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Caluya
Caluya | |
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| Municipality of Caluya | |
 Caluya islands satellite image captured by Sentinel-2 in 2016 | |
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 Map of Antique with Caluya highlighted | |
OpenStreetMap  | |
.svg)  Caluya Location in the Philippines | |
| Coordinates: 11°55′55″N 121°32′53″E / 11.932°N 121.548°E | |
| Country | Philippines |
| Region | Western Visayas |
| Province | Antique |
| District | Lone district |
| Barangays | 18 (see Barangays) |
| Government | |
| • Type | Sangguniang Bayan |
| • Mayor | Rigil Kent G. Lim |
| • Vice Mayor | Genevive L. Reyes |
| • Representative | Loren Legarda |
| • Municipal Council | Members |
| • Electorate | 23,998 voters (2022) |
| Area | |
• Total | 132.13 km2 (51.02 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 5.0 m (16.4 ft) |
| Highest elevation (Mount Caluya) | 170 m (560 ft) |
| Lowest elevation | 0 m (0 ft) |
| Population (2020 census)[3] | |
• Total | 38,908 |
| • Density | 290/km2 (760/sq mi) |
| • Households | 9,044 |
| Demonym | Caluyanon |
| Economy | |
| • Income class | 1st municipal income class |
| • Poverty incidence | 27.92 |
| • Revenue | ₱ 1,011 million (2020) |
| • Assets | ₱ 3,502 million (2020) |
| • Expenditure | ₱ 521.2 million (2020) |
| • Liabilities | ₱ 761.6 million (2020) |
| Service provider | |
| • Electricity | Antique Electric Cooperative (ANTECO) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (PST) |
| ZIP code | 5711 |
| PSGC | |
| IDD : area code | +63 (0)36 |
| Native languages | Caluyanon Karay-a Hiligaynon Tagalog |
Caluya, officially the Municipality of Caluya (Kinaray-a: Banwa kang Caluya; Hiligaynon: Banwa sang Caluya; Tagalog: Bayan ng Caluya), is a municipality in the province of Antique, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 38,908 people,[3] making it the sixth most populous municipality in the province.
Semirara Island has an area of 55 km2 (21 sq mi), and is home to the Panian Mine, a vast open-pit coal mine in operation since 1999, and the Unong Mine, which was active from 1984 to 2000.[5]
- ^ Municipality of Caluya | (DILG)
- ^ "2015 Census of Population, Report No. 3 – Population, Land Area, and Population Density" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. Quezon City, Philippines. August 2016. ISSN 0117-1453. Archived (PDF) from the original on May 25, 2021. Retrieved July 16, 2021.
- ^ a b Census of Population (2020). "Region VI (Western Visayas)". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
- ^ "PSA Releases the 2021 City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates". Philippine Statistics Authority. 2 April 2024. Retrieved 28 April 2024.
- ^ "About Semirara". Makati, Philippines: Semirara Mining Corporation. Archived from the original on 18 February 2013. Retrieved 8 February 2013.
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