Calabanga is a town of 89,000 people (2020) north of Naga City, Camarines Sur.
Calabanga is a prosperous municipality in Camarines Sur province. It is a major supplier of fish and other marine products, as well as agricultural products, in the province and in Manila. Mount isarog and Bicol River are popular tourist spots.
The town's origins are shrouded in legends and folk tales, but some facts seem to have survived: In 1578 when the Qipayo Roman Catholic mission was established, forming a parish, Calabanga was no more than a neighborhood. At that time, the place had vast forests and swamps and an abundance of wildlife such as monkeys, wild chickens and forest lizards. Since then it grew, and became a town in 1749, when it was separated from Quipayo, which no longer exists except as a historical site. Calabanga keeps developing and is slated to attain city status.
There are no flights to Calabanga. However there is an airport 40 minutes away. It is the Naga Airport in Barangay San Jose, Pili.
An 8-hour trip from Manila to Naga City.
There are daily trips from Cabusao, Tinambac, Siruma, and Sipocot via boat, and Seasonal trips from Mercedes, Daet in Camarines Norte and Camaligan, Canaman and Libmanan.
There are a couple of shopping areas in the town:
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There are several bars in the town, including the Barangay of Sabang.
2nd-order administrative division
Primary administrative division