Batino is a rural industrial
barangay
A barangay (; abbreviated as Brgy. or Bgy.), historically referred to as barrio (abbreviated as Bo.), is the smallest administrative division in the Philippines and is the native Filipino term for a village, district, or ward. In metropolit ...
located at
Calamba City
Calamba, officially the City of Calamba ( fil, Lungsod ng Calamba), is a 1st class component city in the province of Laguna, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 539,671 people.
Calamba is the regional center of t ...
, Laguna, Philippines. Batino is located to the east of
Barandal, south of
Mayapa, north of Prinza and west of
Paciano Rizal
Paciano Rizal Mercado y Alonso Realonda (March 9, 1851 – April 13, 1930) was a Filipino general and revolutionary, and the older brother of José Rizal, the national hero of the Philippines.
Early life
Paciano Rizal was born to Francisco ...
. Most of the establishments, if not all, are located on the west side of
South Luzon Expressway (SLEX), leaving the east side of the barangay less developed than the west side of it, partly because the only access points are the SLEX and the Batino-Mayapa Road.
Etymology
Barangay Batino got its name from the hard milkwood tree or ''
Alstonia microphylla'', which is called ''batino'' in
Tagalog
Tagalog may refer to:
Language
* Tagalog language, a language spoken in the Philippines
** Old Tagalog, an archaic form of the language
** Batangas Tagalog, a dialect of the language
* Tagalog script, the writing system historically used for Tagal ...
.
The tree was once abundant in the area.
Calamba Premiere International Park
In this barangay, numerous companies like
Avon
Avon may refer to:
* River Avon (disambiguation), several rivers
Organisations
*Avon Buses, a bus operating company in Wirral, England
*Avon Coachworks, a car body builder established in 1919 at Warwick, England, relaunched in 1922, following ...
,
Samsung
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, Shin Heung Electro Digital Inc., Lux Manufacturing, and Nestle have set up their warehouses and factories. It is one of the first industrial complexes to be established in the Philippines and plays an important economic role at the City of Calamba and the whole of Calabarzon.
Population
*2020 - 1,616
*2015 - 1,274
*2010 - 1,249
*2007 - 1,295
*2000 - 665
*1990 - 302
*1995 - 276
*1990 - 221
References
External links
Official Website of the Government of Laguna
Barangays of Calamba, Laguna
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