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Encyclopedia > Calamba City
Calamba City, Laguna
Location
Map of Laguna showing the location of Calamba City
Government
Region CALABARZON (Region IV-A)
Province Laguna
District 2nd district of Laguna
Barangays 54
Income class: 1st class city; urban
Mayor Joaquin M. Chipeco, Jr. ( Kampi)
Founded August 28, 1742
Cityhood April 21, 2001
Official Website elgu2.ncc.gov.ph/CITYOFCALAMBA
Physical characteristics
Area 144.80 km²
Population

     Total (2000)      Density Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links Map of Laguna highlighting the location of Calamba City, Laguna, Philippines. ... For other uses, see Laguna (disambiguation). ... Judiciary Supreme Court Chief Justice Reynato Puno Court of Appeals · Sandiganbayan Court of Tax Appeals · Ombudsman Elections Commission on Elections Chairman: Resurreccion Z. Borra 2007 | 2004 | 2001 | 1998 1995 | 1992 | 1987 | 1986 | All Foreign relations Government Website Human rights Other countries Atlas  Politics Portal      Map of the Philippines showing the... CALABARZON is one of the regions of the Philippines. ... Judiciary Supreme Court Chief Justice Reynato Puno Court of Appeals · Sandiganbayan Court of Tax Appeals · Ombudsman Elections Commission on Elections Chairman: Resurreccion Z. Borra 2013 | 2010 | 2007 | 2004 | 2001 | 1998 1995 | 1992 | 1987 | 1986 | All Foreign relations Government Website Human rights Other countries Atlas  Politics Portal      The province (Filipino: lalawigan... For other uses, see Laguna (disambiguation). ... Type Lower house Houses House of Representatives House Speaker Jose De Venecia, Jr. ... 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. ... Judiciary Supreme Court Chief Justice Reynato Puno Court of Appeals · Sandiganbayan Court of Tax Appeals · Ombudsman Elections Commission on Elections 2007 | 2004 | 2001 | 1998 1995 | 1992 | 1986 | All Foreign relations Human rights Other countries Politics Portal      A city (lungsod, sometimes siyudad, in Filipino and Tagalog) is a tier of local... A mayor (from the Latin māior, meaning larger, greater) is the modern title of the highest ranking municipal officer. ... Judiciary Supreme Court Chief Justice Reynato Puno Court of Appeals · Sandiganbayan Court of Tax Appeals · Ombudsman Elections Commission on Elections 2007 | 2004 | 2001 | 1998 1995 | 1992 | 1987 | 1986 | All Foreign relations Human rights Political clans Other countriesAtlas  Politics Portal      The Kabalikat ng Malayang Pilipino (KAMPI, formerly the Kabalikat ng Mamamayang... is the 240th day of the year (241st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... // Events January 24 - Charles VII Albert becomes Holy Roman Emperor. ... is the 111th day of the year (112th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2001 (MMI) was a common year starting on Monday (link displays the 2001 Gregorian calendar). ... A website (alternatively, Web site or web site) is a collection of Web pages, images, videos or other digital assets that is hosted on one or several Web server(s), usually accessible via the Internet, cell phone or a LAN. A Web page is a document, typically written in HTML... This article is about the physical quantity. ... Square kilometre (U.S. spelling: square kilometer), symbol km², is a decimal multiple of SI unit of surface area square metre, one of the SI derived units. ... Year 2000 (MM) was a leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full 2000 Gregorian calendar). ... Population density per square kilometre by country, 2006 Population density map of the world in 1994. ...


281,146
1,942/km²
Coordinates 14° 13' 1.2" N, 121° 10' 1.2" E
The concrete jar where the legend of the city's name has been immortalized.
The concrete jar where the legend of the city's name has been immortalized.

