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Calapan, Philippines
Calapan is a regional capital of 66,008 people in Mimaropa, Philippines, founded in January 2, 1917.
Why visit Calapan
Townapedia lists 1 museum or landmark, 6 parks and trails, 49 places to eat and 14 places to stay in and around town.
Weather in Calapan
Forecast from MET Norway (CC BY 4.0). Full forecast
About Calapan
Calapan, officially the City of Calapan (Filipino: Lungsod ng Calapan), is a component city and the capital of the province of Oriental Mindoro, Philippines. According to the 2024 census, it has a population of 148,558 people, making it the most populous settlement in the entire island of Mindoro.
From the Wikipedia article Calapan (this version), under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Travel tips from other travellers: Calapan on Wikivoyage (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Museums and landmarks1
Parks, trails and playgrounds6
Restaurants and cafes49
Arsenia's
Restaurant · Peruvian · 8.8 km
Western Nautical Highway, Calapan
Mo-Su 09:00-21:00
Anahaw Island View Resort
Restaurant · Burger, Chicken, Sandwich, Regional, Seafood, Asian, Ice Cream, Fish · 2.2 km
Leuterio Street, Calapan City
37 more on the map.
Where to stay14
2 more on the map.
Churches and places of worship14
Calapan Cathedral
Church · Roman Catholic
A. Bonifacio Street, Calapan
Pentecostal Missionary Church of Christ (4th Watch)
Church · Pentecostal
M. Roxas Drive, Calapan
United Church of Christ in the Philippines
Church · Evangelical
Ramirez Street, Calapan
Shopping20
Gas and EV charging15
Schools, colleges and libraries91
Healthcare20
Map of Calapan
230 places. The map loads OpenStreetMap tiles when you open it.
Getting there and nearby towns
Mamburao Airport (MBO) is the nearest airport with scheduled flights listed in OpenStreetMap, 66 km away.
- Victoria 28 km south, about 28 min by car
- Bauan 46 km northwest, about 46 min by car
- San Pascual 48 km north, about 48 min by car
- Pinamalayan 51 km southeast, about 51 min by car
- Cuenca 56 km north, about 56 min by car
- Lipa City 59 km north, about 59 min by car
- Taal 59 km northwest, about 59 min by car
- Candelaria 63 km northeast, about 1 h by car
- San Pablo 75 km north, about 1 h 15 min by car
- Lucena 75 km northeast, about 1 h 15 min by car
Drive times are estimates from straight-line distance, not routes.
Local news
Headlines from INDB.
Reviews, tips and questions
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Sources and licences
- GeoNames (CC BY 4.0): population, coordinates, regions and time zone
- OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL 1.0): places, airports, map data
- Wikidata (CC0 1.0): elevation, founding date, time zone, website, landmarks and historic places
- Wikimedia Commons (see each image): photos
- Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0): overview and history text
Photo credits
- JP-Rizal-Avenue-Calapan City, Renanteberon, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Calapan Church historical marker, Roel Balingit, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Church of Calapan PHC historical marker, Photo: Roel Balingit ; perspective correction: Eugene Alvin Villar ( seav ), CC BY-SA 4.0
- Santo Niño Cathedral (Calapan) facade, Roel Balingit, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Calapan May 2013 - panoramio (2), Rob McGregor, CC BY 3.0
- Calapan May 2013 - panoramio (1), Rob McGregor, CC BY 3.0
- Calapan May 2013 - panoramio, Rob McGregor, CC BY 3.0
- Black-naped Oriole (Oriolus chinensis chinensis), Calapan, Oriental Mindoro, Philippines 1, pcjce_07, CC BY 4.0
- Calapan banner, pcjce_07, CC BY 4.0
- Black-naped Oriole (Oriolus chinensis chinensis), Calapan, Oriental Mindoro, Philippines 2, pcjce_07, CC BY 4.0
- Black-naped Oriole (Oriolus chinensis chinensis), Calapan, Oriental Mindoro, Philippines 4, pcjce_07, CC BY 4.0
- Black-naped Oriole (Oriolus chinensis chinensis), Calapan, Oriental Mindoro, Philippines 3, pcjce_07, CC BY 4.0
- Sto Nino Church Calapan, Elmer B. Domingo, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Siomai rice, Aerous, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Macario Adriatico monument at Adriatico Memorial School, Roel Balingit, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Sybra mindoroensis Aurivillius, 1927 female (4364650049), Udo Schmidt from Deutschland, CC BY-SA 2.0
- Kulay Rosas, Wendell Lalong-isip, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Abaton Bridge Oriental Mindoro, Orlan Rovira Frane, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Morning View of Halcon, Orlan Rovira Frane, CC BY-SA 4.0
- GOOD MORNING RICE FIELDS, Orlan Rovira Frane, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Mount Halcon Of Baco Oriental Mindoro View from a far, Orlan Rovira Frane, CC BY-SA 4.0
- ISS055-E-68001 - View of Earth, Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit, NASA Johnson Space Center, Public domain
- ISS055-E-68004 - View of Earth, Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit, NASA Johnson Space Center, Public domain
- ISS055-E-68003 - View of Earth, Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit, NASA Johnson Space Center, Public domain
- ISS055-E-68002 - View of Earth, Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit, NASA Johnson Space Center, Public domain
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