Canlaon

Also known as City of Canlaon, Canlaon City

Canlaon, officially the City of Canlaon (; ; ), is a component city in the province of Negros Oriental, Philippines. According to the 2024 census, it has a population of 62,785 people.

Key facts

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Settlement.image_seal: Canlaon Negros Oriental.png
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Settlement.map_caption: Map of Negros Oriental with Canlaon highlighted
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Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_name: Philippines
Settlement.subdivision_type1: Region
Settlement.subdivision_type2: Province
Settlement.nicknames: The Vegetable Capital of Negros Island, The Summer Capital of Negros Oriental
Settlement.motto: Salta Canlaon
Settlement.anthem: "Canlaon, Pinangga kong Dakbayan"
Settlement.subdivision_type3: District

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Wikidata facts

Official name: City of Canlaon
Population: 62785
Area: 170.93
Elevation: 354
Official website: canlaoncity.com
Image: KanlaonSun.JPG
Households: 14210
Dialing code: 35

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postal code: 6223
poverty incidence: 29.28
native label: Kanlaon
electorate: 37690
Commons category: Canlaon
total assets: 1708628714.64
total expenditure: 513957140.64
total liabilities: 195310952.41
fiscal/tax revenue: 630446166.19

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Etymology
History
World War II
Post-World War II
Creation as a municipality
Cityhood
Geography
Flora
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Climate
Demographics
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Canlaon, officially the City of Canlaon (; ; ), is a component city in the province of Negros Oriental, Philippines. According to the 2024 census, it has a population of 62,785 people.

==Etymology== The city is named after the nearby Kanlaon Volcano. The name "Kanlaon" means "[place] of Laon", a pre-colonial Visayan goddess of creation, agriculture, and justice. The name Laon itself means "the ancient one", from Visayan meaning "ancient" or "old."