Canlaon
Component city
City of Canlaon
Flag of Canlaon
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Official seal of Canlaon
Seal
Nickname(s): 
The Vegetable Capital of Negros Island, The Summer Capital of Central Visayas
Map of Negros Oriental with Canlaon highlighted
Map of Negros Oriental with Canlaon highlighted
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Canlaon is located in Philippines
Canlaon
Canlaon
Location within the Philippines
Coordinates: 10°23′N 123°12′E / 10.38°N 123.2°E / 10.38; 123.2
CountryPhilippines
RegionCentral Visayas
ProvinceNegros Oriental
District 1st district
FoundedOctober 11, 1946
CityhoodJuly 2, 1967
Barangays12 (see Barangays)
Government
 [1]
 • TypeSangguniang Panlungsod
 • MayorJose Chubasco B. Cardenas (NPC)
 • Vice MayorDiego E. Santiago (IND)
 • RepresentativeJocelyn Sy-Limkaichong
 • City Council
Members
 • Electorate35,355 voters (2022)
Area
[2]
 • Total170.93 km2 (66.00 sq mi)
Elevation
[3]
354 m (1,161 ft)
Highest elevation
2,443 m (8,015 ft)
Lowest elevation
0 m (0 ft)
Population
 (2020 census)[4]
 • Total58,822
 • Density340/km2 (890/sq mi)
 • Households
14,210
Economy
 • Income class4th city income class
 • Poverty incidence
23.60
% (2018)[5]
 • Revenue₱ 604.6 million (2020)
 • Assets₱ 1,554 million (2020)
 • Expenditure₱ 527.2 million (2020)
 • Liabilities₱ 119 million (2020)
Service provider
 • ElectricityNegros Oriental 1 Electric Cooperative (NORECO 1)
Time zoneUTC+8 (PST)
ZIP code
6223
PSGC
074608000
IDD : area code +63 (0)35
Native languagesCebuano
Hiligaynon
Tagalog

Canlaon, officially the City of Canlaon (Cebuano: Dakbayan sa Canlaon; Hiligaynon: Dakbanwa sang Canlaon; Filipino: Lungsod ng Canlaon), is a 4th class component city in the province of Negros Oriental, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 58,822 people.[4]

Canlaon is 166 kilometres (103 mi) from the provincial capital Dumaguete and 94 kilometres (58 mi) from Bacolod, the capital of Negros Occidental. Canlaon is home to the highest peak in its own province, its corresponding island, and the entire Visayas, Mount Kanlaon, which is 2,465 metres (8,087 ft) above sea level at its highest point.

The Banyan Tree (also known as the Century Tree; Balete Tree; Millennium Tree) inside the OISCA Farm is estimated by botanists from Silliman University to be around 1,300 years old. It is home to lizards, bats, and a variety of insects. It may be considered as Canlaon City's main tourist attraction.

History

Canlaon was formerly a part of Vallehermoso as Sitio Mabigo of Barrio Panubigan. In 1941, Isidoro Bautista Sr., a geodetic engineer, along with its residents petitioned the Philippine government to convert Mabigo into a separate municipality.

World War II

During the Second World War, the Japanese Imperial Army captured Canlaon City on April 10, 1942, right after the Battle of Bataan. The Japanese occupation of the city ended in early 1945 when soldiers from the Eighth United States Army under Lieutenant General Robert Eichelberger including the 40th Infantry Division (United States) and the 23rd Infantry Division (United States), landed in Negros Island to drive out the Japanese. On liberating Negros Island, they were assisted by newly formed Philippine Commonwealth Military Forces and local Negrense guerillas who helped in clearing out Japanese pockets of resistance throughout the island. In fact, the honor of liberating Canlaon City from the Japanese went to Philippine Commonwealth soldiers belonging to the 7th, 71st, 73rd and 75th Infantry Regiments of the Philippine Army, the 7th Constabulary Regiment of the Philippine Constabulary and Negrense guerillas.

Post-World War II

Creation as a municipality

On October 11, 1946, President Manuel Roxas signed Executive Order no. 19, creating the municipality of Canlaon consists of two barrios (Mabigo and Panubigan) and nine sitios. It was inaugurated on January 1, 1947. Isidoro Bautista Sr. became its first municipal mayor.

Cityhood

Main article: Cities of the Philippines

Lorenzo Teves, then congressman of the first district of Negros Oriental, filed House Bill 4346 to convert Canlaon into a city. The bill was approved and became Republic Act 3445. However, then President Carlos P. Garcia have not signed the bill. It was only on April 20, 1967, when former president Ferdinand Marcos signed Proclamation no. 193, formally converting the municipality to a city. It took effect on July 2, 1967, making Canlaon the second city in the province after Dumaguete.

