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Downtown, Centro, including adjacent Barangay Silangan, Elementary School, Commercial center buildings, stores and Public Market, including Calauan Bank, Calauan, Laguna
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is a second class municipality in the province of Laguna, Philippines. According to the 2010 census, it has a population of 74,890 people.
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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;
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The Patron of Calauan is Saint Isidore the Laborer,
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the patron of farmers.
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Coordinates: 14°7'58"N 121°17'34"E Town Fiesta – May 15 Calauan “Pinya” Festival – May 11-15
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Calauan lies at the foot of three connecting mountains (Mount Banahaw, Mount Tamlong, List of inactive volcanoes in the Philippines
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San Pablo Volcanic Field and Imok hill). Calauan got its name from "kalawang," the Tagalog term for rust.
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Author | Ramon FVelasquez |
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