- A glimpse of Pagsanjan
- Geographical Location
- Topographical Feature, Climate & Terrain
- Existing Land Use
- Area & Voting Population Per Barangay as of 2004
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- Education
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The Municipality of Pagsanjan is a town in the town fourth (4th) District of the Province of Laguna. It is located 101 kilometers southeast of Manila, at the mouth of the great Lake Laguna de Bay where the rivers of Balanac and Bumbungan meet and empty into the Bay. It is part of the Southern Tagalog Region (CALABARZON). It is bounded on the North by the Municipality of Lumban; on the South by the Municipality of Cavinti; on the East by the Grand Canyon (Pagsanjan Falls); and on the West by the Municipalities of Magdalena and Santa Cruz. Pagsanjan has a total land area of 2,640 hectares (26.40 sq. km.) classified into rural and urban which consists of sixteen (16) barangays.
Pagsanjan is the center and convergence area in the fourt (4th) District of Laguna with all major highways strategically leading to the provinces of Rizal and Quezon; and is conveniently linked to about fifteen (15) adjacent municipalities in Laguna, namely Sta. Cruz, Magdalena, Lumban Cavinti, Pila, Liliw, Kalayaan, Luisiana, Victoria, Nagcarlan, Paete, Calauan, Majayjay, Pakil and Bay.
Topographical Feature, Climate & Terrain
Pagsanjan is the tourist capital of Laguna because of its main attractions - the exciting shooting the rapids going towards the globally-famous Pagsanjan Falls. Pagsanjan experiences two (2) pronounced seasons dry and wet. The dry season begins in March and ends June, the wet season last from July to October, the intruding period from November to February are neither too dry or too wet.
Pagsanjan is situated on a plain land with slopes from 0 - 8% and above. The Poblacion area has a slope range from 0 - 3% including the portion of Barangay Maulawin and Pinagsanjan.
