Kalawit

Kalawit
Municipality
Municipality of Kalawit
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Nickname:  Carabao Capital of Mindanao
Map of Zamboanga del Norte with Kalawit highlighted
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Kalawit Location within the Philippines
Coordinates: 7°54′18″N122°31′41″E / 7.905092°N 122.527947°E / 7.905092; 122.527947
Country	Philippines
Region	Zamboanga Peninsula
Province	Zamboanga del Norte
District	3rd district
Barangays	14 (see Barangays)
Government   [1]
• Type	Sangguniang Bayan
•  Mayor	Arcel C. Antojado (Lakas)
•  Vice Mayor	Rey Y. Bihag (Lakas)
•  Representative	Adrian Michael A. Amatong (Liberal)
•  Municipal Council	Members Edwin P. Dumajel Richel A. Lañojan Camilo C. Banao Marlon O. Maata George S. Lugsanay Juvelyn S. Tan Litley Vearl R. Pingkian Junrey A. Laurencio
•  Electorate	17,127 voters (2025)
Area [2]
• 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  (2024 census) [3]
• Total	23,381
• Density	110/km2 (280/sq mi)
•  Households	5,763
Economy
•  Income class	4th municipal income class
•  Poverty incidence	54.75 % (2021) [4]
•  Revenue	₱ 179.8 million (2022)
•  Assets	₱ 282.4 million (2022)
•  Expenditure	₱ 132.4 million (2022)
•  Liabilities	₱ 48.06 million (2022)
Service provider
• Electricity	Zamboanga del Norte Electric Cooperative (ZANECO)
Time zone	UTC+8 (PST)
ZIP code	7124
PSGC	0907227000
IDD  :  area code	+63 (0)65
Native languages	Subanon Cebuano Chavacano Tagalog
Website	kalawit.zamboangadelnorte.com

Kalawit, officially the Municipality of Kalawit (Cebuano : Lungsod sa Kalawit; Subanen: Benwa Kalawit; Chavacano: Municipalidad de Kalawit; Tagalog : Bayan ng Kalawit), is a municipality in the province of Zamboanga del Norte, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 23,812 people. ^[5]

It was created by virtue of Republic Act No. 6851 on February 10, 1990. ^[6]

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 [7]

Demographics

Population census of Kalawit

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	+0.16%
2024	23,381	−0.44%
Source: Philippine Statistics Authority [8] [9] [10] [11] [12]

Economy

Poverty incidence of Kalawit

10 20 30 40 50 60 70 2000 63.36 2003 47.17 2006 60.40 2009 65.83 2012 52.94 2015 61.91 2018 56.47 2021 54.75 Source: Philippine Statistics Authority [13] [14] [15] [16] [17] [18] [19] [20]

References

1.   Municipality of Kalawit | (DILG)
2. "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.
3. "2024 Census of Population (POPCEN) Population Counts Declared Official by the President". Philippine Statistics Authority. 17 July 2025. Retrieved 18 July 2025.
4. "PSA Releases the 2021 City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates". Philippine Statistics Authority. 2 April 2024. Retrieved 28 April 2024.
5. "2024 Census of Population (POPCEN) Population Counts Declared Official by the President". Philippine Statistics Authority. 17 July 2025. Retrieved 18 July 2025.
6. "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.
7. "Kalawit: Average Temperatures and Rainfall". Meteoblue. Retrieved 30 April 2020.
8. "2024 Census of Population (POPCEN) Population Counts Declared Official by the President". Philippine Statistics Authority. 17 July 2025. Retrieved 18 July 2025.
9. Census of Population (2015). "Region IX (Zamboanga Peninsula)". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. Philippine Statistics Authority . Retrieved 20 June 2016.
10. Census of Population and Housing (2010). "Region IX (Zamboanga Peninsula)" (PDF). Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. National Statistics Office . Retrieved 29 June 2016.
11. Censuses of Population (1903–2007). "Region IX (Zamboanga Peninsula)". Table 1. Population Enumerated in Various Censuses by Province/Highly Urbanized City: 1903 to 2007. National Statistics Office.
12. "Province of". Municipality Population Data. Local Water Utilities Administration Research Division. Retrieved 17 December 2016.
13. "Poverty incidence (PI):". Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved December 28, 2020.
14. "Estimation of Local Poverty in the Philippines" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. 29 November 2005.
15. "2003 City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. 23 March 2009.
16. "City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates; 2006 and 2009" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. 3 August 2012.
17. "2012 Municipal and City Level Poverty Estimates" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. 31 May 2016.
18. "Municipal and City Level Small Area Poverty Estimates; 2009, 2012 and 2015". Philippine Statistics Authority. 10 July 2019.
19. "PSA Releases the 2018 Municipal and City Level Poverty Estimates". Philippine Statistics Authority. 15 December 2021. Retrieved 22 January 2022.
20. "PSA Releases the 2021 City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates". Philippine Statistics Authority. 2 April 2024. Retrieved 28 April 2024.

External links

• Kalawit Profile at PhilAtlas.com
• Philippine Standard Geographic Code
• Philippine Census Information