Pagsanjan

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]

Not to be confused with Pagsanghan.
Pagsanjan
Pinagsangahan
Municipality
Municipality of Pagsanjan
Downtown area
Downtown area
Flag of Pagsanjan
Flag
Official seal of Pagsanjan
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
Map of Laguna with Pagsanjan highlighted
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Pagsanjan is located in Philippines
Pagsanjan
Pagsanjan
Location within the Philippines
Coordinates: 14°16′N 121°27′E
CountryPhilippines
RegionCalabarzon
ProvinceLaguna
District 4th district
FoundedDecember 12, 1668
Barangays16 (see Barangays)
Government
 [1]
 • TypeSangguniang Bayan
 • MayorCesar V. Areza
 • Vice MayorTerryl O. Gamit-Talabong
 • RepresentativeMaria Jamina Katherine B. Agarao
 • Municipal Council
Members
 • Electorate31,210 voters
Area
[2]
 • Total26.36 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]
 • Total44,327
 • Density1,700/km2 (4,400/sq mi)
 • Households
11,404
Economy
 • Income class3rd municipal income class
 • Poverty incidence
2.34
% (2018)[4]
 • Revenue₱ 190.6 million (2020)
 • Assets₱ 258.1 million (2020)
 • Expenditure₱ 162.7 million (2020)
 • Liabilities₱ 49.97 million (2020)
Service provider
 • ElectricityFirst Laguna Electric Cooperative (FLECO)
Time zoneUTC+8 (PST)
ZIP code
4008
PSGC
043419000
IDD : area code +63 (0)49
Native languagesTagalog
Websitewww.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
Old Town Gate

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 Falls

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.

Barangays

Pagsanjan is politically subdivided into 16 barangays. [9] Each barangay consists of puroks and some have sitios.

  • Anibong
  • Biñan
  • Buboy
  • Cabanbanan
  • Calusiche
  • Dingin
  • Lambac
  • Layugan
  • Magdapio
  • Maulawin
  • Pinagsaŋjan
  • Barangay I (Poblacion)
  • Barangay II (Poblacion)
  • Sabang
  • Sampaloc
  • San Isidro

Climate
Climate data for Pagsanjan, Laguna
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Average high °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)
Average low °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[10]

Demographics
Population census of Pagsanjan
YearPop.±% 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
Poverty Incidence of Pagsanjan
Source: Philippine Statistics Authority[15][16]
[17][18][19][20][21]

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

See also

References
  1.  Municipality of Pagsanjan | (DILG)
  2. "2015 Census of Population, Report No. 3 – Population, Land Area, and Population Density" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. Quezon City, Philippines. August 2016. ISSN 0117-1453. Archived (PDF) from the original on May 25, 2021. Retrieved July 16, 2021.
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  6. "The Philippine Star". Retrieved 2020-01-17.
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  9. "Province: Laguna". PSGC Interactive. Quezon City, Philippines: Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved 12 November 2016.
  10. "Pagsanjan: Average Temperatures and Rainfall". Meteoblue. Retrieved 11 May 2020.
  11. Census of Population (2015). "Region IV-A (Calabarzon)". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved 20 June 2016.
  12. 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.
  13. 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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  16. "Estimation of Local Poverty in the Philippines" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. 29 November 2005.
  17. "2003 City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. 23 March 2009.
  18. "City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates; 2006 and 2009" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. 3 August 2012.
  19. "2012 Municipal and City Level Poverty Estimates" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. 31 May 2016.
  20. "Municipal and City Level Small Area Poverty Estimates; 2009, 2012 and 2015". Philippine Statistics Authority. 10 July 2019.
  21. "PSA Releases the 2018 Municipal and City Level Poverty Estimates". Philippine Statistics Authority. 15 December 2021. Retrieved 22 January 2022.
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