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Lumban

Coordinates: 14°17′49″N 121°27′32″E / 14.297°N 121.459°E / 14.297; 121.459
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Lumban
Municipality
Municipality of Lumban
Rice fields of Lumban
Rice fields of Lumban
Flag of Lumban
Flag
Official seal of Lumban
Seal
Nickname: 
Embroidery Capital of the Philippines[1][2]
Map of Laguna with Lumban highlighted
Map of Laguna with Lumban highlighted
OpenStreetMap
Map
Lumban is located in Philippines
Lumban
Lumban
Location within the Philippines
Coordinates: 14°17′49″N 121°27′32″E / 14.297°N 121.459°E / 14.297; 121.459
CountryPhilippines
RegionCalabarzon
ProvinceLaguna
District 4th district
FoundedSeptember 22, 1578
Barangays16 (see Barangays)
Government
 [3]
 • TypeSangguniang Bayan
 • mayor of Lumban[*]Rolando G. Ubatay
 • Vice MayorBelen B. Raga
 • RepresentativeMaria Jamina Katherine B. Agarao
 • Municipal Council
Members
 • Electorate23,404 voters (2022)
Area
[4]
 • Total40.53 km2 (15.65 sq mi)
Highest elevation
724 m (2,375 ft)
Lowest elevation
0 m (0 ft)
Population
 (2020 census)[5]
 • Total32,330
 • Density800/km2 (2,100/sq mi)
 • Households
8,535
Economy
 • Income class3rd municipal income class
 • Poverty incidence
8.97
% (2021)[6]
 • Revenue₱ 136 million (2020)
 • Assets₱ 171 million (2020)
 • Expenditure₱ 130.7 million (2020)
 • Liabilities₱ 66.95 million (2020)
Service provider
 • ElectricityFirst Laguna Electric Cooperative (FLECO)
Time zoneUTC+8 (PST)
ZIP code
4014
PSGC
043413000
IDD : area code +63 (0)49
Native languagesTagalog

Lumban, officially the Municipality of Lumban (Tagalog: Bayan ng Lumban), is a 3rd class municipality in the province of Laguna, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 32,330 people.[5]

Lumban, one of Laguna's oldest towns, is located 7 kilometres (4.3 mi) from Santa Cruz, 94 kilometres (58 mi) southeast of Manila, and 55 kilometres (34 mi) north of Lucena. It got its name from Aleurites moluccanus, a tree locally named "lumbang".[7] The province's capital town, Santa Cruz, as well as Cavinti and Pagsanjan, were once part of Lumban. The town contains the river wherein the Laguna Copperplate Inscription was found. The copperplate is the oldest known document found in the Philippines, dating to 900AD.

The Laguna Copperplate Inscription (key) is inscribed with small writing hammered into its surface. It shows heavy Indian cultural influence (by way of Srivijaya) present in the Philippines prior to European colonization in the 16th century.

Lumban is the home of Lake Caliraya, a man-made lake often visited by nature lovers and sportspeople. It is known as the "Embroidery Capital of the Philippines".[2] Fine Jusi and Piña cloth are embroidered by hand, and the finished product is worn by males as barong tagalog and by females as Saya (Filipiñana). These are export-quality items. Lumban is also known for its many designs of shoes, sandals, slippers, and step-ins - all made from local materials. They are usually sold in shopping malls in Metro Manila, albeit at slightly higher prices than what can be found in Laguna.[citation needed]

Geography

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Barangays

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Lumban is politically subdivided into 16 barangays. [8] Each barangay consists of puroks and some have sitios.

