km2 (1,900/sq mi) | |
| • Voter (2016) | 44,883 | |
| Time zone | PST (UTC+8) | |
| ZIP code | 4212 | |
| IDD : area code | +63 (0)43 | |
| Income class | 1st class | |
| PSGC | 041007000 | |
| Website | calaca |
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Calaca, officially the Municipality of Calaca (Filipino: Bayan ng Calaca), is a municipality in the province of Batangas in the Calabarzon (Region IV-A) of the Philippines. The population was 81,859 at the 2015 census. In the 2016 electoral roll, it had 44,883 registered voters.
Calaca is home to the lively Calacatchara festival (a portmanteau of Calaca and atchara (chutney) named after the famous Philippine dish Atchara (chutney) (made from papaya).
Calaca is located at 13°58′N 120°48′E / 13.97°N 120.8°E.
According to the Philippine Statistics Authority, the municipality has a land area of 114.58 square kilometres (44.24 sq mi) constituting 3.67% of the 3,119.75-square-kilometre- (1,204.54 sq mi) total area of Batangas.
Calaca is politically subdivided into 40 barangays.
Pag-Asa
In the 2015 census, Calaca had a population of 81,859. The population density was 710 inhabitants per square kilometre (1,800/sq mi).
In the 2016 electoral roll, it had 44,883 registered voters.
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