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Paete
Sign in to savePaete, officially the Municipality of Paete (), is a municipality in the province of Laguna, Philippines. According to the , it has a population of people.
Key facts
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- (from top to bottom, left to right) Paete Church, National & Local Heroes Monument, Ibaba del Norte, Aerial view of Paete
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- Flag_of_Paete,_Laguna.png
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- 120x80px
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- PaeteLogo-BIG-transparent.gif
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- 100x80px
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- yes
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- Philippines
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- left
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- Location within the
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- Country
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- Philippines
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- Region
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- Province
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- "The Carving Capital of the Philippines & The Arts Capital of Laguna"
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- District
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- Founded
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- July 25, 1580
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- Barangays
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Article
25 sectionsContents
- Etymology
- History
- Precolonial era
- Spanish colonial era
- American colonial era
- World War II and Japanese occupation
- Culture, Events, and Festivities
- Carving
- Taka (Papier Maché)
- Semana Santa (Holy Week)
- Paete Ukit-Taka Festival
- Kasiningang Paete
- Salibanda Festival
- Geography
- Barangays
- Demographics
- Religion
- Economy
- Education
- Primary and Elementary schools
- Secondary schools
- Tertiary and Higher educational institution
- See also
- References
- External links
Paete, officially the Municipality of Paete (), is a municipality in the province of Laguna, Philippines. According to the , it has a population of people.
Along the shores of picturesque Laguna de Bay. It was founded in 1580 by Spanish friars Juan de Plasencia and Diego de Oropesa of the Franciscan Order. It is believed that the earliest inhabitants were of Malay lineage, coming all the way from Borneo in their swift and sturdy boats called "Balangay".