Alaminos, Laguna

Alaminos is a 4th class municipality in the province of Laguna, Philippines. According to the 2000 census, it has a population of 36,120 people in 7,466 households. It has a land area of 21.11 square miles and is situated 48.5 miles southeast of Manila. Located at northeast of Sto. Tomas in Batangas Province, south of Calauan and Bay , and west of San Pablo City.

Barangays

Alaminos is politically subdivided into 15 barangays.

* 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

History

Alaminos began as a barrio of San Pablo City, 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.

External links

* [http://www.alaminoslaguna.com]
* [http://www.nscb.gov.ph/activestats/psgc/default.asp Philippine Standard Geographic Code]
* [http://www.t-macs.com/kiso/local/ 2000 Philippine Census Information]