Kalayaan, officially the Municipality of Kalayaan (), is a municipality in the province of Laguna, Philippines. According to the , it has a population of people.
Etymology
The municipality was formerly called Longos until 1956 when it was changed to its present name.
History
An inscription displayed at the municipal building of Kalayaan reads: “On this site once stood a coconut tree with three branches, which our forebears interpreted as marking the future location of the municipal building; the three branches representing San Juan, Longos, and San Antonio.”
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Demographics
In the 2024 census, the population of Kalayaan, was 25,243 people, with a density of .
Economy
Energy
The municipality is home to a hydroelectric power plant, the only pumped storage facility in the Philippines, the Kalayaan Pumped Storage Power Plant located in Brgy. San Juan, that contributes substantially to the income and an economic activity that is anchored on agriculture. It has complied with Ecological Solid Waste Management Act of 2000 (R.A. 9003) by constructing a Category-I Sanitary Landfill under LISCOP, considered one of its kind on the municipal level in the Province of Laguna, which aims to put into practice the segregation and proper disposal of solid waste for the protection of environment.
Government
Kalayaan belongs to the fourth district of the province of Laguna.
Education
The Lumban-Kalayaan Schools District Office governs all educational institutions within the municipality. It oversees the management and operations of all private and public, from primary to secondary schools.
Primary and elementary schools
- Longos Elementary School
- San Antonio Elementary School
- San Juan Central School
- Sitio Kalayaan Elementary School
- Sitio Lunao Elementary School
- Sitio Magalolon Elementary School
- Sitio Pulot/Bay Elementary School
Secondary schools
- Barangay Longos Senior High School
- Liceo de San Antonio
- San Juan National High School
- San Antonio Integrated National High School
Religion
Longos Church, officially known as St. John The Baptist Parish Church, is located in the town. Built in 1669, it has also been used as the setting for various films and television series such as Asedillo, starring Fernando Poe Jr. in 1971, and the 2016 television series Ang Panday starring Richard Gutierrez.
See also
- List of renamed cities and municipalities in the Philippines
References
External links
- [ Philippine Standard Geographic Code]
- Philippine Census Information
- Local Governance Performance Management System
- http://legacy.senate.gov.ph/senators/former_senators/wenceslao_lagumbay.htm