Coordinates: 14°17′49″N 121°27′32″E

Lumban
Lumban, officially the Municipality of
Lumban (Tagalog: Bayan ng Lumban), is a 3rd Lumban
class municipality in the province of Laguna,
Municipality
Philippines. It can reach this town Passing
Through Rizal Province via Manila East Road or Municipality of Lumban
SLEX. According to the 2020 census, it has a
population of 32,330 people. [5]

Lumban is one of Laguna's oldest towns, located

104 kilometres (65  mi) southeast of Manila. It
got its name from Aleurites moluccanus, a tree
locally named "lumbang".[7] The province's
capital town, Santa Cruz, as well as Cavinti and
Pagsanjan, were once part of Lumban. The town
is the location of the river, wherein the Laguna
Copperplate Inscription was found. The Rice fields of Lumban
copperplate is the oldest known document found
in the Philippines, dating to 900AD.

Lumban is the home of Lake Caliraya, a man-

made lake often visited by nature lovers and
sports people. It is known as the "Embroidery Seal
Capital of the Philippines".[2] Fine Jusi and Piña
Nickname: Embroidery Capital of the
cloth are embroidered by hand, and the finished
Philippines[1][2]
product is worn by males as Barong Tagalog and
by females as Saya (Filipiñana). These are
export-quality items. Lumban is also known for
its many designs of shoes, sandals, slippers, and
step-ins - all made from local materials. They are
usually sold in shopping malls in Metro Manila,
albeit at slightly higher prices than what can be
found in Laguna.

Contents
Map of Laguna with Lumban highlighted
Geography
Barangays OpenStreetMap
Lake Caliraya
Caliraya Dam
Climate
Demographics
Economy
Culture
Feast of San Sebastian
Burdang Lumban Festival
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Gallery
References
External links

Lumban
Geography

Barangays

Lumban is politically subdivided into 16

barangays. [8]
Location within the Philippines
Bagong Silang
Coordinates: 14°17′49″N 121°27′32″E
Balimbingan (Poblacion)
Balubad Country Philippines
Caliraya Region Calabarzon
Province Laguna
Concepcion
District 4th district
Lewin
Founded September 22, 1578
Maracta (Poblacion)
Maytalang I Barangays 16
(see Barangays)
Maytalang II Government [3]
Primera Parang (Poblacion)  • Type Sangguniang Bayan
Primera Pulo (Poblacion)  • Mayor Rolando G. Ubatay
 • Vice Mayor Belen B. Raga
Salac (Poblacion)
 • Representative Maria Jamina Katherine B.
Santo Niño (Poblacion) Agarao
Segunda Parang (Poblacion)  • Municipal Members
Segunda Pulo (Poblacion) Council
Maria Roma R. Tablico
Wawa Modesto B. Abadier
Mark Anthony L. Lagrosa
Lake Caliraya Ireneo R. Baldovino
Rose Ann R. Añonuevo
Lumban is the home of Lake Caliraya, a man- John Dember A. delos Reyes
made lake. Created in 1939, the lake has Jeromme D. Lacbay
developed as a spot for water sports and outdoor Geronimo P. Samonte Jr.
recreation including fishing. Surrounding the  • Electorate 23,404 voters (2022)
lake are a number of resorts catering to tourists
Area[4]
and vacation homes abound because of the local
 • Total 40.53 km2 (15.65 sq mi)
scenery and climate.
Highest elevation 724 m (2,375 ft)
Lowest elevation 0 m (0 ft)
Caliraya Dam
Population (2020 census) [5]
Caliraya Dam is an embankment dam located in  • Total 32,330
the town of Lumban province of Laguna, in the  • Density 800/km2 (2,100/sq mi)
Sierra Madre Mountain Range of the  • Households 8,535
Philippines. The reservoir created by the dam, Economy
Lake Caliraya, initially supplied one of the oldest  • Income class 3rd municipal income class
hydroelectric plants in the Philippines, and later  • Poverty 2.29% (2018)[6]
became a recreational area for water sports and incidence
fishing. The dam construction was started in  • Revenue ₱136,020,671.20 (2020)
1939 and a small hydroelectric plant was  • Assets ₱170,985,379.60 (2020)
operated in 1942.  • Expenditure ₱130,658,823.07 (2020)
 • Liabilities ₱66,946,463.51 (2020)
Lake Caliraya was later connected with another Service provider
man-made lake, Lumot Lake, to provide more  • Electricity First Laguna Electric
water through a 2.3  km (1.4  mi) underground Cooperative (FLECO)
penstock. Later still the dam and lake were used
Time zone UTC+8 (PST)
as the upper reservoir for the Kalayaan Pumped-
Storage Hydroelectric plant located west of Lake ZIP code 4014
Caliraya, with Laguna de Bay as the lower PSGC (https://ps 043413000 (https://psa.gov.p
reservoir. a.gov.ph/classific h/classification/psgc/?q=psg
ation/psgc/) c/barangays/043413000&reg
code=04&provcode=34)
Climate IDD : area code  +63 (0)49
Native languages Tagalog

The Laguna Copperplate Inscription (key (https://www.flickr.

com/photos/jayson_villaruz2008/4051845165/)) is inscribed
with small writing hammered into its surface. It shows heavy
Indian cultural influence (by way of Srivijaya) present in the
Philippines prior to European colonization in the 16th
century.

