Why visit Mabitac
Townapedia lists 10 museums and landmarks, 10 parks and trails, 98 places to eat, 6 places to stay and 10 attractions in and around town.
Highlights include Church of Santa Maria.
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About Mabitac
Mabitac, officially the Municipality of Mabitac (Tagalog: Bayan ng Mabitac), is a municipality in the province of Laguna, Philippines. According to the 2024 census, it has a population of 21,748 people.
From the Wikipedia article Mabitac (this version), under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Travel tips from other travellers: Mabitac on Wikivoyage (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Things to do10
Museums and landmarks10
Church of Santa Maria
Monument and historic site · 5.0 km
Padre Burgos Street, Santa Maria
Parks, trails and playgrounds10
Restaurants and cafes98
Manay's Eatery 2
Restaurant · Filipino · 2.3 km
Manila East Road
Mo-Tu,Th-Sa 10:00-20:00; Su,PH 08:30-20:00
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History
The first Spaniards who came to this place were the friars who established the first Spanish settlement in the area and began to Christianize the local population. The Spaniards, having difficulty in pronouncing the "G" consonant, called this place "Mabitac" whenever they mentioned this place. Eventually, the name found its way in the official records and maps of Laguna made by Spanish cartographers and mariners who chartered the coastal areas of Laguna de Bay.
This town was formerly a barrio of Siniloan, an immediate neighboring town. It became an independent municipality in 1611, not by legislation, but by mutual agreement between the Spanish friars of both towns who were then the influential ruling class. The 1818 Spanish census recorded the area having 525 native families and three Spanish-Filipino families.
Mabitac was the site of a battle in the Philippine–American War, when on September 17, 1900, Filipinos under General Juan Cailles defeated an American force commanded by Colonel Benjamin F. Cheatham.
From the History section of Mabitac on Wikipedia, under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Where to stay6
Churches and places of worship34
Our Lady of Angels Parish Church
Church · Roman Catholic · 5.0 km
Padre Burgos Street, Santa Maria
Saint Mark the Evangelist Parish Church
Church · Roman Catholic · 5.6 km
Candelaria Street
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
Church · Mormon · 7.1 km
Macabasco Street, Pakil
Shopping134
Gas and EV charging17
Schools, colleges and libraries63
Healthcare15
Map of Mabitac
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Getting there and nearby towns
Ninoy Aquino International Airport (MNL) is the nearest airport with scheduled flights listed in OpenStreetMap, 46 km away.
- Pangil 5 km southeast, about 5 min by car
- Pakil 7 km southeast, about 7 min by car
- Paete 9 km southeast, about 9 min by car
- Pililla 15 km northwest, about 15 min by car
- Santa Cruz 16 km south, about 16 min by car
- Tanay 17 km northwest, about 17 min by car
- Morong 23 km northwest, about 23 min by car
- Pila 23 km south, about 23 min by car
- Victoria 25 km southwest, about 25 min by car
- Binangonan 26 km west, about 26 min by car
Drive times are estimates from straight-line distance, not routes.
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Sources and licences
- GeoNames (CC BY 4.0): population, coordinates, regions and time zone
- OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL 1.0): places, airports, map data
- Wikidata (CC0 1.0): elevation, founding date, time zone, website
- Wikimedia Commons (see each image): photos
- Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0): overview and history text
Photo credits
- Mabitac,LagunaChurchjf1234 19, Ramon FVelasquez, CC BY-SA 3.0
- 2103Bayanihan, Mabitac, Laguna 19, Judgefloro, CC0
- 2103Bayanihan, Mabitac, Laguna 25, Judgefloro, CC0
- 2103Bayanihan, Mabitac, Laguna 38, Judgefloro, CC0
- 2103Bayanihan, Mabitac, Laguna 16, Judgefloro, CC0
- 2103Bayanihan, Mabitac, Laguna 47, Judgefloro, CC0
- 2103Bayanihan, Mabitac, Laguna 37, Judgefloro, CC0
- 2103Bayanihan, Mabitac, Laguna 17, Judgefloro, CC0
- 2103Bayanihan, Mabitac, Laguna 50, Judgefloro, CC0
- 2103Bayanihan, Mabitac, Laguna 39, Judgefloro, CC0
- 2103Bayanihan, Mabitac, Laguna 44, Judgefloro, CC0
- 2103Bayanihan, Mabitac, Laguna 27, Judgefloro, CC0
- 2103Bayanihan, Mabitac, Laguna 49, Judgefloro, CC0
- 2103Bayanihan, Mabitac, Laguna 26, Judgefloro, CC0
- 2103Bayanihan, Mabitac, Laguna 48, Judgefloro, CC0
- 2103Bayanihan, Mabitac, Laguna 36, Judgefloro, CC0
- 2103Bayanihan, Mabitac, Laguna 07, Judgefloro, CC0
- 2103Bayanihan, Mabitac, Laguna 31, Judgefloro, CC0
- 2103Bayanihan, Mabitac, Laguna 40, Judgefloro, CC0
- 2103Bayanihan, Mabitac, Laguna 42, Judgefloro, CC0
- 2103Bayanihan, Mabitac, Laguna 02, Judgefloro, CC0
- 2103Bayanihan, Mabitac, Laguna 22, Judgefloro, CC0
- 2103Bayanihan, Mabitac, Laguna 20, Judgefloro, CC0
- 2103Bayanihan, Mabitac, Laguna 10, Judgefloro, CC0
- 2103Bayanihan, Mabitac, Laguna 28, Judgefloro, CC0
- 2103Bayanihan, Mabitac, Laguna 41, Judgefloro, CC0
- 2103Bayanihan, Mabitac, Laguna 24, Judgefloro, CC0
- 2103Bayanihan, Mabitac, Laguna 35, Judgefloro, CC0
- 2103Bayanihan, Mabitac, Laguna 18, Judgefloro, CC0
- 2103Bayanihan, Mabitac, Laguna 33, Judgefloro, CC0
- 2103Bayanihan, Mabitac, Laguna 04, Judgefloro, CC0
- 2103Bayanihan, Mabitac, Laguna 34, Judgefloro, CC0
- 2103Bayanihan, Mabitac, Laguna 23, Judgefloro, CC0
- 2103Bayanihan, Mabitac, Laguna 11, Judgefloro, CC0
- 2103Bayanihan, Mabitac, Laguna 13, Judgefloro, CC0
- 2103Bayanihan, Mabitac, Laguna 43, Judgefloro, CC0
- 2103Bayanihan, Mabitac, Laguna 01, Judgefloro, CC0
- 2103Bayanihan, Mabitac, Laguna 06, Judgefloro, CC0
- 2103Bayanihan, Mabitac, Laguna 03, Judgefloro, CC0
- 2103Bayanihan, Mabitac, Laguna 45, Judgefloro, CC0
- The Pakil Church or the San Pedro de Alcantara Church in Pakil, Laguna, Richard Eusebio, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Mabitac,LagunaChurchjf1194 03, Ramon FVelasquez, CC BY-SA 3.0
- SantaMariaChurchjf 7366 09, Ramon FVelasquez, CC BY-SA 3.0
- IJVPangilChurch1, IJVelas, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Church of Santa Maria PHC historical marker, Photo: Ramon FVelasquez ; perspective correction: Eugene Alvin Villar ( seav ), CC BY-SA 3.0
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