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Present-day Laguna shows a thriving economy.

With a population of 2,669,847 (2010 Census),


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and a total area of
1,760 km
2
(680 sq mi) of land, Laguna produces millions of pesos worth of coconuts, rice, sugar, citrus fruits, lanzones and other
products. Tourists flock to its beauty spots, especially Pagsanjan Falls, Calamba and Los Banos hot springs, Mount Makiling, Caliraya
Lake and many others. Levels of development vary. The towns near Metro Manila have become industrialized whereas the inner towns
continue to engage in agricultural production or pursue agri-based industries and cottage and small-scale industries.
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Natural resources[edit]
But thats not the entire story
Laguna is home to the country's largest freshwater lake, the Laguna Lake, also the source of livelihood for many families. Photo by Rem
Zamora for ABS-CBNnews.com
Enjoying a picnic at the Sampaloc Lake with Banahaw in the background, just two of the
many tourist attractions in the province. Photo by Fernando Sepe Jr. for ABS-CBNnews.com
There are about forty rivers in Laguna with a total area of almost 0.5 square kilometres.
[citation needed]
The Laguna de Bay has an
approximate area of 3800 km broken down into 2900 km of land and 900 km of lake proper with 220 km shoreline.
[citation needed]

Laguna has an estimated 300 million US gallons (1,100,000 m) of underground water. At least seven principal water basins in the
province with a total of 5,773 km drainage area and 1,316 km level area provide an estimated 9.238 km total run-off annually.
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Agricultural activities[edit]
Laguna has 60,624 hectares of alienable and disposable agricultural land. About 41,253 ha or 23.44% of Lagunas total land area is
forest land.
Laguna de Bay, with a surface area of 900 km, is the province's main fishing ground producing 410,000 mt(?) of fish. Carp and tilapia
fingerlings are also being grown in inland ponds and freshwater fish pens. The research institutions located in Los
Baos are: International Rice Research Institute (IRRI), ASEAN Center for Biodiversity (ACB) and the Southeast Asian Regional center
for Graduate Study and Research in Agriculture (SEARCA), among others.
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BINAN tanyag sa pag gawa ng kakanin na may keso mantikilya at itlog, puto, at sombrero,
kilala din ang laguna s a itik/pato na matatagpuan sa victoria, san pedro- pinakamalaking taniman ng niyog, santa cruz- kesong puti na
pinakamasarap na keso sa pilipinas pinagmamalaki ito dahil sa orihinal na gawa nito.
Calauan- kilala bilang may pinakamatamis na pinya sa buong bansa.PAETE known as WOOD CARVING CAPITAL OF THE PH. Dito din matatagpuan ang
pabrica ng paper mache. LUMBAN ang tanging bayan na umunlad kilala sa pagbuburda
LAGUNA- kilala sa may pinakamatamis na lansones. LILIW- pinakamaliit na na bayan naFOOTWEAR CAPITAL OF THE LAGUNA
SAN PEDRO- may pinakamalaking porsyento ng sampaguita na dinadala sa metro manila. Luisana kilala sa pandan. LOS BANOS kilala sa paggawa ng
BUKO PIE . PAGSANJAN- bibingka. PAKIL- wood filigree BAY- monay
Ito ay isang pagdiriwang sa San Pablo bilang pagbibigay-pugay sa kanilang patron na si St. Paul the Hermit. Ito ay ipinagdiriwang
tuwing ika-15 ng Enero ng taon. Tinawag itong Coconut Festival dahil ang Coconut, o Buko, ang siyang pangunahing produkto ng
nasabing bayan at ng probinsya ng Laguna. Ang Bangkero Festival ay ipinagdiriwang tuwing ikalawang linggo ng Marso, upang ipakita
ang kagitingan ng mga bangkero sa kanilang lugar sa Pagsanjan. Ang mga modernong bangkero ang nagsisilbing tour guides
otagapangalaga ng mga turistang dumadayo para bisitahin ang Pagsanjan Falls. Pinya ang siyang pangunahing agrikultural na produkto
ng Calauan, kung saan ipinagdiriwang ang Pinya Festival tuwing ikalawang linggo ng Mayo. Nagsimulang ipagdiwang ito noong Mayo,
2003, kasabay ang pagdiriwang ng kapistahan ni San Isidro Labrador, ang kanilang patron. Kilala ang bayan ng Santa Cruz dahil sa
ipinagmamalaki nitong kesong puti, na siyang gawa sa pinakasariwang gatas ng kalabaw na may kasama pang tinatawag nacoagulating
agent. Abril, 2002 nang simulang ipagdiwang ang Keso Festival kasabay ang quadricentennial ng bayan bilang isang munisipalidad. Ang
nasabing kapistahan ay ipinagdiriwang tuwing unang linggo ng Abril.

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