Calamba, Laguna
Calamba City ( officially: City of Calamba, Filipino: Lungsod ng Calamba ) is a Philippine city in the province of Laguna, about 54 kilometers southeast of Manila, and 45 kilometers west of the provincial capital, Santa Cruz. Calamba City is a popular tourist destination due to hot springs. Most are located in Pansol Baranggay and the Canlubang Golf and Country Club. Calamba City is also a modern industrial center in the CALABARZON - region with six industrial parks. In the city a total of 5193 enterprises and commercial enterprises are registered.
Calamba City is the birthplace of Philippine national hero José Rizal.
Geography
Calamba City is located north of the dormant volcano Makiling and on the southern shore of the lake Laguna de Bay. The southern end of the South Luzon Expressway Expressway in Calamba City. Due to its geographical location, the city is the gateway to the southern provinces of Luzon. The highways following the South Luzon Expressway lead further in the provinces of Batangas and Quezon. Calamba City is bordered by Cabuyao to the north, Los Baños in the east and at Santo Tomas and Talisay in Batangas in the south and Tagaytay City and Silang in Cavite province in the west.
Barangays
Calamba City is divided into 54 barangays.
- Banlic
- Bunggo
- Burol
- Camaligan
- Canlubang
- Horn Alan
- Kay- Anlog
- La Mesa
- Lecheria
- Looc
- Mabato
- Mapagong
- Maunong
- Mayapa
- Parian
- Palo Alto
- Prinza
- Punta
- Puting Lupa
- Sucol
- Tulo
- Ulango
- 1 Laguerta
- 2 Bubuyan
- 3 Majada Labas
- 4 Sirang Lupa
- 5 Barandal
- Paciano Rizal 6
- 7 San Cristobal
- 8 Batino
- 9 Lawa
- 10 Real
- 11 Turbina
- 12 Makiling
- 13 Saimsim
- 14 Bagong Kalsada
- 15 Masili
- 16 Pansol
- 17 Bucal
- 18 Halang
- 19 Lingga
- 20 Palingon
- 21 Sampiruhan
- 22 San Juan
- 23 Banadero
- 24 Barangay 1
- 24 Barangay 2
- 24 Barangay 3
- 24 Barangay 4
- 24 Barangay 5
- 24 Barangay 6
- 24 Barangay 7
- 25 San Jose
- 26 Uwisan
History
The city's name is derived according to legend, from the early days of the Spanish colonization, when two soldiers of the Civil guardias in the area that is today known as Calamba, were lost. The two soldiers met a local young woman who came with a pitcher of water from a river. The water pitcher is also found in the city seal. The Spanish soldiers asked the woman in Spanish in an imperious tone after the name of the area in which they were on. The woman who spoke only their native language, they thought I'd wondered what she wears and therefore responded extremely nervous, " kalan - banga ", which translates as wood stove ( kalan ) and water jar ( banga ) means. This legend is immortalized by a large water jug made of concrete, which was built on the city plaza, it was completed in 1939. The jar was labeled with the names of the barangays of the city. Before Calamba independent community was on 28 August 1742 it was part of Tabuco, today Cabuyao.
The massacre of Calamba 2,000 or more civilians were killed by the Japanese army on February 1, 1945 in Calamba. 2000 began with the construction and the teaching at the Colegio de San Juan de Letran Calamba, a branch of the Dominican school in Intramuros.
With the passage of Republic Act No. 9024 on 7 April 2001 and the acknowledgment by the people in a referendum Calamba was lifting up from one community to the city (component city). Calamba, making it the second city after San Pablo in the province of Laguna.
Demographic development
Calamba had after the census from 1 May 2000 281 146 inhabitants, with an annual growth rate of the population of 5.5%. For 2004, the population is estimated at 348 422. Of the 54 barangays are classified as urban 34 and 20 as rural. The highest population density has the Baranggay IV with 682 inhabitants per hectare.
Personalities
- Ronato Alcano
- Paciano Rizal
- Vicente Lim
- Geronimo Aclan
- Teodora Alonzo