San Pedro, Laguna
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| City of San Pedro | ||
San Pedro and Muntinlupa boundary marker on 2013
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| Nickname(s): The Sampaguita Capital of the Philippines; Rooster City of the Phlippines; Laguna's Gateway to Metro Manila |
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| Motto: Sipag at Pananampalataya sa Diyos tungo sa Kaunlaran ng San Pedro (Hardwork and Faith in God towards San Pedro's progress); Magandang San Pedro Po |
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 Map of Laguna showing the location of San Pedro |
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 San Pedro
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| Coordinates: 14°21′30″N 121°03′30″E / 14.3583°N 121.0583°ECoordinates: 14°21′30″N 121°03′30″E / 14.3583°N 121.0583°E | ||
| Country | Philippines | |
| Region | Calabarzon (Region IV-A) | |
| Province | Laguna | |
| District | 1st district of Laguna | |
| Founded | January 18, 1725 | |
| Cityhood | December 28, 2013 | |
| Barangays | 27 | |
| Government | ||
| • City Mayor | Lourdes Catáquiz (Liberal) | |
| • City Vice Mayor | Iryne Vierneza (PDP-Laban) | |
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| Area | ||
| • Total | 24.05 km2 (9.29 sq mi) | |
| Highest elevation | 117.348 m (385.000 ft) | |
| Population (2015 census) | ||
| • Total | 325,809 | |
| • Density | 14,000/km2 (35,000/sq mi) | |
| Demonym(s) |
San Pedronian (en.); San Pedrense (tl.) |
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| Time zone | PST (UTC+8) | |
| ZIP code | 4023 | |
| Dialing code | +63 (0)02 | |
| Income class | 1st class | |
| Website | cityofsanpedrolaguna |
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San Pedronian (en.);
San Pedro is a first class city in the province of Laguna, Philippines, officially City of San Pedro (Filipino: Lungsod ng San Pedro) and often referred to as San Pedro City is named after its patron saint, Peter the Apostle. According to the 2015 census, it has a population of 325,809 inhabitants. Despite being the third smallest in the entire province, with a total land surface area of only 24.05 km2, San Pedro is the fourth largest city in terms of population after the cities of Calamba, Biñan, and Santa Rosa. The city also has the highest population density in the province of Laguna and in the whole Calabarzon Region having 14,000 people/km2.
San Pedro de Tunasán became a town on January 18, 1725, when King Charles II of Spain decreed that the town formerly known as "Tabuko" be a separate town from "Kabullaw" (now known as the city of Cabuyao).
By virtue of the last will of Philip V of Spain, Rodriguez de Figueroa or "Don Esteban", a group of Augustinian Fathers gained the ownership of the Tunasán Estate. Later on, San Pedro became an hacienda of Colegio de San José, a group of Jesuits friars who took over the property which now is known as "San Pedro Tunasán". "Tunasán" literally means "a place where there is Tunás" (Nymphaea nouchali), a medicinal plant abundant on shoreline area.
During that period, agriculture, fishing, duck raising, fruit trees, sampaguita were the main source of income of its residents. This period was highlighted by the growing tenant/landlord dispute. The tenants of Hacienda San Pedro Tunasán fought for their birthrights over their ancestral lands. This struggle took almost 423 years of unsuccessful resistance to Colegio de San José, and in 1938, the government bought the homesites of the San Pedro Tunasán Hacienda from the Colegio for re-sale to its tenants. This event laid to rest the tenants/landlord problem in the town.
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