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Pagsanjan Pinagsangahan | |
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Municipality of Pagsanjan | |
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Motto(s): Negosyo Palakasin, Trabaho Padamihin AASENSO PAGSANJAN! | |
Location within the Philippines | |
Coordinates: 14°16′N121°27′E / 14.27°N 121.45°E | |
Country | Philippines |
Region | Calabarzon |
Province | Laguna |
District | 4th district |
Founded | December 12, 1668 |
Barangays | 16 (see Barangays) |
Government | |
• Type | Sangguniang Bayan |
• Mayor | Cesar V. Areza |
• Vice Mayor | Terryl O. Gamit-Talabong |
• Representative | Maria Jamina Katherine B. Agarao |
• Municipal Council | Members |
• Electorate | 31,210 voters |
Area | |
• Total | 26.36 km2 (10.18 sq mi) |
Elevation | 149 m (489 ft) |
Highest elevation | 492 m (1,614 ft) |
Lowest elevation | 1 m (3 ft) |
Population (2020 census) [3] | |
• Total | 44,327 |
• Density | 1,700/km2 (4,400/sq mi) |
• Households | 11,404 |
Economy | |
• Income class | 3rd municipal income class |
• Poverty incidence | 2.34 |
• Revenue | ₱ 190.6 million (2020) |
• Assets | ₱ 258.1 million (2020) |
• Expenditure | ₱ 162.7 million (2020) |
• Liabilities | ₱ 49.97 million (2020) |
Service provider | |
• Electricity | First Laguna Electric Cooperative (FLECO) |
Time zone | UTC+8 (PST) |
ZIP code | 4008 |
PSGC | |
IDD : area code | +63 (0)49 |
Native languages | Tagalog |
Website | www |
Pagsanjan (pronounced PAG-sang-han), officially the Municipality of Pagsanjan (Tagalog : Bayan ng Pagsanjan), is a 3rd class municipality in the province of Laguna, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 44,327 people. [3]
Situated 4 kilometres (2.5 mi) from Santa Cruz and 91 kilometres (57 mi) southeast of Manila, this town can reach via Manila East Road or Slex. Pagsanjan is the tourist capital of Laguna and is the home of the Bangkero Festival held every March. The bangkeros are tour guides who steer boats along the river to Pagsanjan Falls (also called Magdapio Falls), for which the town is well known but is actually in neighboring Cavinti. [5] [6]
Pagsanjan was the capital of the province of Laguna for 170 years (1688–1858) during which the town prospered as the commercial, cultural and learning center of the province. [7]
Pagsanjan is located in the riparian delta formed by the confluence of the Balanac and Bumbungan rivers. Originally called Pinágsangahán ("branching" or "juncture"), this was shortened to "Pagsanjan" by early Spanish colonists because they found the name very difficult to pronounce.
Pagsanjan was originally a barrio of Lumban. In 1668, eight Japanese and Chinese traders, who were highly impressed by the strategic location of the barrio at the juncture of Balanac and Bumbungan, rivers founded the town. They established a trading settlement and engaged in the betel nut industry. In time, the barrio became the flourishing trading center of eastern Laguna and attracted families from the surrounding communities of Cavinti and Pila. On December 12, 1668, then-Governor-General Juan Manuel de la Peña Bonifaz issued a decree elevating its status to a town. In 1688, Pagsanjan replaced Bay as the capital of the province. It remained such until 1858, during which it bloomed as the cultural and commercial center of the province. [8]
Pagsanjan has a land area of 26.4 square kilometres. It is bounded on the east by the Balubad Mountain; on the west by the capital town of Santa Cruz; on the north by the San Isidro Hill and Laguna de Bay; on the north-east by the town of Lumban; on the southeast by the towns of Cavinti and Luisiana; on the south by Mount Banahaw; and on the south-west by the town of Magdalena.
Pagsanjan is politically subdivided into 16 barangays. [19] Each barangay consists of puroks and some have sitios.
Climate data for Pagsanjan, Laguna | |||||||||||||
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Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 26 (79) | 27 (81) | 29 (84) | 31 (88) | 31 (88) | 30 (86) | 29 (84) | 29 (84) | 29 (84) | 29 (84) | 28 (82) | 26 (79) | 29 (84) |
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 22 (72) | 22 (72) | 22 (72) | 23 (73) | 24 (75) | 25 (77) | 24 (75) | 24 (75) | 24 (75) | 24 (75) | 24 (75) | 23 (73) | 23 (74) |
Average precipitation mm (inches) | 58 (2.3) | 41 (1.6) | 32 (1.3) | 29 (1.1) | 91 (3.6) | 143 (5.6) | 181 (7.1) | 162 (6.4) | 172 (6.8) | 164 (6.5) | 113 (4.4) | 121 (4.8) | 1,307 (51.5) |
Average rainy days | 13.4 | 9.3 | 9.1 | 9.8 | 19.1 | 22.9 | 26.6 | 24.9 | 25.0 | 21.4 | 16.5 | 16.5 | 214.5 |
Source: Meteoblue [20] |
Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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1903 | 6,361 | — |
1918 | 7,538 | +1.14% |
1939 | 8,865 | +0.78% |
1948 | 9,282 | +0.51% |
1960 | 10,691 | +1.18% |
1970 | 14,556 | +3.13% |
1975 | 16,188 | +2.15% |
1980 | 19,489 | +3.78% |
1990 | 25,024 | +2.53% |
1995 | 28,999 | +2.80% |
2000 | 32,622 | +2.56% |
2007 | 35,944 | +1.35% |
2010 | 39,313 | +3.31% |
2015 | 42,164 | +1.34% |
2020 | 44,327 | +0.99% |
Source: Philippine Statistics Authority [21] [22] [23] [24] |
In the 2020 census, the population of Pagsanjan was 44,327 people, [3] with a density of 1,700 inhabitants per square kilometre or 4,400 inhabitants per square mile.
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The official song of the town is the "Pagsanjan March". The anthem was composed by Rogel Taiño, a native of Pagsanjan.
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Pagsanjan Falls, also known as Cavinti Falls, is one of the most famous waterfalls in the Philippines. Located in the province of Laguna, the falls is one of the major tourist attractions of the region. The three-drop waterfall is reached by a river trip on dugout canoe, known locally as "Shooting the Rapids", originating from the municipality of Pagsanjan. The falls can also be reached from the top by a short hike from Cavinti.
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