Pagsanjan
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Pagsanjan | |
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Municipality of Pagsanjan | |
Downtown area | |
Nicknames:
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Motto(s): Mula sa DIYOS, Para sa TAO, Serbisyong TOTOo! | |
![]() Map of Laguna with Pagsanjan highlighted | |
Location within the Philippines | |
Coordinates: 14°16′N 121°27′E / 14.27°N 121.45°E | |
Country | ![]() |
Region | Calabarzon |
Province | Laguna |
District | 4th District |
Founded | December 12, 1668 |
Barangays | 16 (see Barangays) |
Government | |
• Type | Sangguniang Bayan |
• Mayor | Peter Casius "Toto" M. Trinidad (PDP–Laban) |
• Vice Mayor | Girlie "Maita" J. Ejercito |
• Representative | Benjamin C. Agarao Jr. |
• Sangguniang Bayan |
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• Electorate | 31,210 voters |
Area | |
• Total | 26.36 km2 (10.18 sq mi) |
Elevation | 149 m (489 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 | 4.91% (2015)[4] |
• Revenue | ₱ 190.6 million (2020) |
• Assets | ₱ 258.1 million (2020) |
• Liabilities | ₱ 49.97 million (2020) |
• Expenditure | ₱ 162.7 million (2020) |
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 about 92 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. The bangkeros are tour guides who steer tourists' boats along the river to Pagsanjan Falls (or Magdapio Falls), for which the town is well known but is actually located in the neighboring municipality of Cavinti. The Bangkero Festival is celebrated in the month of March.[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]
Etymology
Pagsanjan is located in the riparian delta formed by the confluence of the Balanac and Bumbungan rivers. Originally named Pinagsangahan, meaning "branching" or "juncture", the town was given renamed Pagsanjan by early Spanish colonists because they found it extremely difficult to pronounce its polysyllabic name.
History
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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 betelnut 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, the then Governor, General Juan Manuel de la Peña Bonifaz, issued a gubernatorial decree elevating its status from barrio 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]
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/02/Pagsanjan_Falls.jpg/280px-Pagsanjan_Falls.jpg)
Geography
Pagsanjan has a land area of 26.4 square kilometres. It is located about 92 kilometres (57 mi) southeast of Manila. 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.
Barangays
Pagsanjan is politically subdivided into 16 barangays. [2]
Climate
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 [9] |
Demographics
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% |
Source: Philippine Statistics Authority[10][11][12][13] |
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.
Notable Pagsanjeños
- Gregorio F. Zaide - historian and author, "Dean of Filipino Historiographers"
- Pedro Pelaez - educator, priest and is considered the "Father of Filipinization of the Church" and "The Godfather of the Philippine Revolution"
- Leandro H. Fernandez - educator, author and historian
- Francisco Benitez - First Dean of UP College of Education, educator and author, husband of Paz Marquez Benitez
- Conrado Benitez - First Dean of College of Liberal Arts at the University of the Philippines, educator and author, one of the drafters of the Philippines' 1935 constitution.
- José Fabella - Filipino physician and a public health advocate, Father of Public Health and Social Welfare in the Philippines.
- Gelia Tagumpay Castillo – National Scientist of the Philippines for Rural Sociology[14]
- Ernesto Maceda - former councilor of Manila, former senator, columnist and lawyer
- Mario Montenegro - actor
- Louie Ignacio - TV director
- E.R. Ejercito - Actor, 17th Governor of Laguna and Former Mayor of Pagsanjan
Pagsanjan March
The official song of the Municipality of Pagsanjan and its people is Pagsanjan March. The anthem was composed by Rogel Taiño, a native of Pagsanjan.
See also
- Pagsanjan Falls
- Pagsanjan Arch
- Our Lady of Guadalupe Parish Church (Pagsanjan)
- Pagsanjan Municipal Hall
- Bumbungan River
- Battle of Pagsanjan
References
- ^ Municipality of Pagsanjan | (DILG)
- ^ a b "Province: Laguna". PSGC Interactive. Quezon City, Philippines: Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved 12 November 2016.
- ^ a b c Census of Population (2020). "Region IV-A (Calabarzon)". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
- ^ "PSA releases the 2015 Municipal and City Level Poverty Estimates". Quezon City, Philippines. Retrieved 1 January 2020.
- ^ "Pagsanjan, Laguna – The Tourist Capital of Laguna". Retrieved 2020-01-17.
- ^ "The Philippine Star". The Philippine Star. Retrieved 2020-01-17.
- ^ Pagsanjan Official Site Archived 2011-07-27 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Pagsanjan, Laguna – The Tourist Capital of Laguna". Retrieved 2020-01-17.
- ^ "Pagsanjan: Average Temperatures and Rainfall". Meteoblue. Retrieved 11 May 2020.
- ^ Census of Population (2015). "Region IV-A (Calabarzon)". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved 20 June 2016.
- ^ Census of Population and Housing (2010). "Region IV-A (Calabarzon)" (PDF). Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. National Statistics Office. Retrieved 29 June 2016.
- ^ Censuses of Population (1903–2007). "Region IV-A (Calabarzon)". Table 1. Population Enumerated in Various Censuses by Province/Highly Urbanized City: 1903 to 2007. National Statistics Office.
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: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ "Province of Laguna". Municipality Population Data. Local Water Utilities Administration Research Division. Retrieved 17 December 2016.
- ^ "Philippine Institute for Development Studies". pids.gov.ph. Retrieved 2020-04-20.
External links
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