Laurel, officially the Municipality of Laurel ( tgl, Bayan ng Laurel), is a 3rd class

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in the

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. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 43,210 people. Laurel had been part of Talisay, its current neighbor town. The town used to be known as ''Bayuyungan''. On May 25, 1961, the town of Talisay was divided into two municipalities, and the new town was renamed "Laurel" after Miguel Laurel, known as the first notable Laurel in the Philippines and a longtime patriarch of the place and Jose P. Laurel, a former

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Geography

Laurel is located at . According to the

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, the municipality has a land area of constituting of the total area of Batangas. Laurel is from

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Barangays

Laurel is politically subdivided into 21

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Climate

Demographics

In the 2020 census, Laurel had a population of 43,210. The population density was .

Economy

* ''Fishing'' – Laurel's main economical source is fish culture in Taal Lake where most of local residents base their trade. * ''Farming'' – Small rice paddies on the foothills of Taal canyon ridge provide for ricefields to farmers. * ''Real estate'' – The town's vast land resource provide ideal location for real estate developers such as Megaworld and Fil-Estate which are mostly based in

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. Among the major real estate subdivisions located in Barangay San Gregorio are Canyon Woods and Twin Lakes.

Government

Like other

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, Laurel is governed by a mayor and vice mayor who are elected to three-year terms. The mayor is the executive head who leads the municipal's departments in the execution of municipal ordinances and in the delivery of public services. The vice mayor heads a legislative council that is composed of 10 members: 8 elected councilors and 2 ''

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'' office held by the ABC President as the

sector representative and by the SKFed President. The council is in charge of creating the minucipal's policies in the form of ordinances and resolutions.

Mayoralty Election Results

2022: Then-incumbent Joan Amo ran for reelection and lost. She faced off businessman and neophyte politician Lyndon Bruce. 2019: Then-incumbent Randy James Amo was term-limited and ran for Board Member (lost). His party nominated his wife, Joan Amo. She faced then-incumbent Vice Mayor Felimon Austria and businessman Roderick Natanauan. ≥u 2016: Then-incumbent Randy James Amo ran for reelection and won. He ran against businessman Roderick Natanauan and then-incumbent Municipal Councilor Vincent Endaya. 2013: Then-incumbent Mayor Randy James Amo ran for reelection. He faced off against former Mayor Atty. Natalio Panganiban. 2010: Then-incumbent John Benedict ran for reelection against then-incumbent Vice Mayor Randy James Amo (won) and Aristotle Parilla.

Gallery

File:Laurel,Hall,Batangasjf8714 07.JPG, Laurel Municipal Hall File:Laurel,Hall,Church,Batangasjf8785 21.JPG, Laurel Police Station File:Laurel,Batangasjf8862 06.JPG, Street in Poblacion Laurel File:Laurel,Batangasjf8862 25.JPG, Laurel welcome arch File:LaurelChurchjf8811 35.JPG, Laurel Church The Vineyard Shopping Village at Twin Lakes, Tagaytay, Philippines.jpg, Twin Lakes shopping village

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