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* ''Home of Our Lady of Guadalupe de Filipinas''
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| motto                  = ''Negosyo Palakasin, Trabaho Padamihin AASENSO PAGSANJAN!''
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'''Pagsanjan''' (pronounced ''PAG-sang-han''), officially the '''Municipality of Pagsanjan''' ({{langx|tl|Bayan ng Pagsanjan}}), is a [[municipality of the Philippines|municipality]] in the [[Philippine Province|province]] of [[Laguna (province)|Laguna]], [[Philippines]]. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 44,327 people.{{PH census|current}}
'''Pagsanjan''' (pronounced ''PAG-sang-han''), officially the '''Municipality of Pagsanjan''' ({{langx|tl|Bayan ng Pagsanjan}}), is a [[municipality of the Philippines|municipality]] in the [[Philippine Province|province]] of [[Laguna (province)|Laguna]], [[Philippines]]. According to the {{PH wikidata|population_as_of}}, it has a population of {{PH wikidata|population_total}} people.{{PH wikidata|population_reference}}


Pagsanjan is the tourist capital of Laguna and is the home of the Bangkero Festival held every March. The ''bangkeros'' are tour guides who steer boats along the river to [[Pagsanjan Falls]] (also called Magdapio Falls), for which the town is well known but is actually in neighboring [[Cavinti]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://pagsanjan.gov.ph/|title=Pagsanjan, Laguna – The Tourist Capital of Laguna|language=en-US|access-date=2020-01-17}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.philstar.com/2009/03/26/451669/pagsanjan-bangkero-festival-set|title=The Philippine Star|access-date=2020-01-17}}</ref>
It is known as the tourist capital of Laguna and is the home of the Bangkero Festival held every March. The ''bangkeros'' are tour guides who steer boats along the river to [[Pagsanjan Falls]] (also called Magdapio Falls), for which the town is well known but is actually in neighboring [[Cavinti]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://pagsanjan.gov.ph/|title=Pagsanjan, Laguna – The Tourist Capital of Laguna|language=en-US|access-date=2020-01-17}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.philstar.com/2009/03/26/451669/pagsanjan-bangkero-festival-set|title=The Philippine Star|access-date=2020-01-17}}</ref>


Pagsanjan was the capital of the province of Laguna for 170 years (1688–1858) during which the town prospered as the commercial, cultural and learning center of the province.<ref>[http://www.pagsanjan.gov.ph/touristinfo_pastandpresent.htm Pagsanjan Official Site] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110727024100/http://www.pagsanjan.gov.ph/touristinfo_pastandpresent.htm |date=2011-07-27 }}</ref>
The municipality was the capital of the province of Laguna for 170 years (from 1688 to 1858) during which the town prospered as the commercial, cultural and learning center of the province.<ref>[http://www.pagsanjan.gov.ph/touristinfo_pastandpresent.htm Pagsanjan Official Site] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110727024100/http://www.pagsanjan.gov.ph/touristinfo_pastandpresent.htm |date=2011-07-27 }}</ref>


==Etymology==
==Etymology==
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==History==
==History==
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{{Unreferenced section|date=July 2017}}
[[File:Arch of Pagsanjan.jpg|thumb|280px|Old Town Gate]]Pagsanjan was originally a ''[[Barangay|barrio]]'' of [[Lumban, Laguna|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 [[Betel nut chewing|betel nut]] industry. In time, the barrio became the flourishing trading center of eastern [[Laguna (province)|Laguna]] and attracted families from the surrounding communities of [[Cavinti]] and [[Pila, Laguna|Pila]]. On December 12, 1668, then-[[Governor-General of the Philippines|Governor-General]] [[Juan Manuel de la Peña Bonifaz]] issued a decree elevating its status to a town. In 1688, Pagsanjan replaced [[Bay, Laguna|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.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://pagsanjan.gov.ph/|title=Pagsanjan, Laguna – The Tourist Capital of Laguna|language=en-US|access-date=January 17, 2020}}</ref>
[[File:Pagsanjan PHC historical marker.webp|thumb|left|upright|National historical marker installed at the town arch in 1953]]
 
