Calaca, Batangas
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Calaca, officially the City of Calaca (Template:Langx), is a component city in the province of Batangas, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 87,361 people.Template:PH census
Calaca is home to the lively Calacatchara festival (a portmanteau of Calaca and atchara (chutney).
Etymology
The name was taken from the roofs of the houses made of bamboos halves arranged over top of one another. One anecdote believes that: When it was still a sitio and long been called Calaca, three Spanish officials happened to pass by. They saw some carpenters making the roof of a house. They asked one of the carpenters about the name of the place. The carpenter, who did not know Spanish, believed that the Spaniards were asking what they were making and they answered, “calaca.” The Spaniards noted the name and since then, Calaca became the official name.[1]
History
Calaca was part of Balayan when it was used to be a barrio. On May 10, 1835, it was officially converted into a town. Don Rufino Punungbayan was the first Gobernadorcillo of the municipality during the year 1835–1836.
Cityhood
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Geography
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Barangays
Calaca is politically subdivided into 40 barangays, as indicated in the matrix below.Template:PSGC detail. Each barangay consists of puroks and some have sitios.
As of June 30, 2021, there are five barangays that are considered urban (highlighted in bold).[10]
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Climate
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Demographics
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In the 2020 census, Calaca had a population of 87,361.Template:PH census The population density was Script error: No such module "convert"..
Economy
Calaca is currently identified by the Philippine Statistics Agency as a 1st class municipal economic zone.[11] The Philippine Statistics Agency as of September 2022 had not made a determination of the income classification on the city scale for Calaca based on the previous four years of revenue.[12]
Gallery
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Welcome arch from Lemery
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Police station
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Public market
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Saint Raphael the Archangel Parish Church
References
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External links
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- [[[:Template:NSCB detail]] Philippine Standard Geographic Code]
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