Calatrava | |
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| Municipality of Calatrava | |
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| Coordinates:12°37′00″N122°04′15″E / 12.61667°N 122.07083°E /12.61667; 122.07083 | |
| Country | Philippines |
| Region | Mimaropa |
| Province | Romblon |
| District | Lone district |
| Founded | 1810 |
| Barangays | 7 (seeBarangays) |
| Government | |
| • Type | Sangguniang Bayan |
| • Mayor | Robert "Bong" M. Fabella |
| • Vice Mayor | Elizer F. Fiedacan |
| • Representative | Eleandro Jesus F. Madrona |
| • Councilors |
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| • Electorate | 8,189 voters (2025) |
| Area | |
• Total | 86.70 km2 (33.48 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 24 m (79 ft) |
| Highest elevation | 672 m (2,205 ft) |
| Lowest elevation | 0 m (0 ft) |
| Population (2024 census)[3] | |
• Total | 11,254 |
| • Density | 129.8/km2 (336.2/sq mi) |
| • Households | 2,686 |
| Economy | |
| • Income class | 5th municipal income class |
| • Poverty incidence | 27.25 |
| • Revenue | ₱ 110.6 million (2022) |
| • Assets | ₱ 258.3 million (2022) |
| • Expenditure | ₱ 75.6 million (2022) |
| • Liabilities | ₱ 38.24 million (2022) |
| Service provider | |
| • Electricity | Tablas Island Electric Cooperative (TIELCO) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (PST) |
| ZIP code | 5503 |
| PSGC | |
| IDD : area code | +63 (0)42 |
| Native languages | Bantoanon Ati Tagalog |
Calatrava, officially theMunicipality of Calatrava (Asi:Banwa it Calatrava,Filipino:Bayan ng Calatrava, formerlyAndagao), is amunicipality in theprovince ofRomblon,Philippines. According to the 2024 census, it has a population of 11,254 people.[5]
Calatrava, once a barrio in the town ofSan Agustin (then calledBadajoz) inTablas Island. During pre-Spanish period, the place was called"Andagao", named after a medicinal plant growing in abundance everywhere in the locality especially in places along the shore.
Around 1810, the first settlers in Andagao migrated fromBanton andRomblon islands, as well as in central parts of Tablas Island, in search of lands more suitable for agriculture. TheSimaranhons,Sibalenhons andBantoanons were the first settlers of the municipality and joined later by migrants fromOdiongan of which, like them, spokeAsi. Today, this group of people made up the great portion of its residents, while the northern barangays of Linao, Pangulo and Talisay have significantRomblomanon residents.Onhan settlers originally from central Tablas decided to settle in the southern barangay of Balogo.
Around 1838, Andagao was organized into afundacion (settlement) attached tovisita (village) of Odiongan under thepueblo ofBanton by theSpanish colonial authorities. The following year, a Spanish friar named Padre Jose Aznar from the parish of Banton visited the place and planned the construction of its firstRoman Catholic church made of wood and limestone. Eleuterio Asuncion, the barrio'scabeza de barangay spearheaded its construction. After the church was completed, Andagao immediately progressed and developed. In 1850, people started using family names beginning with letter "F" as decreed bySpanishGovernor-GeneralNarciso Claveria issued on 21 November 1848.[6]
In 1853, after the creation of the District of Romblon, 17 new towns were created which included Andagao. This was Calatrava's first proclamation as a municipality. However, when the District of Romblon was elevated into a full-pledge province a total of 15 towns were abolished, including Andagao. On 11 January 1868, Romblon became a fully pledged province and Andagao reverted to its former status as a visita and it was annexed to the town of Guintiguian (renamed Badajoz on August 28, 1868, nowSan Agustin).
On 14 June 1881, Andagao was renamed Calatrava during the term of the controversial military governor of Romblon, Don Jose Fernandez de Terran (1880–1883), after theMilitary Order of Calatrava, which was founded by theCistercian monkSt. Raymond of Fitero and tasked to defend the castle of Calatrava and other crucial towns and cities in theAndalucian region from invasions and attacks from theMoors.
Calatrava remained part of Badajoz municipality throughout theAmerican colonial period until 4 June 1940, when Commonwealth Act No. 581 (authored by Congressman Leonardo Festin) was passed and created the special municipality of Tablas, with its seat at Odiongan. The town of Badajoz became part of the new municipality and was represented with one special municipal councilor at the municipal council in Odiongan. Calatrava, being abarrio of Badajoz then, was not represented. On 4 June 1943, during theSecond World War, the special municipality of Calatrava was created upon the sponsorship of the guerrilla movement regime under theRevolutionary Republic of the Philippines. Its first and onlymayor then was Benito Famini, Sr. who served up to the liberation period. This was Calatrava's second proclamation as a municipality.
