Pagsanjan

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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 2020 census, it has a population of 44,327 people.Template:PH census

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>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>Template:Cite news</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>Pagsanjan Official Site Template:Webarchive</ref>

EtymologyEdit

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.

HistoryEdit

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Old Town Gate

Pagsanjan was originally a barrio of 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 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, during which it bloomed as the cultural and commercial center of the province.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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List of mayorsEdit

Juan L. Fabella<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
Fidelino C. Agawin (1959–1963)<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
Quintin Cabrera (1963–1971)<ref name="Officials">Template:Cite book</ref><ref name="ComElec">Template:Cite book</ref>
Gregorio F. Zaide (1971–1975)
Adelina Becina Gabatan
Hernando Zaide (1986–1987)<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
Augusto Kamatoy (1988–1998)<ref>Template:Cite news</ref><ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
Abner L. Afuang (1998–2001)<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
E. R. Ejercito (2001–2010 & 2025-present)
Girlie "Maita" Javier Ejercito (2010–2019)<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
Peter Casius Trinidad (2019–2022)<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
Cesar V. Areza (2022–2025)

GeographyEdit

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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.

Situated Template:Convert from Santa Cruz, Template:Convert southeast of Manila, and Template:Convert from Lucena, this town can reach via Manila East Road or SLEX.

BarangaysEdit

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

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ClimateEdit

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DemographicsEdit

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In the 2020 census, the population of Pagsanjan was 44,327 people,Template:PH census with a density of Template:Convert.

EconomyEdit

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CultureEdit

Pagsanjan MarchEdit

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

Bangkero FestivalEdit

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.

Notable personalitiesEdit

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"
Leandro H. Fernández - educator, author and historian
Francisco Benitez - First Dean of University of the Philippines College of Education, educator and author, husband of Paz Marquez Benitez
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.
José Fabella - Filipino physician and a public health advocate, Father of Public Health and Social Welfare in the Philippines.
Vicente Fabella – first Filipino certified public accountant and founder of José Rizal University
Gelia Tagumpay Castillo – National Scientist of the Philippines for Rural Sociology<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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Ernesto Maceda - former councilor of Manila, former senator, columnist and lawyer
Mario Montenegro - actor
Louie Ignacio - TV director
Dan Fernandez- Actor, Member of the House of Representatives from Laguna's 1st District
E.R. Ejército - Actor, 17th Governor of Laguna and Mayor of Pagsanjan