Pagsanyan
Municipality of Pagsanjan | ||
Location of Pagsanjan in the Laguna province | ||
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Basic data | ||
Region : | CALABARZON | |
Province : | Laguna | |
Barangays : | 16 | |
District: | 4. Laguna District | |
PSGC : | 043419000 | |
Income class : | 3rd income bracket | |
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May 1, 2000 census
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Population : | 42.164 August 1, 2015 census
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Population density : | 1600 inhabitants per km² | |
Area : | 26.36 km² | |
Coordinates : | 14 ° 16 ′ N , 121 ° 27 ′ E | |
Postal code : | 4008 | |
Mayor : | GIRLIE J. EJERCITO | |
Website: | Official website of Pagsanjan | |
Geographical location in the Philippines | ||
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Pagsanjan is a Filipino municipality in Laguna Province , Administrative Region IV, Calabarzon. It has 42,164 inhabitants (August 1, 2015 census) who lived in 16 barangays . It is classified as a third income class community in the Philippines and as partially urbanized .
Pagsanjan's neighboring communities are Magdalena and Santa Cruz in the west, Lumban in the north, and Cavinti in the south. The topography of the city is characterized by flat , hilly and mountainous landscapes. In the east of the municipality are the famous Pagsanjan waterfalls .
The area of the parish was once a district of Lumban. In 1668 eight Chinese and Japanese merchants founded Pagsanjan, strategically located between the Balanac and Bumbungan rivers, which flow into the Laguna de Bay . On December 12, 1668, the municipality was granted city rights.
In 1812 Pedro Pelaez was born in the parish , who is considered to be the father of the secularization movement within the Roman Catholic Church in the Philippines.
Barangays
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Sons and daughters of the church
- Ernesto Maceda (1935–2016), politician