  • Bagong Silang
  • Balimbingan (Poblacion)
  • Balubad
  • Caliraya
  • Concepcion
  • Lewin
  • Maracta (Poblacion)
  • Maytalang I
  • Maytalang II
  • Primera Parang (Poblacion)
  • Primera Pulo (Poblacion)
  • Salac (Poblacion)
  • Santo Niño (Poblacion)
  • Segunda Parang (Poblacion)
  • Segunda Pulo (Poblacion)
  • Wawa

Lake Caliraya

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Lumban is the home of Lake Caliraya, a man-made lake. Created in 1939, the lake has developed as a spot for water sports and outdoor recreation including fishing. Surrounding the lake are a number of resorts catering to tourists and vacation homes abound because of the local scenery and climate.[citation needed]

Caliraya Dam

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Caliraya Dam is an embankment dam located in the town of Lumban province of Laguna, in the Sierra Madre Mountain Range of the Philippines. The reservoir created by the dam, Lake Caliraya, initially supplied one of the oldest hydroelectric plants in the Philippines, and later became a recreational area for water sports and fishing. The dam construction was started in 1939 and a small hydroelectric plant was operated in 1942. [citation needed]

Lake Caliraya was later connected with another man-made lake, Lumot Lake, to provide more water through a 2.3 km (1.4 mi) underground penstock. Later still the dam and lake were used as the upper reservoir for the Kalayaan Pumped-Storage Hydroelectric plant located west of Lake Caliraya, with Laguna de Bay as the lower reservoir.

Climate

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Climate data for Lumban, Laguna
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 26
(79) 		27
(81) 		29
(84) 		31
(88) 		31
(88) 		30
(86) 		29
(84) 		29
(84) 		29
(84) 		29
(84) 		28
(82) 		26
(79) 		29
(84)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) 22
(72) 		22
(72) 		22
(72) 		23
(73) 		24
(75) 		25
(77) 		24
(75) 		24
(75) 		24
(75) 		24
(75) 		24
(75) 		23
(73) 		23
(74)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 58
(2.3) 		41
(1.6) 		32
(1.3) 		29
(1.1) 		91
(3.6) 		143
(5.6) 		181
(7.1) 		162
(6.4) 		172
(6.8) 		164
(6.5) 		113
(4.4) 		121
(4.8) 		1,307
(51.5)
Average rainy days 13.4 9.3 9.1 9.8 19.1 22.9 26.6 24.9 25.0 21.4 16.5 16.5 214.5
Source: Meteoblue[9]

Demographics

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Population census of Lumban
YearPop.±% p.a.
1903 3,905—    
1918 4,288+0.63%
1939 5,954+1.58%
1948 7,516+2.62%
1960 9,719+2.16%
1970 13,289+3.17%
1975 14,842+2.24%
1980 17,360+3.18%
1990 19,773+1.31%
1995 21,996+2.02%
2000 25,936+3.60%
2007 28,443+1.28%
2010 29,470+1.30%
2015 30,652+0.75%
2020 32,330+1.05%
Source: Philippine Statistics Authority[10][11][12][13]

In the 2020 census, the population of Lumban, Laguna, was 32,330 people,[5] with a density of 800 inhabitants per square kilometre or 2,100 inhabitants per square mile.

Economy

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Poverty incidence of Lumban

1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
2006
6.90
2009
7.16
2012
8.68
2015
7.85
2018
2.29
2021
8.97

Source: Philippine Statistics Authority[14][15][16][17][18][19][20][21]

Culture

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The town fiesta is held every 20'th of January in honor of San Sebastian, the town's patron saint. Lupi is held every last Sunday of January.

Feast of San Sebastian

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The San Sebastian Festival is a procession held at the Lumban River, where the icon of the patron saint San Sebastian together with hundreds of devotees is afloat on “Kaskitos”, or a fleet of large boats.

The San Sebastian Festival began after the people had adopted Saint Sebastian the Martyr as their patron saint during the 18th century when the Franciscans did their mission assignment in the town. On this annual celebration, observed every 4th Sunday of January at Lumban, which is the Embroidery Capital of the Philippines, boasts of two noteworthy events that take place side by side the town fiesta.

The Moro-Moro or the “Komedya” is staged on the evening prior to the Festival. Local talents are tapped to perform the demanding roles that the comedia necessitates. Wearing colorful costumes, local actors and actresses showcase their acting prowess before spectators.

The “Paligong Poon” takes place at the Lumban River, where the Icon of the Patron Saint, San Sebastian, together with hundreds of devotees are float on “Kaskitos” (a fleet of large boats), holding lit candles and performing rituals across the river, known as “Lupi”.

