Santa Rosa City Laguna
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Santa Rosa City

Administration
Full nameCity of Santa Rosa
Official nameCity of Santa Rosa
Native nameLungsod ng Santa Rosa
MottoSerbisyong makatao, Lungsod na Makabago,
(Humane Service, Modern City)
CountryPhilippines
RegionRegion IV-A (CALABARZON)
ProvinceLaguna
Districts1st district of Laguna
Barangays18
Incorporated (town)January 15, 1792
Incorporated (city)July 10, 2004
Government
MayorArlene Arcillas-Nazareno (Lakas Kampi CMD) (2007 � )
Vice MayorArnel DC. Gomez (Lakas Kampi CMD) (2010 � )
Geography
Total Area20.9 sq mi (54.13 km2)
Elevation66.6 ft (20.3 m)
Demography
Total Population266943 (2007)
Density (pop.)6827/km2 (17681.9/sq mi)
Metro (pop.)Manila
Other information
Time zonePHT (UTC+8)
ZIP code4026
Area code49
Income class1st

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The City of Santa Rosa (In Filipino, Lungsod ng Santa Rosa) is a first class city in the province of Laguna, Philippines. It is also known as "The Lion City of the South" 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 latest census, City of Santa Rosa has a population of 266,943 inhabitants 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 City. It is also the densest city in the province with more than 6,000 people per square kilometer.

Santa Rosa was mainly known for the Coca-Cola and Toyota manufacturing plants in its industrial estates. More recently it has also become famous for being the site of Enchanted Kingdom, a local theme park, as well as several housing developments. Santa Rosa is also the exit travellers take along the South Luzon Expressway to go to Tagaytay and Taal Volcano. This city contains the 3rd largest complex in Laguna, Paseo de Santa Rosa. Santa Rosa became a city by virtue of Republic Act No. 9264, which was ratified by the citizens on July 10, 2004.

In 2009, presence of Nuvali in Santa Rosa is making a huge impact in terms of putting the city in forefront of green development with functional living as seen on their Solenad area at Lake Evozone.

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Sebastopol council candidates a study in contrast - Santa Rosa Press Democrat Tweet this news
Santa Rosa Press Democrat--Kyes also said Sebastopol has excess sewer capacity at the -Santa Rosa- regional treatment plant that could be sold. Shea, 59, has lived in the Sebastopol ... - Date : Mon, 18 Oct 2010 05:21:31 GMT+00:00
SM City Calamba launched its grand opening day on October 15 - Batangas Today Tweet this news
Batangas Today--SM -City- Calamba is said to be the third SM mall in -Laguna-, having SM -City Santa Rosa- as the first when it opened on February 17, 2006, while the second ... - Date : Sat, 16 Oct 2010 19:51:49 GMT+00:00
Rohnert Park credit union robbery similar to bank heists - TMCnet Tweet this news
TMCnet--In Thursday's Rohnert Park heist and in a June 30th incident at a -Santa Rosa- bank, a pair of men walked into the businesses brandishing weapons and left the ... - Date : Fri, 01 Oct 2010 05:13:43 GMT+00:00
5 more Cavite LGUs to streamline business processing and licensing - Philippine Information Agency Tweet this news
Philippine Information Agency--In November last year, the cities of Lipa, Tanauan, Lucena, Antipolo, and -Santa Rosa-, and the municipalities of Carmona (Cavite), Cabuyao (-Laguna-), ... - Date : Mon, 11 Oct 2010 04:17:06 GMT+00:00
Pacquiao foot injury 'nothing' - Manila Times Tweet this news
Manila Times--[The injury was] aggravated when he jogged for a few miles inside the subdivision [in -Santa Rosa City-] where his family residence is located,” Roach said. ... - Date : Tue, 05 Oct 2010 15:37:07 GMT+00:00
Rohnert Park credit union robbery similar to bank heists - Santa Rosa Press Democrat Tweet this news
Santa Rosa Press Democrat--In Thursday's Rohnert Park heist and in a June 30th incident at a -Santa Rosa- bank, a pair of men walked into the businesses brandishing weapons and left the ... - Date : Fri, 01 Oct 2010 02:47:59 GMT+00:00
RDC tackles harmonization of Laguna Lake development projects - Philippine Information Agency Tweet this news
Philippine Information Agency--Calamba -City- (22 September) -- The possible overlapping of projects and other major issues concerning -Laguna- de Bay prompted the Regional Development ... - Date : Wed, 22 Sep 2010 12:05:04 GMT+00:00
Price of former Blixseth property reduced by $20 million - The Desert Sun Tweet this news
The Desert Sun--One of the estate's most talked-about features is its 18-hole golf course, tucked into the base of the -Santa Rosa- Mountains. Golf Digest once ranked it the ... - Date : Sun, 26 Sep 2010 08:18:55 GMT+00:00
Pacquiao Keeps Freddie Waiting - Manila Bulletin Tweet this news
Manila Bulletin--Pacquiao was supposed to arrive at 12 noon but he encountered heavy traffic at the South Luzon Expressway from his home in -Santa Rosa-, -Laguna-, according to ... - Date : Mon, 20 Sep 2010 16:10:39 GMT+00:00
Biology professor leads students in “Fuel from Aquatic Biomass” project - Sonoma State Star Tweet this news
Sonoma State Star--“We get some of the biomass that goes into the digester from the -Laguna- to -Santa Rosa-,” he said. “It's clogged with this aquatic vegetation and part of it ... - Date : Wed, 15 Sep 2010 16:27:37 GMT+00:00

