Famy, officially the Municipality of Famy (), is a

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in the

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of Laguna,

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. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 16,791 people, making it the least populated municipality in the province.

History

The history of the town as a barrio of Siniloan dates back to the year 1612 when its natural resources were first exploited by the busy hands of home seekers from Daraitan in Tanay. These home seekers named the place Calumpang, after a big shady Calumpang tree that grows in the heart of the place. Year after year, the inhabitants of the place increased. People from nearby towns were attracted to the barrio because of the vast area of uncultivated lands. After years of struggle for development, they succeeded in making the lands suitable for food crops. They especially made use of the lowlands where more of the inhabitants settled. Home industries gained interest among women. Spiny bamboos were planted as raw materials for the basket industry that remained an important industry in the present time. In the year 1835, when the people realized the changes of the place, from the bedlam of wilderness to a barrio worthy of becoming a town, they for the first time, sought to become a municipality with its own government. The plan was rejected because of the meager population of the barrio. The people did not lose hope. Again the prominent men of the barrio tried to secure the separation. Stimulated by the feeling of patriotism, men from the barrio voluntarily presented themselves as revolutionist claiming that they will fight on the side of General

Emilio Aguinaldo Emilio Aguinaldo y Famy (: March 22, 1869February 6, 1964) was a Filipino revolutionary, statesman, and military leader who became the first List of presidents of the Philippines, president of the Philippines (1899–1901), and the first pre ...

, if the General will help making the barrio a town. So after the revolution, the President of the Philippines ordered that Calumpang be separated from the Municipality of Siniloan. Barrio Calumpang was then renamed ''Famy''. This was in memory of Aguinaldo's mother, Trinidad Aguinaldo y Famy. When the Americans took possession of the Philippines, the form of government automatically changed. With an Executive Order, small towns became barrios of nearby towns. Famy was affected by this order, and again became a barrio of

Siniloan Siniloan, officially the Municipality of Siniloan (), is a municipality in the province of Laguna, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 39,460 people. Sinilóan is a center of education, commerce and transportation ...

in 1903. In spite of these changes the people continued the development of the barrio. They tried their best to increase the area of cultivated lands. The inhabitants of this municipality were not satisfied of being a barrio again of Siniloan, so they filed a request to the Governor General that Famy be a town again, citing that no salary for services rendered will be asked and that the municipal hall and school buildings shall be constructed, all on the help of the town's people. By virtue of this request, the Governor General issued Executive Order No. 60 series of 1910, separating Famy from the Municipality of Siniloan, Laguna. This order took effect on August 15, 1910.

Geography

Famy lies in the north-eastern part of the province of Laguna via

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. It is bounded by

to the east and south, Santa Maria to the north,

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and Santa Maria to the west. It is from the provincial capital, Santa Cruz, from

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, and from

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Barangays

Famy is politically subdivided into 20

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s, as indicated below.Philippine Standard Geographic Code listing for Famy
– National Statistical Coordination Board Each barangay consists of

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s and some have

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. * Asana (

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) * Bacong-Sigsigan * Bagong Pag-Asa (

) * Balitoc * Banaba (

) * Batuhan * Bulihan * Caballero (

) * Calumpang (

) * Kapatalan * Cuebang Bato * Damayan (

) * Kataypuanan * Liyang * Maate * Magdalo (

) * Mayatba * Minayutan *

Salangbato Famy, officially the Municipality of Famy (), is a municipality in the province of Laguna, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 16,791 people, making it the least populated municipality in the province. History The ...

* Tunhac

Climate

Demographics

In the 2020 census, the population of Famy, Laguna, was 16,791 people, with a density of .

Economy

Bus Route

* MRR Transport Inc & Raymond Transportation Inc (Manila Sampaloc/Legarda Via Famy-Real-Infanta Road) local only.

References

External links

Philippine Standard Geographic Code The Philippine Standard Geographic Code (PSGC) is a systematic classification and coding for geographic areas in the Philippines. It classifies areas based on the country's four levels of administrative divisions: regions, provinces, municipalities ...

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