On 1 October 1946 Commonwealth Act No. 581 was repealed through the passage of Republic Act No. 38[7] sponsored by Congressman Modesto Formilleza. Badajoz regained back its independent municipal status and Calatrava was annexed back to Badajoz municipality as a barrio. The same year, a three-man delegation composed of Pablo Fetalino, Lauriano Falcutila, Sr. and Jose Capa from Calatrava went toManila to lobby for a bill inCongress that will establish Calatrava as an independent municipality but it didn't push through.
On 15 June 1968, through the sponsorship Congressman Jose Moreno, Republic Act No. 5317 was drafted and approved which finally established Calatrava as an independent municipality. Thus Calatrava became Romblon's 15th independent constituency under the category of municipal-district. This was Calatrava's third proclamation as a municipality.[8]
Calatrava is situated along the northern coastal plains and rugged terrain ofTablas Island. It is bounded on the north byTablas Strait, on the east by municipality ofSan Agustin, on the south and west by the municipality ofSan Andres. The municipality has a total land area of 8,670 hectares (21,400 acres) constituting 6.39% of Romblon's land area.[9]
Calatrava is politically subdivided into 7barangays. Each barangay consists ofpuroks and some havesitios.
| Climate data for Calatrava, Romblon | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 28 (82) | 29 (84) | 30 (86) | 31 (88) | 31 (88) | 30 (86) | 29 (84) | 29 (84) | 29 (84) | 29 (84) | 29 (84) | 28 (82) | 29 (85) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 21 (70) | 21 (70) | 22 (72) | 23 (73) | 25 (77) | 25 (77) | 25 (77) | 25 (77) | 25 (77) | 24 (75) | 23 (73) | 22 (72) | 23 (74) |
| Averageprecipitation mm (inches) | 31 (1.2) | 20 (0.8) | 25 (1.0) | 39 (1.5) | 152 (6.0) | 269 (10.6) | 314 (12.4) | 285 (11.2) | 303 (11.9) | 208 (8.2) | 95 (3.7) | 70 (2.8) | 1,811 (71.3) |
| Average rainy days | 9.5 | 7.1 | 9.0 | 11.3 | 21.0 | 25.7 | 28.1 | 26.5 | 27.3 | 24.6 | 16.5 | 12.1 | 218.7 |
| Source: Meteoblue(Use with caution: this is modeled/calculated data, not measured locally.)[10] | |||||||||||||
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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| 1970 | 4,754 | — |
| 1975 | 5,682 | +3.64% |
| 1980 | 6,115 | +1.48% |
| 1990 | 7,463 | +2.01% |
| 1995 | 7,734 | +0.67% |
| 2000 | 8,878 | +3.00% |
| 2007 | 9,726 | +1.27% |
| 2010 | 9,776 | +0.19% |
| 2015 | 10,275 | +0.95% |
| 2020 | 11,342 | +2.10% |
| 2024 | 11,254 | −0.19% |
| Source:Philippine Statistics Authority[11][12][13][14][15] | ||
According to the 2024 census, Calatrava has a population of 11,254 people.
Asi is the native language ofBarangay Poblacion, Pagsangahan and San Roque, while both Asi andIni are used in Barangay Talisay, Linao and Pangulo.Onhan is used by majority of Barangay Balogo's inhabitants, however in some of its sitios, both Asi and Ini are also being used regularly by its native residents.
Poverty incidence of Calatrava
Source:Philippine Statistics Authority[16][17][18][19][20][21][22][23]
As a municipality in the Province of Romblon, government officials in the provincial level are voted by the electorates of the town. The provincial government have political jurisdiction over local transactions of the municipal government.
Pursuant to Chapter II, Title II, Book III of Republic Act 7160 or the Local Government Code of 1991,[24] the municipal government is composed of amayor (alkalde), avice mayor (bise alkalde) andmembers (kagawad) of the legislative branchSangguniang Bayan alongside a secretary to the said legislature, all of which are elected to a three-year term and are eligible to run for three consecutive terms. The incumbent mayor and vice mayor for the 2019–2022 term are Marieta Babera fromLAKAS-CMD and Dishan Servañez y Fondevilla fromPDP–Laban party, respectively.
Barangays are also headed by elected officials:Barangay Captain,Barangay Council, whose members are calledBarangay Councilors. The barangays have SK federation which represents the barangay, headed by SK chairperson and whose members are called SK councilors. All officials are also elected every three years.
The San Agustin-Calatrava Schools District Office governs all educational institutions within the municipality. It oversees the management and operations of all private and public, from primary to secondary schools.[25]
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