Pangil

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Pangil
Municipality
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Official seal of Pangil
Seal
Nickname(s): Home of the Nuestra Señora de la O and the Santo Niño de la O
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Map of Laguna showing the location of Pangil
Pangil is located in Philippines
Pangil
Pangil
Location within the Philippines
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Country [[{{#property:P17}}]]
Region CALABARZON (Region IV-A)
Province Laguna
District 4th district of Laguna
Founded 1579
Barangays 8
Government[1]
 • Mayor Jovito De Guia Reyes
Area[2]
 • Total 45.03 km2 (17.39 sq mi)
Population (2010)[3]
 • Total 23,201
 • Density 520/km2 (1,300/sq mi)
Time zone PST (UTC+8)
ZIP code {{#property:P281}}
Dialing code {{#property:P473}}
Income class 4th

Pangil is a fourth class municipality in the province of Laguna, Philippines. According to the 2010 census, it has a population of 23,201 people.[3] Its land area consists of two non-contiguous parts, separated by Laguna de Bay.

Barangays

Pangil is politically subdivided into 8 barangays:[2]

  • Balian
  • Dambo
  • Galalan
  • Isla (Pob.)
  • Mabato-Azufre
  • Natividad (Pob.)
  • San Jose (Pob.)
  • Sulib (Pob.)

History

Panguil (pronounce as Pangil) was founded in 1579 by two Franciscan missionaries. The town's name is believed to have come from three coincidental circumstances: One historical version was that it was named after the fang of a wild boar called "Panguil" in the vernacular.;[4] another version accounts to the first native inhabitants of the place called "Panguilagan"; and the third version relates about the place being once dominated by the first pre-Spanish chieftain named Gat Paguil[4]

Demographics

Population census of Pangil
Year Pop. ±% p.a.
1990 15,212 —    
1995 17,664 +2.84%
2000 20,698 +3.46%
2007 23,421 +1.72%
2010 23,201 −0.34%
Source: National Statistics Office[3]

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References

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