Why visit Calbiga
Townapedia lists 1 museum or landmark, 3 parks and trails, 6 places to eat, 1 place to stay and 3 attractions in and around town.
Weather in Calbiga
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About Calbiga
Calbiga, officially the Municipality of Calbiga (Waray: Bungto han Calbiga; Tagalog: Bayan ng Calbiga), is a municipality in the province of Samar, Philippines. According to the 2024 census, it has a population of 23,309 people.
From the Wikipedia article Calbiga (this version), under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Travel tips from other travellers: Calbiga on Wikivoyage (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Things to do3
Museums and landmarks1
Parks, trails and playgrounds3
Restaurants and cafes6
History
In 1649, Calbiga was an annex or visita of Catbalogan; later in 1768, Calbiga was transferred to the jurisdiction of Umauas. All through Jesuit times, Calbiga remained a visita until 1772, when it had its first residential pastor, the Franciscan Fray Miguel Rico (de Jesus), O.F.M.. Calbiga was constituted as a separate unit under the advocacy of the Anunciacion.
In 1803, Fray Juan Caballero de Brozas, O.F.M. built a wooden church but in 1808, a typhoon destroyed this church and was rebuilt by the same Fray Brozas. By 1840, Brozas's second church was in bad state.
In 1853, Fray Francisco Moreno de Montalbanejo. O.F.M. had gathered enough material for a stone church. However, Redondo (1884, 217) that the church was wood roofed with thatch.
The Jesuits left no permanent architectural imprint in the town.
The present barrio "Binongto-an (meaning, "once a town) was the original Calbiga settlement. Legend - as recorded by Atty. Singzon - has it that the people of Calbiga originated from two brothers, Calpis and Bituan. Bituan established a village near the mouth of the river while Calpis stayed upstream the exact location of the town today. The descendants of Bituan later abandoned the coastal village to join the descendants of Calpis.
From the History section of Calbiga on Wikipedia, under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Where to stay1
Churches and places of worship10
Gas and EV charging2
Schools, colleges and libraries111
Healthcare3
Map of Calbiga
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Getting there and nearby towns
Daniel Z. Romualdez Airport (TAC) is the nearest airport with scheduled flights listed in OpenStreetMap, 44 km away.
- Motiong 17 km north, about 17 min by car
- Santa Rita 21 km southwest, about 21 min by car
- Catbalogan 22 km northwest, about 22 min by car
- Tacloban 42 km south, about 42 min by car
- Borongan 45 km east, about 45 min by car
- Gandara 49 km northwest, about 49 min by car
- Pawing 49 km south, about 49 min by car
- Carigara 52 km southwest, about 52 min by car
- Palo 52 km south, about 52 min by car
- Capoocan 55 km southwest, about 55 min by car
Drive times are estimates from straight-line distance, not routes.
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Sources and licences
- GeoNames (CC BY 4.0): population, coordinates, regions and time zone
- Mapillary (see each image): photos
- OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL 1.0): places, airports, map data
- Wikidata (CC0 1.0): elevation, founding date, time zone, website
- Wikimedia Commons (see each image): photos
- Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0): overview and history text
Photo credits
- ISS047-E-87432 - View of Earth, Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit , Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center, Public domain
- ISS047-E-87433 - View of Earth, Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit , Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center, Public domain
- ISS047-E-87434 - View of Earth, Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit , Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center, Public domain
- ISS022-E-24034 - View of Earth, Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit , Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center, Public domain
- ISS047-E-87435 - View of Earth, Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit , Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center, Public domain
- ISS047-E-87436 - View of Earth, Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit , Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center, Public domain
- Street-level photo, maning, CC BY-SA 4.0
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