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 [[Betel nut chewing|betel nut]] industry. In time, the barrio became the flourishing trading center of eastern [[Laguna (province)|Laguna]] and attracted families from the surrounding communities of [[Cavinti]] and [[Pila, Laguna|Pila]]. On December 12, 1668, then-Governor-General [[Juan Manuel de la Peña Bonifaz]] issued a decree elevating its status to a town. In 1688, Pagsanjan replaced [[Bay, Laguna|Bay]] as the capital of the province. It remained such until 1858.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://pagsanjan.gov.ph/|title=Pagsanjan, Laguna – The Tourist Capital of Laguna|language=en-US|access-date=January 17, 2020}}</ref>


===List of mayors===
===List of mayors===
[[File:Arch of Pagsanjan.jpg|thumb|left|Old Town Gate]]
*Juan L. Fabella<ref>{{cite book|last=Landingin|first=Roel|title=Public Choice: The Life of Armand V. Fabella in Government and Education|date=2017|publisher=[[Anvil Publishing|Anvil Publishing, Inc.]]|location=[[Mandaluyong]], Philippines|isbn=9786214201457|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=dTSWDwAAQBAJ&pg=PT39}}</ref>
*Juan L. Fabella<ref>{{cite book|last=Landingin|first=Roel|title=Public Choice: The Life of Armand V. Fabella in Government and Education|date=2017|publisher=[[Anvil Publishing|Anvil Publishing, Inc.]]|location=[[Mandaluyong]], Philippines|isbn=9786214201457|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=dTSWDwAAQBAJ&pg=PT39}}</ref>
*Fidelino C. Agawin (1959–1963)<ref>{{cite book|title=Report of the Commission on Elections to the President of the Philippines and the Congress on the Manner the Election was Held on November 10, 1959|date=1960|publisher=[[Commission on Elections (Philippines)|Commission on Elections]]|page=380|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=wu2ZbNu2p5AC|access-date=April 26, 2024}}</ref>
*Fidelino C. Agawin (1959–1963)<ref>{{cite book|title=Report of the Commission on Elections to the President of the Philippines and the Congress on the Manner the Election was Held on November 10, 1959|date=1960|publisher=[[Commission on Elections (Philippines)|Commission on Elections]]|page=380|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=wu2ZbNu2p5AC|access-date=April 26, 2024}}</ref>
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*Augusto Kamatoy (1988–1998)<ref>{{cite news|last=Juvida|first=Sol|title=Pagsanjan: Happy, angry, sad|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=_ZgVAAAAIBAJ&pg=PA8|access-date=April 26, 2024|work=[[Manila Standard]]|publisher=Standard Publications, Inc.|date=March 11, 1988|page=8}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Newly built pathway|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=n48VAAAAIBAJ&pg=PA18|access-date=April 26, 2024|work=[[Manila Standard]]|publisher=Kamahalan Publishing Corp.|date=September 18, 1997|page=18}}</ref>
*Augusto Kamatoy (1988–1998)<ref>{{cite news|last=Juvida|first=Sol|title=Pagsanjan: Happy, angry, sad|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=_ZgVAAAAIBAJ&pg=PA8|access-date=April 26, 2024|work=[[Manila Standard]]|publisher=Standard Publications, Inc.|date=March 11, 1988|page=8}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Newly built pathway|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=n48VAAAAIBAJ&pg=PA18|access-date=April 26, 2024|work=[[Manila Standard]]|publisher=Kamahalan Publishing Corp.|date=September 18, 1997|page=18}}</ref>
*[[Abner Afuang|Abner L. Afuang]] (1998–2001)<ref>{{cite news|last1=Esplanada|first1=Jerry|last2=Nocum|first2=Armand N.|title=Pagsanjan Palace: Who paid the bill?|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=yVg1AAAAIBAJ&pg=PA18|access-date=April 26, 2024|newspaper=[[Philippine Daily Inquirer]]|publisher=The Philippine Daily Inquirer, Inc.|date=October 27, 2000|page=A18}}</ref>
*[[Abner Afuang|Abner L. Afuang]] (1998–2001)<ref>{{cite news|last1=Esplanada|first1=Jerry|last2=Nocum|first2=Armand N.|title=Pagsanjan Palace: Who paid the bill?|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=yVg1AAAAIBAJ&pg=PA18|access-date=April 26, 2024|newspaper=[[Philippine Daily Inquirer]]|publisher=The Philippine Daily Inquirer, Inc.|date=October 27, 2000|page=A18}}</ref>
*[[E. R. Ejercito]] (2001–2010 & 2025-present)
*Girlie Yulatic Javier-Ejercito (2010-2019)
*[[Maita Sanchez|Girlie "Maita" Javier Ejercito]] (2010–2019)<ref>{{cite news|title=Political dynasties win some, lose some|url=https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/785167/political-dynasties-win-some-lose-some|access-date=April 26, 2024|newspaper=[[Philippine Daily Inquirer]]|publisher=The Philippine Daily Inquirer, Inc.|date=May 12, 2016}}</ref>
*Peter Casius Trinidad (2019–2022)<ref>{{cite news|last1=Nazario|first1=Dhel|last2=Damicog|first2=Jeffrey G.|last3=Panaligan|first3=Rey G.|title=Ejercito-Estrada clan takes a beating in the polls|url=https://mb.com.ph/2019/05/14/ejercito-estrada-clan-takes-a-beating-in-the-polls/|access-date=April 26, 2024|work=[[Manila Bulletin]]|publisher=Manila Bulletin Publishing Corporation|date=May 14, 2019}}</ref>
*Peter Casius Trinidad (2019–2022)<ref>{{cite news|last1=Nazario|first1=Dhel|last2=Damicog|first2=Jeffrey G.|last3=Panaligan|first3=Rey G.|title=Ejercito-Estrada clan takes a beating in the polls|url=https://mb.com.ph/2019/05/14/ejercito-estrada-clan-takes-a-beating-in-the-polls/|access-date=April 26, 2024|work=[[Manila Bulletin]]|publisher=Manila Bulletin Publishing Corporation|date=May 14, 2019}}</ref>
*Cesar V. Areza (2022–2025)
*Cesar V. Areza (2022–2025)
*[[E. R. Ejercito]] (2001–2010 and 2025)


