Jalajala
Jalajala | |
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| Municipality of Jalajala | |
 Jalajala Municipal Hall | |
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 Map of Rizal with Jalajala highlighted | |
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.svg)  Jalajala Location within the Philippines | |
| Coordinates: 14°21′14″N 121°19′26″E / 14.354°N 121.324°E | |
| Country | Philippines |
| Region | Calabarzon (Region IV-A) |
| Province | Rizal |
| District | 2nd District |
| Founded | 1786 |
| Annexation to Pililla | 1816 October 12, 1903 |
| Chartered | September 20, 1907 |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (PST) |
| Zip Code | 1990 |
| Area code | +63 (0)2 |
| Website | https://cmci.dti.gov.ph/lgu-profile.php?lgu=Jalajala |
Jalajala is a peninsula in the province of Rizal, Philippines, located on the eastern part of the province. It is one of the lakeshore towns along Laguna de Bay. Mount Sembrano demarcates the political boundary between Jalajala and the neighboring settlement of Pililla. According to the 2020 census, 34,017 people live there.
Historical highlights
[change | change source]- 1676: Jalajala became a barrio of Pililla
- 1786: Jalajala separated from Pililla and became an independent town
- 1816: Jalajala was reincorporated as a barrio of Pililla
- 1823: Jalajala began to develop as a town
- 1903: Jalajala was annexed back to Pililla by Act 942
- 1907: Jalajala became a chartered municipality by Acts 1626[1] and 1720[2]
Barangays
[change | change source]Jalajala is politically subdivided into eleven barangays (three urban, eight rural). [3] Each barangay consists of smaller units called either puroks or sitios.
- Bagumbong
- Bayugo
- Second District (Poblacion)
- Third District (Poblacion)
- Lubo
- Pagkalinawan
- Palaypalay
- Punta
- Sipsipin
- First (Special) District (Poblacion)
- Paalaman
- Bayugo, Palay-Palay, and Sipsipin were elevated to barrios in 1956.[4]
References
[change | change source]- ↑ HISTORY OF JALAJALA | Jalajala.gov.ph
- ↑ Act No 1720, September 20, 1907 | lawyerly.ph
- ↑ "Province:". PSGC Interactive. Quezon City, Philippines: Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved 12 November 2016.
- ↑ Republic Act No. 1512 (June 16, 1956), An Act Converting the Sitios of Bayugo, Palay-palay, and Sipsipin, Municipality of Jalajala, Province of Rizal, into Barrios of Said Municipality, LawPH.com, retrieved April 12, 2011
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