Calapan is a component city and the capital of Oriental Mindoro province, in the Mimaropa region of the Philippines. Founded on January 2, 1917 and granted cityhood on March 21, 1998, it had a 2024 census population of 148,558 across 250.06 square kilometers, the most populous settlement on the island of Mindoro. Known as the Gateway to the Golden Isle, the city serves as the regional center of Mimaropa and its Port of Calapan is the largest and busiest seaport on Mindoro Island.
Facts
Area (sq km) Founding Year Population Estimate Year Elevation (m) Elevation Band Climate Zone Sources
1. Wikipedia: Calapan
Lead paragraph, 2024 census population sentence
According to the 2024 census, it has a population of 148,558 people
Lead paragraph, census year in the population sentence
According to the 2024 census, it has a population of 148,558 people
Infobox, Area, Total
250.06 km2 (96.55 sq mi)
Infobox, Elevation
87 m (285 ft)
Infobox, Coordinates (latitude)
13.414°N 121.18°E
Infobox, Coordinates (longitude)
13.414°N 121.18°E
Infobox: established_date
January 2, 1917
- In Group: Cities of South-eastern Asia (World), Wikipedia infobox, country field
View the Source2. GeoNames: Calapan - GeoNames
GeoNamescities500 record 1720561
13.4117 121.1803 P PPLA PH 41 41 175205000 66008 8 Asia/Manila
Place record, elevation
Elevation ca. 8 m
View the Source 3. Koeppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna): World Map of the Koeppen-Geiger Climate Classification, present climate data
Koeppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna)Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell 13.25, 121.25Quote, Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell 13.25, 121.25
13.25 121.25 Am
Wikidata: Calapan
Wikidata Q107624, class allow-list match verified against P17/real-world identity (w-geo-qidcite-0926).View the Source Reader Challenges (0)
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