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Laguna de Bay, the country's largest lake, forms the city's northeast border. The provincial capital, Santa Cruz, is located 37 kilometers (23 mi) by road to the east. Calamba covers a total land area of 14,950 hectares (36,900 acres), making it is the second-largest city in Laguna province in terms of land area after San Pablo.
Laguna de Bay is a large shallow freshwater body in the heart of Luzon Island with an aggregate area of about 911 km 2 (352 sq mi) and a shoreline of 220 km (140 mi). [ 8 ] It is considered to be the third largest inland body of water in Southeast Asia after Tonle Sap in Cambodia and Lake Toba in Sumatra, Indonesia.
Contents. Rizal Shrine (Calamba) The Rizal Shrine in Calamba (Filipino: Museo ni José Rizal Calamba) is a reproduction of the original two-story, Spanish-colonial style house in Calamba, Laguna where José Rizal was born on June 19, 1861. [ 1 ] Rizal is regarded as one of the greatest national heroes of the Philippines.
It was built along the shore of Laguna Lake (now Brgy. San Agustin.) The town church itself was under supervision of prior provincial itself no other than Martin de Rada (de Herada in some documents) under the patronage of the order's major patron saint, Augustine of Hippo, in 1571. [2] [clarification needed] It became a parish on April 30 ...
Bay, Laguna. Bay (/ baɪ /), officially the Municipality of Bay (Tagalog: Bayan ng Bay), and colloquially known as Bae (Tagalog pronunciation: [bɐˈʔɛ]), is a 2nd class municipality in the province of Laguna, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 67,182 people. [4]
Population. 40,018 (as of 2020) Additional information. Talim Island is the largest lake island in Laguna de Bay, the largest lake in the Philippines. The hilly island is within the boundaries of the Province of Rizal, under the jurisdiction of two municipalities. The western side is part of the municipality of Binangonan, while the eastern ...
Lingga, Calamba, Laguna, Philippines. Calamba Island, (popularly known as Wonder Island Resort) and also known as Wonder Island Calamba, is an island resort, being part of Calamba in Laguna, situated in the middle of Laguna de Bay. Calamba Island is one of the tourists resorts in the city, located 54 kilometers (34 mi) south of Metro Manila.
Laguna [lɐˈɣuː.nɐ], officially the Province of Laguna (Filipino: Lalawigan ng Laguna), is a province in the Philippines located in the Calabarzon region in Luzon.Its capital is Santa Cruz while its largest city is the City of Calamba (the regional center of Calabarzon) and the province is situated southeast of Metro Manila, south of the province of Rizal, west of Quezon, north of Batangas ...