Culaba | |
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Municipality | |
Location within Biliran province |
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Location within the Philippines | |
Coordinates: 11°39′N 124°33′E / 11.65°N 124.55°ECoordinates: 11°39′N 124°33′E / 11.65°N 124.55°E | |
Country | Philippines |
Region | Eastern Visayas (Region VIII) |
Province | Biliran |
District | Lone district |
Established | 16 October 1953 |
Municipality | 16 January 1954 |
Barangays | 17 (see Barangays) |
Government | |
• Type | Sangguniang Bayan |
• Mayor | Lorenzo Reveldez ,Jr. (UNA) |
• Vice Mayor | Leslie Ann U. Jayme (LP) |
Area | |
• Total | 73.42 km2 (28.35 sq mi) |
Population (2015 census) | |
• Total | 12,325 |
• Density | 170/km2 (430/sq mi) |
• Voter (2016) | 9,106 |
Time zone | PST (UTC+8) |
ZIP code | 6547 |
IDD : area code | +63 (0)53 |
PSGC | 087805000 |
Website | www |
Culaba, officially the Municipality of Culaba (Waray: Bungto san Culaba; Cebuano: Lungsod sa Culaba; Filipino: Bayan ng Culaba), is a municipality in the province of Biliran in the Eastern Visayas (Region VIII) of the Philippines. The population was 12,325 at the 2015 census. In the 2016 electoral roll, it had 9,106 registered voters.
Culaba is located at 11°39′N 124°33′E / 11.65°N 124.55°E.
According to the Philippine Statistics Authority, the municipality has a land area of 73.42 square kilometres (28.35 sq mi) constituting 13.70% of the 536.01-square-kilometre- (206.95 sq mi) total area of Biliran.
Culaba is politically subdivided into 17 barangays.
In the 2015 census, Culaba had a population of 12,325. The population density was 170 inhabitants per square kilometre (440/sq mi).
In the 2016 electoral roll, it had 9,106 registered voters.