Kalayaan, Laguna

Kalayaan, officially the Municipality of Kalayaan (Tagalog: Bayan ng Kalayaan), is a 3rd class municipality in the province of Laguna, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 24,755 people.[3]

For the municipality of Palawan in the Spratly Islands, see Kalayaan, Palawan.
Kalayaan
Longos
Municipality
Municipality of Kalayaan
Kalayaan Plaza
Kalayaan Plaza
Flag of Kalayaan
Flag
Official seal of Kalayaan
Seal
Nickname(s): 
Laguna's Symbol of Peace and Unity
Map of Laguna with Kalayaan highlighted
Map of Laguna with Kalayaan highlighted
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Kalayaan is located in Philippines
Kalayaan
Kalayaan
Location within the Philippines
Coordinates: 14°19′41″N 121°28′48″E
CountryPhilippines
RegionCalabarzon
ProvinceLaguna
District 4th district
FoundedJanuary 1, 1909 (as Longos)
Barangays3 (see Barangays)
Government
 [1]
 • TypeSangguniang Bayan
 • MayorSandy P. Laganapan
 • Vice MayorChristopher P. Ramiro
 • RepresentativeMaria Jamina Katherine B. Agarao
 • Municipal Council
Members
 • Electorate17,127 voters (2022)
Area
[2]
 • Total46.60 km2 (17.99 sq mi)
Elevation
286 m (938 ft)
Highest elevation
536 m (1,759 ft)
Lowest elevation
1 m (3 ft)
Population
 (2020 census)[3]
 • Total24,755
 • Density530/km2 (1,400/sq mi)
 • Households
5,790
Economy
 • Income class3rd municipal income class
 • Poverty incidence
5.06
% (2018)[4]
 • Revenue₱ 128.7 million (2020)
 • Assets₱ 166.4 million (2020)
 • Expenditure₱ 129.9 million (2020)
 • Liabilities₱ 23.49 million (2020)
Service provider
 • ElectricityFirst Laguna Electric Cooperative (FLECO)
Time zoneUTC+8 (PST)
ZIP code
4015
PSGC
043409000
IDD : area code +63 (0)49
Native languagesTagalog
Websitewww.kalayaanlaguna.gov.ph

Kalayaan is in the fourth district of the province of Laguna and can be reached three hours by land from Manila. It is the home of approximately 24,214 citizenry. The municipality is home to a hydroelectric power plant, the only pumped storage facility in the Philippines, the Kalayaan Pumped Storage Power Plant located in Brgy. San Juan, that contributes substantially to the income and an economic activity that is anchored on agriculture. It has complied with Ecological Solid Waste Management Act of 2000 (R.A. 9003) by constructing a Category-I Sanitary Landfill under LISCOP, considered one of its kind on the municipal level in the Province of Laguna, which aims to put into practice the segregation and proper disposal of solid waste for the protection of environment.[5]

Kalayaan is roughly rectangular in shape, with a hilly terrain on most of its eastern side, while relatively flat on its western side. Its highest elevations are from 400 to 418 metres. These are found in Sitio Santo Angel, Malaking Pulo, and Cabuhayan in Barangay San Juan, and Sitio Lamao in Barangay San Antonio. Approximately three fourths of the total land area are with terrain 300 metres above sea level. Its lowest points are from 5 to 20 metres along the western sections of Barangays San Juan and Longos towards Laguna de Bay.

The municipality was formerly called Longos until 1956 when it was changed to its present name.[6]

History

A marker posted in the municipal building of Kalayaan reads: “On this site grew a coconut tree with three branches interpreted by our forebears as the future site of our municipal building; three branches being San Juan, Longos and San Antonio.”[5]

Today, the belief had been realized but digging through historical records, it seems that the place is still made up of the three original visitas of Babaye (now Longos), Abacao (now San Juan) and San Pablo (now San Antonio). Babaye got its name when the Spaniards came and found women washing clothes in the brook. When the Spaniards continued their aim to conquer the land and a little north of Babaye, they saw a place where people dried abaca and named the place Abacao. The Spaniards claimed the mountains east of Babaye and named the village found there in honor of San Pablo.[5]

On March 30, 1946, Executive Order No. 127 which ordered the transfer of the seat of government from Longos to San Juan was signed by Pres. Manuel Roxas. From then on, a part of San Juan became the Poblacion, while Longos, San Antonio and the rest of San Juan became its barangays.[5]

Geography

Kalayaan is located approximately 14º20’ to 14°22’ latitude and 121º28’ to 121º38’ longitude. It is bounded by the Municipality of Paete on the north, Lumban on the south, Laguna de Bay on the west and Mauban, Quezon Province on the east. The municipality is 11 kilometres (6.8 mi) from the capital, Santa Cruz and 98 kilometres (61 mi) from Manila. It could be reached via the Manila South Expressway and an artery of the national road southward from Calamba and northward from Pagsanjan.[5]

Barangays
Kalayaan town hall

Kalayaan is politically subdivided into 3 barangays. [7] Each barangay consists of puroks and some have sitios.

