La Castellana | |
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Municipality of La Castellana | |
Location within the
Philippines | |
Coordinates: 10°21′N 123°04′E / 10.35°N 123.07°E | |
Country | Philippines |
Region | Western Visayas |
Province | Negros Occidental |
District | 5th district |
Named for | Paseo de la Castellana |
Barangays | 13 (see Barangays) |
Government | |
• Type | Sangguniang Bayan |
• Mayor | Alme Rhummyla G. Nicor-Mangilimutan |
• Vice Mayor | Alberto A. Nicor Jr. |
• Representative | Emilio Bernardino L. Yulo III |
• Municipal Council | Members |
• Electorate | 51,361 voters ( 2022) |
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 (2020 census)
[3] | |
• Total | 79,492 |
• Density | 430/km2 (1,100/sq mi) |
• Households | 5,398 |
Economy | |
• Income class | 1st municipal income class |
• Poverty incidence | 26.45 |
• Revenue | ₱ 244.4 million (2020) |
• Assets | ₱ 185.1 million (2020) |
• Expenditure | ₱ 198.2 million (2020) |
• Liabilities | ₱ 65.64 million (2020) |
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 1st class municipality in the province of Negros Occidental, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 79,492 people. [3]
The town is named after the Paseo de la Castellana in Madrid, Spain.
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.
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 [5] |
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 | +1.19% |
Source: Philippine Statistics Authority [6] [7] [8] [9] |
La Castellana is an agricultural town engaged in sugarcane, rice, and banana farming.
Poverty incidence of La Castellana
10
20
30
40
2006
32.40 2009
29.70 2012
29.58 2015
26.11 2018
26.98 2021
26.45 Source: Philippine Statistics Authority [10] [11] [12] [13] [14] [15] [16] [17] |
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.
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