Lumban, Laguna

Lumban is a 4th class municipality in the province of Laguna, Philippines. According to the 2000 census, it has a population of 25,936 people in 5,456 households. Lumban has an area of 96.8 square kilometers, the fourth largest in Laguna. Lumban is the home of Lake Caliraya, a man-made lake often visited by nature lovers and sports people.

Barangays

Lumban is politically subdivided into 16 inhabited barangays and 2 uninhabited barangays.

* Bagong Silang * Balimbingan (Pob.) * Balubad * Caliraya * Concepcion * Lewin * Maracta (Pob.) * Maytalang I * Maytalang II * Primera Parang (Pob.)

* Primera Pulo (Pob.) * Salac (Pob.) * Segunda Parang (Pob.) * Segunda Pulo (Pob.) * Santo Niño (Pob) * Wawa * Kulyon (uninhabited) * Binayuyo(uninhabited)

History

Lumban is one of Laguna's oldest towns. It got its name from "lumbang" tree. The province's capital town, Santa Cruz, as well as Cavinti and the famous Pagsanjan, were once part of Lumban. Lumban is also known as the "Embroidery Capital of the Philippines", fine Jusi and Piña cloth are embroidered by hand, the finished product is worn by males as Barong Tagalog and Saya (Filipiña) by females, it is also being exported. It is where Lake Caliraya is situated. It lies 104 kilometers southeast of Manila, the capital of the country.

External links

* [http://www.nscb.gov.ph/activestats/psgc/default.asp Philippine Standard Geographic Code]
* [http://www.t-macs.com/kiso/local/ 2000 Philippine Census Information]
* [http://geocities.com/ysidras Genealogy of Pacita Mondez-Liwag containing about 2000 names of people who live/lived in Lumban, Laguna]
* [http://www.lumban.org Unofficial site of Lumban, Laguna]