Country Philippines Founded 1835 Time zone PST (UTC+8) Local time Monday 4:25 PM | District 1st District Barangays Area 114.6 km² Province Batangas | |
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Region Calabarzon (Region IV-A) Weather 31°C, Wind SE at 11 km/h, 49% Humidity | ||
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.
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Map of Calaca, Batangas, Philippines
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).
Geography
Calaca is located at 13°58′N 120°48′E.
According to the Philippine Statistics Authority, the municipality has a land area of 114.58 square kilometres (44.24 sq mi) constituting 7000367000000000000♠3.67% of the 3,119.75-square-kilometre- (1,204.54 sq mi) total area of Batangas.
Barangays
Calaca is politically subdivided into 40 barangays.
Demographics
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.