Alaminos, Laguna
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Alaminos is a 3rd class municipality in the province of Laguna
, Philippines
. According to the latest census, it has a population of 40,380 people in 7,466 households. It has a land area of 21.11 square miles (54.7 km²) and is situated 48.5 miles (78.1 km) southeast of Manila
. Located at northeast of Sto. Tomas
in Batangas Province, south of Calauan
and Bay
, and west of San Pablo City
.
s.
Alaminos was then a little barangay which was under Lipa , Batangas. The town of Alaminos was name in honor of Captain Juan de Alaminos in 1876, A Spanish military who was then the chief of Lipa, Batangas.
, which was then only a town belonging to the province of Batangas
. It was re-annexed as barrio of San Pablo which was then ceded to the province of Laguna in 1902. It was not until about 1916 that Alaminos regained its status as a town and remained within the political territory of Laguna
. The municipality got its name after Spanish governor-general
Juan Alaminos y Vivar.
Laguna province
Laguna is a province of the Philippines found in the CALABARZON region in Luzon. Its capital is Santa Cruz and the province is located southeast of Metro Manila, south of the province of Rizal, west of Quezon, north of Batangas and east of Cavite. Laguna almost completely surrounds Laguna de Bay,...
, Philippines
Philippines
The Philippines , officially known as the Republic of the Philippines , is a country in Southeast Asia in the western Pacific Ocean. To its north across the Luzon Strait lies Taiwan. West across the South China Sea sits Vietnam...
. According to the latest census, it has a population of 40,380 people in 7,466 households. It has a land area of 21.11 square miles (54.7 km²) and is situated 48.5 miles (78.1 km) southeast of Manila
Manila
Manila is the capital of the Philippines. It is one of the sixteen cities forming Metro Manila.Manila is located on the eastern shores of Manila Bay and is bordered by Navotas and Caloocan to the north, Quezon City to the northeast, San Juan and Mandaluyong to the east, Makati on the southeast,...
. Located at northeast of Sto. Tomas
Santo Tomas, Batangas
Santo Tomas is a 1st class municipality in the province of Batangas, Philippines. According to the 2007 census, it has a population of 113,105 people. The town is a gateway to the province from Laguna...
in Batangas Province, south of Calauan
Calauan, Laguna
Calauan is a 3rd class municipality in the province of Laguna, Philippines. According to the latest census, it has a population of 54,248 people in 8,818 households.The town got its name from the term kalawang, which means rust...
and Bay
Bay, Laguna
Bay is a 3rd class also considered as 2nd class municipality in the province of Laguna, Philippines. According to the latest census, it has a population of 60,756 inhabitants in 15,194 households...
, and west of San Pablo City
San Pablo City
The City of San Pablo , a first class city in the province of Laguna, Philippines, is one of the country's oldest cities. The City of San Pablo lies in the southern portion of Laguna province...
.
Barangays
Alaminos is politically subdivided into 15 barangayBarangay
A barangay is the smallest administrative division in the Philippines and is the native Filipino term for a village, district or ward...
s.
- Del Carmen
- Palma
- Barangay I (Pob.)
- Barangay II (Pob.)
- Barangay III (Pob.)
- Barangay IV (Pob.)
- San Agustin
- San Andres
- San Benito
- San Gregorio
- San Ildefonso
- San Juan
- San Miguel
- San Roque
- Santa Rosa
Alaminos was then a little barangay which was under Lipa , Batangas. The town of Alaminos was name in honor of Captain Juan de Alaminos in 1876, A Spanish military who was then the chief of Lipa, Batangas.
History
Alaminos began as a barrio of San Pablo CitySan Pablo City
The City of San Pablo , a first class city in the province of Laguna, Philippines, is one of the country's oldest cities. The City of San Pablo lies in the southern portion of Laguna province...
, which was then only a town belonging to the province of Batangas
Batangas
Batangas is a first class province of the Philippines located on the southwestern part of Luzon in the CALABARZON region. Its capital is Batangas City and it is bordered by the provinces of Cavite and Laguna to the north and Quezon to the east. Across the Verde Island Passages to the south is the...
. It was re-annexed as barrio of San Pablo which was then ceded to the province of Laguna in 1902. It was not until about 1916 that Alaminos regained its status as a town and remained within the political territory of Laguna
Laguna province
Laguna is a province of the Philippines found in the CALABARZON region in Luzon. Its capital is Santa Cruz and the province is located southeast of Metro Manila, south of the province of Rizal, west of Quezon, north of Batangas and east of Cavite. Laguna almost completely surrounds Laguna de Bay,...
. The municipality got its name after Spanish governor-general
Governor-General of the Philippines
The Governor-General of the Philippines was the title of the government executive during the colonial period of the Philippines, governed mainly by Spain and the United States, and briefly by Great Britain, from 1565 to 1935....
Juan Alaminos y Vivar.