Los Baños, Laguna
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Los Baños Municipal Hall
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| Nickname(s): Spcial Science and Nature City | ||
 Map of Laguna showing the location of Los Baños |
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 Los Baños
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| Coordinates: 14°10′N 121°13′E / 14.167°N 121.217°ECoordinates: 14°10′N 121°13′E / 14.167°N 121.217°E | ||
| Country | Philippines | |
| Region | Calabarzon (Region IV-A) | |
| Province | Laguna | |
| District | 2nd District of Laguna | |
| Founded | 15 September 1615 | |
| Special Science and Nature City of the Philippines | August 7, 2000 | |
| Barangays | 14 | |
| Government | ||
| • Mayor | Caesar P. Perez | |
| • Vice Mayor | Copie A. Alipon | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 54.22 km2 (20.93 sq mi) | |
| Population (2015 census) | ||
| • Total | 112,008 | |
| • Rank | 8 out of 30 (in Laguna) | |
| • Density | 2,100/km2 (5,400/sq mi) | |
| Demonym(s) | Los Bañense | |
| Time zone | PST (UTC+8) | |
| ZIP code | 4030, 4031 | |
| IDD : area code | +63 (0)49 | |
| Income class | 1st | |
| Website | www |
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Los Baños is a first class urban municipality in the province of Laguna, Philippines. According to the 2015 census, it has a population of 112,008 inhabitants. It has a total land area of 56.5 square kilometers and is bordered on the south and south-west by Mount Makiling, on the north by Laguna de Bay, on the north-west by Calamba City and on the east by the town of Bay. The town is located 63 kilometres (39 mi) southeast of Manila and is accessible via the South Luzon Expressway.
The municipality lies on the northern slopes of the long dormant volcano Mount Makiling and is known among tourists for its hot spring resorts. Los Baños also hosts the University of the Philippines, along with other foreign and local and international research centers, such as the International Rice Research Institute, the ASEAN Center for Biodiversity, the Philippine Rice Research Institute, Philippine Carabao Center at UPLB, and SEAMEO-SEARCA, making the town a temporary home for tens of thousands of both local and foreign undergraduate and graduate students, researchers and support staff.
Aside from its importance in academics, science and research, Los Baños is a well-known tourist destination. Because of the town's proximity to Metro Manila, Los Baños' hot spring resorts are frequent weekend or summer getaways for residents of the vast metropolis and tourists from other places in the Philippines and abroad. Tourists who visit Los Baños also come to the several native delicacies stores in the town to buy the town's famous Buko pie (coconut meat pie) as well as a home-grown brand of chocolate cake.
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