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Mabitac
Municipality
Municipality of Mabitac
Mabitac Poblacion
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MabitacLocation within the Philippines
Coordinates: 14°26′N 121°25′E / 14.43°N 121.42°E / 14.43; 121.42
Country	Philippines
Region	Calabarzon
Province	Laguna
District	4th district
Founded	January 6, 1616
Barangays	15 (see Barangays)
Government
• Type	Sangguniang Bayan
• Mayor	Alberto S. Reyes
• Vice Mayor	Ronald I. Sana
• Representative	Maria Jamina Katherine B. Agarao
• Municipal Council	Members Gerardo C. Fader Jacqueline Rose R. Carpio Ferdinand D. Bobadilla Romar M. Merano Abelardo P. Benitez Paolo C. Villanueva Apollo A. Aguilar Dino Paulo M. Eliseo
• Electorate	16,183 voters (2022)
Area
• Total	80.76 km (31.18 sq mi)
Elevation	128 m (420 ft)
Highest elevation	726 m (2,382 ft)
Lowest elevation	−1 m (−3 ft)
Population
• Total	21,275
• Density	260/km (680/sq mi)
• Households	5,022
Economy
• Income class	5th municipal income class
• Poverty incidence	9.79% (2021)
• Revenue	₱ 139 million (2022)
• Assets	₱ 280.9 million (2022)
• Expenditure	₱ 115.8 million (2022)
• Liabilities	₱ 79.29 million (2022)
Service provider
• Electricity	First Laguna Electric Cooperative (FLECO)
Time zone	UTC+8 (PST)
ZIP code	4020
PSGC	043414000
IDD : area code	+63 (0)49
Native languages	Tagalog
Website	www.mabitac.gov.ph

Mabitac, officially the Municipality of Mabitac (Tagalog: Bayan ng Mabitac), is a municipality in the province of Laguna, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 21,275 people.

Mabitac was an excellent hunting ground for wild game three centuries ago. Native hunters used numerous cave-ins or trap-ins called "bitag" in the local dialect. Hence, the place was referred to as "Mabitag" meaning "a place with many traps".

Mabitac is 30 kilometres (19 mi) from Santa Cruz, 76 kilometres (47 mi) from Manila, and 59 kilometres (37 mi) from Antipolo.

History

The first Spaniards who came to this place were the friars who established the first Spanish settlement in the area and began to Christianize the local population. The Spaniards, having difficulty in pronouncing the "G" consonant, called this place "Mabitac" whenever they mentioned this place. Eventually, the name found its way in the official records and maps of Laguna made by Spanish cartographers and mariners who chartered the coastal areas of Laguna de Bay.

This town was formerly a barrio of Siniloan, an immediate neighboring town. It became an independent municipality only in the year 1611, not by legislation, but by mutual agreement by and between the Spanish friars of both towns who were then the influential ruling class.

Mabitac was the site of a battle in the Philippine–American War, when on September 17, 1900, Filipinos under General Juan Cailles defeated an American force commanded by Colonel Benjamin F. Cheatham.

World War II and Japanese occupation

The Japanese occupation of the Philippines occurred between 1942 and 1945, when Imperial Japan occupied the Commonwealth of the Philippines during World War II. The invasion of the Philippines started on 8 December 1941, ten hours after the attack on Pearl Harbor.

In 1942, Japanese soldiers entered and occupied Mabitac. In 1945, the Philippine Commonwealth Army troops of the 4th, 42nd and 43rd Infantry Division and 4th Constabulary Regiment of the Philippine Constabulary together with the recognized guerrillas defeated the Japanese Imperial forces during the Second Battle of Mabitac.

Geography

Barangays

Mabitac is politically subdivided into 15 barangays:  Each barangay consists of puroks and some have sitios.

• Amuyong
• Lambac (Poblacion)
• Lucong (Poblacion)
• Matalatala
• Nanguma
• Numero
• Paagahan
• Bayanihan (Poblacion)
• Libis ng Nayon (Poblacion)
• Maligaya (Poblacion)
• Masikap (Poblacion)
• Pag-Asa (Poblacion)
• Sinagtala (Poblacion)
• San Antonio
• San Miguel

Climate

Demographics

In the 2020 census, the population of Mabitac was 21,275 people, with a density of 260 inhabitants per square kilometre or 670 inhabitants per square mile.

