Mabitac

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| established_date = January 6, 1616

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| leader_title = Mayor

| leader_name = Alberto S. Reyes

| leader_title1 = Vice Mayor

| leader_name1 = Ronald I. Sana

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| leader_name2 = Benjamin Cueto "Benjie" Agarao Jr.

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| 2=Gerardo C. Fader

| 3=Jacqueline Rose R. Carpio

| 4=Ferdinand D. Bobadilla

| 5=Romar M. Merano

| 6=Abelardo P. Benitez

| 7=Paolo C. Villanueva

| 8=Apollo A. Aguilar

| 9=Dino Paulo M. Eliseo

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Mabitac, officially the Municipality of Mabitac ({{langx|tl|Bayan ng Mabitac}}), is a municipality in the province of Laguna, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 21,275 people.{{PH census|current}}

Mabitac was an excellent hunting ground for wild game three centuries ago. Native hunters used numerous cave-ins or trap-ins called "bitag" in the local dialect. Hence, the place was referred to as "Mabitag" meaning "a place with many traps".

Mabitac is {{convert|30|km}} from Santa Cruz, {{convert|76|km}} from Manila, and {{convert|59|km}} from Antipolo.

History

The first Spaniards who came to this place were the friars who established the first Spanish settlement in the area and began to Christianize the local population. The Spaniards, having difficulty in pronouncing the "G" consonant, called this place "Mabitac" whenever they mentioned this place. Eventually, the name found its way in the official records and maps of Laguna made by Spanish cartographers and mariners who chartered the coastal areas of Laguna de Bay.

This town was formerly a barrio of Siniloan, an immediate neighboring town. It became an independent municipality only in the year 1611, not by legislation, but by mutual agreement by and between the Spanish friars of both towns who were then the influential ruling class.

Mabitac was the site of a battle in the Philippine–American War, when on September 17, 1900, Filipinos under General Juan Cailles defeated an American force commanded by Colonel Benjamin F. Cheatham.

=World War II and Japanese occupation=

File:Mabitac, Laguna, WWII (1945).jpg

The Japanese occupation of the Philippines occurred between 1942 and 1945, when Imperial Japan occupied the Commonwealth of the Philippines during World War II. The invasion of the Philippines started on 8 December 1941, ten hours after the attack on Pearl Harbor.

In 1942, Japanese soldiers entered and occupied Mabitac. In 1945, the Philippine guerrillas and irregular forces defeated the Japanese Imperial forces liberated Mabitac.

Geography

=Barangays=

Mabitac is politically subdivided into 15 barangays, as indicated below:{{PSGC detail|area}} Each barangay consists of puroks and some have sitios.

Amuyong
Lambac (Poblacion)
Lucong (Poblacion)
Matalatala
Nanguma
Numero
Paagahan
Bayanihan (Poblacion)
Libis ng Nayon (Poblacion)
Maligaya (Poblacion)
Masikap (Poblacion)
Pag-Asa (Poblacion)
Sinagtala (Poblacion)
San Antonio
San Miguel

=Climate=

{{Weather box

| location = Mabitac, Laguna

| width = auto

| metric first = Yes

| single line = Yes

| Jan high C = 26

| Jan low C = 22

| Feb high C = 27

| Feb low C = 22

| Mar high C = 29

| Mar low C = 22

| Apr high C = 31

| Apr low C = 23

| May high C = 31

| May low C = 24

| Jun high C = 30

| Jun low C = 25

| Jul high C = 29

| Jul low C = 24

| Aug high C = 29

| Aug low C = 24

| Sep high C = 29

| Sep low C = 24

| Oct high C = 29

| Oct low C = 24

| Nov high C = 28

| Nov low C = 24

| Dec high C = 26

| Dec low C = 23

| Jan precipitation mm = 58

| Feb precipitation mm = 41

| Mar precipitation mm = 32

| Apr precipitation mm = 29

| May precipitation mm = 91

| Jun precipitation mm = 143

| Jul precipitation mm = 181

| Aug precipitation mm = 162

| Sep precipitation mm = 172

| Oct precipitation mm = 164

| Nov precipitation mm = 113

| Dec precipitation mm = 121

| Jan rain days = 13.4

| Feb rain days = 9.3

| Mar rain days = 9.1

| Apr rain days = 9.8

| May rain days = 19.1

| Jun rain days = 22.9

| Jul rain days = 26.6

| Aug rain days = 24.9

| Sep rain days = 25.0

| Oct rain days = 21.4

| Nov rain days = 16.5

| Dec rain days = 16.5

| source 1 = Meteoblue

{{cite web

| url = https://www.meteoblue.com/en/weather/historyclimate/climatemodelled/mabitac_philippines_1704537

| title = Mabitac: Average Temperatures and Rainfall

| publisher = Meteoblue

| access-date = 11 May 2020 }}

| date = 11 May 2020

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Demographics

{{Philippine Census

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| 1918 = {{PH census population|1918}}

| 1939 = {{PH census population|1939}}

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| 1970 = {{PH census population|1970}}

| 1975 = {{PH census population|1975}}

| 1980 = {{PH census population|1980}}

| 1990 = {{PH census population|1990}}

| 1995 = {{PH census population|1995}}

| 2000 = {{PH census population|2000}}

| 2007 = {{PH census population|2007}}

| 2010 = {{PH census population|2010}}

| 2015 = {{PH census population|2015}}

| 2020 = {{PH census population|2020}}

| 2025 =

| 2030 =

| footnote= Source: Philippine Statistics Authority{{PH census|2015}}{{PH census|2010}}{{PH census|2007}}{{LWUA population data}}

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In the 2020 census, the population of Mabitac was 21,275 people,{{PH census|current}} with a density of {{convert|{{sigfig|21,275/80.76|2}}|PD/km2|disp=or}}.

Economy

Gallery

File:MabitacSiniloan,Lagunajf1370 14.JPG|Welcome marker

Mabitac,LagunaChurchjf1234 19.JPG|Hilltop view of Mabitac

File:Mabitac,Lagunajf1094 17.JPG|Town hall

File:MabitacChurchjf1168_21.JPG|Nuestra Señora de Candelaria Parish Church

Notable personalities

Juan Cailles (born Juan Cailles y Kauppama; November 10, 1871 – June 28, 1951) was a Filipino of French-Indian descent. A member of the revolutionary movement Katipunan, he was a commanding officer of the Philippine Revolutionary Army who served during the Philippine Revolution and Philippine–American War. He later served as a provincial Governor of Laguna and a member of the Philippine Legislature.

References

External links

[https://web.archive.org/web/20030827170034/http://www.laguna.gov.ph/Articles/05_14_Mabitac.htm "Municipality of Mabitac", Province of Laguna Website]
[{{NSCB detail}} Philippine Standard Geographic Code]
[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=692 Local Governance Performance Management System]

{{Geographic location

|Centre = Mabitac

|North = Santa Maria

|East = Famy

|Southeast = Laguna de Bay

|South = Pakil / Pangil

|West = Pililla, Rizal

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Category:Municipalities of Laguna (province)

Category:Populated places on Laguna de Bay