Geography

Sunset taken at Kanlaon Volcano's slope

Barangays

Administrative divisions of Canlaon City

Canlaon is politically subdivided into 12 barangays. Each barangay consists of puroks and some have sitios.


PSGC Barangay Population ±% p.a.
2020[4] 2010[6]
074608001 Bayog 5.0% 2,938 2,663 ▴ 0.99%
074608002 Binalbagan 4.4% 2,569 2,109 ▴ 1.99%
074608003 Bucalan 5.5% 3,259 3,187 ▴ 0.22%
074608011 Budlasan 7.7% 4,553 3,768 ▴ 1.91%
074608004 Linothangan 6.9% 4,080 3,406 ▴ 1.82%
074608005 Lumapao 5.9% 3,447 2,680 ▴ 2.55%
074608009 Mabigo (Pob.) 21.1% 12,406 11,356 ▴ 0.89%
074608006 Malaiba 8.5% 4,973 3,956 ▴ 2.31%
074608007 Masulog 10.2% 6,016 5,200 ▴ 1.47%
074608012 Ninoy Aquino 3.8% 2,245 1,674 ▴ 2.98%
074608008 Panubigan 13.1% 7,681 6,109 ▴ 2.32%
074608010 Pula 7.9% 4,655 4,519 ▴ 0.30%
Total 58,822 50,627 ▴ 1.51%

Climate

Climate data for Canlaon, Negros Oriental
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 26
(79) 		27
(81) 		28
(82) 		29
(84) 		28
(82) 		27
(81) 		26
(79) 		27
(81) 		27
(81) 		26
(79) 		26
(79) 		26
(79) 		27
(81)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) 20
(68) 		20
(68) 		20
(68) 		21
(70) 		22
(72) 		22
(72) 		22
(72) 		22
(72) 		22
(72) 		22
(72) 		21
(70) 		20
(68) 		21
(70)
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 (Use with caution: this is modeled/calculated data, not measured locally.)[7]

Demographics

Population census of Canlaon
YearPop.±% p.a.
1948 15,874—    
1960 22,884+3.09%
1970 23,598+0.31%
1975 29,152+4.33%
1980 28,785−0.25%
1990 37,165+2.59%
1995 41,334+2.01%
2000 46,548+2.58%
2007 50,208+1.05%
2010 50,627+0.30%
2015 54,509+1.42%
2020 58,822+1.51%
Source: Philippine Statistics Authority[8][6][9][10]

Language

Cebuano is the main dialect of Canlaon City but Hiligaynon is also spoken as the city borders Negros Occidental. Tagalog and English are rather used as second languages.

Economy

Poverty Incidence of Canlaon
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Source: Philippine Statistics Authority[11][12]
[13][14][15][16][17]


Education

The public schools in Canlaon are administered by the newly formed Schools Division of Canlaon City.

Elementary schools:

High schools:

References

  1. ^  City of Canlaon | (DILG)
  2. ^ "2015 Census of Population, Report No. 3 – Population, Land Area, and Population Density" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. Quezon City, Philippines. August 2016. ISSN 0117-1453. Archived (PDF) from the original on May 25, 2021. Retrieved July 16, 2021.
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  4. ^ a b c Census of Population (2020). "Region VII (Central Visayas)". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved July 8, 2021.
  5. ^ "PSA Releases the 2018 Municipal and City Level Poverty Estimates". Philippine Statistics Authority. December 15, 2021. Retrieved January 22, 2022.
  6. ^ a b Census of Population and Housing (2010). "Region VII (Central Visayas)" (PDF). Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. National Statistics Office. Retrieved June 29, 2016.
  7. ^ "Canlaon: Average Temperatures and Rainfall". Meteoblue. Retrieved May 6, 2020.
  8. ^ Census of Population (2015). "Region VII (Central Visayas)". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved June 20, 2016.
  9. ^ Censuses of Population (1903–2007). "Region VII (Central Visayas)". 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)
  10. ^ "Province of". Municipality Population Data. Local Water Utilities Administration Research Division. Retrieved December 17, 2016.
  11. ^ "Poverty incidence (PI):". Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved December 28, 2020.
  12. ^ "Estimation of Local Poverty in the Philippines" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. November 29, 2005.
  13. ^ "2003 City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. March 23, 2009.
  14. ^ "City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates; 2006 and 2009" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. August 3, 2012.
  15. ^ "2012 Municipal and City Level Poverty Estimates" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. May 31, 2016.
  16. ^ "Municipal and City Level Small Area Poverty Estimates; 2009, 2012 and 2015". Philippine Statistics Authority. July 10, 2019.
  17. ^ "PSA Releases the 2018 Municipal and City Level Poverty Estimates". Philippine Statistics Authority. December 15, 2021. Retrieved January 22, 2022.

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