Liliw

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Founded in 1571 by Gat Tayaw, the small town of Liliw is nestled at the foot of Mount Banahaw, {{convert|17|km}} away from Santa Cruz, Laguna's capital.

According to a story, Liliw got its name from a bird. It was said that Gat Tayaw and his followers decided to erect a bamboo pole and to name the town after the bird that would first alight at the top of the pole within four days. A crow, however, was the first bird to alight on the pole. A crow was considered bad and so Gat Tayaw and his men moved south and erected another bamboo pole. A beautiful bird alighted on the pole and sang, "Liw, Liw, Liw". Thus the town became Liliw.

This is supported by Tagalog dictionary written by Fr. Noceda and Fr. San Lucar, under the dictionary entry 'lilio' stating "a type of bird, from which the town in Laguna under the Franciscan monks is named after."

The spelling of the town's name from Lilio was changed on June 11, 1965, when the municipal council passed Resolution No. 38-S-65 which declared “Liliw” as the official name and spelling of the town. This was to avoid confusion in pronouncing and spelling the name of the town.

Liliw has a total land area of {{convert|3910|ha}}.{{PSGC detail|area}} It is bounded on the north-west by Santa Cruz; north-east by Magdalena; on the east by Majayjay; on the west by Nagcarlan; and on the south by Dolores. It is {{convert|56|km}} from Santa Cruz and {{convert|101|km}} from Manila.

It is one of the highland towns forming the southern extremity of Laguna. It is situated at the foot of Mt. Banahaw.

Liliw is politically subdivided into 33 barangays, as indicated below.{{PSGC detail|area}} Each barangay consists of puroks and some have sitios.

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• Bagong Anyo (Poblacion)
• Bayate
• Bongkol
• Bubukal
• Cabuyew
• Calumpang
• San Isidro
• Culoy
• Dagatan
• Daniw
• Dita
• Ibabang Palina
• Ibabang San Roque
• Ibabang Sungi
• Ibabang Taykin
• Ilayang Palina
• Ilayang San Roque
• Ilayang Sungi
• Ilayang Taykin
• Kanlurang Bukal
• Laguan
• Luquin
• Malabo-Kalantukan
• Masikap (Poblacion)
• Maslun (Poblacion)
• Mojon
• Novaliches
• Oples
• Pag-asa (Poblacion)
• Palayan
• Rizal (Poblacion)
• San Isidro
• Silangang Bukal
• Tuy-Baanan

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{{Weather box

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| Jan high C = 25

| Jan low C = 19

| Feb high C = 27

| Feb low C = 18

| Mar high C = 28

| Mar low C = 19

| Apr high C = 30

| Apr low C = 21

| May high C = 30

| May low C = 22

| Jun high C = 29

| Jun low C = 23

| Jul high C = 28

| Jul low C = 22

| Aug high C = 28

| Aug low C = 22

| Sep high C = 27

| Sep low C = 22

| Oct high C = 27

| Oct low C = 21

| Nov high C = 27

| Nov low C = 21

| Dec high C = 25

| Dec low C = 20

| Jan precipitation mm = 52

| Feb precipitation mm = 35

| Mar precipitation mm = 27

| Apr precipitation mm = 27

| May precipitation mm = 82

| Jun precipitation mm = 124

| Jul precipitation mm = 163

| Aug precipitation mm = 144

| Sep precipitation mm = 145

| Oct precipitation mm = 141

| Nov precipitation mm = 100

| Dec precipitation mm = 102

| Jan rain days = 12.0

| Feb rain days = 8.1

| Mar rain days = 8.8

| Apr rain days = 9.7

| May rain days = 17.9

| Jun rain days = 22.6

| Jul rain days = 26.2

| Aug rain days = 24.5

| Sep rain days = 24.6

| Oct rain days = 22.0

| Nov rain days = 16.7

| Dec rain days = 14.9

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| date = 11 May 2020

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In the 2020 census, the population of Liliw was 39,491 people,{{PH census|current}} with a density of {{convert|{{sigfig|39,491/39.10|2}}|PD/km2|disp=or}}.

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The town's main attraction is its growing footwear industry. It started in 1931 when Casiano Pisueña became interested in making slippers. His first prototype was made from coconut husk and rubber from tire interiors. He soon became successful and many residents of Liliw followed suit. At present there are about 50 stores selling footwear in Liliw. The regular slippers are still the most popular, but many stores are now selling shoes, handbags and other leather goods. Most stores still carry the three-for-P100 slippers. The annual Tsinelas Festival is celebrated every end of April.

Tricycles and jeepneys are popular modes of transportation in Liliw. Buses are available to Santa Cruz, Calamba, and Metro Manila.

How to get there

Liliw is 110 kilometers from Manila via Santa Cruz and 105 kilometers via San Pablo.

For those taking public transport, there are buses in Cubao in Quezon City, Buendia in Makati/Pasay, and Alabang in Muntinlupa going to either Santa Cruz or San Pablo. Travel time from Manila is about two hours. Upon arriving in either Santa Cruz or San Pablo, take a jeepney going to Liliw.

Those bringing private vehicles have several options. The trip to Liliw can be combined with Nagcarlan and Majayjay using the San Pablo route or with Pagsanjan and Lake Caliraya using the Santa Cruz route. If it's summer, avoid the Santa Cruz route as traffic at the Pansol area can become horrible.

The route via San Pablo starts in Manila, enters South Luzon Expressway and exits from Santo Tomas. From there, continue driving to Alaminos town, then enter city of San Pablo, turn left to Rizal, continue driving via Nagcarlan before finally arriving in Liliw.

Liliw is known for its baroque style church whose façade is made of striking red bricks. Known as St. John the Baptist church, its first church was built in wood in 1620. The stronger stone church was built from 1643 to 1646. The present church patio has been developed to promote Catholic teachings. Standing in front of the church are several elevated statues of different saints that are patrons of each of the town's barangays (villages).

Standing next to the municipal hall is the statue of Gat Tayaw. On Gat Tayaw and P. Burgos streets still stand the ancestral houses of many of Liliw's prominent families who got rich during the American time from agricultural products like copra, lanzones, banana, and vegetables like tomatoes and mustasa.

Liliw also has many natural attractions like the Kilangin Falls and the colds springs of Batis ng Liliw and Liliw Resort.

Image:Church of Liliw, Facade.jpg|Saint John the Baptist Parish Church

File:Liliwjf5832 06.JPG|Liliw town hall

File:Liliwjf5800 05.JPG|Poblacion

File:Liliw Municipal Hall (Gat Tayaw, Liliw, Laguna; 05-15-2023).jpg|Municipal Hall

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• [{{NSCB detail}} Philippine Standard Geographic Code]
• [https://www.census.gov.ph/data/sectordata/prov34.html 1995 Philippine Census Information]
• [https://web.archive.org/web/20131004104825/http://census.gov.ph/ Philippine Census Information]
• [http://www.blgs.gov.ph/lgpmsv2/cmshome/index.php?pageID=23&frmIdDcfCode=7&fLguType=CM&frmIdRegion=6&frmIdProvince=36&frmIdLgu=688 Local Governance Performance Management System]

{{Geographic location

|Centre = Liliw

|North = Magdalena

|East = Majayjay

|Southeast = Tayabas, Quezon

|South = Nagcarlan

|West = Nagcarlan

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Category:Municipalities of Laguna (province)

Category:Populated places established in 1571

Category:1571 establishments in the Philippines