Pangil | ||
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Municipality | ||
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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 |
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Location within the Philippines | ||
Coordinates: 14°24′11″N 121°27′58″E / 14.40306°N 121.46611°ECoordinates: 14°24′11″N 121°27′58″E / 14.40306°N 121.46611°E | ||
Country | Philippines | |
Region | CALABARZON (Region IV-A) | |
Province | Laguna | |
District | 4th district of Laguna | |
Founded | 1579 | |
Barangays | 8 | |
Government | ||
• Mayor | Jovito De Guia Reyes | |
Area | ||
• Total | 45.03 km2 (17.39 sq mi) | |
Population (2010) | ||
• Total | 23,201 | |
• Density | 520/km2 (1,300/sq mi) | |
Time zone | PST (UTC+8) | |
ZIP code | 4018 | |
Dialing code | 49 | |
Income class | 4th |
Pangil is a fourth class municipality in the province of Laguna, Philippines. According to the 2010 census, it has a population of 23,201 people. Its land area consists of two non-contiguous parts, separated by Laguna de Bay.
Pangil is politically subdivided into 8 barangays:
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.; 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
Public market
Pangil Town Hall
Church and plaza
Rice field at Pangil