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Map of Laguna showing the location of Victoria

Victoria is a 4th class municipality in the province of Laguna, Philippines. According to the 2000 census, it has a population of 29,765 people in 6,128 households. Image File history File links Ph_locator_laguna_victoria. ... A municipality (bayan 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. ...


It is southeast of Laguna de Bay, 90 km south of Manila and boarded by the Municipality of Calauan to the South West, Nagcarlan to the South East and Pila to the North East. The municipality has a total land area of 2,283.1 has. Which corresponds to 1.30% of the total land area of the province of Laguna. Laguna de Bay is the largest lake in the Philippines and the largest indland freshwater lake in South-East Asia. ... REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES City of Manila Region: National Capital Region Province: — Dates: Founded—June 24, 1571 Cityhood—June 10, 1574 Population: 2000 census—1,581,082 Density—41,014 per km² Area: 38. ... Calauan is a 2nd class municipality in the province of Laguna, Philippines. ... Nagcarlan is a small municipality/town 21 kilometers south north east of San Pablo City, or 99 kilometers south of Manila, Philippines. ... Piła. ...


Victoria was actually a barrio of Pila, Laguna until November 15, 1949 when the late President Elpidio Quirino signed into effect EO 282 segregating this barrio and eight (8) other into an independent community. It’s name was adopted from President Quirino’s daughter Victoria. Pila is a 4th class municipality in the province of Laguna, Philippines. ... Elpidio Quirino Elpidio Quirino (November 16, 1890—February 29, 1956) was the sixth President of the Philippines. ...


Barangays

Victoria is politically subdivided into 9 barangays. Of these, 2 are classified as urban and the rest are rural. A barangay (Filipino: baranggay) is the smallest local government unit in the Philippines and is very similar to a village. ...


External links

  • Philippine Standard Geographic Code
  • 2000 Philippine Census Information
  • History of Pila: A Secular and Spiritual History of the Town 900 A.D. to Present
  • Bayang Pinagpala

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Victoria, Laguna - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (180 words)
Victoria is a 4th class municipality in the province of Laguna, Philippines.
It is southeast of Laguna de Bay, 90 km south of Manila and bordered by the Municipality of Calauan to the southwest, Nagcarlan to the southeast and Pila to the northeast.
Victoria was a barrio of Pila until November 15, 1949 when President Elpidio Quirino signed into effect EO 282 segregating this barrio and 8 others into an independent community.
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