==Geography==
==Geography==
[[File:Pagsanjan Falls.jpg|thumb|right|280px|[[Pagsanjan Falls]]]]
[[File:Pagsanjan Falls.jpg|thumb|right|280px|[[Pagsanjan Falls]]]]
Pagsanjan has a land area of 26.4 square kilometres. 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 north-east by the town of Lumban; on the southeast by the towns of Cavinti and [[Luisiana, Laguna|Luisiana]]; on the south by [[Mount Banahaw]]; and on the south-west by the town of [[Magdalena, Laguna|Magdalena]].
Pagsanjan has a land area of 26.4 square kilometres. 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 north-east by the town of [[Lumban]]; on the southeast by the towns of Cavinti and [[Luisiana, Laguna|Luisiana]]; on the south by [[Mount Banahaw]]; and on the south-west by the town of [[Magdalena, Laguna|Magdalena]].


Situated {{convert|4|km}} from [[Santa Cruz, Laguna|Santa Cruz]], {{convert|91|km}} southeast of [[Manila]], and {{convert|52|km}} from [[Lucena]], this town can reach via [[Manila East Road]] or [[SLEX]].
Situated {{convert|4|km}} from [[Santa Cruz, Laguna|Santa Cruz]], {{convert|91|km}} southeast of [[Manila]], and {{convert|52|km}} from [[Lucena]], this town is reached via [[Manila East Road]] or [[SLEX]].


===Barangays===
===Barangays===
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| footnote= Source: [[Philippine Statistics Authority]]{{PH census|2015}}{{PH census|2010}}{{PH census|2007}}{{LWUA population data}}  
| footnote= Source: [[Philippine Statistics Authority]]{{PH wikidata|population_reference}}{{PH census|2015}}{{PH census|2010}}{{PH census|2007}}{{LWUA population data}}  
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In the 2020 census, the population of Pagsanjan was 44,327 people,{{PH census|current}} with a density of {{convert|{{sigfig|44,327/26.36|2}}|PD/km2|disp=or}}.
In the 2020 census, the population of Pagsanjan was 44,327 people,{{PH wikidata|population_reference}} with a density of {{convert|{{sigfig|44,327/26.36|2}}|PD/km2|disp=or}}.
 