  • Longos (old capital town)
  • San Antonio
  • San Juan

Climate
Climate data for Kalayaan, Laguna
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Average high °C (°F) 24
(75)		 25
(77)		 26
(79)		 29
(84)		 29
(84)		 28
(82)		 27
(81)		 27
(81)		 27
(81)		 26
(79)		 25
(77)		 24
(75)		 26
(80)
Average low °C (°F) 20
(68)		 20
(68)		 20
(68)		 21
(70)		 22
(72)		 22
(72)		 22
(72)		 22
(72)		 22
(72)		 21
(70)		 21
(70)		 20
(68)		 21
(70)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 58
(2.3)		 41
(1.6)		 32
(1.3)		 29
(1.1)		 91
(3.6)		 143
(5.6)		 181
(7.1)		 162
(6.4)		 172
(6.8)		 164
(6.5)		 113
(4.4)		 121
(4.8)		 1,307
(51.5)
Average rainy days 13.4 9.3 9.1 9.8 19.1 22.9 26.6 24.9 25.0 21.4 16.5 16.5 214.5
Source: Meteoblue[8]

Demographics
Population census of Kalayaan
YearPop.±% p.a.
1903 2,435—    
1918 3,103+1.63%
1939 3,519+0.60%
1948 3,817+0.91%
1960 5,007+2.29%
1970 6,957+3.34%
1975 8,501+4.10%
1980 10,247+3.81%
1990 13,118+2.50%
1995 16,955+4.92%
2000 19,580+3.13%
2007 21,203+1.10%
2010 20,944−0.45%
2015 23,269+2.03%
2020 24,755+1.22%
Source: Philippine Statistics Authority[9][10][11][12]

In the 2020 census, the population of Kalayaan, Laguna, was 24,755 people,[3] with a density of 530 inhabitants per square kilometre or 1,400 inhabitants per square mile.

Economy
Poverty Incidence of Kalayaan
Source: Philippine Statistics Authority[13][14]
[15][16][17][18][19]

See also

References
  1.  Municipality of Kalayaan | (DILG)
  2. "2015 Census of Population, Report No. 3 – Population, Land Area, and Population Density" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. Quezon City, Philippines. August 2016. ISSN 0117-1453. Archived (PDF) from the original on May 25, 2021. Retrieved July 16, 2021.
  3. Census of Population (2020). "Region IV-A (Calabarzon)". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
  4. "PSA Releases the 2018 Municipal and City Level Poverty Estimates". Philippine Statistics Authority. 15 December 2021. Retrieved 22 January 2022.
  5. "Kalayaan". Philippines Department of the Interior and Local Government. Retrieved 28 September 2020. Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
  6. Republic Act No. 1417 Archived 2012-06-01 at the Wayback Machine, PhilippineLaw, retrieved 2012
  7. "Province: Laguna". PSGC Interactive. Quezon City, Philippines: Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved 12 November 2016.
  8. "Kalayaan: Average Temperatures and Rainfall". Meteoblue. Retrieved 11 May 2020.
  9. Census of Population (2015). "Region IV-A (Calabarzon)". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved 20 June 2016.
  10. Census of Population and Housing (2010). "Region IV-A (Calabarzon)" (PDF). Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. National Statistics Office. Retrieved 29 June 2016.
  11. Censuses of Population (1903–2007). "Region IV-A (Calabarzon)". Table 1. Population Enumerated in Various Censuses by Province/Highly Urbanized City: 1903 to 2007. National Statistics Office.
  12. "Province of Laguna". Municipality Population Data. Local Water Utilities Administration Research Division. Retrieved 17 December 2016.
  13. "Poverty incidence (PI):". Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved December 28, 2020.
  14. "Estimation of Local Poverty in the Philippines" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. 29 November 2005.
  15. "2003 City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. 23 March 2009.
  16. "City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates; 2006 and 2009" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. 3 August 2012.
  17. "2012 Municipal and City Level Poverty Estimates" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. 31 May 2016.
  18. "Municipal and City Level Small Area Poverty Estimates; 2009, 2012 and 2015". Philippine Statistics Authority. 10 July 2019.
  19. "PSA Releases the 2018 Municipal and City Level Poverty Estimates". Philippine Statistics Authority. 15 December 2021. Retrieved 22 January 2022.
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