Calaca, Batangas

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| leader_name = Sofronio Leonardo C. Ona Jr.

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| leader_name1 = Jerry Raphael I. Kipte

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| leader_name2 = Joseph Eric R. Buhain

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| 2=Deovic M. Ontangco

| 3=Robenson M. Sale

| 4=Prima C. Dajoyag

| 5=Michael Jones C. Salazar

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| 7=Divina A. Opelanio

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Calaca, officially the City of Calaca ({{langx|fil|Lungsod ng Calaca}}), is a component city in the province of Batangas, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 87,361 people.{{PH census|current}}

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.{{Cite web |date=January 3, 2018 |title=Calaca, Batangas: Historical Data |url=https://www.batangashistory.date/2019/08/calaca-batangas-historical-data.html |access-date=July 15, 2022 |website=Batangas History, Culture and Folklore}}

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=

On March 11, 2020, House Bill No. 6598 was filed for the conversion of the municipality of Calaca into a component city in the province of Batangas.{{Cite web|title=AN ACT CONVERTING THE MUNICIPALITY OF CALACA IN THE PROVINCE OF BATANGAS INTO A COMPONENT CITY TO BE KNOWN AS THE CITY OF CALACA|url=https://congress.gov.ph/legisdocs/third_18/HBT6598.pdf|url-status=live|access-date=April 20, 2021|website=House of Representatives|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200704072046/http://www.congress.gov.ph/legisdocs/third_18/HBT6598.pdf |archive-date=2020-07-04 }} Both the House of Representatives and the Senate passed the bill. On May 26, 2021, President Rodrigo Roa Duterte approved the bill through Republic Act No. 11544.{{Cite web|last=Aguilar|first=Krissy|date=May 27, 2021|title=Duterte approves cityhood of Calaca, Batangas|url=https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/1437556/duterte-approves-cityhood-of-calaca-town-in-batangas|url-status=live|access-date=May 27, 2021|website=Inquirer.net|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210527041056/https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/1437556/duterte-approves-cityhood-of-calaca-town-in-batangas |archive-date=2021-05-27 }} On August 19, 2021, COMELEC postponed the plebiscite which seeks to ratify the conversion of the municipality of Calaca into a city for the preparation of the 2022 elections.{{Cite web|last=Patinio|first=Ferdinand|date=August 19, 2021|title=Comelec postpones 5 plebiscites to prepare for May 2022 polls|url=https://www.pna.gov.ph/articles/1150989|url-status=live|access-date=September 4, 2021|website=Philippine News Agency|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210824085355/https://www.pna.gov.ph/articles/1150989 |archive-date=2021-08-24 }} On July 13, 2022, the election body sets the date of plebiscite on September 3, 2022.{{Cite news |date=July 13, 2022 |title=Time to say "yes!" Plebiscite for Calaca cityhood set on September 3 |work=Politiko South Luzon |url=https://southluzon.politics.com.ph/2022/07/13/time-to-say-yes-plebiscite-for-calaca-cityhood-set-on-september-3/ |access-date=July 15, 2022}} By virtue of Republic Act No. 11544 after ratification of the law, Calaca becomes the fifth city in Batangas and the first in the province's 1st legislative district.{{Cite news |date=September 3, 2022 |title=Plebiscite for Calaca cityhood today |work=The Philippine Star |url=https://www.philstar.com/nation/2022/09/03/2206980/plebiscite-calaca-cityhood-today-/ |access-date=September 4, 2022}}{{Cite news |date=September 3, 2022 |title=Cityhood of Calaca town in Batangas successfully ratified in plebiscite |work=Manila Bulletin |url=https://mb.com.ph/2022/09/03/cityhood-of-calaca-town-in-batangas-successfully-ratified-in-plebiscite/ |access-date=September 4, 2022}}{{Cite news |title=Calaca is now the 5th city of Batangas |work=Rappler |url=https://www.rappler.com/nation/luzon/calaca-now-fifth-city-batangas/ |date=September 4, 2022 |access-date=September 4, 2022}}{{Cite news |title=Cityhood ng Calaca, Batangas aprubado sa ginawang plebiscite |work=ABS-CBN News |url=https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/09/04/22/calaca-sa-batangas-isa-nang-lungsod |date=September 4, 2022 |access-date=September 4, 2022 |language=fil}}

{{Referendum

| title = Calaca cityhood plebiscite

| yes = 29,424

| yespct = 88.61

| no = 3,781

| nopct = 11.39

| valid = 33,205

| validpct = {{percentage | 33,205 | 33,205 | 2 }}

| invalid = 0

| invalidpct = {{percentage | 0 | 33,205 | 2 }}

| total = 33,205

| turnoutpct = {{percentage | 33,205 | 58,881 | 2 }}

| electorate = 58,881

| source = [https://twitter.com/COMELEC/status/1566385312275648512 Press statement] from the COMELEC via Twitter; [https://mb.com.ph/2022/09/04/comelec-reports-high-voter-turnout-during-calaca-plebiscite/ news article] from Manila Bulletin

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Geography

According to the Philippine Statistics Authority, the city has a land area of {{convert|114.58|km2}}{{PSGC detail|area}} constituting {{percentage|114.58|3,119.75|2|pad=yes}} of the {{convert|3,119.75|km2|2|adj=mid|-}} total area of Batangas.

