La Castellana | |
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Municipality of La Castellana | |
![]() Kanlaon from Brgy. Cabacungan | |
![]() Map of Negros Occidental with La Castellana highlighted | |
Location within the Philippines | |
Coordinates: 10°21′N123°04′E / 10.35°N 123.07°E | |
Country | Philippines |
Region | Negros Island Region |
Province | Negros Occidental |
District | 5th district |
Founded | January 1, 1918 |
Named after | Paseo de la Castellana |
Barangays | 13 (see Barangays) |
Government | |
• Type | Sangguniang Bayan |
• Mayor | Añejo G. Nicor (Lakas) |
• Vice Mayor | Alme Rhummyla G. Nicor-Mangilimutan (UNegA) |
• Representative | Emilio Bernardino L. Yulo III (Lakas) |
• Municipal Council | Members |
• Electorate | 51,604 voters (2025) |
Area | |
• Total | 185.22 km2 (71.51 sq mi) |
Elevation | 77 m (253 ft) |
Highest elevation | 244 m (801 ft) |
Lowest elevation | 25 m (82 ft) |
Population (2024 census) [3] | |
• Total | 82,500 |
• Density | 450/km2 (1,200/sq mi) |
• Households | 5,398 |
Economy | |
• Income class | 1st municipal income class |
• Poverty incidence | 26.45 |
• Revenue | ₱ 328.9 million (2022) |
• Assets | ₱ 359.6 million (2022) |
• Expenditure | ₱ 275.7 million (2022) |
• Liabilities | ₱ 216.9 million (2022) |
Service provider | |
• Electricity | Negros Occidental Electric Cooperative (NOCECO) |
Time zone | UTC+8 (PST) |
ZIP code | 6131 |
PSGC | |
IDD : area code | +63 (0)34 |
Native languages | Hiligaynon Tagalog Cebuano |
La Castellana, officially the Municipality of La Castellana, is a municipality in the province of Negros Occidental, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 79,492 people. [5]
The town is named after the Paseo de la Castellana in Madrid, Spain.
According to popular belief, the early settlers of the town came from Marayo (now Pontevedra), calling their place of settlement as the village of "Lapak". [6]
During the Spanish conquest of the Philippines, the Spaniards named the place "La Castellana" due to its similarity in vegetation with Paseo de la Castellana, Madrid, Spain. Under Spanish colonization, the Spaniards established haciendas and sugar plantations. These improved heavily on the local economy and soon many nationalities and natives flocked to the place to find work and opportunities. La Castellana became one of the major center of trade and commerce in the region. [6]
Under the American colonial government, the municipality was formally established on January 1, 1918. [6] It became a municipality by virtue of Executive Order No. 101, as proclaimed by American Governor-General Francis Burton Harrison. [7]
La Castellana lies at the base of Kanlaon Volcano, known for its natural springs and water falls. It is 65 kilometres (40 mi) from Bacolod and 22 kilometres (14 mi) from Pontevedra.
La Castellana is politically subdivided into 13 barangays. Each barangay consists of puroks and some have sitios.
Climate data for La Castellana, Negros Occidental | |||||||||||||
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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) | 32 (90) | 31 (88) | 30 (86) | 29 (84) | 29 (84) | 29 (84) | 29 (84) | 29 (84) | 28 (82) | 29 (85) |
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 20 (68) | 22 (72) | 23 (73) | 24 (75) | 25 (77) | 25 (77) | 24 (75) | 24 (75) | 24 (75) | 24 (75) | 24 (75) | 23 (73) | 24 (74) |
Average precipitation mm (inches) | 100 (3.9) | 75 (3.0) | 90 (3.5) | 101 (4.0) | 183 (7.2) | 242 (9.5) | 215 (8.5) | 198 (7.8) | 205 (8.1) | 238 (9.4) | 194 (7.6) | 138 (5.4) | 1,979 (77.9) |
Average rainy days | 14.9 | 11.3 | 14.5 | 17.4 | 26.4 | 28.4 | 28.5 | 27.5 | 26.9 | 28.4 | 24.2 | 17.2 | 265.6 |
Source: Meteoblue [8] |
Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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1903 | 5,329 | — |
1918 | 8,087 | +2.82% |
1939 | 16,861 | +3.56% |
1948 | 24,654 | +4.31% |
1960 | 35,630 | +3.12% |
1970 | 34,881 | −0.21% |
1975 | 41,821 | +3.71% |
1980 | 44,684 | +1.33% |
1990 | 54,368 | +1.98% |
1995 | 59,620 | +1.74% |
2000 | 59,102 | −0.19% |
2007 | 70,838 | +2.53% |
2010 | 71,013 | +0.09% |
2015 | 74,855 | +1.01% |
2020 | 79,492 | +1.27% |
2024 | 82,500 | +0.90% |
Source: Philippine Statistics Authority [9] [10] [11] [12] [13] |
La Castellana is an agricultural town engaged in sugarcane, rice, and banana farming.
Poverty incidence of La Castellana
10 20 30 40 50 60 2000 57.79 2003 36.14 2006 32.40 2009 29.70 2012 29.58 2015 26.11 2018 26.98 2021 26.45 Source: Philippine Statistics Authority [14] [15] [16] [17] [18] [19] [20] [21] |
La Castellana holds many festivals namely Bailes de Luces, Banana Festival and Senior San Vicente Ferrer Feast Day where devotees far and near attend to for healing. Caduhada Spring Resort is a popular tourist spot located in Sitio Mambangon, Barangay Cabacungan.