Jalajala

Jalajala is a peninsula in the province of Rizal, Philippines, located on the eastern part of the province. It is one of the lakeshore towns along Laguna de Bay. Mount Sembrano demarcates the political boundary between Jalajala and the neighboring settlement of Pililla. According to the 2020 census, 34,017 people live there.

Historical highlights
 1676: Jalajala became a barrio of Pililla 
 1786: Jalajala separated from Pililla and became an independent town 
 1816: Jalajala was reincorporated as a barrio of Pililla 
 1823: Jalajala began to develop as a town 
 1903: Jalajala was annexed back to Pililla by Act 942 
 1907: Jalajala became a chartered municipality by Acts 1626 and 1720

Barangays
Jalajala is politically subdivided into eleven barangays (three urban, eight rural). Each barangay consists of smaller units called either puroks or sitios.

 Bagumbong
 Bayugo
 Second District (Poblacion)
 Third District (Poblacion)
 Lubo
 Pagkalinawan
 Palaypalay
 Punta
 Sipsipin
 First (Special) District (Poblacion)
 Paalaman
 Bayugo, Palay-Palay, and Sipsipin were elevated to barrios in 1956.


References

Category:Settlements in Rizal