Calamba City is a 1st class city in the province of Laguna, Philippines. Situated only 54 kilometers south of Manila, about an hour by chartered bus, Calamba City is a popular tourist destination with its hot spring resorts, most of which are located in Barangay Pansol, and the Canlubang Golf and Country Club, site of many Philippine Opens. Calamba is also an important modern industrial center in the CALABARZON region as shown by the large number of industrial parks and business estates that are located in the city. According to the 2000 census, it has a population of 281,146 people in 58,466 households. Square kilometre (U.S. spelling: square kilometer), symbol km², is a decimal multiple of SI unit of surface area square metre, one of the SI derived units. ... Map of Earth showing lines of latitude (horizontally) and longitude (vertically), Eckert VI projection; large version (pdf, 1. ... Image File history File links Size of this preview: 800 × 549 pixelsFull resolution‎ (1,151 × 790 pixels, file size: 146 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) Calamba City, Laguna, Philippines Town Plaza and Symbol, the Kalan-Banga. Deemed to be the Worlds Largest Claypot. For the History of the Calamba... Image File history File links Size of this preview: 800 × 549 pixelsFull resolution‎ (1,151 × 790 pixels, file size: 146 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) Calamba City, Laguna, Philippines Town Plaza and Symbol, the Kalan-Banga. Deemed to be the Worlds Largest Claypot. For the History of the Calamba... A city (lungsod, sometimes siyudad, in Filipino) is a tier of local government in the Philippines. ... Map of the Philippines showing all the regions and their provinces. ... Laguna is a province of the Philippines found in the CALABARZON region in Luzon. ... For other meanings of the word, see Manila (disambiguation). ... A tourist destination is a city, town or other area the economy of which is dependent to a significant extent on the revenues accruing from tourism. ... Green Dragon Spring at Norris Geyser A hot spring is a place where warm or hot groundwater issues from the ground on a regular basis for at least a predictable part of the year, and is significantly above the ambient ground temperature (which is usually around 55~57 F or... The Philippine Open is one of the worlds longest running mens golf tournaments. ... CALABARZON is one of the regions of the Philippines. ... Year 2000 (MM) was a leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full 2000 Gregorian calendar). ...


Calamba City is also the birthplace of José Rizal, the country's national hero. For places, institutions and objects named after this person, see Rizal (disambiguation). ...

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History

The name of the city comes from a legend that during the early time of the Spanish period in the country, two "guardias civil" or soldiers were lost and passing through what is now Calamba. The soldiers met a young lady who came from a river carrying a jar of water and a wooden stove. The soldiers unwittingly in Spanish language and in authoritative tone, to conceal the fact that they were lost, asked the local maiden the name of the place they were in. The lady, who speaks only her native language, naturally thought she was being interrogated about what she was carrying and nervously uttered "kalan-banga", meaning "wooden stove" (kalan) and "water jar" (banga). Because the Spaniards could not pronounce it properly, the town has been called Calamba supposedly since then. This legend is immortalized with a large concrete water jar erected in the city plaza with the names of the city's barangays written on its surface. It is considered the World's Biggest "Claypot". This same jar is also found in the city's seal. The plaza was proposed by Dr. Agapito Alzona, the then town councilor to utilize the waste area where the old town market relocated from. The resolution was approved by the then town mayor Roman Lazaro and added additional P5,000 for the fence to the original P15,000 construction cost. It was completed in 1939. 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. ...


Before it became a separate town, Calamba was then a part of Tabuco, now known as Cabuyao. Calamba became an independent pueblo on August 28, 1742. With the passage of Republic Act No. 9024 on April 7, 2001 and the approval of the residents in a plebiscite on April 21, Calamba was promoted from a municipality into Laguna's second component city after San Pablo. Cabuyao is a 1st class urban municipality in the province of Laguna, Philippines. ... is the 240th day of the year (241st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... // Events January 24 - Charles VII Albert becomes Holy Roman Emperor. ... Republic Acts are laws in the Philippines, created by the Congress and signed by the president. ... April 7 is the 97th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (98th in leap years). ... Year 2001 (MMI) was a common year starting on Monday (link displays the 2001 Gregorian calendar). ... is the 111th day of the year (112th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... A municipality (bayan, sometimes munisipalidad, in Filipino) is a local government unit in the Philippines. ... Judiciary Supreme Court Chief Justice Reynato Puno Court of Appeals · Sandiganbayan Court of Tax Appeals · Ombudsman Elections Commission on Elections 2007 | 2004 | 2001 | 1998 1995 | 1992 | 1986 | All Foreign relations Human rights Other countries Politics Portal      A city (lungsod, sometimes siyudad, in Filipino and Tagalog) is a tier of local... The City of San Pablo (Filipino: Lungsod ng San Pablo) is a first class city in the province of Laguna, Philippines. ...


Calamba boasts no less than five national heroes: Dr. Jose Rizal, General Paciano Rizal, Teodora Alonzo, General Vicente Lim, and Lt. Geronimo Aclan. José Rizal José Protacio Rizal Mercado y Alonzo Realonda (June 19, 1861 - December 30, 1896) is the national hero of the Philippines. ... Brigadier General Vicente Lim (1889 – 1945) was a World War II general. ...


Mayor Joaquin M. "BARAT" Chipeco Jr. the present Mayor.


