Calatrava, Romblon

Coordinates: 12°37′00″N 122°04′15″E / 12.61667°N 122.07083°E / 12.61667; 122.07083
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Calatrava
Municipality
Municipality of Calatrava
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Calatrava is located in Philippines
Calatrava
Calatrava
Location within the Philippines
Coordinates: 12°37′00″N 122°04′15″E / 12.61667°N 122.07083°E / 12.61667; 122.07083
CountryPhilippines
RegionMimaropa
ProvinceRomblon
District Lone district
Founded
1810
Barangays7 (see
Vice Mayor
Dishan F. Servañez[1]
 • RepresentativeEleandro Jesus F. Madrona
 • Councilors
  • Monching Magbata
  • Dilbert Motin
  • Wilfredo Famorcan
  • Elmer Fortu
  • Alan Famini
  • Marnal Mores
  • Roger Sixon
  • Gal Ferrancullo
 • 
ZIP code
5503
PSGC
175904000
IDD : area code +63 (0)42
Native languagesBantoanon
Ati
Tagalog

Calatrava, officially the Municipality of Calatrava (

province of Romblon, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 11,342 people.[4]

History

Early history

Calatrava, once a barrio in the town of San Agustin (then called Badajoz) in Tablas Island. During pre-Spanish period, the place was called "Andagao", named after a medicinal plant growing in abundance everywhere in the locality especially in places along the shore.

Around 1810, the first settlers in Andagao migrated from

Onhan
settlers originally from central Tablas decided to settle in the southern barangay of Balogo.

Around 1838, Andagao was organized into a fundacion (settlement) attached to visita (village) of Odiongan under the pueblo of

cabeza de barangay spearheaded its construction. After the church was completed, Andagao immediately progressed and developed. In 1850, people started using family names beginning with letter "F" as decreed by Spanish Governor-General Narciso Claveria issued on 21 November 1848.[6]

In 1853, after the creation of the District of Romblon, 17 new towns were created which included Andagao. This was Calatrava's first proclamation as a municipality. However, when the District of Romblon was elevated into a full-pledge province a total of 15 towns were abolished, including Andagao. On 11 January 1868, Romblon became a fully pledged province and Andagao reverted to its former status as a visita and it was annexed to the town of Guintiguian (renamed Badajoz on August 28, 1868, now San Agustin).

On 14 June 1881, Andagao was renamed Calatrava during the term of the controversial military governor of Romblon, Don Jose Fernandez de Terran (1880–1883), after the

Andalucian region from invasions and attacks from the Moors
.

Modern history

Calatrava remained part of Badajoz municipality throughout the

Revolutionary Republic of the Philippines. Its first and only mayor
then was Benito Famini, Sr. who served up to the liberation period. This was Calatrava's second proclamation as a municipality.

On 1 October 1946 Commonwealth Act No. 581 was repealed through the passage of Republic Act No. 38[7] sponsored by Congressman Modesto Formilleza. Badajoz regained back its independent municipal status and Calatrava was annexed back to Badajoz municipality as a barrio. The same year, a three-man delegation composed of Pablo Fetalino, Lauriano Falcutila, Sr. and Jose Capa from Calatrava went to Manila to lobby for a bill in Congress that will establish Calatrava as an independent municipality but it didn't push through.

On 15 June 1968, through the sponsorship Congressman Jose Moreno, Republic Act No. 5317 was drafted and approved which finally established Calatrava as an independent municipality. Thus Calatrava became Romblon's 15th independent constituency under the category of municipal-district. This was Calatrava's third proclamation as a municipality.[8]

Geography

Calatrava is situated along the northern coastal plains and rugged terrain of Tablas Island. It is bounded on the north by Tablas Strait, on the east by municipality of San Agustin, on the south and west by the municipality of San Andres. The municipality has a total land area of 8,670 hectares (21,400 acres) constituting 6.39% of Romblon's land area.[9]

Barangays

Calatrava is politically subdivided into 7

sitios
.

