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SOCIAL SECTOR

Agriculture
Agriculture is the traditional economic base of Pagsanjan. It is the major source of income of the majority of the population. The total land area for agriculture purposes is 2,190 hectares. Agriculture crops grown in the municipality are palay, coconuts, fruit trees and vegetables. A total 618.44 hectares are rice lands and planted with palay. Most farmers are also engaged in backyard livestock production. Contract growers of swine and poultry production are also present in various barangays.




Commerce and Industry
As of 2005, there are 821 registered commercial establishments in the municipality classified as follows: retail merchandising; servicing firms; trading; manufacturing; recreational and entertainment establishments; agri-business; financial institutions and real state business. In 2004, Mayor Jeorge “E.R.” Ejercito Estregan built a new wet and dry public market in Sambat, Barangay Biñan.




Tourism
Tourism is also a major industry in the municipality. Pagsanjan, the tourist capital of the province of Laguna and one of the premiere world-class destination of local and foreign tourists in the Philippines, is gifted with natural wealth of wonders and scenic views. Some main tourist attractions of the municipality are the Our Lady of Guadalupe Parish Church, Puerta Real (stone town gate), ancestral homes, hotels and resorts, picnic grounds, awe-inspiring gorge, the roaring rapids and the Pagsanjan Falls.




Financial Institutions
There are three (3) rural banks operating in the municipality, namely: Pagsanjan Rural Bank and Paete Rural Bank, located in the Poblacion and Rural Bank of Lumban, located in Barangay Biñan. There are four pawnshops and three lending and leasing institutions.

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