Biñan
Biñan | |
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| City of Biñan | |
(From top, left to right: Plaza Rizal · Alonte Sports Arena · City Hall · Alberto Mansion · Santo Niño de Cebu Church) | |
| Nickname: | |
Laguna with Biñan highlighted | |
OpenStreetMap | |
Location within the Philippines | |
| Coordinates: 14°20′N 121°05′E / 14.33°N 121.08°E | |
| Country | Philippines |
| Region | Calabarzon |
| Province | Laguna |
| District | Lone district |
| Founded | February 4, 1747 |
| Cityhood | February 2, 2010 |
| Barangays | 24 (see Barangays) |
| Government | |
| • Type | Sangguniang Panlungsod |
| • Mayor | Angelo B. Alonte (Lakas–CMD) |
| • Vice Mayor | Dada R. Reyes (NUP) |
| • Representative | Walfredo R. Dimaguila, Jr (Lakas–CMD) |
| • City Council | Members |
| • Electorate | 227,474 voters (2025) |
| Area | |
• Total | 43.50 km2 (16.80 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 68 m (223 ft) |
| Highest elevation | 343 m (1,125 ft) |
| Lowest elevation | 2 m (7 ft) |
| Population (2020 census) | |
• Total | 407,437 |
| • Rank | 3 out of 30 (in Laguna) |
| • Density | 9,400/km2 (24,000/sq mi) |
| • Households | 117,720 |
| Demonym | Biñanense |
| Economy | |
| • Income class | 1st city income class |
| • Poverty incidence | 5.75 |
| • Revenue | ₱ 3,555 million (2022) |
| • Assets | ₱ 9,412 million (2022) |
| • Expenditure | ₱ 2,912 million (2022) |
| • Liabilities | ₱ 2,831 million (2022) |
| Service provider | |
| • Electricity | Manila Electric Company (Meralco) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (PST) |
| ZIP code | 4024, 4034 (Laguna Technopark) |
| PSGC | |
| IDD : area code | +63 (0)49 |
| Native languages | Tagalog |
| Patron saint | Isidore the Laborer |
| Website | www |
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Biñan (Tagalog pronunciation: [biˈɲan]), officially the City of Biñan (Filipino: Lungsod ng Biñan), is a component city in the province of Laguna, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 407,437, making it the third largest in population in the province of Laguna, after Calamba and Santa Rosa.
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.
By virtue of Republic Act No. 10658, signed on March 27, 2015, by President Benigno Aquino III, Biñan has been separated from the first congressional district of Laguna and formed the lone congressional district of Biñan.