Calaca is a 1st class municipality in the Province of Batangas, Philippines

Philippines

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. According to the latest census, it has a population of 64,966 people in 11,306 households.

The mayor of this municipality is Sofronio "Nas" C. Ona .

It is the home of the lively Calacatchara festival (a portmanteau of Calaca and achara (chutney

Chutney

Chutney is a a condiment used in South Asian cuisine that usually contains a spice and vegetable mix.Chutneys are wet or dry, having a coarse to fine texture. The Anglo-Indian loan word refers to fresh and pickled preparations indiscriminately, with preserves often sweetened. At least several...

) named after the famous Philippine dish Atchara (chutney

Chutney

Chutney is a a condiment used in South Asian cuisine that usually contains a spice and vegetable mix.Chutneys are wet or dry, having a coarse to fine texture. The Anglo-Indian loan word refers to fresh and pickled preparations indiscriminately, with preserves often sweetened. At least several...

) (made from papaya

Papaya

The papaya , papaw, or pawpaw is the fruit of the plant Carica papaya, the sole species in the genus Carica of the plant family Caricaceae...

).

Barangays

Calaca is politically subdivided into 40 barangay

Barangay

A barangay is the smallest administrative division in the Philippines and is the native Filipino term for a village, district or ward...

s.

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External links

• Official Website of the Municipality of Calaca
• Philippine Standard Geographic Code
• 2000 Philippine Census Information