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Encyclopedia > Alaminos, Laguna
Map of Laguna showing the location of Alaminos

Alaminos is a 4th class municipality in the province of Laguna, Philippines. According to the 2000 census, it has a population of 36,120 people in 7,466 households. It has a land area of 21.11 square miles and is situated 48.5 miles east of Manila. Located to the south-east of Sto. Tomas in Batangas Province, south of Calauan and Bay in Laguna, and west of San Pablo City. Image File history File links Ph_locator_laguna_alaminos. ... A municipality (bayan, sometimes munisipalidad, in Filipino) is a local government unit in the Philippines. ... Map of the Philippines showing all the regions and their provinces. ... For other uses, see Laguna (disambiguation). ... This article is about the year 2000. ... The City of Manila (Filipino: Lungsod ng Maynila), or simply Manila, is the capital of the Philippines. ... Santo Tomas is a 1st class municipality in the province of Batangas, Philippines. ... Batangas is a province of the Philippines located on the southwestern part of Luzon in the CALABARZON region. ... Calauan is a 2nd class municipality in the province of Laguna, Philippines. ... Bay is one of the oldest towns and was the first capital of the province of Philippines. ... San Pablo City is a 2nd class city in the province of Laguna, Philippines. ...


Barangays

Alaminos is politically subdivided into 15 barangays. A barangay (Tagalog: baranggay , pronounced as ba-rang-gai, gai as in guy), also known by its former name, the barrio, is the smallest local government unit in the Philippines and is the native Filipino term for a village, district or ward. ...

  • Del Carmen
  • Palma
  • Barangay I (Pob.)
  • Barangay II (Pob.)
  • Barangay III (Pob.)
  • Barangay IV (Pob.)
  • San Agustin
  • San Andres
  • San Benito
  • San Gregorio
  • San Ildefonso
  • San Juan
  • San Miguel
  • San Roque
  • Santa Rosa

History

Alaminos began as a barrio of San Pablo City, which was then only a town belonging to the province of Batangas. It was re-annexed as barrio of San Pablo which was then ceded to the province of Laguna in 1902. It was not until about 1916 that Alaminos regained its status as a town and remained within the political territory of Laguna. San Pablo City is a 2nd class city in the province of Laguna, Philippines. ... Batangas is a province of the Philippines located on the southwestern part of Luzon in the CALABARZON region. ... 1902 (MCMII) was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... 1916 (MCMXVI) was a leap year starting on Saturday (link will take you to calendar). ... For other uses, see Laguna (disambiguation). ...


External links

  • Philippine Standard Geographic Code
  • 2000 Philippine Census Information

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