Economy

Poverty incidence of Mabitac

Gallery

• Welcome marker
• Hilltop view of Mabitac
• Town hall
• Nuestra Señora de Candelaria Parish Church

Notable personalities

• Juan Cailles (born Juan Cailles y Kauppama; November 10, 1871 – June 28, 1951) was a Filipino of French-Indian descent. A member of the revolutionary movement Katipunan, he was a commanding officer of the Philippine Revolutionary Army who served during the Philippine Revolution and Philippine–American War. He later served as a provincial Governor of Laguna and a member of the Philippine Legislature.

See also

• Battle of Mabitac

References

1.  Municipality of Mabitac | (DILG)
2. "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.
3. ^ Census of Population (2020). "Region IV-A (Calabarzon)". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
4. "PSA Releases the 2021 City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates". Philippine Statistics Authority. 2 April 2024. Retrieved 28 April 2024.
5. "Province: Laguna". PSGC Interactive. Quezon City, Philippines: Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved 12 November 2016.
6. "Mabitac: Average Temperatures and Rainfall". Meteoblue. Retrieved 11 May 2020.
7. Census of Population (2015). "Region IV-A (Calabarzon)". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved 20 June 2016.
8. 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.
9. 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.
10. "Province of Laguna". Municipality Population Data. Local Water Utilities Administration Research Division. Retrieved 17 December 2016.
11. "Poverty incidence (PI):". Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved December 28, 2020.
12. "Estimation of Local Poverty in the Philippines" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. 29 November 2005.
13. "2003 City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. 23 March 2009.
14. "City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates; 2006 and 2009" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. 3 August 2012.
15. "2012 Municipal and City Level Poverty Estimates" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. 31 May 2016.
16. "Municipal and City Level Small Area Poverty Estimates; 2009, 2012 and 2015". Philippine Statistics Authority. 10 July 2019.
17. "PSA Releases the 2018 Municipal and City Level Poverty Estimates". Philippine Statistics Authority. 15 December 2021. Retrieved 22 January 2022.
18. "PSA Releases the 2021 City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates". Philippine Statistics Authority. 2 April 2024. Retrieved 28 April 2024.

External links

• "Municipality of Mabitac", Province of Laguna Website
• Philippine Standard Geographic Code
• Philippine Census Information
• Local Governance Performance Management System

v t e Places adjacent to Mabitac
Santa Maria Pililla, Rizal Mabitac Famy Pakil / Pangil Laguna de Bay

v t e Calabarzon (Region IV-A)
CAvite, LAguna, BAtangas, Rizal, QueZON
Regional center	Calamba
Provinces	Batangas Cavite Laguna Quezon Rizal
Highly urbanized cities	Lucena
Component cities	Antipolo Bacoor Batangas City Biñan Cabuyao Calamba Calaca Carmona Cavite City Dasmariñas General Trias Imus Lipa San Pablo San Pedro Santa Rosa Santo Tomas Tagaytay Tanauan Tayabas Trece Martires
Provincial capitals	Antipolo Batangas City Imus (de jure) Lucena Santa Cruz Trece Martires (de facto)
Municipalities	Agdangan Agoncillo Alabat Alaminos Alfonso Alitagtag Amadeo Angono Atimonan Balayan Balete Baras Bauan Bay Binangonan Buenavista Burdeos Cainta Calatagan Calauag Calauan Candelaria Cardona Catanauan Cavinti Cuenca Dolores Famy General Emilio Aguinaldo General Luna General Mariano Alvarez General Nakar Guinayangan Gumaca Ibaan Indang Infanta Jalajala Jomalig Kalayaan Kawit Laurel Lemery Lian Liliw Lobo Lopez Los Baños Lucban Luisiana Lumban Mabini Mabitac Macalelon Magallanes Magdalena Majayjay Malvar Maragondon Mataasnakahoy Mauban Mendez Morong Mulanay Nagcarlan Naic Nasugbu Noveleta Padre Burgos Padre Garcia Paete Pagbilao Pagsanjan Pakil Pangil Panukulan Patnanungan Perez Pila Pililla Pitogo Plaridel Polillo Quezon Real Rizal Rodriguez Rosario (Batangas) Rosario (Cavite) Sampaloc San Andres San Antonio San Francisco San Jose San Juan San Luis San Mateo San Narciso San Nicolas San Pascual Santa Cruz Santa Maria Santa Teresita Sariaya Silang Siniloan Taal Tagkawayan Talisay Tanay Tanza Taysan Taytay Teresa Ternate Tiaong Tingloy Tuy Unisan Victoria
Barangays	Batangas (List) Cavite (List) Laguna (List) Quezon (List) Rizal (List)
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• Municipalities of Laguna (province)
• Populated places on Laguna de Bay