Laurel

Laurel, officially the '', is a of the Philippines in the province of in the of the Philippines. The population was at the.Laurel had been part of Talisay, its current neighbor town. The town used to be known as Bayuyungan. On May 25, 1961, the town of Talisay was divided into two municipalities, and the new town was renamed "Laurel" after Miguel Laurel, known as the first Laurel in the Philippines and a longtime patriarch of the place.GeographyLaurel is located at.According to the Philippine Statistics Authority, the has a land area of constituting of the {{PH wikidataarea total area of Batangas.BarangaysLaurel is politically subdivided into 21 barangays.DemographicsIn the, Laurel had a population of. The population density was {{sigfig{{PH wikidata.Economy Fishing – Laurel's main economical source is fish culture in Taal Lake where most of local residents base their trade. Farming – Small rice paddies on the foothills of Taal canyon ridge provide for ricefields to farmers. Real estate – The town's vast land resource provide ideal location for real estate developers such as Megaworld and Fil-Estate which are mostly based in Metro Manila. Among the major real estate subdivisions located in Barangay San Gregorio are Canyon Woods and Twin Lakes.