Laurel | |
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| Municipality of Laurel | |
.jpg) View of Laurel fromSky Ranch Tagaytay | |
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| Motto(s): Bagong Laurel, Maunlad! | |
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| Coordinates:14°03′01″N120°55′56″E / 14.050381°N 120.932328°E /14.050381; 120.932328 | |
| Country | Philippines |
| Region | Calabarzon |
| Province | Batangas |
| District | 3rd district |
| Founded | June 21, 1969 |
| Named after | Miguel andJose P. Laurel |
| Barangays | 21 (seeBarangays) |
| Government | |
| • Type | Sangguniang Bayan |
| • Mayor | Lyndon M. Bruce |
| • Vice Mayor | Brandon M. Bruce |
| • Representative | King George Leandro Antonio V. Collantes |
| • Municipal Council | Members
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| • Electorate | 28,925 voters (2025) |
| Area | |
• Total | 71.29 km2 (27.53 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 293 m (961 ft) |
| Highest elevation | 699 m (2,293 ft) |
| Lowest elevation | 5 m (16 ft) |
| Population (2024 census)[3] | |
• Total | 44,791 |
| • Density | 628.3/km2 (1,627/sq mi) |
| • Households | 9,626 |
| Economy | |
| • Income class | 2nd municipal income class |
| • Poverty incidence | 6.86 |
| • Revenue | ₱ 230.9 million (2022) |
| • Assets | ₱ 777.1 million (2022) |
| • Expenditure | ₱ 166.5 million (2022) |
| • Liabilities | ₱ 256.4 million (2022) |
| Service provider | |
| • Electricity | Batangas 2 Electric Cooperative (BATELEC 2) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (PST) |
| ZIP code | 4221 |
| PSGC | |
| IDD : area code | +63 (0)43 |
| Native languages | Tagalog |
| Website | laurelbatangas |
Laurel, officially theMunicipality of Laurel (Tagalog:Bayan ng Laurel), is amunicipality in theprovince ofBatangas,Philippines. According to the 2024 census, it has a population of 44,791 people.[5]
The town's present name is derived from Miguel Laurel, known as the first notable Laurel in the Philippines and a longtime patriarch of the place andJosé P. Laurel, a formerpresident and a native ofTanauan, Batangas.
Laurel traces its origin to a remote barrio calledBugain (derived frombuga, a blackscoria formed from ejectedtephra during eruptions of Taal), which was part ofTalisay that was established in 1869.[6] Located by the Tanauan Bay, the present-day municipality was also the first location ofTanauan's municipal seat (poblacion) until 1754, when it was transferred to the present-day barangay Sala in Tanauan as a result of theTaal Volcano eruption that year.[7] In 1903, the barrio became part of Tanauan following its merger with Talisay, to which it had belonged, by virtue of Act No. 708.[8] A year later, it was transferred toTaal by virtue of Act No. 1244, before it was eventually returned to the reestablished municipality of Talisay.[9] After the 1911 Taal Volcano eruption, population grew at the area with agricultural cultivation as the locals' primary livelihood. The area was later calledNayon ng Bayuyungan (derived frombayong) or simply asBayuyungan and was designated as the center of the area that consisted it and nearby barrios.[10] The present-day barangay Berinayan was also annexed toTagaytay inCavite from the 1940s to 1956, when it was returned to Talisay.[11]
Laurel was previously a part ofTalisay, its current neighbor town, until 1969. Locals led by Jose Macaraig, Placido Amo (vice mayor of Talisay), and Severino Amo signed a petition to create an independent town out of barrio Bayuyungan and adjacent barrios. It was first endorsed to SenatorMaria Kalaw Katigbak, who in turn presented it to PresidentDiosdado Macapagal. It was also presented to the Talisay municipal government, who in turn forwarded it to Batangas GovernorFeliciano Leviste. TheBatangas Provincial Board then endorsed the petition as a resolution toBatangas 3rd district RepresentativeJosé Laurel Jr. and finally through House Bill No. 17628.[10]
On June 21, 1969, the barrios of Bayuyungan, Ticub, Balakilong, Bugaan, Berinayan, As-is, San Gabriel, and Buso-buso were officially separated from Talisay and constituted into a separate municipality of Laurel, by virtue of Republic Act No. 5689. Bayuyungan became the present-daypoblacion.[12] The first set of officials acted on November 8, 1971, with Placido Amo as Mayor.[10]
Laurel is located at14°03′01″N120°55′56″E / 14.050381°N 120.932328°E /14.050381; 120.932328.
According to thePhilippine Statistics Authority, the municipality has a land area of 71.29 square kilometers (27.53 sq mi) [13] constituting2.29% of the 3,119.75-square-kilometer (1,204.54 sq mi) total area of Batangas.
Laurel is 70 kilometers (43 mi) fromBatangas City and 93 kilometers (58 mi) fromManila.
