Cabuyao

About Cabuyao

Cabuyao, officially the City of Cabuyao (Filipino: Lungsod ng Cabuyao), is a component city in the province of Laguna, Philippines. According to the 2025 census, it has a population of 365,202 people.

It used to be known as the "richest municipality in the Philippines" due to the large populace of migrants working in the town's industrial estates. Companies such as Nestlé Philippines, Asia Brewery, Inc., San Miguel Corporation, Tanduay Distillers, Inc., Wyeth Philippines, Inc., Procter & Gamble Philippines, Light Industry and Science Park of the Philippines and Mapúa Malayan Colleges Laguna have established factories or are located in Cabuyao.

By virtue of Republic Act No. 10163, the municipality of Cabuyao was converted to a component city after the ratification of a plebiscite held on August 4, 2012.

Cabuyao was once the central part of Tabuco, a large territory that included the modern-day cities of San Pedro, Biñan, Santa Rosa, and Calamba. The name "Cabuyao" came from the kabuyaw tree, Citrus hystrix.

The town of Tabuco was located near the junction of a river and the lake of Ba-i where bancas (rafts) were the common means of transportation...

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