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Kalayaan, Philippines
Kalayaan is a town of 7,306 people in Calabarzon, Philippines, founded in January 1, 1909.
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About Kalayaan
Kalayaan, officially the Municipality of Kalayaan (Tagalog: Bayan ng Kalayaan), is a municipality in the province of Laguna, Philippines. According to the 2024 census, it has a population of 25,243 people.
From the Wikipedia article Kalayaan, Laguna (this version), under CC BY-SA 4.0.
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Churches and places of worship1
Schools, colleges and libraries6
Poten & Eliseo M. Quesada Memorial National High School – Papatahan Annex
School · 2.3 km
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.”
Today, the belief had been realized but digging through historical records, it seems that the place is still made up of the three original visitas of Babaye (now Longos), Abacao (now San Juan) and San Pablo (now San Antonio). Babaye got its name when the Spaniards came and found women washing clothes in the brook. When the Spaniards continued their aim to conquer the land and a little north of Babaye, they saw a place where people dried abaca and named the place Abacao. The Spaniards claimed the mountains east of Babaye and named the village found there in honor of San Pablo.
On March 30, 1946, Executive Order No. 127 which ordered the transfer of the seat of government from Longos to San Juan was signed by Pres. Manuel Roxas. From then on, a part of San Juan became the Poblacion, while Longos, San Antonio and the rest of San Juan became its barangays.
From the History section of Kalayaan, Laguna on Wikipedia, under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Map of Kalayaan
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Getting there and nearby towns
Balesin Airstrip (BSI) is the nearest airport with scheduled flights listed in OpenStreetMap, 52 km away.
- Paete 9 km west, about 9 min by car
- Pakil 10 km west, about 10 min by car
- Pangil 12 km northwest, about 12 min by car
- Lumbang 13 km southwest, about 13 min by car
- Pagsanjan 15 km southwest, about 15 min by car
- Santa Cruz 18 km southwest, about 18 min by car
- Mabitac 17 km northwest, about 17 min by car
- Luisiana 19 km south, about 19 min by car
- Santa Maria 20 km northwest, about 20 min by car
- Majayjay 25 km southwest, about 25 min by car
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Sources and licences
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- OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL 1.0): places, airports, map data
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- Wikimedia Commons (see each image): photos
- Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0): overview and history text
Photo credits
- Kalayaanjf5082 24, Ramon FVelasquez, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Exterior of the east wall of the Old Church of Kalayaan Town, Province of Laguna, Philippines, Marvin Arriola, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Old Church of Kalayaan Town, Province of Laguna, Philippines, Marvin Arriola, CC BY-SA 4.0
- 6389Kalayaan and Paete Municipal Road 02, Judgefloro, CC0
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- Service members provide support during Operation Damayan -Image 3 of 10- (10928400543), DVIDSHUB, CC BY 2.0
- Service members provide support during Operation Damayan (Image 6 of 10) (10928176686), DVIDSHUB, Public domain
- Service members provide support during Operation Damayan (Image 5 of 10) (10928176406), DVIDSHUB, Public domain
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- 815Quinale, Paete, Laguna 14, Judgefloro, CC0
- 919Paete, Laguna Barangays 42, Judgefloro, CC0
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