Cultural Development

    Calamba was originally called “Solinog”, named after a deep bankrill located at the eastern portion of the poblacion where Langaran River flows. Its name was later changed to CALAMBA by the Municipal Council of Plaridel after the Filipino patriot’s birthplace. It was formerly part of the municipal territory of Plaridel, Misamis Occidental. Being the fastest growing barrio, it was separated from the Municipality of Plaridel and became independent on February 1, 1948, under Executive Order No. 85 series of 1947 by the late President of the Philippines, His Excellency Manuel A. Roxas. It was inaugurated into a municipality on February 14, 1948.

    The “Subanos” were the aborigines of the municipality of Calamba, Misamis, Occidental. They had the practice of clearing certain areas one after the other. Those cleared areas were later abandoned and were easily acquired by the new settlers coming from the Visayas and some parts of Mindanao.

Political Development

    The Municipality of Calamba was created on February 1, 1948 and was inaugurated on February 14, 1948, the following was then elected:

   
    And in 2004 election, the new set of elective officials who managed sincerely and religiously the Municipality up to the present are the following to wit;

LAND AREA & CLASSIFICATION

    The Municipality has an estimated land area of 112.54 square kilometers, more or less 5% of the total land area of Misamis Occidental. In terms of land area, Calamba is one of the smaller municipalities in the province.

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