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Calamba City is a first class city in the province of Laguna, Philippines. Situated only 54 kilometers south of Manila, about an hour by chartered bus, Calamba City is a popular tourist destination with its hot spring resorts, most of which are located in Barangay Pansol, and the Canlubang Golf and Country Club, site of many Philippine Opens. Calamba is also an important modern industrial center in the CALABARZON region as shown by the large number of industrial parks and business estates that are located in the city. According to the 2007 census, it has a population of 360,281 inhabitants (281,146 people in 58,466 households in 2000 census).
Calamba City is also the birthplace of José Rizal, the country's national hero.
Buit up area
With the continuous expansion of Metro Manila, the city is now included in Manila built up area which reaches Lipa City in its southernmost part.
History
The name of the city comes from a legend that during the early time of the Spanish period in the country, two "guardias civil" or soldiers were lost and passing through what is now Calamba. The soldiers met a young lady who came from a river carrying a jar of water and a wooden stove. The soldiers unwittingly in Spanish language and in authoritative tone, to conceal the fact that they were lost, asked the local maiden the name of the place they were in. The lady, who speaks only her native language, naturally thought she was being interrogated about what she was carrying and nervously uttered "kalan-banga", meaning "clay stove" (kalan) and "water jar" (banga). Because the Spaniards could not pronounce it properly, the town has been called Calamba supposedly since then. This legend is immortalized with a large concrete water jar erected in the city plaza with the names of the city's barangays written on its surface. It is considered the World's Biggest "Claypot". This same jar is also found in the city's seal. The plaza was proposed by Dr. Agapito Alzona, then the town councilor to utilize the waste area where the old town market relocated from. The resolution was approved by the then town mayor Roman Lazaro and added additional P5,000 for the fence to the original P15,000 construction cost. It was completed in 1939.
Before it became a separate town, Calamba was then a part of Tabuco, now known as Cabuyao. Calamba became an independent pueblo on August 28, 1742.
During the Japanese occupation in World War II, the city was the theater of a massacre during which the Imperial Japanese Army killed at least 2,000 civilians.
With the passage of Republic Act No. 9024 on April 7, 2001 and the approval of the residents in a plebiscite on April 21, Calamba was promoted from a municipality into Laguna's second component city after San Pablo.
Calamba boasts no less than five national heroes: Dr. Jose Rizal, General Paciano Rizal, Teodora Alonzo, General Vicente Lim, and Lt. Geronimo Aclan
Geography
Calamba lies at the northern slopes of Mount Makiling, a dormant volcano. The southern terminus of the South Luzon Expressway is in Calamba and this geographic position makes the city a gateway to the southern provinces of Luzon. The highway at the end of the South Luzon Expressway leads east to the other towns of Laguna and south towards the provinces of Batangas and Quezon. Calamba City is bordered by Cabuyao to the north, Los Baños to the east, by the province of Batangas to the south, specifically the municipalities of Santo Tomas and Talisay, and by the province of Cavite to the west, with Tagaytay City and Silang. Laguna de Bay the country's largest lake, forms the city's northwest border. The provincial capital, Santa Cruz, is located 45 kilometers by road to the east. At around 144km2 in land area, Calamba City is the 2nd largest city in Laguna province in terms of land area after San Pablo City.
Barangays
Calamba City is politically subdivided into 57 barangays, though 2 are unofficial and 1 is actually part of the largest barangay in the city.
- Banlic
- Bunggo
- Buntog (confirmed to be a sitio or purok in Canlubang)
- Burol
- Camaligan
- Canlubang
- Hornalan
- Kay-Anlog
- La Mesa
- Lecheria
- Looc
- Mabato
- Mangumit (unofficial)
- Mapagong
- Maunong
- Mayapa
- Parian
- Palo-Alto
- Prinza
- Punta
- Puting Lupa
- Putol (unofficial)
- Sucol
- Tulo
- Ulango
- 1. Laguerta
- 2. Bubuyan
- 3. Majada Labas
- 4. Sirang Lupa
- 5. Barandal
- 6. Paciano Rizal
- 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
Mayapa
Barangay Mayapa is a barangay in Calamba where it is surrounded by Barangay Canlubang, Sirang Lupa, Majada Out, Palo-Alto, Barandal, Batino and Paciano Rizal. Mary Help of Christians Parish is located here also.
Makiling
Barangay Makiling serves as a major gateway to Batangas province from Metro Manila. The Maharlika Highway courses through the barangay and connects the South Luzon Expressway to the Old National Highway coursing through Laguna province. Makiling has a 2000 population of 5,130 in 1,074 households.
Makiling is bordered by nearby barangays Ulango and Kay-Anlog to the west, Tulo to the north, Maunong to the northeast, Saimsim to the east, and Sta. Anastacia (Santo Tomas) to the south. The expected extension of the SLEX that will adjoin it to Southern Tagalog Arterial Road or STAR Tollway will pass through Makiling. It is also an industrial, commercial, and educational zone. Some factories and warehouses located in the barangay are Yazaki-Torres, Inc., Lepanto Tiles, etc. Lyceum of the Philippines-St. Cabrini is located adjacent to Yazaki-Torres.
Punta
Punta is found in the west-central part of Calamba City and is composed of 7 puroks. It has a postal code of 4027 and an area code of 49.
Real
Barangay Real is bounded by Barangay Uno in the east; Barangay Lecheria in the southeast; Barangay La Mesa in the south; Barangay Turbina in the west; Barangay Prinza in the northwest; Barangays Lawa and Parian in the north.
The barangay also serves as a major gateway to Batangas, eastern Laguna, and towns going to Metro Manila. It will have two malls in the area: one is already constructed, and the other undergoing construction. They are Walter Mart Calamba and SM City Calamba (under construction). Real also has factories and warehouses such as Nalco, IPF-TAK, and Union Galvasteel Corporation.[citation needed]
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