Salangbato

Salangbato (Longitude 121,4667 | Latitude 14,46667) is a Barangay in Famy, Philippines.

Salangbato is one of twenty barangays, the smallest unit of governance with the Philippines. It is a toehold of land, southwest of Luzon island in the Laguna Province and is near the Laguna de Bay. It has an altitude of 334 feet, or 101 meters. The English translation from Tagalog is "Salang Rock" or "Rock of Salang." It was named after nomadic seafarers called Salang, an ancient Eurasian ethnicity. The city is also often spelled as "Salang Bato".

The barangay of Salangbato is governed by a council of 8, consisting of one chair and 7 council members. The current chair is Oscar A. Martin. As of the 2000 National Census, its population consisted of 556 people in 117 households. [ [http://www.laguna.gov.ph/Articles/05_08_Famy.htm Municipality of Famy ] ]

ee also

*Famy
*Laguna Province
*Salang

References

External links

*http://www.fallingrain.com/world/RP/33/Salangbato.html