Calauan, Laguna

Calauan (IPA: [kalawan]), officially the Municipality of Calauan (Tagalog: Bayan ng Calauan), is a 2nd class municipality in the province of Laguna, Philippines. The municipality has a land area of 25.25 square miles which constitutes 3.41% of Laguna's total area. According to the 2015 census, it has a population of 80,453 people.[4]

Calauan
Municipality
Municipality of Calauan
Downtown area of Calauan
Seal
Nickname(s): 
Home of the Sweet Laguna Pineapple[1]
Map of Laguna with Calauan highlighted
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Calauan
Location within the Philippines
Coordinates: 14°09′N 121°19′E
Country Philippines
RegionCalabarzon (Region IV-A)
ProvinceLaguna
District3rd District
Barangays15 (see Barangays)
Government
 [2]
 • TypeSangguniang Bayan
 • MayorBuenafrido T. Berris
 • Vice MayorChesskha C. Hernandez
 • CongressmanMarisol A. Sampelo
 • Electorate41,409 voters (2019)
Area
 [3]
 • Total65.40 km2 (25.25 sq mi)
Population
 (2015 census)[4]
 • Total80,453
 • Density1,200/km2 (3,200/sq mi)
 • Households
17,591
Economy
 • Income class2nd municipal income class
 • Poverty incidence9.68% (2015)[5]
 • Revenue (₱)159,831,202.61 (2016)
Time zoneUTC+8 (PST)
ZIP code
4012
PSGC
043406000
IDD : area code +63 (0)49
Climate typetropical monsoon climate
Native languagesTagalog
Websitewww.calauanlaguna.gov.ph

Situated at 73 kilometres (45 mi) southeast of Manila via Calamba and Los Baños. The town got its name from the term kalawang, which means rust. Folklore has it that the town got its name when the Spanish started construction of the Municipal Church and water seeped in from the holes dug into the ground for the Church's foundation. The water was colored brown and rusty in character hence the name Calauan (Kalawang). Calauan is known for the Pineapple Festival, which is celebrated every 15 May.

The patron saint of Calauan is Isidore the Laborer, the patron of farmers, known in Spanish as San Isidro Labrador.

Calauan's population is expected rise as the town is being used as resettlement of informal settlers in Metro Manila through the Bayan ni Juan and the Kapit-Bisig para sa Ilog Pasig project of the ABS-CBN Foundation.

Popular destinations in the area include the Field of Faith situated in Barangay Lamot 2 and the Isdaan Floating Restaurant located along the National Highway going to Victoria Laguna.

History

The fertile soil of Calauan attracted the oattention of Captain Juan de Salcedo, when he passed through Laguna and Tayabas (now Quezon) on his way to Bicol Region in 1570. Ten years later, Spanish authorities established a town government two kilometers from the site of the present Poblacion, in what is now Barrio Mabacan. They called the townsite “Calauan” (Tagalog word for rust). Following in epidemic in 1703, the town was moved to its present site at the fork of three roads---now to the south-west leading to San Pablo City, the other southeastward to Santa Cruz, the provincial capital, and the third going North to Manila.

At the turn of the 18th century, when Bay was designated as the provincial capital of Laguna, Calauan became a sitio of Bay. Merchants going to Southern Luzon passed through Bay and Calauan. One of them, an opulent Spaniard by the name of Iñigo, bought large tracts of land in Calauan in 1812. The landholdings of Iñigo and, later, of his heirs were so vast that many portions were still unsettled. The property was and still is, known as Hacienda Calauan. About a century later, the people of Calauan fought a “guardia civil” during the Philippine Revolution. Basilio Geiroza (better known as Cabesang Basilio) and his men routed a battalion of “guardia civiles” in a five-hour battle in Bario Cupangan (now Lamot I) in December 1897. During the subsequent Philippine-American hostilities, Calauan patriots fought numerically superior forces of General Otis in Barrio San Diego of San Pablo. With the establishment of civilian authority in Calauan in 1902, the Americans assigned Mariano Marfori as first “presidente”. Hacienda Calauan financed the construction of a hospital in 1926, and Mariano O. Marfori Jr. son of the first municipal presidente, as hospital director and the resident physician, respectively.

In 1939, by the request of President Quezon, Doña Margarita Roxas vda. de Soriano, granddaughter of the Spaniard Iñigo, subdivided Hacienda Calauan and sold it to the tenants, part of what remained was converted into a rest house and a swimming pool and it became one of the tourist attractions until 1956.

