Kalawit
Kalawit, officially the Municipality of Kalawit (Cebuano: Lungsod sa Kalawit; Subanen: Benwa Kalawit; Chavacano: Municipalidad de Kalawit; Tagalog: Bayan ng Kalawit), is a 4th class municipality in the province of Zamboanga del Norte, Philippines.
According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 23,812 people.
Kalawit | |
|---|---|
| Municipality of Kalawit | |
 Flag  Seal | |
| Nickname: Carabao Capital of Mindanao | |
 Map of Zamboanga del Norte with Kalawit highlighted | |
.svg)  Kalawit Location within the Philippines | |
| Coordinates: 7°54′18″N 122°31′41″E / 7.905092°N 122.527947°E | |
| Country | Philippines |
| Region | Zamboanga Peninsula |
| Province | Zamboanga del Norte |
| District | 3rd district |
| Barangays | 14 (see Barangays) |
| Government | |
| • Type | Sangguniang Bayan |
| • Mayor | Salvador P. Antojado Jr. |
| • Vice Mayor | Merly C. Masugbo |
| • Representative | Adrian Michael A. Amatong |
| • Municipal Council | Members |
| • Electorate | 21,478 voters (2022) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 217.89 km2 (84.13 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 133 m (436 ft) |
| Highest elevation | 378 m (1,240 ft) |
| Lowest elevation | 93 m (305 ft) |
| Population (2020 census) | |
| • Total | 23,812 |
| • Density | 110/km2 (280/sq mi) |
| • Households | 5,763 |
| Economy | |
| • Income class | 4th municipal income class |
| • Poverty incidence | 56.47 |
| • Revenue | ₱ 126.1 million (2020) |
| • Assets | ₱ 236.7 million (2020) |
| • Expenditure | ₱ 106.5 million (2020) |
| • Liabilities | ₱ 55.4 million (2020) |
| Service provider | |
| • Electricity | Zamboanga del Norte Electric Cooperative (ZANECO) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (PST) |
| ZIP code | 7124 |
| PSGC | |
| IDD : area code | +63 (0)65 |
| Native languages | Subanon Cebuano Chavacano Tagalog |
| Website | kalawit |
It was created by virtue of Republic Act No. 6851 on February 10, 1990.
Geography
Barangays
Kalawit is politically subdivided into 14 barangays. Each barangay consists of puroks while some have sitios.
- Batayan
- Botong
- Concepcion
- Daniel Maing (Dominolog)
- Fatima (Lacsutan)
- Gatas
- Kalawit (Poblacion)
- Marcelo
- New Calamba
- Palalian
- Paraiso
- Pianon
- San Jose
- Tugop
Climate
| Climate data for Kalawit, Zamboanga del Norte | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 29 (84) | 29 (84) | 30 (86) | 30 (86) | 29 (84) | 29 (84) | 28 (82) | 28 (82) | 29 (84) | 28 (82) | 29 (84) | 29 (84) | 29 (84) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 22 (72) | 22 (72) | 23 (73) | 24 (75) | 24 (75) | 24 (75) | 24 (75) | 24 (75) | 24 (75) | 24 (75) | 24 (75) | 23 (73) | 24 (74) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 96 (3.8) | 79 (3.1) | 117 (4.6) | 127 (5.0) | 239 (9.4) | 301 (11.9) | 286 (11.3) | 283 (11.1) | 255 (10.0) | 272 (10.7) | 188 (7.4) | 115 (4.5) | 2,358 (92.8) |
| Average rainy days | 17.3 | 16.0 | 19.7 | 21.6 | 29.0 | 29.0 | 29.7 | 29.1 | 28.5 | 28.9 | 25.3 | 20.0 | 294.1 |
| Source: Meteoblue | |||||||||||||
Demographics
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 12,340 | — |
| 1995 | 17,352 | +6.60% |
| 2000 | 21,372 | +4.57% |
| 2007 | 21,758 | +0.25% |
| 2010 | 22,157 | +0.66% |
| 2015 | 23,633 | +1.24% |
| 2020 | 23,812 | +0.15% |
| Source: Philippine Statistics Authority | ||
Economy
References
External links
This article uses material from the Wikipedia English article Kalawit, which is released under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 license ("CC BY-SA 3.0"); additional terms may apply (view authors). Content is available under CC BY-SA 4.0 unless otherwise noted. Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.
®Wikipedia is a registered trademark of the Wiki Foundation, Inc. Wiki English (DUHOCTRUNGQUOC.VN) is an independent company and has no affiliation with Wiki Foundation.