Calauag
Calauag
Kalawag (Old Tagalog) | |
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| Municipality of Calauag | |
Calauag Rotonda | |
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Flag Seal | |
| Etymology: Tortoise | |
Map of Quezon with Calauag highlighted | |
Interactive map of Calauag | |
Calauag Location within the Philippines | |
| Coordinates: 13°57′27″N 122°17′15″E / 13.9575°N 122.2875°E | |
| Country | Philippines |
| Region | Calabarzon |
| Province | Quezon |
| District | 4th district |
| Founded | May 25, 1584 |
| Barangays | 81 (see Barangays) |
| Government | |
| • Type | Sangguniang Bayan |
| • Mayor | Rosalina O. Visorde |
| • Vice Mayor | Leah M. dela Cruz |
| • Representative | Keith Micah Tan |
| • Municipal Council | Members |
| • Electorate | 50,587 voters (2025) |
| Area | |
• Total | 324.71 km2 (125.37 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 30 m (98 ft) |
| Highest elevation | 240 m (790 ft) |
| Lowest elevation | 0 m (0 ft) |
| Population (2024 census) | |
• Total | 68,999 |
| • Rank | 8th |
| • Density | Preview warning: Malformed population value |
| • Households | 18,133 |
| excluding 9 Barangays from East Quezon, currently occupied by Santa Elena | |
| Demonym(s) | Calauagenian (English) Calauagin (Tagalog) Calauageño/-a (Filipino) |
| Economy | |
| • Income class | 1st municipal income class |
| • Poverty incidence | 21.1 |
| • Revenue | ₱ 321.2 million (2022) |
| • Assets | ₱ 852 million (2022) |
| • IRA | 156,692,905.00 (2017) |
| • Expenditure | ₱ 238.2 million (2022) |
| • Liabilities | ₱ 194.5 million (2022) |
| Utilities | |
| • Electricity | Quezon 1 Electric Cooperative (QUEZELCO 1) |
| • Water | Calauag Water District |
| • Telecommunications | (Wireless) Smart, Globe, DITO |
| • Fixed line Telecommunications | PLDT, Calauag CATV System-Internet |
| • Cable TV | Calauag CATV System |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (PST) |
| ZIP code | 4318 |
| PSGC | |
| IDD : area code | +63 (0)42 |
| Native languages | |
| Sister towns | Guinayangan Tagkawayan Buenavista |
| Major religions | Roman Catholic, Protestantism, Islam |
| Feast date | June 29 |
| Catholic diocese | Diocese of Gumaca |
| Patron saint | Peter the Apostle Virgin of Fatima |
| Numbered highways | N1-Maharlika Highway N68-Quirino Highway |
| Website | www |
Calauag, officially the Municipality of Calauag (Tagalog: [kaˈlaʊag]; Tagalog: Bayan ng Calauag), is a municipality in the province of Quezon, Philippines. According to the 2024 census, it has a population of 68,999 people.