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Calabanga

Calabanga

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.

Get in

Getting to Calabanga

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.

See

Worth seeing

  1. 01
    Harubay Falls

    Harobay.

  2. 02
    Quipayo Church
  3. 03
    Our Lady of La Porteria Parish Church

    A Spanish-era Roman Catholic church in downtown Calabanga.

  4. 04
    Hinulid Church

    A small religious shrine hosting an image of the dead Christ (Santo Entierro).

  5. 05
    Cabgan Island
  6. 06
    Kawit Island
Do

Things to do

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

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)

How locals move

Getting around Calabanga the local way

  • Get inFrom 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 inUV 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 inA fast ferry departs Tabaco port every day at noon.
  • Get inThe ferry takes 1.5 hours and the fare is .
  • Get aroundPublic transportation is provided by pedicabs, jeepneys and tricycles (motorcycles with a sidecar).

From Wikivoyage: Naga, CC BY-SA. Not yet checked by us. Last edited 2026-08.

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