==Government==
==Government==
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| '''Mayor'''
| '''Mayor'''
| E.R Ejercito
| Januario Ferry G. Garcia
| {{party name with colour|Akay National Political Party}}
| {{party name with colour|Akay National Political Party}}
|-
|-
| '''Vice Mayor'''
| '''Vice Mayor'''
| Januario Ferry G. Garcia
| Rod H. Fernandez
| {{party name with colour|Akay National Political Party}}
|{{party name with colour|Partido Federal ng Pilipinas}}
|-
|-
| rowspan=8| '''Councilors'''
| rowspan=9| '''Councilors'''
| Rod H. Fernandez
| {{party name with colour|Partido Federal ng Pilipinas}}
|-
|-
| John Paul J. Ejercito
| John Paul J. Ejercito
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| Melvin B. Madriaga
| Melvin B. Madriaga
| {{party name with colour|Independent politician}}
| {{party name with colour|Independent politician}}
|-
|Rowspan= 2| ''vacant''
|}
|}
==Economy==
==Economy==
{{PH poverty incidence}}
{{PH poverty incidence}}
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Also known as "Pagsanjan Bangkero Festival", celebrated in a five-day annual event held every April in honor of The Patron of the town and the skilled local boatmen called Bangkeros. The festival features colorful boat races, street dancing, float parades, trade fairs, concerts, and sports events. Taking place in Bumbungan or Balanac Rivers to the famous Pagsanjan Falls using Bangkeros skills.
Also known as "Pagsanjan Bangkero Festival", celebrated in a five-day annual event held every April in honor of The Patron of the town and the skilled local boatmen called Bangkeros. The festival features colorful boat races, street dancing, float parades, trade fairs, concerts, and sports events. Taking place in Bumbungan or Balanac Rivers to the famous Pagsanjan Falls using Bangkeros skills.
==Education==
The Pagsanjan Schools District Office governs all educational institutions within the municipality. It oversees the management and operations of all private and public, from primary to secondary schools.<ref>{{Cite web |date=January 15, 2021 |title=Masterlist of Schools |url=https://www.deped.gov.ph/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/SY-2020-2021-Masterlist-of-Schools-Address-only-1-1.pdf |access-date=October 9, 2025 |website=Department of Education}}</ref>
===Primary and elementary schools===
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* Anibong Elementary School
* Caesar Z. Lanuza Elementary School
* Dingin Elementary School
* Dr. Augusto E. Hocson Elementary School
* Francisco Benitez Memorial School
* Good Beginnings Foundation Learning Center
* Jose A. Gallardo, Sr. Elementary School (Magdapio Elementary School)
* M. Z. Lanuza Elementary School
* Maulawin Elementary School
* Pagsanjan Academy
* Pinagsanjan Elementary School
* Sampaloc Elementary School
* San Isidro Elementary School
* Unson Elementary School
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===Secondary school===
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* Liceo de Pagsanjan
* Pagsanjan National High School
* Stand Alone Senior High School No. 3
* Unson National High School
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===Higher educational institutions===
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* Angelita V. Del Mundo Foundation
* AVM Foundation (Sampaloc)
* Paete Science and Business College
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==Notable personalities==
==Notable personalities==
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* [[Gregorio F. Zaide]] - historian and author, "Dean of Filipino Historiographers"
 
