Calamba | |
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City of Calamba | |
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Motto(s): Mabuhay ang Calamba! ("Long live Calamba!.") | |
Anthem: "Calamba Hymn" | |
Location within the Philippines | |
Coordinates: 14°13′N 121°10′E / 14.22°N 121.17°E | |
Country | Philippines |
Region | Calabarzon |
Province | Laguna |
District | Lone district |
Founded | August 28, 1742 |
Cityhood | April 21, 2001 |
Barangays | 54 (see Barangays) |
Government | |
• Type | Sangguniang Panlungsod |
• Mayor | Roseller "Ross" H.Rizal |
• Vice Mayor | Angelito S. Lazaro Jr. |
• Representative | Charisse Anne C. Hernandez |
• City Council | List |
• Electorate | 332,844 (2022) |
Area | |
• Total | 149.50 km2 (57.72 sq mi) |
Highest elevation | 1,095 m (3,593 ft) |
Lowest elevation | 2 m (7 ft) |
Population (2020 census)[4] | |
• Total | 539,671 |
• Rank | 20th |
• Density | 3,600/km2 (9,300/sq mi) |
• Households | 151,604 |
Demonym(s) | Calambeño (Male), Calambeña (Female), Calambenean |
Economy | |
• Income class | 1st city income class |
• Poverty incidence | 3.97 |
• Revenue | ₱ 4,601 million (2020), 2,023 million (2012), 2,191 million (2013), 2,501 million (2014), 3,176 million (2015), 3,170 million (2016), 3,944 million (2017), 4,276 million (2018), 4,584 million (2019), 4,984 million (2021), 5,910 million (2022) |
• Assets | ₱ 13,646 million (2020), 6,047 million (2012), 6,319 million (2013), 6,970 million (2014), 8,190 million (2015), 9,548 million (2016), 12,414 million (2017), 12,606 million (2018), 13,869 million (2019), 17,734 million (2021), 18,585 million (2022) |
• Expenditure | ₱ 4,040 million (2020), 1,579 million (2012), 1,832 million (2013), 2,079 million (2014), 2,331 million (2015), 2,268 million (2016), 2,335 million (2017), 2,874 million (2018), 3,261 million (2019), 4,516 million (2021), 5,211 million (2022) |
• Liabilities | ₱ 2,137 million (2020), 1,785 million (2012), 1,818 million (2013), 2,279 million (2014), 2,556 million (2015), 3,031 million (2016), 4,418 million (2017), 3,180 million (2018), 3,146 million (2019), 5,898 million (2021), 6,103 million (2022) |
Service provider | |
• Electricity | Manila Electric Company (Meralco) |
• Water | Calamba Water District |
Time zone | UTC+8 (PST) |
ZIP code | 4027, 4028, 4029 |
PSGC | |
IDD : area code | +63 (0)49 |
Native languages | Tagalog |
Patron saint | Saint John the Baptist |
Website | www |
Calamba, officially the City of Calamba (Filipino: Lungsod ng Calamba), is a 1st class component city in the province of Laguna, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 539,671 people making it the largest city in the province.[4]
Calamba is the regional center of the Calabarzon region. It is situated 50 kilometers (31 mi) south of Manila and 37 kilometers (23 mi) west of Santa Cruz. The city is known as the "Spring Resort Capital of the Philippines"[1] because of its numerous hot spring resorts, which are mostly located in Barangays Pansol, Bucal, Bagong Kalsada, and Lingga.
According to the 2020 census, Calamba has a population of 539,671 people, making it the most populous local government unit in Laguna.[4] It is the fifth-densest city in the province with more than 2,600 people per square kilometer after San Pedro, Biñan, Cabuyao, and Santa Rosa. Based on the overall rankings of the 2014 Cities and Municipalities Index, the city ranked 18th in the overall competitiveness (cities ranking) and first among cities in the Calabarzon region. Calamba is known to be Calabarzon's richest city because of its numerous industries.[6][7]
Calamba is the hometown of the de facto Philippine national hero, José Rizal.[8][9]