Climate data for Lumban, Laguna

Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year

Average high 26
27
29
31
31
30
29
29
29
29
28
26
29

°C (°F) (79) (81) (84) (88) (88) (86) (84) (84) (84) (84) (82) (79) (84)

Average low 22
22
22
23
24
25
24
24
24
24
24
23
23

°C (°F) (72) (72) (72) (73) (75) (77) (75) (75) (75) (75) (75) (73) (74)

Average
58
41
32
29
91
143
181
162
172
164
113
121
1,307

precipitation
(2.3) (1.6) (1.3) (1.1) (3.6) (5.6) (7.1) (6.4) (6.8) (6.5) (4.4) (4.8) (51.5)
mm (inches)

Average
13.4 9.3 9.1 9.8 19.1 22.9 26.6 24.9 25.0 21.4 16.5 16.5 214.5
rainy days

Source: Meteoblue[9]

Demographics
Population census of Lumban
 Year Pop. ±% p.a.
1903 3,905 —    
1918 4,288 +0.63%
1939 5,954 +1.58%
1948 7,516 +2.62%
1960 9,719 +2.16%
1970 13,289 +3.17%
1975 14,842 +2.24%
1980 17,360 +3.18%
1990 19,773 +1.31%
1995 21,996 +2.02%
2000 25,936 +3.60%
2007 28,443 +1.28%
2010 29,470 +1.30%
2015 30,652 +0.75%
2020 32,330 +1.05%

Source: Philippine Statistics Authority [10] [11] [12][13]

In the 2020 census, the population of Lumban, Laguna, was 32,330 people, [5] with a density of
800 inhabitants per square kilometre or 2,100 inhabitants per square mile.

Economy
Poverty Incidence of Lumban

Source: Philippine Statistics Authority[14][15]

[16][17][18][19][20]

Culture
The town fiesta is held every 20'th of January in honor of San Sebastian, the town's patron saint.
Lupi is held every last Sunday of January.

Feast of San Sebastian

The San Sebastian Festival is a procession held at the Lumban River, where the icon of the patron
saint San Sebastian together with hundreds of devotees is afloat on “Kaskitos”, or a fleet of large
boats.

The San Sebastian Festival began after the people had adopted Saint Sebastian the Martyr as their
patron saint during the 18th century when the Franciscans did their mission assignment in the
town. On this annual celebration, observed every 4th Sunday of January at Lumban, which is the
Embroidery Capital of the Philippines, boasts of two noteworthy events that take place side by side
the town fiesta.

The Moro-Moro or the “Komedya” is staged on the evening prior to the Festival. Local talents are
tapped to perform the demanding roles that the comedia necessitates. Wearing colorful costumes,
local actors and actresses showcase their acting prowess before spectators.

The “Paligong Poon” takes place at the Lumban River, where the Icon of the Patron Saint, San
Sebastian, together with hundreds of devotees are float on “Kaskitos” (a fleet of large boats),
holding lit candles and performing rituals across the river, known as “Lupi”.

Participating are civic and religious organizations and groups of bands in the locality. The icon is
then paraded around the town while locals take turns in dousing the saint and devotees. Witnessed
by spectators from the municipality and neighboring towns.

On this feast, each barangays of Lumban has its own icon of the patron saint which was included
on their respective float. It is also included in here the 9-days novena of the Hermanas of the town.

On this feast, the people of the town make themselves totally wet in accordance to the ritual
ceremony of the patron saint of Lumban.

Burdang Lumban Festival

Normally tranquil, Lumban bursts with sounds and colors every third week of September for its
Burdang Lumban Festival. Aside from the fiesta in January, which has been celebrated for
centuries, the town has added a festival. It has been a recent fashion in the Philippines to create
festivals to attract tourism, provide citizens cause for merriment and honor and promote a unique
product, industry or heritage. For Lumban, the festival promotes its centuries-old craft and
industry of hand embroidery, burda in Tagalog.

Fashion designers, prominent personalities and people in the know go all the way to Lumban for
its barong Tagalog, wedding gowns and embroidery, which flourished only in this town in Laguna.
Lumban wants to strengthen and further its reputation for hand embroidery, and establish itself as
the Embroidery Capital of the Philippines.

Embroidery remains to be the queen attraction of Lumban. And this was shown in the festival,
whose highlight is the street dancing competition, in which school children dance in bright and
colorful costumes inspired by the barong Tagalog and embellished with known embroidery
designs. They started at the multi-purpose covered hall in front of the municipal building,
marched in front of the church, through the narrow streets, and ended at the entrance of the
barangay of Wawa with a showdown. Larger-than-life tambors and bastidors served as props. It
was an amusing watch. Their zest and choreography led them to win a prize at the Anilag Festival,
Laguna's “festival of festivals."

Gallery

Welcome arch Poblacion

Lumban Town Hall

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External links
Lumban Web Site (https://web.archive.org/web/20070310204939/http://www.lumban.org/)
Philippine Standard Geographic Code (https://psa.gov.ph/classification/psgc/?q=psgc/baranga
ys/043413000&regcode=04&provcode=34)
Philippine Census Information (https://web.archive.org/web/20131004104825/http://census.go
v.ph/)
Local Governance Performance Management System (http://www.blgs.gov.ph/lgpmsv2/cmsho
me/index.php?pageID=23&frmIdDcfCode=7&fLguType=CM&frmIdRegion=6&frmIdProvince=3
6&frmIdLgu=691)

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