Profile
of Lumban Town
Lumban,
Laguna
| Name
of Municipality: |
Lumban |
| Region:
|
CALABARZON
( Region IV-A ) |
| Province: |
Laguna |
| Country: |
Philippines |
| District: |
Fourth
District of Laguna |
| Distance
from Manila: |
104 kilometers
southeast of Manila |
| Barangays:
|
16 inhabited,
2 uninhabited |
| Income
Class: |
4th Class |
| Land
Area: |
96.8
square kilometers, the fourth largest in Laguna |
| Population:
|
25, 936
people ; 5, 456 households ( as of year 2000 ) |
| Famous
Landmark: |
Man-made
Caliray Lake |
Barangays
Lumban is politically subdivided into 16 inhabited barangays and
2 uninhabited barangays, arranged in alphabetical order.
Inhabited:
Bagong
Silang, Balimbingan, Balubad, Caliraya, Concepcion, Lewin, Maracta,
Maytalang
I, Maytalang II, Primera Parang,
Primera
Pulo,
Salac,
Segunda
Parang, Segunda
Pulo,
Santo
Niño, Wawa.
Uninhabited:
Binayuyo
, Kulyon.
Lumban is one of Laguna Province's oldest towns.
It derived its name from a tree called "Lumbang", then
later on it they called it Lumban. It is where a beautiful man-made
Caliraya Lake is located. The
province's capital town, Santa Cruz, as well as Cavinti and the
famous Pagsanjan, were once part of Lumban.
Lumban is also known as the "Embroidery Capital of the Philippines".
Fine Jusi and Piña cloth are being embroidered by hands,
finished product are worn by male as Barong Tagalog and Saya by
Female, it is also being exported and worn by westerned people.
Various products are also made using this type of cloth such as
bags, wallets, and many more.
