12 Facts About Calapan

Calapan, officially known as the City of Calapan, is a 3rd class component city and capital of the province of Oriental Mindoro, Philippines.

Calapan is one of two cities in the Mimaropa region, the other being Puerto Princesa in Palawan.

Calapan was formerly a small village before the establishment of the first Religious District in Baco.

Calapan was reclassified from a 4th class city in 2007 to a 3rd class city in 2010, on account of its innovations in public service, modernization programs, increased revenue collection, and overall economic improvement.

Calapan is bounded to the north and north-east by the Calapan Bay, south and southeast by Naujan, and to the west by the Baco.

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City of Calapan is divided into 62 barangays, which handles governance in a much smaller area.

Calapan plays a major role in the Philippine economy as one of the major food suppliers in the country.

The top five industries in Calapan are trading, tourism, services, marine and aquatic, and food processing.

Port of Calapan is the primary seaport serving the city which connected through routes to the Batangas International Port in mainland Luzon.

City has an airport, the Calapan Airport, classified as a secondary airport and is used for general aviation handling mostly small planes and choppers with regular trips from Ninoy Aquino International Airport .

One is the Mindoro State University while the other is the City College of Calapan which was opened last June 2008 through the initiative of City Mayor Salvador Leachon.

Calapan has nine national high schools, one of which is the Oriental Mindoro National High School the main campus of the school and the largest public high school in Oriental Mindoro.