Calaca is {{convert|38|km}} from Batangas City and {{convert|116|km}} from Manila.

=Barangays=

Calaca is politically subdivided into 40 barangays, as indicated in the matrix below.{{PSGC detail|nscb}}. 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).{{Cite web|date=June 30, 2021|title=Municipality of Calaca - Code:041007000|url=https://psa.gov.ph/classification/psgc/?q=psgc/barangays/041007000&page=1|url-status=live|access-date=October 25, 2021|website=Philippine Standard Geographic Code (PSGC) {{!}} Philippine Statistics Authority|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211025160507/https://psa.gov.ph/classification/psgc/?q=psgc/barangays/041007000&page=1 |archive-date=2021-10-25 }}

{{PH brgy table lite|041007006| Barangay 1 (Poblacion) | 1903| 1839}}

{{PH brgy table lite|041007007| Barangay 2 (Poblacion) | 827| 729}}

{{PH brgy table lite|041007008| Barangay 3 (Poblacion) | 278| 279}}

{{PH brgy table lite|041007009| Barangay 4 (Poblacion) | 1031| 908}}

{{PH brgy table lite|041007010| Barangay 5 (Poblacion) | 1096| 1004}}

{{PH brgy table lite|041007011| Barangay 6 (Poblacion) | 762| 742}}

{{PH brgy table lite|041007017| Coral ni Lopez (Sugod) | 1921| 1695}}

{{PH brgy table lite|041007024| Lumbang na Matanda | 2549| 1944}}

=Climate=

{{Weather box

| location = Calaca City, Batangas

| width = auto

| metric first = Yes

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| Jan high C = 29

| Jan low C = 20

| Feb high C = 30

| Feb low C = 20

| Mar high C = 31

| Mar low C = 21

| Apr high C = 33

| Apr low C = 22

| May high C = 32

| May low C = 24

| Jun high C = 30

| Jun low C = 24

| Jul high C = 29

| Jul low C = 24

| Aug high C = 29

| Aug low C = 24

| Sep high C = 29

| Sep low C = 24

| Oct high C = 29

| Oct low C = 23

| Nov high C = 29

| Nov low C = 22

| Dec high C = 29

| Dec low C = 21

| Jan precipitation mm = 11

| Feb precipitation mm = 13

| Mar precipitation mm = 14

| Apr precipitation mm = 32

| May precipitation mm = 101

| Jun precipitation mm = 142

| Jul precipitation mm = 208

| Aug precipitation mm = 187

| Sep precipitation mm = 175

| Oct precipitation mm = 131

| Nov precipitation mm = 68

| Dec precipitation mm = 39

| Jan rain days = 5.2

| Feb rain days = 5.0

| Mar rain days = 7.4

| Apr rain days = 11.5

| May rain days = 19.8

| Jun rain days = 23.5

| Jul rain days = 27.0

| Aug rain days = 25.9

| Sep rain days = 25.2

| Oct rain days = 23.2

| Nov rain days = 15.5

| Dec rain days = 8.3

| source 1 = Meteoblue (Use with caution: this is modeled/calculated data, not measured locally.)

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| title = Calaca: Average Temperatures and Rainfall

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| accessdate = 5 May 2020 }}

| date = 5 May 2020

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Demographics

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| 1990 = {{PH census population|1990}}

| 1995 = {{PH census population|1995}}

| 2000 = {{PH census population|2000}}

| 2007 = {{PH census population|2007}}

| 2010 = {{PH census population|2010}}

| 2015 = {{PH census population|2015}}

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In the 2020 census, Calaca had a population of 87,361.{{PH census|current}} The population density was {{convert|{{sigfig|87,361/114.58|2}}|PD/km2}}.

Economy

Calaca is currently identified by the Philippine Statistics Agency as a 1st class municipal economic zone.See [https://www.psa.gov.ph/classification/psgc/?q=psgc/barangays/041007000 Philippine Standard Geographic Code page for Calaca] and reference the "Download PGSC Publications" sidebar. 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.{{cite web|title=Department Order No. 23-08|url=http://nscb.gov.ph/activestats/psgc/articles/DepOrderReclass.pdf|website=Philippine Statistics Authority|access-date=April 29, 2016|date=July 29, 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141218024948/http://www.nscb.gov.ph/activestats/psgc/articles/DepOrderReclass.pdf|archive-date=December 18, 2014|url-status=dead}}