Kalawit

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]

Kalawit
Municipality
Municipality of Kalawit
Flag Seal
Nickname:  Carabao Capital of Mindanao
Map of Zamboanga del Norte with Kalawit highlighted
OpenStreetMap
Kalawit Location within the Philippines
Coordinates: 7°54′18″N 122°31′41″E
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

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]