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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]

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Pagsanjan Pinagsangahan
Municipality
Municipality of Pagsanjan
Downtown area
Flag Seal
Nicknames:  Tourist Capital of Laguna Athens of Laguna Home of Our Lady of Guadalupe de Filipinas
Motto(s):  Negosyo Palakasin, Trabaho Padamihin AASENSO PAGSANJAN!
Map of Laguna with Pagsanjan highlighted
OpenStreetMap
Pagsanjan Location within the Philippines
Coordinates: 14°16′N 121°27′E
Country	Philippines
Region	Calabarzon
Province	Laguna
District	4th district
Founded	December 12, 1668
Barangays	16 (see Barangays)
Government  [1]
• Type	Sangguniang Bayan
• Mayor	Cesar V. Areza
• Vice Mayor	Terryl O. Gamit-Talabong
• Representative	Maria Jamina Katherine B. Agarao
• Municipal Council	Members Rachelle E. Abella-Solitario Noel L. Cabella Rod H. Fernandez John Paul J. Ejercito Fred V. Capistrano Roderick F. Nombre Dennis Dale V Gonzales Ronie S. Leron
• Electorate	31,210 voters
Area [2]
• 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% (2018)[4]
• Revenue	₱190,553,730.96 (2020)
• Assets	₱258,060,736.74 (2020)
• Expenditure	₱162,729,680.61 (2020)
• Liabilities	₱49,969,110.04 (2020)
Service provider
• Electricity	First Laguna Electric Cooperative (FLECO)
Time zone	UTC+8 (PST)
ZIP code	4008
PSGC	043419000
IDD : area code	+63 (0)49
Native languages	Tagalog
Website	www.pagsanjan.gov.ph

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]

Etymology

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.

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 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]

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. [9]

Climate

Demographics

Population census of Pagsanjan

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
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 [11] [12] [13][14]

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.

Economy

Culture

Pagsanjan March

The official song of the town is the Pagsanjan March. The anthem was composed by Rogel Taiño, a native of Pagsanjan.

Notable personalities

• Gregorio F. Zaide - historian and author, "Dean of Filipino Historiographers"
• Pedro Pelaez - educator and priest, considered the "Father of Filipinization of the Church" and "The Godfather of the Philippine Revolution"
• Leandro H. Fernández - educator, author and historian
• Francisco Benitez - First Dean of University of the Philippines College of Education, educator and author, husband of Paz Marquez Benitez
• Conrado Benitez - First Dean of the College of Liberal Arts at the University of the Philippines, educator and author, one of the drafters of the 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[22]
• Ernesto Maceda - former councilor of Manila, former senator, columnist and lawyer
• Mario Montenegro - actor
• Louie Ignacio - TV director
• E.R. Ejército - Actor, 17th Governor of Laguna and former Mayor of Pagsanjan

See also

• Pagsanjan Falls
• Pagsanjan Arch
• Our Lady of Guadalupe Parish Church (Pagsanjan)
• Pagsanjan Municipal Hall
• Bumbungan River
• Battle of Pagsanjan

References

External links

• www.pagsanjan.com.ph
• Philippine Standard Geographic Code
• Philippine Census Information
• Local Governance Performance Management System

Preceded by Bay	Capital of Laguna 1688-1858	Succeeded by Santa Cruz

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