Pangil, Laguna
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Pangil is a 5th class municipality in the province of Laguna, Philippines. According to the 2000 census, it has a population of 20,698 people in 4,160 households.
[edit] Barangays
Pangil is politically subdivided into 8 barangays.
- Balian
- Dambo
- Galalan
- Isla (Pob.)
- Mabato-Azufre
- Natividad (Pob.)
- San Jose (Pob.)
- Sulib
[edit] History
Pangil was founded in 1579 by two Franciscan missionaries. The town's name is believed to have come from three coincidental circumstances: One historical version was that it was named after the fang of a wild boar called "Pangil" in the vernacular; another version accounts to the first native inhabitants of the place called "Pangilagan"; and the third version relates about the place being once dominated by the first pre-Spanish chieftain named Gat Pangil.
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| City | Calamba | San Pablo | Santa Rosa | |
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| Municipalities | Alaminos | Bay | Biñan | Cabuyao | Calauan | Cavinti | Famy | Kalayaan | Liliw | Los Baños | Luisiana | Lumban | Mabitac | Magdalena | Majayjay | Nagcarlan | Paete | Pagsanjan | Pakil | Pangil | Pila | Rizal | San Pedro | Santa Cruz | Santa Maria | Siniloan | Victoria | |
| Special Zones | Canlubang Industrial Zone | Makiling Forest Reserve | Los Baños Science and Nature City of the Philippines | |
