Kalayaan, Laguna
Kalayaan, officially the Municipality of Kalayaan (Tagalog: Bayan ng Kalayaan), is a 3rd class municipality in the province of Laguna, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 24,755 people.
Kalayaan
Longos | |
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Municipality | |
| Municipality of Kalayaan | |
Kalayaan Plaza | |
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Flag Seal | |
| Nickname(s): Laguna's Symbol of Peace and Unity | |
Map of Laguna with Kalayaan highlighted | |
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Kalayaan Location within the Philippines | |
| Coordinates: 14°19′41″N 121°28′48″E | |
| Country | Philippines |
| Region | Calabarzon |
| Province | Laguna |
| District | 4th district |
| Founded | January 1, 1909 (as Longos) |
| Barangays | 3 (see Barangays) |
| Government | |
| • Type | Sangguniang Bayan |
| • Mayor | Sandy P. Laganapan |
| • Vice Mayor | Christopher P. Ramiro |
| • Representative | Maria Jamina Katherine B. Agarao |
| • Municipal Council | Members |
| • Electorate | 17,127 voters (2022) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 46.60 km2 (17.99 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 286 m (938 ft) |
| Highest elevation | 536 m (1,759 ft) |
| Lowest elevation | 1 m (3 ft) |
| Population (2020 census) | |
| • Total | 24,755 |
| • Density | 530/km2 (1,400/sq mi) |
| • Households | 5,790 |
| Economy | |
| • Income class | 3rd municipal income class |
| • Poverty incidence | 5.06 |
| • Revenue | ₱ 128.7 million (2020) |
| • Assets | ₱ 166.4 million (2020) |
| • Expenditure | ₱ 129.9 million (2020) |
| • Liabilities | ₱ 23.49 million (2020) |
| Service provider | |
| • Electricity | First Laguna Electric Cooperative (FLECO) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (PST) |
| ZIP code | 4015 |
| PSGC | |
| IDD : area code | +63 (0)49 |
| Native languages | Tagalog |
| Website | www |
Kalayaan is in the fourth district of the province of Laguna and can be reached three hours by land from Manila. It is the home of approximately 24,214 citizenry. 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.
Kalayaan is roughly rectangular in shape, with a hilly terrain on most of its eastern side, while relatively flat on its western side. Its highest elevations are from 400 to 418 metres. These are found in Sitio Santo Angel, Malaking Pulo, and Cabuhayan in Barangay San Juan, and Sitio Lamao in Barangay San Antonio. Approximately three fourths of the total land area are with terrain 300 metres above sea level. Its lowest points are from 5 to 20 metres along the western sections of Barangays San Juan and Longos towards Laguna de Bay.
The municipality was formerly called Longos until 1956 when it was changed to its present name.