  • Balogo
  • Linao
  • Poblacion
  • Pagsangahan
  • Pangulo
  • San Roque
  • Talisay

Climate

Climate data for Calatrava, Romblon
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) 		31
(88) 		31
(88) 		30
(86) 		29
(84) 		29
(84) 		29
(84) 		29
(84) 		29
(84) 		28
(82) 		29
(85)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) 21
(70) 		21
(70) 		22
(72) 		23
(73) 		25
(77) 		25
(77) 		25
(77) 		25
(77) 		25
(77) 		24
(75) 		23
(73) 		22
(72) 		23
(74)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 31
(1.2) 		20
(0.8) 		25
(1.0) 		39
(1.5) 		152
(6.0) 		269
(10.6) 		314
(12.4) 		285
(11.2) 		303
(11.9) 		208
(8.2) 		95
(3.7) 		70
(2.8) 		1,811
(71.3)
Average rainy days 9.5 7.1 9.0 11.3 21.0 25.7 28.1 26.5 27.3 24.6 16.5 12.1 218.7
Source: Meteoblue (Use with caution: this is modeled/calculated data, not measured locally.)[10]

Demographics

Population census of Calatrava
YearPop.±% p.a.
1970 4,754—    
1975 5,682+3.64%
1980 6,115+1.48%
1990 7,463+2.01%
1995 7,734+0.67%
2000 8,878+3.00%
2007 9,726+1.27%
2010 9,776+0.19%
2015 10,275+0.95%
2020 11,342+1.96%
Source: Philippine Statistics Authority[11][12][13][14]

According to the 2015 census, Calatrava has a population of 10,275 people.

Asi is the native language of Barangay Poblacion, Pagsangahan and San Roque, while both Asi and Ini are used in Barangay Talisay, Linao and Pangulo. Onhan
is used by majority of Barangay Balogo's inhabitants, however in some of its sitios, both Asi and Ini are also being used regularly by its native residents.

Economy

Poverty Incidence of Calatrava
Source: Philippine Statistics Authority[15][16]
[17][18][19][20][21]


Government

Local government

Main article:
Philippine municipality

As a municipality in the Province of Romblon, government officials in the provincial level are voted by the electorates of the town. The provincial government have political jurisdiction over local transactions of the municipal government.

Pursuant to Chapter II, Title II, Book III of Republic Act 7160 or the Local Government Code of 1991,

PDP–Laban
party, respectively.

Barangays are also headed by elected officials:

Barangay Councilors
. The barangays have SK federation which represents the barangay, headed by SK chairperson and whose members are called SK councilors. All officials are also elected every three years.

See also

  • Mayor of Calatrava, Romblon

References

  1. ^ a b "Halalan 2019 Philippine Election Results". ABS-CBN News.
  2. (DILG)
  3. ISSN 0117-1453. Archived
    (PDF) from the original on May 25, 2021. Retrieved July 16, 2021.
  4. ^ a b Census of Population (2020). "Mimaropa". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
  5. ^ "PSA Releases the 2018 Municipal and City Level Poverty Estimates". Philippine Statistics Authority. 15 December 2021. Retrieved 22 January 2022.
  6. ^ Jernegan, Prescott Ford (1905) "A Short History of the Philippines: For use in Philippine schools". pp. 232-234. D. Appleton and Company, New York.
  7. ^ Republic Act No. 38 LawPH.com Retrieved 2012-04-16
  8. ^ An Act Creating the Municipal District of Calatrava in the Province of Romblon Archived 2012-05-31 at the Wayback Machine Congress of the Philippines. LawPH.com Retrieved on 2012-04-16
  9. ^ Profile: Calatrava Romblon Travel Guide. Retrieved on 2012-04-16.
  10. ^ "Calatrava: Average Temperatures and Rainfall". Meteoblue. Retrieved 28 April 2020.
  11. ^ Census of Population (2015). "Region IV-B (Mimaropa)". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved 20 June 2016.
  12. ^ Census of Population and Housing (2010). "Region IV-B (Mimaropa)" (PDF). Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. National Statistics Office. Retrieved 29 June 2016.
  13. ^ Censuses of Population (1903–2007). "Region IV-B (Mimaropa)". Table 1. Population Enumerated in Various Censuses by Province/Highly Urbanized City: 1903 to 2007. National Statistics Office.{{cite encyclopedia}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  14. ^ "Province of Romblon". Municipality Population Data.
    Local Water Utilities Administration
    Research Division. Retrieved 17 December 2016.
  15. ^ "Poverty incidence (PI):". Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved December 28, 2020.
  16. ^ "Poverty Incidence, 2000" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. 29 November 2005.
  17. ^ "Poverty Incidence, 2003" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. 23 March 2009.
  18. ^ "Poverty Incidence, 2006" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. 3 August 2012.
  19. ^ "Poverty Incidence, 2012" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. 31 May 2016.
  20. ^ "Poverty Incidence, 2015". Philippine Statistics Authority. 10 July 2019.
  21. ^ "PSA Releases the 2018 Municipal and City Level Poverty Estimates". Philippine Statistics Authority. 15 December 2021. Retrieved 22 January 2022.
  22. ^ "An Act Providing for a Local Government Code of 1991". The LawPhil Project. 8th Congress of the Republic of the Philippines. Retrieved April 21, 2014.

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