Calamba, Laguna

Calamba is a component city in the province of Laguna, Philippines, about 50 kilometers south of Manila, and it is the regional center of the Calabarzon region. Laguna de Bay, the country's largest lake, forms its northeast border, and Mount Makiling is part of the city's natural resources. It covers about 14,950 hectares, the second largest area in Laguna after San Pablo city, and is called the Spring Resort Capital of the Philippines for its hot spring resorts in Pansol, Bucal, Bagong Kalsada and Lingga. Calamba became an independent pueblo in 1742 and a town in 1770, became a component city under Republic Act 9024, and is the hometown of the national hero José Rizal. It has a tropical monsoon climate and 575,046 residents in the 2024 census, making it Laguna's second most populous local government unit.