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Municipality in Camarines Sur, Philippines · Bicol Region

# Calabanga

Calabanga, officially the Municipality of Calabanga, is a municipality in the province of Camarines Sur, Philippines.

![Calabanga](https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/73/Calabanga_Municipal_Hall%2C_Cam_Sur%2C_Dec_2025.jpg/3840px-Calabanga_Municipal_Hall%2C_Cam_Sur%2C_Dec_2025.jpg)

Calabanga · Wikimedia Commons

The place

Calabanga, officially the Municipality of Calabanga, is a municipality in the province of Camarines Sur, Philippines. According to the 2024 census, it has a population of 88,918 people.

Adapted from [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Calabanga), CC BY-SA 4.0.

What is there

## Worth seeing in and around Calabanga

2 places within 25 km that the world writes about, in the order of how widely: the ones a visitor has heard of first, then the ones only a local would name.

1. Immaculate Conception Parish Church Our Lady of the Immaculate Conception Parish Church, also known as Quipayo Church, is a Roman Catholic church located in Calabanga, Camarines Sur, Philippines. It is under the jurisdiction of the Archdiocese of Caceres. 2 km · Roman Catholic church in Calabanga, Camarines Sur, Philippines · [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quipayo_Church)
2. Magarao Church The Saint Anne Parish Church, commonly known as Magarao Church, is a Roman Catholic church located in Magarao, Camarines Sur. It is under the jurisdiction of the Archdiocese of Caceres. 6 km · Roman Catholic parish church in Magarao, Camarines Sur, Philippines · [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Magarao_Church)

Ranked by the number of language editions of Wikipedia with an article on each, from Wikidata; the sentences are the openings of those articles, CC BY-SA 4.0.

See

## What Wikivoyage says to see

1. Harubay Falls Harobay.
2. Quipayo Church
3. Our Lady of La Porteria Parish Church A Spanish-era Roman Catholic church in downtown Calabanga.
4. Hinulid Church A small religious shrine hosting an image of the dead Christ (Santo Entierro).
5. Cabgan Island
6. Kawit Island

From [Wikivoyage: Calabanga](https://en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/Calabanga), CC BY-SA 4.0. Not yet checked by us.

Do

## Things to do

Explore the new fish pond near Bagacay in Tinambac Hike in Barangay Harubay Fishing

From [Wikivoyage: Calabanga](https://en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/Calabanga), CC BY-SA 4.0. Not yet checked by us.

Eat

## Where to eat

Top rated: Nikko's Kinalas, Santa Cruz Ratay Mamay's, Poblacion Pizza hut, LCC Mall Nilabay: by chef Mosj, Pagatpat Mister Donut (2 branches Poblacion)

From [Wikivoyage: Calabanga](https://en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/Calabanga), CC BY-SA 4.0. Not yet checked by us.

Go there

## Getting to Calabanga

**Airports:** Bicol (DRP), 83 km · Kalibo (KLO), 243 km · Ninoy Aquino (MNL), 253 km\

- Legazpi → Calabanga 85 km · quickest by road, 2h 37m · ₱245–330 [Guide](https://www.mixroutes.com/routes/legazpi-to-calabanga) [Today](https://www.mixroutes.com/results?from=Legazpi&to=Calabanga)
- Kalibo → Calabanga 240 km · quickest by road, 18h 23m · ₱18,785–30,970 [Guide](https://www.mixroutes.com/routes/kalibo-to-calabanga) [Today](https://www.mixroutes.com/results?from=Kalibo&to=Calabanga)
- Manila (Pasay) → Calabanga 256 km · quickest by road, 6h 27m · ₱920–1,220 [Guide](https://www.mixroutes.com/routes/manila-pasay-to-calabanga) [Today](https://www.mixroutes.com/results?from=Manila+%28Pasay%29&to=Calabanga)
- From anywhere The planner compares every way there from wherever you are. [Plan a trip](https://www.mixroutes.com/?to=Calabanga)

Road and air are today’s quick answer; timetabled trains, buses and ferries load on the results page from the operators’ feeds.

Not yet researched

## No local-transport research exists yet for Calabanga

Our researched notes are written from a sourced entry: every shared taxi, boat and village bus with its operator, its rule, its fare and the year we saw it, and what could not be confirmed. Nobody has done that work for Calabanga. What is above is what we hold from open sources; nothing here pretends to be more.

What Wikivoyage says about moving around

- Get in From the airport you need to walk to the main highway, where you can take a 30-minute jeepney or bus ride to get to the downtown, and costs .
- Get in UV Express arrive and depart at these terminals: To get to Virac in the Catanduanes Island you take a minivan from the Naga van terminal to Tabaco city (2 hours, ).
- Get in A fast ferry departs Tabaco port every day at noon.
- Get in The ferry takes 1.5 hours and the fare is .
- Get around Public transportation is provided by pedicabs, jeepneys and tricycles (motorcycles with a sidecar).

From [Wikivoyage: Naga](https://en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/Naga), CC BY-SA. Not yet checked by us; that article was last edited 2026-08.

The nearest places where the work is done

1. [Sabang and Puerto Galera](https://www.mixroutes.com/notes/sabang) PH 9 ways of moving, 46 sources 243 km
2. [Leyte Island](https://www.mixroutes.com/notes/leyte) PH 11 ways of moving, 20 sources 369 km
3. [Coron](https://www.mixroutes.com/notes/coron) PH 12 ways of moving, 57 sources 378 km
4. [Tagbilaran and Bohol](https://www.mixroutes.com/notes/bohol) PH 12 ways of moving, 45 sources 457 km
5. [Dumaguete](https://www.mixroutes.com/notes/dumaguete) PH 9 ways of moving, 46 sources 489 km

If you know how people move in Calabanga – the stand, the rule, the fare – [tell us](https://www.mixroutes.com/report?key=blog%7Ccalabanga&title=Calabanga&sub=Field+notes&back=%2Fnotes%2Fcalabanga), and the note gets an entry.

Around it

## Next door to Calabanga

- [Bombon](https://www.mixroutes.com/notes/bombon) municipality of the Philippines in the province of Camarines Sur 3.1 km
- [Magarao](https://www.mixroutes.com/notes/magarao) municipality of the Philippines in the province of Camarines Sur 5.9 km

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