Participating are civic and religious organizations and groups of bands in the locality. The icon is then paraded around the town while locals take turns in dousing the saint and devotees. Witnessed by spectators from the municipality and neighboring towns.

On this feast, each barangays of Lumban has its own icon of the patron saint which was included on their respective float. It is also included in here the 9-days novena of the Hermanas of the town.

On this feast, the people of the town make themselves totally wet in accordance to the ritual ceremony of the patron saint of Lumban.

Burdang Lumban Festival

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Lumban holds the Burdang Lumban Festival, an annual festival celebrating the local traditional of hand embroidery, the third week of September. The festival was created as a way to promote tourism.

Lumban has been known for its barong Tagalog, wedding gowns and embroidery. It wants to strengthen and further its reputation for hand embroidery, and establish itself as the Embroidery Capital of the Philippines.

The festival includes a street dancing competition, in which school children dance in bright and colorful costumes inspired by the barong Tagalog and embellished with known embroidery designs. They start at the multi-purpose covered hall in front of the municipal building, march in front of the church, through the narrow streets, and end at the entrance of the barangay of Wawa with a showdown. Larger-than-life tambors[spelling?] and bastidors serve as props. Their choreography led them to win a prize at the Anilag Festival, Laguna's “festival of festivals."

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  • Welcome arch
    Welcome arch
  • Poblacion
    Poblacion
  • Lumban Town Hall
    Lumban Town Hall

References

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  1. ^ Department of Tourism - The Philippine's Ultimate Travel Guide for Tourist
  2. ^ a b Provincial Government of Laguna
  3. ^  Municipality of Lumban | (DILG)
  4. ^ "2015 Census of Population, Report No. 3 – Population, Land Area, and Population Density" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. Quezon City, Philippines. August 2016. ISSN 0117-1453. Archived (PDF) from the original on May 25, 2021. Retrieved July 16, 2021.
  5. ^ a b c Census of Population (2020). "Region IV-A (Calabarzon)". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
  6. ^ "PSA Releases the 2021 City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates". Philippine Statistics Authority. 2 April 2024. Retrieved 28 April 2024.
  7. ^ Philippine Native Trees 101: Up Close and Personal. Green Convergence for Safe Food, Healthy Environment and Sustainable Economy (Organization), Hortica Filipina Foundation, Inc, Binhi Project (Philippines). 2012. pp. 307 pages. ISBN 9789719546900.
  8. ^ "Province: Laguna". PSGC Interactive. Quezon City, Philippines: Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved 12 November 2016.
  9. ^ "Lumban: Average Temperatures and Rainfall". Meteoblue. Retrieved 11 May 2020.
  10. ^ Census of Population (2015). "Region IV-A (Calabarzon)". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved 20 June 2016.
  11. ^ Census of Population and Housing (2010). "Region IV-A (Calabarzon)" (PDF). Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. National Statistics Office. Retrieved 29 June 2016.
  12. ^ Censuses of Population (1903–2007). "Region IV-A (Calabarzon)". Table 1. Population Enumerated in Various Censuses by Province/Highly Urbanized City: 1903 to 2007. National Statistics Office.
  13. ^ "Province of Laguna". Municipality Population Data. Local Water Utilities Administration Research Division. Retrieved 17 December 2016.
  14. ^ "Poverty incidence (PI):". Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved December 28, 2020.
  15. ^ "Estimation of Local Poverty in the Philippines" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. 29 November 2005.
  16. ^ "2003 City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. 23 March 2009.
  17. ^ "City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates; 2006 and 2009" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. 3 August 2012.
  18. ^ "2012 Municipal and City Level Poverty Estimates" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. 31 May 2016.
  19. ^ "Municipal and City Level Small Area Poverty Estimates; 2009, 2012 and 2015". Philippine Statistics Authority. 10 July 2019.
  20. ^ "PSA Releases the 2018 Municipal and City Level Poverty Estimates". Philippine Statistics Authority. 15 December 2021. Retrieved 22 January 2022.
  21. ^ "PSA Releases the 2021 City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates". Philippine Statistics Authority. 2 April 2024. Retrieved 28 April 2024.
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