Capalonga | |
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| Municipality of Capalonga | |
_-_Flickr.jpg) Coast of Capalonga | |
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| Motto(s): Sibol Capalonga: Sibol, Unlad, Sigla. Capalonga Baga! | |
 Map of Camarines Norte with Capalonga highlighted | |
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.svg)  Capalonga Location within thePhilippines | |
| Coordinates:14°19′53″N122°29′34″E / 14.3314°N 122.4928°E /14.3314; 122.4928 | |
| Country | Philippines |
| Region | Bicol Region |
| Province | Camarines Norte |
| District | 1st district |
| Founded | 1634 |
| Barangays | 22 (seeBarangays) |
| Government | |
| • Type | Sangguniang Bayan |
| • Mayor | Luz E. Ricasio |
| • Vice Mayor | Marsha B. Esturas |
| • Representative | Josefina B. Tallado |
| • Municipal Council | Members
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| • Electorate | 22,764 voters (2022) |
| Area | |
• Total | 290.00 km2 (111.97 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 17 m (56 ft) |
| Highest elevation | 170 m (560 ft) |
| Lowest elevation | 0 m (0 ft) |
| Population (2020 census)[3] | |
• Total | 36,223 |
| • Density | 120/km2 (320/sq mi) |
| • Households | 8,344 |
| Economy | |
| • Income class | 1st municipal income class |
| • Poverty incidence | 32.39 |
| • Revenue | ₱ 233.9 million (2022) |
| • Assets | ₱ 563.2 million (2022) |
| • Expenditure | ₱ 147.5 million (2022) |
| • Liabilities | ₱ 73.25 million (2022) |
| Service provider | |
| • Electricity | Camarines Norte Electric Cooperative (CANORECO) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (PST) |
| ZIP code | 4607 |
| PSGC | |
| IDD : area code | +63 (0)54 |
| Native languages | Tagalog |
Capalonga, officially theMunicipality of Capalonga (Tagalog:Bayan ng Capalonga), is amunicipality in theprovince ofCamarines Norte,Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 36,223 people.[3]
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Agtas and Dumagats are believed to be the first inhabitants of village used to be called "Apalong". This name was derived from a wild plant called "Palong Manok", which looks like a rooster's comb. It is said that whenever the settlers ofApalong went to other places and asked where they came from, the usual reply is "We came fromKapalungan". Historians may comment that the natives were either referring to their place which has many "Palong" (roster's comb) or maybe they wanted identification for their settlement. Whatever it was, no record will show and no one at that time is still living, what is clearly known to Capalongueños is that this place was and still is an environment of flowers calledPalong Manok.In 1572, the Spanish Conquistador CaptJuan de Salcedo and his men reached pacific shores and landed onKapalongan settlement. Instead of finding gold, they found abundant wild beautiful red flowers that looked like roster's comb. The Spaniards built a church, formed a government, and the village was made a town and officially named Capalonga. The Spaniards for some years persisted on mining for gold at Sitio Maglagonlong, and the Spanish control was described to be brutal, harsh and full of harassment until they went away leaving behind imprints on the community's cultural heritage.
It is also believed that the first migrants of Capalonga came from the neighboring province ofTayabas (now Quezon). This is the reason that out of the twelve (12) municipalities ofCamarines Norte, Capalonga has the highest rating and accent in speaking theTagalog language. However, with the continuous migration process, mixed dialects has been produced. Today, like other places in the country, the dialects of the residents were enriched by various local medium of expression, thereby making no difference from the trend of other political units.
Without roads and being isolated from other towns by mountains, forest, rivers and sea, Capalonga remained relatively undeveloped by commerce and industry as late as the 1950s. In 1956, the road to Capalonga was opened. Still, growth had been slow untilMartial law changed the pace. It was in the years 1987 to 1992 that all wooden and temporary bridges have been replaced by concrete bridges. Likewise, in the late part of 2003 up to the present, the paving of the Bagong Silang - Capalonga Road has started and existence of the air-conditioned van transport is now available as a result.
On June 21, 1969, ten barangays were excised from Capalonga to form the new municipality ofSanta Elena by virtue of Republic Act No. 5480.[5]
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1903 | 1,817 | — |
| 1918 | 2,311 | +1.62% |
| 1939 | 4,313 | +3.02% |
| 1948 | 5,318 | +2.35% |
| 1960 | 15,505 | +9.33% |
| 1970 | 17,891 | +1.44% |
| 1975 | 20,904 | +3.17% |
| 1980 | 21,718 | +0.77% |
| 1990 | 23,557 | +0.82% |
| 1995 | 25,336 | +1.37% |
| 2000 | 26,577 | +1.03% |
| 2007 | 29,683 | +1.54% |
| 2010 | 31,299 | +1.95% |
| 2015 | 32,215 | +0.55% |
| 2020 | 36,223 | +2.33% |
| Source:Philippine Statistics Authority[6][7][8][9] | ||
In the 2020 census, the population of Capalonga was 36,223 people,[3] with a density of 120 inhabitants per square kilometre or 310 inhabitants per square mile.
Capalonga is politically subdivided into 22barangays. Each barangay consists ofpuroks and some havesitios.
In 1955, the sitio of Ilayang Basiad was converted into the barrio of San Pedro.[10]
| Climate data for Capalonga, Camarines Norte | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 26 (79) | 27 (81) | 29 (84) | 31 (88) | 31 (88) | 30 (86) | 29 (84) | 29 (84) | 29 (84) | 29 (84) | 28 (82) | 27 (81) | 29 (84) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 22 (72) | 22 (72) | 22 (72) | 23 (73) | 24 (75) | 24 (75) | 24 (75) | 24 (75) | 24 (75) | 24 (75) | 24 (75) | 23 (73) | 23 (74) |
| Averageprecipitation mm (inches) | 51 (2.0) | 35 (1.4) | 37 (1.5) | 39 (1.5) | 91 (3.6) | 131 (5.2) | 168 (6.6) | 132 (5.2) | 162 (6.4) | 184 (7.2) | 166 (6.5) | 101 (4.0) | 1,297 (51.1) |
| Average rainy days | 13.4 | 10.5 | 11.8 | 12.0 | 19.8 | 24.1 | 26.7 | 25.1 | 25.3 | 23.9 | 21.2 | 17.6 | 231.4 |
| Source: Meteoblue(Use with caution: this is modeled/calculated data, not measured locally.)[11] | |||||||||||||
Poverty incidence of Capalonga
10 20 30 40 50 60 2000 56.37 2003 54.03 2006 48.40 2009 48.19 2012 40.89 2015 48.74 2018 38.70 2021 32.39 Source:Philippine Statistics Authority[12][13][14][15][16][17][18][19] |
Places adjacent to Capalonga | |
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 Province ofCamarines Norte | |
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Daet (capital and largest municipality) | |
| Municipalities | |