* [[Pedro Pelaez]] - educator and priest, considered the "Father of Filipinization of the Church" and "The Godfather of the Philippine Revolution"
* [[Pedro Pelaez]] – educator and priest, considered the "Father of Filipinization of the Church" and "The Godfather of the [[Philippine Revolution]]"
* [[Leandro H. Fernandez|Leandro H. Fernández]] - educator, author and historian
*[[Gelia Tagumpay Castillo]] – [[National Scientist of the Philippines]] for Rural Sociology<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://pids.gov.ph/pids-in-the-news/2089|title=Philippine Institute for Development Studies|website=PIDS|access-date=2020-04-20}}</ref>
* [[Francisco Benitez (educator)|Francisco Benitez]] - First Dean of [[University of the Philippines]] College of Education, educator and author, husband of [[Paz Marquez Benitez]]
* [[Gregorio F. Zaide]] – historian and author, "Dean of Filipino Historiographers"
* [[Conrado Benitez]] - First Dean of the College of Liberal Arts at the University of the Philippines, educator and author, one of the drafters of the [[1935 Constitution of the Philippines|1935 Constitution]].
* [[Leandro H. Fernandez]] – educator, author and historian
* [[José Fabella]] -  Filipino physician and a public health [[advocate]], Father of Public Health and Social Welfare in the Philippines.
* [[Conrado Benitez]] – First Dean of the College of Liberal Arts at the [[University of the Philippines]], educator and author, one of the drafters of the [[1935 Constitution of the Philippines|1935 Constitution]].
* Vicente Fabella – first Filipino certified public accountant and founder of [[José Rizal University]]
* [[José Fabella]] – physician and public health [[advocate]], Father of Public Health and Social Welfare in the Philippines.
*[[Gelia Tagumpay Castillo]] – [[National Scientist of the Philippines]] for Rural Sociology<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://pids.gov.ph/pids-in-the-news/2089|title=Philippine Institute for Development Studies|website=pids.gov.ph|access-date=2020-04-20}}</ref>
* [[Ernesto Maceda]] – former councilor of Manila, former senator, Senate president, columnist and lawyer
* [[Ernesto Maceda]] - former councilor of Manila, former senator, columnist and lawyer
* [[Mario Montenegro]] – actor
* [[Mario Montenegro]] - actor
* [[Louie Ignacio]] – TV director
* [[Louie Ignacio]] - TV director
* [[Dan Fernandez]] – Actor, Mayor of [[Santa Rosa, Laguna]], Board Member, 9th Vice Governor of Laguna and Member of the [[House of Representatives of the Philippines|House of Representatives]] from Laguna's [[Laguna's 1st congressional district|1st District]]
* [[Danilo Fernandez|Dan Fernandez]]- Actor, Member of the [[House of Representatives of the Philippines|House of Representatives]] from [[Laguna (province)|Laguna]]'s [[Laguna's 1st congressional district|1st District]]
* [[E.R. Ejercito]] – Actor, 17th Governor of Laguna and Mayor of Pagsanjan
* [[E.R. Ejercito|E.R. Ejército]] - Actor, 17th Governor of Laguna and Mayor of Pagsanjan
* [[Maita Sanchez]] – Actress, Mayor and Vice Mayor of Pagsanjan<ref>{{Cite news |last=Llanes |first=Rommel R. |title=Former sexy star Maita Sanchez and now Pagsanjan Mayor Girlie Ejercito open for showbiz comeback |url=https://www.pep.ph/news/local/30112/former-sexy-star-maita-sanchez-and-now-pagsanjan-mayor-girlie-ejercito-open-for-showbiz-comeback?s=bgvk12e0h3ocig84otijaukas2 |work=PEP.ph}}</ref>
* [[John Amores]] – basketball player<ref>{{cite news |last1=Estacio |first1=Danny |title=PBA cager John Amores, brother free after posting bail |url=https://mb.com.ph/2024/9/27/pba-cager-john-amores-brother-free-after-posting-bail |access-date=21 October 2024 |work=Manila Bulletin |date=27 September 2024 |language=en}}</ref>


==See also==
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*[https://web.archive.org/web/20131004104825/http://census.gov.ph/ Philippine Census Information]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20131004104825/http://census.gov.ph/ Philippine Census Information]
*[http://www.blgs.gov.ph/lgpmsv2/cmshome/index.php?pageID=23&frmIdDcfCode=7&fLguType=CM&frmIdRegion=6&frmIdProvince=36&frmIdLgu=698 Local Governance Performance Management System]
*[http://www.blgs.gov.ph/lgpmsv2/cmshome/index.php?pageID=23&frmIdDcfCode=7&fLguType=CM&frmIdRegion=6&frmIdProvince=36&frmIdLgu=698 Local Governance Performance Management System] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120523035126/http://www.blgs.gov.ph/lgpmsv2/cmshome/index.php?pageID=23&frmIdDcfCode=7&fLguType=CM&frmIdRegion=6&frmIdProvince=36&frmIdLgu=698 |date=2012-05-23 }}


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Pagsanjan (pronounced PAG-sang-han), officially the Municipality of Pagsanjan (Template:Langx), is a municipality in the province of Laguna, Philippines. According to the Template:PH wikidata, it has a population of Template:PH wikidata people.Template:PH wikidata

It is known as the tourist capital of Laguna and is the home of the Bangkero Festival held every March. The bangkeros are tour guides who steer boats along the river to Pagsanjan Falls (also called Magdapio Falls), for which the town is well known but is actually in neighboring Cavinti.[1][2]

The municipality was the capital of the province of Laguna for 170 years (from 1688 to 1858) during which the town prospered as the commercial, cultural and learning center of the province.[3]

Etymology

Pagsanjan is located in the riparian delta formed by the confluence of the Balanac and Bumbungan rivers. Originally called Pinágsangahán ("branching" or "juncture"), this was shortened to "Pagsanjan" by early Spanish colonists because they found the name very difficult to pronounce.

