# Culaba

Culaba (IPA: [kʊ'labɐʔ]), officially the Municipality of Culaba (Waray: Bungto han Culaba; Cebuano: Lungsod sa Culaba; Tagalog: Bayan ng Culaba), is a municipality in the province of Biliran, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 12,972 people.The town's populace predominantly speak Waray language.

## Geography

According to the Philippine Statistics Authority, the municipality has a land area of 73.42 square kilometres (28.35 sq mi)  constituting 13.70% of the 536.01-square-kilometre- (206.95 sq mi) total area of Biliran.

### Barangays

Culaba is politically subdivided into 17 barangays. Each barangay consists of puroks and some have sitios.
| PSGC | Barangay | Population | Population | Population | ±% p.a. | ±% p.a. |
| | | 2020 | 2020 | 2010 | | |
| 087805001 | Acaban | 4.7% | 615 | 635 | ▾ | −0.32% |
| 087805002 | Bacolod | 2.6% | 331 | 292 | ▴ | 1.26% |
| 087805003 | Binongtoan | 6.4% | 827 | 821 | ▴ | 0.07% |
| 087805004 | Bool Central (Poblacion) | 3.8% | 494 | 605 | ▾ | −2.01% |
| 087805005 | Bool East (Poblacion) | 7.8% | 1,012 | 970 | ▴ | 0.42% |
| 087805006 | Bool West (Poblacion) | 5.7% | 745 | 764 | ▾ | −0.25% |
| 087805007 | Calipayan | 4.4% | 569 | 578 | ▾ | −0.16% |
| 087805008 | Guindapunan | 3.4% | 440 | 429 | ▴ | 0.25% |
| 087805009 | Habuhab | 2.5% | 329 | 282 | ▴ | 1.55% |
| 087805010 | Looc | 6.6% | 862 | 829 | ▴ | 0.39% |
| 087805011 | Marvel (Poblacion) | 13.3% | 1,720 | 1,634 | ▴ | 0.51% |
| 087805012 | Patag | 3.8% | 496 | 481 | ▴ | 0.31% |
| 087805013 | Pinamihagan | 6.4% | 828 | 905 | ▾ | −0.89% |
| 087805014 | Culaba Central (Poblacion) | 4.8% | 625 | 683 | ▾ | −0.88% |
| 087805015 | Salvacion | 2.5% | 321 | 328 | ▾ | −0.22% |
| 087805016 | San Roque | 3.9% | 509 | 477 | ▴ | 0.65% |
| 087805017 | Virginia (Poblacion) | 12.3% | 1,602 | 1,539 | ▴ | 0.40% |
| | Total | Total | 12,972 | 12,252 | ▴ | 0.57% |

### Climate

Climate data for Culaba, Biliran :
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 28 (82) | 29 (84) | 29 (84) | 31 (88) | 31 (88) | 30 (86) | 30 (86) | 30 (86) | 30 (86) | 29 (84) | 29 (84) | 29 (84) | 30 (85) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 22 (72) | 22 (72) | 22 (72) | 23 (73) | 24 (75) | 25 (77) | 25 (77) | 25 (77) | 25 (77) | 24 (75) | 24 (75) | 23 (73) | 24 (75) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 73 (2.9) | 56 (2.2) | 75 (3.0) | 71 (2.8) | 114 (4.5) | 174 (6.9) | 172 (6.8) | 163 (6.4) | 167 (6.6) | 161 (6.3) | 158 (6.2) | 125 (4.9) | 1,509 (59.5) |
| Average rainy days | 15.2 | 12.5 | 16.2 | 17.3 | 23.9 | 27.3 | 28.4 | 26.9 | 26.9 | 27.1 | 23.8 | 19.3 | 264.8 |
| Source: Meteoblue (modeled/calculated data, not measured locally) ||||||||||||||

## Demographics

In the 2020 census, Culaba had a population of 12,972. The population density was 180 inhabitants per square kilometre (470/sq mi).

## Economy

Poverty incidence of Culaba
* 10
* 20
* 30
* 40
* 2006 27.40
* 2009 35.48
* 2012 31.72
* 2015 39.41
* 2018 28.75
* 2021 30.14
* Source: Philippine Statistics Authority

## Education
### Secondary schools

* Culaba National Vocational School
* Bool National High School
* Pinamihagan Integrated High School

### Elementary schools

* Acaban Elementary School
* Bacolod Elementary School
* Binongtoan Elementary School
* Bool Elementary School
* Culaba Central School
* Calipayan Elementary School
* Habuhab Elementary School
* Looc Elementary School
* Patag Elementary School
* Pinamihagan Elementary School
* Salvation Elementary School
* San Roque Elementary School

## Healthcare

* Culaba Community Hospital
* Bool Health Center
* Bacolod Health Center
* Pinamihagan Health Center