Santa Rosa

Santa Rosa was originally called "Barrio Bukol" of the Municipality of Binan, when the latter was discovered by the Spanish Conquistador Juan de Salcedo while exploring the Laguna Lake Region in 1571. Binan was later annexed to the town of Cabuyao to be separated from it in 1688. Barrio Bukol was then taken out of Binan and set up as a new political entity named Santa Rosa. It derived its name from its patron saint Santa Rosa de Lima of Peru which was reputed to have generously given material and spiritual blessings and favors to its devotees for the past 207 years.

Composed of 18 barangays and 117 residential subdivisions (as of 2006), with a land area of 54.1 square kilometers, Santa Rosa is located in the south corridor of Luzon, about 45 kilometers south of Metro Manila, along the coastline of Laguna Lake.

It serves as a major gateway to the provinces of Batangas, Quezon, and Cavite via the South Luzon Expressway (SLEX). Its proximity to Metro Manila makes it a strategic site for domestic and international business, with Metro Manila’s Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) and the Manila International Container Port just an hour or two away. It is also within commuting distance from Makati, the country’s main business and financial center.

From a population of 41,335 in 1970, its number increased by 348 percent in a thirty-year period. Between the years 1991 and 2000, population increase was 200 percent. In 2000, Santa Rosa’s population was 185,000, with a population density of 4,427.6 persons per square kilometer (note: population stands at 266,943 per NSO’s latest survey of August 1, 2007). These increases are due to the high rate of in-migration from neighboring provinces and the spread of population caused by the urban sprawl of Metro Manila.

The City of Santa Rosa (In Tagalog, Lungsod ng Santa Rosa) is a 1st class city in the province of Laguna, Philippines. It is also known as "The Investment Capital of South Luzon" since 1994. The city lies 38 kilometers south of Manila via the South Luzon Expressway, making it a suburban residential community of Metro Manila. This quiet town of Laguna started its progress initially from the establishment of Filsyn, CIGI and couple of other small multinational companies there when the government BOI provided for incentives to companies located at not less than 40 kilometers away from Manila. According to the 2000 census, City of Santa Rosa has a population of 185,633 people in 43,625 households but in 2005, it surpassed San Pablo City in terms of population, making it the fourth largest town or city in Laguna after Calamba City, San Pedro and Biñan.
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