Laguna (province)

Laguna
Province
From left-right, top-bottom: Laguna Provincial Capitol • Paete Church • Pagsanjan Falls • Rizal Shrine • Southwoods Mall • Nagcarlan Underground Cemetery
Flag Seal
Motto(s):  "Laban, Laguna!"
Anthem: Himno ng Laguna (Laguna Hymn)
Location in the Philippines
OpenStreetMap
Coordinates: 14°10′N 121°20′E / 14.17°N 121.33°E / 14.17; 121.33
Country	Philippines
Region	Calabarzon
Founded	July 28, 1571[1][2]
Named for	Laguna de Bay
Capital	Santa Cruz
Largest city	Calamba
Government
• Governor	Ramil Hernandez (PDP–Laban)
• Vice Governor	Katherine Agapay (PFP)
• Legislature	Laguna Provincial Board
Area [3]
• Total	1,917.85 km2 (740.49 sq mi)
• Rank	63rd out of 81
Highest elevation (Mount Banahaw)	2,170 m (7,120 ft)
Population  (2020 census)[4]
• Total	3,382,193
• Rank	3rd out of 81
• Density	1,800/km2 (4,600/sq mi)
• Rank	3rd out of 81
Demonym	Lagunense
Divisions
• Independent cities	0
• Component cities	6 Biñan Cabuyao Calamba San Pablo San Pedro Santa Rosa
• Municipalities	24 Alaminos Bay Calauan Cavinti Famy Kalayaan Liliw Los Baños Luisiana Lumban Mabitac Magdalena Majayjay Nagcarlan Paete Pagsanjan Pakil Pangil Pila Rizal Santa Cruz Santa Maria Siniloan Victoria
• Barangays	681
• Districts	Legislative districts of Laguna Legislative district of Biñan Legislative district of Calamba Legislative district of Santa Rosa
Demographics
• Ethnic groups	Tagalog (99%) Bicolano (0.5%) Ilocano (0.5%)
• Languages	Tagalog English Ilocano Bicolano
Time zone	UTC+8 (PHT)
ZIP Code	4000–4033
IDD : area code	+63 (0)49
ISO 3166 code	PH-LAG
HDI	0.732 (High)
HDI rank	8th (2015)
Income classification	1st class
Website	www.laguna.gov.ph

Laguna [lɐˈguna], officially the Province of Laguna (Filipino: Lalawigan ng Laguna), is a province in the Philippines located in the Calabarzon region in Luzon. Its capital is Santa Cruz while its largest city is the City of Calamba and the province is situated southeast of Metro Manila, south of the province of Rizal, west of Quezon, north of Batangas and east of Cavite. Laguna hugs the southern shores of Laguna de Bay, the largest lake in the country. As of the 2020 census, the province's total population is 3,382,193.^[4] It is the seventh richest province in the country in 2016.^[5]

Laguna is notable as the birthplace of José Rizal, the country's de facto national hero. It has numerous natural and cultural attractions such as Cavinti Falls aka Pagsanjan Falls, the University of the Philippines Los Baños and the University of the Philippines Open University in Los Baños, the hot spring resorts of Calamba on the slopes of Mount Makiling, Pila historic town plaza, Taytay Falls in Majayjay, the wood carvings and papier-mâché created by the people of Paete, the annual Sampaguita Festival in San Pedro, the turumba of Pakil, the tsinelas footwear from Liliw, the Pandan Festival of Luisiana, the Seven Lakes of San Pablo, and the Nagcarlan Underground Cemetery in Nagcarlan.

Laguna is part of the Greater Manila Area alongside Cavite, Rizal, and Bulacan.