Place:Calapan, Oriental Mindoro, MIMAROPA, Philippines

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NameCalapan
Alt namesCalapansource: Family History Library Catalog
Typecity
Coordinates13.383°N 121.167°E
Located inOriental Mindoro, MIMAROPA, Philippines
source: Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names
source: Family History Library Catalog


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Calapan, officially known as the City of Calapan, is a 3rd class component city and capital of the province of Oriental Mindoro, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 145,786 people.

The city serves as the gateway to the Oriental Mindoro province with the implementation of the Strong Republic Nautical Highway (SRNH) an integrated ferry project of then President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo that extends further to the southern part of the Philippines. The Calapan City Seaport is the largest and busiest seaport on Mindoro Island, which is just 45 minutes away by ferry boats and roll-on/roll-off (RORO) ships to-and-fro Batangas City International Seaport.

Calapan is one of two cities in the Mimaropa region, the other being Puerto Princesa in Palawan. Calapan serves as the region's administrative center. It is also the center of commerce, industry, transport, communication, religious activities and education in the entire province of Oriental Mindoro.

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