Pagsanjan (pronounced 'Pag-sang-han') is a 4th class municipality in the province of Laguna, Philippines. According to the 2000 census, it has a population of 32,622 people in 7,274 households. It is situated about 92 kilometers south of Manila. The main tourist spot of Pagsanjan is the Pagsanjan Falls or (Magdapio Falls). A particular highlight is the boatride which passes through 14 rapids maneuvered by boatmen between rocks and boulders that leads to the main falls. Image File history File links Ph_locator_laguna_pagsanjan. ... 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. ... Manilas President Manuel Roxas Boulevard also known as the Baywalk Manila (Filipino: Maynila) is the capital of the Philippines. ...

History

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 betelnut industry. In time, the barrio became the flourishing trading center of eastern Laguna and attracted families from the surrounding communities of Cavinti, Pila, and Santa Cruz. On December 12, 1668, the then Governor General Manuel Dela Peña Bonifaz, issued a gubernatorial decree elevating its status from barrio 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. Lumban is one of the oldest towns and the third largest municipality in the province of Laguna in the Philippines. ... // Events January - The Triple Alliance of 1668 is formed. ... Laguna may refer to more than one article: Laguna, a Philipine province; Laguna, Santa Catarina, a city located in southern Brazil; Laguna de Cameros, a municipality in La Rioja, Spain San Cristóbal de La Laguna (also La Laguna), a municipality in the island of Tenerife, province of Santa Cruz... Cavinti is a municipality in the outskirts of the province of Laguna in the Philippines and is situated in the foothills of Sierra Madre Mountain Ranges. ... Piła. ... Santa Cruz is a 1st class municipality in the province of Laguna, Philippines and the seat of the Laguna provincial government. ... December 12 is the 346th day (347th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian calendar, with 19 days remaining. ... // Events January - The Triple Alliance of 1668 is formed. ... // Events A high-powered conspiracy of notables, the Immortal Seven, invite William and Mary to depose James II of England. ... Bay is one of the oldest towns and was the first capital of the province of Philippines. ... 1858 (MDCCCLVIII) is a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Sunday of the 12-day-slower Julian calendar). ...

Geography

Pagsanjan has a land area of 2,640 hectares. It is located 101 kilometers south 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 northeast by the town of Lumban; on the southeast by the towns of Cavinti and Luisiana; on the south by Mount Banahaw; and on the southwest by the town of Magdalena. Laguna de Bay is the largest lake in the Philippines and the largest inland freshwater lake in Southeast Asia. ... Luisiana is a municipality located in the province of Laguna in the Philippines. ... Mount Banahaw is a dormant volcano located on the boundary of the provinces of Laguna and Quezon in Luzon, Philippines. ... Magdalena is a municipality in the province of Laguna in the Philippines. ...

Barangays

Pagsanjan is politically subdivided into 16 barangays. A barangay also known as barrio (Filipino: baranggay , pronounced as ba-rang-gai, gai as in guy) is the smallest local government unit in the Philippines and is the native Filipino term for a village,barrio, district, ward or town. ...

External links

• Philippine Standard Geographic Code
• 2000 Philippine Census Information