In 1993, the town became the focus of media attention when Antonio Sanchez, who was serving as mayor at the time, got involved into a rape and double murder case involving two UPLB students. Sanchez and several other men were given a life sentence in March 1995.[6]

Geography

Geographical landmarks

Barangay Lamot 2 in Calauan is the site is the site of Mount Kalisungan,[7] known for being site where retreating Japanese soldiers made their last stand in Laguna at the end of World War II.[7] The 760 MASL mountain is sometimes also known as Mount Nagcarlan or Mount Lamot, and is a traditional during holy week hiking site among locals.[7] It is considered a hiker's favorite because it offers a clear view of Talim Island, Mount Tagapo, the Jalajala peninusla and Mount Sembrano to the north, the Caliraya highlands to the east, the seven lakes of San Pablo, Mount San Cristobal and Mount Banahaw to the south, and Mount Makiling to the west.[7]

Barangays
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Calauan is politically subdivided into 18 barangays. [3]

  • Balayhangin
  • Bangyas
  • Dayap
  • Dayap 2(NHA)
  • Hanggan
  • Imok
  • Lamot 1
  • Lamot 2
  • Limao
  • Mabacan
  • Masiit
  • Paliparan
  • Pérez
  • Kanluran (Poblacion)
  • Silangan (Poblacion)
  • Prinza
  • San Isidro
  • Santo Tomás

Climate
Climate data for Calauan, Laguna
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Average high °C (°F) 27
(81)		 28
(82)		 30
(86)		 32
(90)		 31
(88)		 30
(86)		 29
(84)		 29
(84)		 29
(84)		 29
(84)		 28
(82)		 27
(81)		 29
(84)
Average low °C (°F) 21
(70)		 20
(68)		 21
(70)		 22
(72)		 24
(75)		 24
(75)		 24
(75)		 24
(75)		 24
(75)		 23
(73)		 22
(72)		 22
(72)		 23
(73)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 52
(2.0)		 35
(1.4)		 27
(1.1)		 27
(1.1)		 82
(3.2)		 124
(4.9)		 163
(6.4)		 144
(5.7)		 145
(5.7)		 141
(5.6)		 100
(3.9)		 102
(4.0)		 1,142
(45)
Average rainy days 12.0 8.1 8.8 9.7 17.9 22.6 26.2 24.5 24.6 22.0 16.7 14.9 208
Source: Meteoblue (Use with caution: this is modeled/calculated data, not measured locally.) [8]

Demographics
Population census of Calauan
YearPop.±% p.a.
1903 2,624—    
1918 2,832+0.51%
1939 7,302+4.61%
1948 9,180+2.58%
1960 13,168+3.05%
1970 19,747+4.13%
1975 23,370+3.44%
YearPop.±% p.a.
1980 25,259+1.57%
1990 32,736+2.63%
1995 36,677+2.15%
2000 43,284+3.61%
2007 54,248+3.16%
2010 74,890+12.45%
2015 80,453+1.37%
Source: Philippine Statistics Authority[4][9][10][11]

In the 2015 census, the population of Calauan, Laguna, was 80,453 people,[4] with a density of 1,200 inhabitants per square kilometre or 3,100 inhabitants per square mile.

Local government

Municipal officials (2013-2016):

  • Mayor: Buenafrido "George" Berris (UNA)
  • Vice Mayor: Allan Jun "Dong" V. Sanchez (UNA)

Municipal Councilors:

  • Chesskha J. Caumban (UNA)
  • Allan Antonio V. Sanchez II (UNA)
  • Bobby Ramilo (UNA)
  • Dante Escarez (LP)
  • Ma. Jesusa M. Larona (UNA)
  • Joselito M. Manalo (UNA)
  • Joseph P. Larona (UNA)
  • Kraft Kingsly (LP)
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References
  1. "Calauan official website". Calauanlaguna.gov.ph. Archived from the original on 2012-06-21. Retrieved 2012-07-31.
  2. "Municipality". Quezon City, Philippines: Department of the Interior and Local Government. Retrieved 31 May 2013.
  3. "Province: Laguna". PSGC Interactive. Quezon City, Philippines: Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved 12 November 2016.
  4. Census of Population (2015). "Region IV-A (Calabarzon)". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. PSA. Retrieved 20 June 2016.
  5. "PSA releases the 2015 Municipal and City Level Poverty Estimates". Quezon City, Philippines. Retrieved 1 January 2020.
  6. "'A plot hatched in hell': Timeline of the Gomez-Sarmenta murder case". ABS-CBN News. August 22, 2019. Retrieved August 22, 2019.
  7. Henares, Ivan (2007-08-14). "Mt. Kalisungan itinerary". Pinoy Mountaineer. Retrieved 2020-04-28.
  8. "Calauan: Average Temperatures and Rainfall". Meteoblue. Retrieved 11 May 2020.
  9. Census of Population and Housing (2010). "Region IV-A (Calabarzon)". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. NSO. Retrieved 29 June 2016.
  10. Censuses of Population (1903–2007). "Region IV-A (Calabarzon)". Table 1. Population Enumerated in Various Censuses by Province/Highly Urbanized City: 1903 to 2007. NSO.
  11. "Province of Laguna". Municipality Population Data. Local Water Utilities Administration Research Division. Retrieved 17 December 2016.
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