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English: Photos and panorama of the Welcome Archs of Victoria, Laguna, Philippines Sitio Balite, Brgy. Banca-Banca in Asia[1] & Calauan, Laguna [2] - Victoria, Laguna[3] is a fourth class municipality in the province of Laguna, [4] Philippines. According to the latest census, it has a population of 34,604 people.
It is southeast of Laguna de Bay, [5] 90 kilometres (56 mi) south of Manila and bordered by the Municipality of Calauan[6] to the southwest, Nagcarlan to the southeast and Pila[7] to the northeast. The municipality has a total land area of 22.83 square kilometres which is 1.30% of the total land area of the province of Laguna. Its name was adopted from President Quirino's daughter Victoria Quirino. [8] After Pateros became highly urbanized and densely populated, Victoria became a destination of balut traders and became the "Duck[9] Raising Center of the Philippines". The town was featured as the detour challenge of Leg 11 of the 5th Season[10] of the Amazing Race[11]. Victoria celebrate their Itik Festival every last week of April. Victoria is politically subdivided into 9 barangays. Two of these, Nanhaya and San Roque, are classified as urban while the rest are rural. Banca-banca, Nanhaya (Pob.), San Francisco, inter alia. Municipal officials 2010-2013: Mayor: Nonong Gonzalez Vice Mayor: Florencio "Toknie" M. Larańo [12] Coordinates: 14°11'56"N 121°20'22"E [13] [14] This place is situated in Laguna, Region 4, Philippines, its geographical coordinates are 14° 13' 37" North, 121° 19' 39" East and its original name (with diacritics) is Victoria. ---- Calauan, Laguna [15] is a second class municipality in the province of Laguna, Philippines. According to the 2010 census, it has a population of 74,890 people.[2] The town got its name from the term kalawang, which means rust. Calauan is known for the Pineapple Festival, which is celebrated every May. In 1993, the town became the focus of media attention when Antonio Sánchez;[16] The Patron of Calauan is Saint Isidore the Laborer,[17] the patron of farmers.Website [18] Coordinates: 14°7'58"N 121°17'34"E |
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