Geography

Calamba lies at the northern slopes of Mount Makiling, a dormant volcano. The southern terminus of the South Luzon Expressway is in Calamba and this geographic position makes the city a gateway to the southern provinces of Luzon. The highway at the end of the South Luzon Expressway leads east to the other towns of Laguna and south towards the provinces of Batangas and Quezon. Calamba City is bordered by Cabuyao to the north, Los Baños to the east, by the province of Batangas to the south, specifically the municipalities of Santo Tomas and Talisay, and by the province of Cavite to the west, with Tagaytay City and Silang. Laguna de Bay the country's largest lake, forms the city's northwest border. The provincial capital, Santa Cruz, is located 45 kilometers by road to the east. Mount Makiling, also rarely Mount Maquiling, is located in the province of Laguna, Philippines. ... The Skyway segment of the expressway South Luzon Expressway and Ninoy Aquino International Airport. ... REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES Province of Batangas Region: CALABARZON (Region IV-A) Capital: Batangas City Founded: March 10, 1917 Population: 2000 census—1,905,348 (9th largest) Density—602 per km² (7th highest) Area: 3,165. ... Quezon is a province of the Philippines located in the CALABARZON region in Luzon. ... Cabuyao is a 1st class urban municipality in the province of Laguna, Philippines. ... Los Baños is a 1st class urban municipality in the province of Laguna, Philippines. ... REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES Province of Batangas Region: CALABARZON (Region IV-A) Capital: Batangas City Founded: March 10, 1917 Population: 2000 census—1,905,348 (9th largest) Density—602 per km² (7th highest) Area: 3,165. ... Santo Tomas is a 1st class municipality in the province of Batangas, Philippines. ... Talisay is a 4th class municipality in the province of Batangas, Philippines. ... REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES Province of Cavite Region: CALABARZON (Region IV-A) Capital: Imus† Founded: March 10, 1917 Population: 2000 census—2,163,161 (5th largest) Density—1,590 per km² (Highest) Area: 1,297. ... Nickname: Map of Cavite showing the location of Tagaytay. ... Silang is a 1st class landlocked municipality in the province of Cavite, Philippines. ... Laguna de Bay is the largest lake in the Philippines and the largest inland freshwater lake in Southeast Asia. ... Santa Cruz is a 1st class municipality in the province of Laguna, Philippines and the seat of the Laguna provincial government. ...


Barangays

Calamba City is politically subdivided into 54 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. ...

  • Bagong Kalsada
  • Banadero
  • Banlic
  • Barandal
  • Batino
  • Bubuyan
  • Bucal
  • Bunggo
  • Burol
  • Camaligan
  • Canlubang
  • Halang
  • Hornalan
  • Kay-Anlog
  • Laguerta
  • La Mesa
  • Lawa
  • Lecheria
  • Lingga
  • Looc
  • Mabato
  • Majada Labas
  • Makiling
  • Mapagong
  • Masili
  • Maunong
  • Mayapa
  • Paciano Rizal
  • Palingon
  • Palo-Alto
  • Pansol
  • Parian
  • Barangay 1 (Pob.)
  • Barangay 2 (Pob.)
  • Barangay 3 (Pob.)
  • Barangay 4 (Pob.)
  • Barangay 5 (Pob.)
  • Barangay 6 (Pob.)
  • Barangay 7 (Pob.)
  • Prinza
  • Punta
  • Puting Lupa
  • Real
  • Sucol
  • Saimsim
  • Sampiruhan
  • San Cristobal
  • San Jose
  • San Juan
  • Sirang Lupa
  • Tulo
  • Turbina
  • Ulango
  • Uwisan

Barangay Kay-Anlog is a rural barangay of Calamba City, Laguna, Philippines. ...

Schools

Secondary(Public)

Punta National High School - Main(PNHS) is one of the Calamba Citys public schools. ...

Private

The Saint Francis of Assisi College System Calamba Campus (SFACS-Calamba) is one of the schools of the Saint Francis of Assisi College System, a multi-campus, non-sectarian but Catholic Oriented, private institution of learning and is a sister school of the Seattle Central Community College. ...

External links

  • Town of Calamba information site
  • Calamba web page in the Official Website of Laguna
  • Philippine Standard Geographic Code
  • 2000 Philippine Census Information
  • DEPED Masterlist
  • http://www.msc.net.ph/calamba/
  • http://calamba.50megs.com/
  • http://ecommunity.ncc.gov.ph/CITYOFCALAMBA/

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Calamba City is a 1st class city in the province of Laguna, Philippines.
Calamba lies at the northern slopes of Mount Makiling, a dormant volcano.
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