Date Milestone
1571 When Spanish Conquistador Juan de Salcedo, the grandson of Miguel Lopez de Legazpi, while exploring the Laguna Lake region, discovered the town of Biñan City which was annexed as a barrio to Tabuco (now the town of Cabuyao).
1688 Biñan, together with Barrio Bukol (Santa Rosa, before separation from Biñan) separated from Cabuyao. After a series of renaming, separation of barrios to become independent towns, Barrio Bukol was politically emancipated as the municipality of Santa Rosa. The town was renamed after Saint Rose of Lima.
January 15, 1792 The municipality was founded.
1898 During the revolutionary period, the town was instrumental in the proclamation of Philippine independence from Spain when it signed the Act of Independence on June 12, 1898. Later on the town's local revolutionaries fought alongside the forces of Pio del Pilar during the Philippine-American War.
February 5, 1945 The town was left abandoned by the Japanese soldiers when the local guerrilla resistance movement, with support from the American and Filipino military contingent, entered the town proper, where skirmishes, torture, and deaths occurred.
1945 to 1979 During the post-war era, until the 1970s, the townspeople were largely dependent on basic agriculture and family-owned enterprises for livelihood. The influence of industrialization slowly took shape in the 1980s with the entry of local and foreign investors who were instrumental in the fast-pace economic and social transformation of the town and the province.
June 30, 1987 Roberto Gonzalez took his oath and become the first mayor of Santa Rosa after winning the election.
July 28, 1995 Enchanted Kingdom was opened to the public.
July 10, 2004 Santa Rosa became a city by virtue of Republic Act No. 9264, which was ratified by the citizens.
February 17, 2006 SM City Santa Rosa, the first SM Supermall in the province of Laguna was opened to public.
August 22, 2009 Solenad was opened to the public featuring shops, restaurant and a 2.5 hectare man-made lake situated at the center where tourists can enjoy riding with water taxis and fish-feeding.

Events and festivals :
Events Date Place of event
Sikhayan Festival January 18 Citywide
Santa Rosa Cityhood Day July 10 Citywide
Saint Rose of Lima Fiesta August 23 Citywide
Saint Lorenzo Ruiz Fiesta September 28 San Lorenzo South
Grand Wizardry Competition October Enchanted Kingdom

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Component cities: Biñan City * Calamba City * San Pablo City * Santa Rosa City

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