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Written by haraya
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Friday, 08 August 2008 22:03 |
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Pangil is a 5th class municipality in the province of Laguna, Philippines. According to the 2000 census, it has a population of 20,698 people in 4,160 households.
Barangays
Pangil is politically subdivided into 8 barangays.
- Balian
- Dambo
- Galalan
- Isla (Pob.)
- Mabato-Azufre
- Natividad (Pob.)
- San Jose (Pob.)
- Sulib
History Pangil was founded in 1579 by two Franciscan missionaries. The town's name is believed to have come from three coincidental circumstances: One historical version was that it was named after the fang of a wild boar called "Pangil" in the vernacular; another version accounts to the first native inhabitants of the place called "Pangilagan"; and the third version relates about the place being once dominated by the first pre-Spanish chieftain named Gat Pangil. |
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Last Updated ( Tuesday, 13 January 2009 16:59 )
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