Laurel is politically subdivided into 21barangays, as shown in the matrix below.[14] Each barangay consists ofpuroks and some havesitios.
| PSGC | Barangay | Population | ±% p.a. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024[15] | 2010[16] | |||||
| 041011001 | As‑Is | 5.3% | 2,354 | 2,133 | ▴ | 0.72% |
| 041011002 | Balakilong | 9.2% | 4,118 | 3,974 | ▴ | 0.26% |
| 041011004 | Berinayan | 4.5% | 2,008 | 1,613 | ▴ | 1.60% |
| 041011006 | Bugaan East | 4.5% | 2,028 | 1,811 | ▴ | 0.82% |
| 041011007 | Bugaan West | 5.3% | 2,374 | 2,290 | ▴ | 0.26% |
| 041011008 | Buso‑buso | 6.0% | 2,692 | 2,445 | ▴ | 0.70% |
| 041011010 | Dayap Itaas | 1.7% | 752 | 494 | ▴ | 3.09% |
| 041011011 | Gulod | 6.1% | 2,746 | 2,501 | ▴ | 0.68% |
| 041011012 | J. Leviste | 5.2% | 2,351 | 1,884 | ▴ | 1.62% |
| 041011013 | Molinete | 3.3% | 1,480 | 1,442 | ▴ | 0.19% |
| 041011014 | Niyugan | 2.7% | 1,219 | 1,252 | ▾ | −0.19% |
| 041011015 | Paliparan | 2.0% | 887 | 760 | ▴ | 1.13% |
| 041011016 | Barangay 1 (Poblacion) | 1.3% | 570 | 507 | ▴ | 0.85% |
| 041011017 | Barangay 2 (Poblacion) | 3.2% | 1,438 | 1,265 | ▴ | 0.93% |
| 041011018 | Barangay 3 (Poblacion) | 1.5% | 663 | 759 | ▾ | −0.97% |
| 041011019 | Barangay 4 (Poblacion) | 1.4% | 610 | 593 | ▴ | 0.20% |
| 041011020 | Barangay 5 (Poblacion) | 1.8% | 790 | 674 | ▴ | 1.16% |
| 041011021 | San Gabriel | 5.7% | 2,559 | 2,340 | ▴ | 0.65% |
| 041011022 | San Gregorio | 7.7% | 3,433 | 2,931 | ▴ | 1.15% |
| 041011023 | Santa Maria | 4.9% | 2,217 | 1,986 | ▴ | 0.80% |
| 041011024 | Ticub | 4.8% | 2,155 | 2,020 | ▴ | 0.47% |
| Total | 44,791 | 35,674 | ▴ | 1.66% | ||
| Climate data for Ibaan, Batangas | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 28 (82) | 29 (84) | 31 (88) | 32 (90) | 31 (88) | 30 (86) | 29 (84) | 28 (82) | 28 (82) | 29 (84) | 29 (84) | 28 (82) | 29 (85) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 19 (66) | 19 (66) | 20 (68) | 22 (72) | 24 (75) | 24 (75) | 24 (75) | 24 (75) | 24 (75) | 23 (73) | 21 (70) | 20 (68) | 22 (72) |
| Averageprecipitation mm (inches) | 11 (0.4) | 13 (0.5) | 14 (0.6) | 32 (1.3) | 101 (4.0) | 142 (5.6) | 208 (8.2) | 187 (7.4) | 175 (6.9) | 131 (5.2) | 68 (2.7) | 39 (1.5) | 1,121 (44.3) |
| Average rainy days | 5.2 | 5.0 | 7.4 | 11.5 | 19.8 | 23.5 | 27.0 | 25.9 | 25.2 | 23.2 | 15.5 | 8.3 | 197.5 |
| Source: Meteoblue[17] | |||||||||||||
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 13,137 | — |
| 1975 | 15,143 | +2.89% |
| 1980 | 17,889 | +3.39% |
| 1990 | 22,099 | +2.14% |
| 1995 | 23,781 | +1.38% |
| 2000 | 27,604 | +3.25% |
| 2007 | 34,953 | +3.31% |
| 2010 | 35,674 | +0.75% |
| 2015 | 39,444 | +1.93% |
| 2020 | 43,210 | +1.94% |
| 2024 | 44,791 | +0.87% |
| Source:Philippine Statistics Authority[18][19][16][20][21] | ||
In the 2024 census, Laurel had a population of 44,791 people.[22] The population density was 630 inhabitants per square kilometer (1,600/sq mi).
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Poverty incidence of Laurel
Source:Philippine Statistics Authority[23][24][25][26][27][28][29][30]
Like othermunicipalities in the Philippines, Laurel is governed by a mayor and vice mayor who are elected to three-year terms. The mayor is the executive head who leads the municipal's departments in the execution of municipal ordinances and in the delivery of public services. The vice mayor heads a legislative council that is composed of 10 members: 8 elected councilors and 2ex officio office held by theABC President as thebarangay sector representative and by theSK Federation President. The council is in charge of creating the minucipal's policies in the form of ordinances and resolutions.
| No. | Name | Term of Office |
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| 1 | Placido T. Amo | 1969-1986 |
| 2 | Atty. Natalio Panganiban | 1986-1988 |
| 3 (1) | Placido T. Amo | 1988-1992 |
| 4 | Joven de Grano | 1992-1995 |
| 5 (2) | Atty. Natalio Panganiban | 1995-2004 |
| 6 | John Benedict Panganiban | 2004-2010 |
| 7 | Randy James E. Amo | 2010-2019 |
| 8 | Joan L. Amo | 2019-2022 |
The Laurel Schools District Office governs all educational institutions within the municipality. It oversees the management and operations of all private and public, from primary to secondary schools.[32]
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