History

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National historical marker installed at the town arch in 1953

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 betel nut industry. In time, the barrio became the flourishing trading center of eastern Laguna and attracted families from the surrounding communities of Cavinti and Pila. On December 12, 1668, then-Governor-General Juan Manuel de la Peña Bonifaz issued a decree elevating its status to a town. In 1688, Pagsanjan replaced Bay as the capital of the province. It remained such until 1858.[4]

List of mayors

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Old Town Gate
  • Juan L. Fabella[5]
  • Fidelino C. Agawin (1959–1963)[6]
  • Quintin Cabrera (1963–1971)[7][8]
  • Gregorio F. Zaide (1971–1975)
  • Adelina Becina Gabatan
  • Hernando Zaide (1986–1987)[9]
  • Augusto Kamatoy (1988–1998)[10][11]
  • Abner L. Afuang (1998–2001)[12]
  • Girlie Yulatic Javier-Ejercito (2010-2019)
  • Peter Casius Trinidad (2019–2022)[13]
  • Cesar V. Areza (2022–2025)
  • E. R. Ejercito (2001–2010 and 2025)

Geography

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Pagsanjan Falls

Pagsanjan has a land area of 26.4 square kilometres. 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 north-east by the town of Lumban; on the southeast by the towns of Cavinti and Luisiana; on the south by Mount Banahaw; and on the south-west by the town of Magdalena.

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Barangays

Pagsanjan is politically subdivided into 16 barangays, as indicated below and in the image herein.Template:PSGC detail Each barangay consists of puroks and some have sitios.

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Political map of Pagsanjan.

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  • Anibong
  • Biñan
  • Buboy
  • Cabanbanan
  • Calusiche
  • Dingin
  • Lambac
  • Layugan
  • Magdapio
  • Maulawin
  • Pinagsanjan
  • Barangay I (Poblacion)
  • Barangay II (Poblacion)
  • Sabang
  • Sampaloc
  • San Isidro

Climate

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Demographics

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Government

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Economy

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Culture

Pagsanjan March

The official song of the town is the "Pagsanjan March". The anthem was composed by Rogel Taiño, a native of Pagsanjan.

Bangkero Festival

Also known as "Pagsanjan Bangkero Festival", celebrated in a five-day annual event held every April in honor of The Patron of the town and the skilled local boatmen called Bangkeros. The festival features colorful boat races, street dancing, float parades, trade fairs, concerts, and sports events. Taking place in Bumbungan or Balanac Rivers to the famous Pagsanjan Falls using Bangkeros skills.

Education

The Pagsanjan Schools District Office governs all educational institutions within the municipality. It oversees the management and operations of all private and public, from primary to secondary schools.[14]

Primary and elementary schools

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  • Anibong Elementary School
  • Caesar Z. Lanuza Elementary School
  • Dingin Elementary School
  • Dr. Augusto E. Hocson Elementary School
  • Francisco Benitez Memorial School
  • Good Beginnings Foundation Learning Center
  • Jose A. Gallardo, Sr. Elementary School (Magdapio Elementary School)
  • M. Z. Lanuza Elementary School
  • Maulawin Elementary School
  • Pagsanjan Academy
  • Pinagsanjan Elementary School
  • Sampaloc Elementary School
  • San Isidro Elementary School
  • Unson Elementary School

Secondary school

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  • Liceo de Pagsanjan
  • Pagsanjan National High School
  • Stand Alone Senior High School No. 3
  • Unson National High School

Higher educational institutions

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  • Angelita V. Del Mundo Foundation
  • AVM Foundation (Sampaloc)
  • Paete Science and Business College

Notable personalities

See also

References

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