| Municipality of Alaminos Bayan ng Alaminos |
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Municipality of Alaminos
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| Coordinates: | |||
| Country | Philippines | ||
| Region | CALABARZON (Region IV-A) | ||
| Province | Laguna | ||
| District | 3rd District of Laguna | ||
| Founded | 1916 | ||
| Barangays | 15 | ||
| Government | |||
| • Mayor | Eladio Magampon | ||
| Area | |||
| • Total | 57.46 km2 (22.2 sq mi) | ||
| Population (2007) | |||
| • Total | 40,380 | ||
| • Density | 702.7/km2 (1,820.1/sq mi) | ||
| Time zone | PST (UTC+8) | ||
| ZIP code | 4001 | ||
| Income class | 3rd | ||
| Population Census of Alaminos | |||
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| Census | Pop. | Rate | |
| 1995 | 31,442 |
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| 2000 | 36,120 | 3.02% | |
| 2007 | 40,380 | 1.55% | |
Alaminos is a 3rd class municipality in the province of Laguna, Philippines. According to the latest census, it has a population of 40,380 people in 7,466 households. It has a land area of 21.11 square miles (54.7 km2) and is situated 48.5 miles (78.1 km) southeast of Manila. Located at northeast of Sto. Tomas in Batangas Province, south of Calauan and Bay, and west of San Pablo City.
Alaminos is politically subdivided into 15 barangays.
Alaminos was then a little barangay which was under Lipa , Batangas. The town of Alaminos was name in honor of Captain Juan de Alaminos in 1876, A Spanish military who was then the chief of Lipa, Batangas.
Alaminos began as a barrio of San Pablo City, which was then only a town belonging to the province of Batangas. It was re-annexed as barrio of San Pablo which was then ceded to the province of Laguna in 1902. It was not until about 1916 that Alaminos regained its status as a town and remained within the political territory of Laguna. The municipality got its name after Spanish governor-general Juan Alaminos y Vivar.
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