Salangbato, Philippines
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Salangbato is a Barangay
in Famy, Philippines
.
Salangbato is one of twenty barangays, the smallest unit of governance with the Philippines. It is a toehold
of land, southwest of Luzon
island in the Laguna Province
and is near the Laguna de Bay
. It has an altitude of 334 feet, or 101 metres. The English translation from Tagalog is "Salang Rock" or "Rock of Salang." It was named after nomadic seafarers called Salang, an ancient Eurasian ethnicity. The city is also often spelled as "Salang Bato".
The barangay of Salangbato is governed by a council of 8, consisting of one chair and 7 council members. The current chair is Oscar A. Martin. As of the 2000 National Census, its population consisted of 556 people in 117 households.
Barangay
A barangay is the smallest administrative division in the Philippines and is the native Filipino term for a village, district or ward...
in Famy, Philippines
Philippines
The Philippines , officially known as the Republic of the Philippines , is a country in Southeast Asia in the western Pacific Ocean. To its north across the Luzon Strait lies Taiwan. West across the South China Sea sits Vietnam...
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Salangbato is one of twenty barangays, the smallest unit of governance with the Philippines. It is a toehold
Toehold
* In climbing, a support for the toe of the foot, to aid in ascent* Metaphorically, any small step which allows one to move toward a greater goal* In grappling, a type of ankle lock....
of land, southwest of Luzon
Luzon
Luzon is the largest island in the Philippines. It is located in the northernmost region of the archipelago, and is also the name for one of the three primary island groups in the country centered on the Island of Luzon...
island in the Laguna Province
Laguna province
Laguna is a province of the Philippines found in the CALABARZON region in Luzon. Its capital is Santa Cruz and the province is located southeast of Metro Manila, south of the province of Rizal, west of Quezon, north of Batangas and east of Cavite. Laguna almost completely surrounds Laguna de Bay,...
and is near the Laguna de Bay
Laguna de Bay
Laguna de Bay is the largest lake in the Philippines and the third largest freshwater lake in Southeast Asia after Tonle Sap in Cambodia and Lake Toba in Sumatra, Indonesia. It is on the island of Luzon between the provinces of Laguna to the south and Rizal to the north...
. It has an altitude of 334 feet, or 101 metres. The English translation from Tagalog is "Salang Rock" or "Rock of Salang." It was named after nomadic seafarers called Salang, an ancient Eurasian ethnicity. The city is also often spelled as "Salang Bato".
The barangay of Salangbato is governed by a council of 8, consisting of one chair and 7 council members. The current chair is Oscar A. Martin. As of the 2000 National Census, its population consisted of 556 people in 117 households.