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 2015 census, it has a population of 23,633 people. [3]
Kalawit | |
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Municipality of Kalawit | |
Nickname(s): Carabao Capital of Mindanao | |
Map of Zamboanga del Norte with Kalawit highlighted | |
OpenStreetMap | |
Kalawit Location within the Philippines | |
Coordinates: 7°54′18″N 122°31′41″E | |
Country | Philippines |
Region | Zamboanga Peninsula (Region IX) |
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 | Isagani S. Amatong |
• Electorate | 16,407 voters (2019) |
Area | |
• Total | 217.89 km2 (84.13 sq mi) |
Elevation | 133 m (436 ft) |
Population | |
• Total | 23,633 |
• Density | 110/km2 (280/sq mi) |
• Households | 4,821 |
Economy | |
• Income class | 4th municipal income class |
• Poverty incidence | 61.91% (2015)[4] |
• Revenue | ₱80,287,057.44 (2016) |
Time zone | UTC+8 (PST) |
ZIP code | 7124 |
PSGC | |
IDD : area code | +63 (0)65 |
Climate type | tropical climate |
Native languages | Subanon Cebuano Chavacano Tagalog |
Website | kalawit |
It was created by virtue of Republic Act No. 6851 on February 10, 1990.[5]
Barangays
Kalawit is politically subdivided into 14 barangays.
- 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 | |||||||||||||
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Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
Average high °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) |
Average low °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 [6] |
Demographics
Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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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% |
Source: Philippine Statistics Authority [3] [7] [8][9] |
References
- Municipality of Kalawit | (DILG)
- "Province: Zamboanga del Norte". PSGC Interactive. Quezon City, Philippines: Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved 12 November 2016.
- Census of Population (2015). "Region IX (Zamboanga Peninsula)". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. PSA. Retrieved 20 June 2016.
- "PSA releases the 2015 Municipal and City Level Poverty Estimates". Quezon City, Philippines. Retrieved 12 October 2019.
- "Republic Act No. 6851 - An Act Creating the Municipality of Kalawit in the Province of Zamboanga del Norte". Chan Robles Virtual Law Library. 10 February 1990. Retrieved 28 January 2016.
- "Kalawit: Average Temperatures and Rainfall". Meteoblue. Retrieved 30 April 2020.
- Census of Population and Housing (2010). "Region IX (Zamboanga Peninsula)". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. NSO. Retrieved 29 June 2016.
- Censuses of Population (1903–2007). "Region IX (Zamboanga Peninsula)". Table 1. Population Enumerated in Various Censuses by Province/Highly Urbanized City: 1903 to 2007. NSO.
- "Province of Zamboanga del Norte". Municipality Population Data. Local Water Utilities Administration Research Division. Retrieved 17 December 2016.
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