Biñan

關於Biñan

Biñan, officially the City of Biñan (Filipino: Lungsod ng Biñan), is a component city in the province of Laguna, Philippines. According to the 2024 census, it has a population of 584,479 people, making it the most populous city in the province of Laguna.

Biñan has become both a suburban residential community of Metro Manila and a location for some of the Philippines' largest industrial estates and export processing zones. Prior to its cityhood in 2010, Biñan was the richest municipality in the Philippines with an annual gross income of ₱677 million (US$14.383 million) and net income of ₱250 million (US$5.308 million), as of 2007 by the Commission on Audit.

The origin of the name Biñan remains uncertain. One account suggests that before Captain Juan de Salcedo proceeded to Cainta and Taytay en route to Bay, he landed in Biñan. According to tradition, Catholic priests Alfonso de Alvarado and Diego Espinar erected a large wooden cross on the site of the present-day San Isidro Labrador Parish and celebrated a thanksgiving Mass. Local inhabitants gathered, and the missionaries reportedly baptized them, leading to...

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