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HISTORY
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Las
Pinas was proclaimed a town either in the year 1762 or 1797. Its creation
cannot be given the exact date for history records vary.
Cavada, a Spanish historian and Fr. Juan Medina
placed it at 1762 while Buzeta recorded the date at 1797.
Besides being famous for its Bamboo Organ which was immeasurably completed
in 1824 built by Fr. Diego Cera,the town of Las Pinas has come to be
known as a major site during the 1896 revolution, as it was occupied
by Gen. Emilio Aguinaldo's forces and similarly, during the World War II.
In
1901, the Municipality of Las Pinas was incorporated in the newly
created province of Rizal pursuant to Philippine Commission Act No. 137.
Two years later, it was combined with Paranaque, the latter being the seat
of a new municipal government.
Las Pinas was proclaimed an independent municipality by virtue of Philippine
Commission Act No. 1625 on March 27, 1907.
The story about the true origin of the town's name, "Las Pinas",
varies. Some said that traders from the province of Cavite and
Batangas shipped first their pineapples for sale in this town before
they are distributed in the nearby markets. Others related that it was
Las Penas (not Las Pinas) evident by the quarrying of stones and adobe which
were used to construct buildings and bridges. The name could have also
originated from two political groups that ruled the place at that
time.
But an inscription in an old church bell that has been preserved inside the
museum of the Las Pinas Parochial Church, stated "Siendo Cura-del
Pueblo de las Penas el M.R.P. Padre Diego Cera se Fundio este equilon
ano de1820". It shows that even during the time of Fr. Diego Cera,
the towns first parish priest ,the town has been called "Lasenas"
until after sometime that the spelling of the town's name was changed to
"Las Pinas".
Geography
The municipality of Las Pinas is one of the nine
cities and eight municipalities comprising the Metropolitan Manila or
the National Capital Region (NCR). It is bounded on the north and
northeast by the Municipality of Paranaque; on the east
and southeast by the City of Muntinlupa; on the south by the
Municipality of Imus Cavite; on the southwest and west by the
Municipality of Bacoor, Cavite; and on the northwest by the scenic Manila
Bay. Half of its land area is already developed for residential purposes and
the remaining half portion is used for commercial, industrial and
institutional areas.The present physiography of Las Pinas consists of three
(3) zones, namely: Manila Bay, Coastal Margin and Guadalupe Plateau.
Las
Pinas has a total land area of 41.54 sq. kms.It is subdivided into twenty
political units called barangays:
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1. |
Almanza
Uno |
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2. |
Almanza
Dos |
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3. |
BF
Int'l. -CA A |
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4. |
Daniel
Fajardo |
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5.
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Elias
Aldana |
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6. |
Ilaya |
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7. |
Manuyo
Uno |
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8. |
Manuyo
Dos |
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9. |
Pamplona
Uno |
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10. |
Pamplona
Dos |
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11. |
Pamplona
Tres |
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12. |
Pilar
Village |
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13. |
Pulang
Lupa Uno |
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14. |
Pulang
Lupa Dos |
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15. |
Talon
Uno |
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16. |
Talon
Dos |
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17. |
Talon
Tres |
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18. |
Talon
Cuatro |
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19. |
Talon
Singko |
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20. |
Zapote |
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Climate
Just
like the rest of the towns and cities comprising Metro
Manila, Las Pinas
has two distinct seasons; the dry season which covers the
months of
November to April and the wet season from May to October.
The maximum
rainfall normally occurs in the month of June, July
and August.
Population
There
is tremendous increase of population due to migration from
different regions as its record shows that in 1960, its population
was 16,093 which grew to 43,372 in 1970, to 81,610 in 1975,
136,514 in 1980 and 207,770 in 1985. The projected total
population in 1990 was at 405,123.
Language
As
it is located within Metro Manila, its predominant language or
dialect spoken is Tagalog which accounts for 94.4% of its total
population while 2.0% speaks Cebuano and the remaining 5.6%
accounts for Ilonggo, Bicolano, Waray, Pampangueno and other
dialects.
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Barrio scene in Las
Pinas in 1900
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