Pangil

Pangil
Municipality

Seal
Nickname(s): Home of the Nuestra Señora de la O and the Santo Niño de la O

Map of Laguna showing the location of Pangil
Pangil

Location within the Philippines

Coordinates: 14°24′N 121°28′E / 14.4°N 121.47°E / 14.4; 121.47Coordinates: 14°24′N 121°28′E / 14.4°N 121.47°E / 14.4; 121.47
Country Philippines
Region CALABARZON (Region IV-A)
Province Laguna
District 4th district of Laguna
Founded 1579
Barangays 8
Government[1]
 • Mayor Popoy Rafanan
Area [2]
 • Total 45.03 km2 (17.39 sq mi)
Population (2015 census)[3]
 • Total 24,274
 • Density 540/km2 (1,400/sq mi)
Time zone PST (UTC+8)
ZIP code 4018
IDD : area code  +63 (0)49
Income class 4th

Pangil is a fourth class municipality in the province of Laguna, Philippines. According to the 2015 census, it has a population of 24,274 people.[3]

Its land area consists of two non-contiguous parts, separated by Laguna de Bay.

Barangays

Pangil is politically subdivided into 8 barangays: [2]

History

Panguil (pronounce as 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 "Panguil" in the vernacular.;[4] another version accounts to the first native inhabitants of the place called "Panguilagan"; and the third version relates about the place being once dominated by the first pre-Spanish chieftain named Gat Paguil[4]

Demographics

Population census of Pangil
YearPop.±% p.a.
1903 2,200—    
1918 4,424+4.77%
1939 3,889−0.61%
1948 4,156+0.74%
1960 5,364+2.15%
1970 8,118+4.23%
1975 9,263+2.68%
1980 10,519+2.57%
1990 15,212+3.76%
1995 17,664+2.84%
2000 20,698+3.46%
2007 23,421+1.72%
2010 23,201−0.34%
2015 24,274+0.86%
Source: Philippine Statistics Authority[3][5][6][7]

In the 2015 census, the population of Pangil was 24,274 people,[3] with a density of 540 inhabitants per square kilometre or 1,400 inhabitants per square mile.

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Official City/Municipal 2013 Election Results". Intramuros, Manila, Philippines: Commission on Elections (COMELEC). 11 September 2013. Retrieved 20 November 2013.
  2. 1 2 "Province: Laguna". PSGC Interactive. Quezon City, Philippines: Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved 12 November 2016.
  3. 1 2 3 4 Census of Population (2015). "Region IV-A (Calabarzon)". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. PSA. Retrieved 20 June 2016.
  4. 1 2 Miranda, Gil R. "Driving Through Laguna’s History: A Laguna Travelogue". Provincial Government of Laguna. Retrieved 2007-06-02.
  5. ↑ Census of Population and Housing (2010). "Region IV-A (Calabarzon)". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. NSO. Retrieved 29 June 2016.
  6. ↑ Census of Population (1995, 2000 and 2007). "Region IV-A (Calabarzon)". Total Population by Province, City and Municipality. NSO. Archived from the original on 24 June 2011.
  7. ↑ "Province of Laguna". Municipality Population Data. Local Water Utilities Administration Research Division. Retrieved 17 December 2016.
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