Los Baños, Laguna
Los Baños | |
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| Municipality of Los Baños | |
From top, left to right: Mount Makiling, Los Baños Municipal Hall, Tadlac lake, Paciano Rizal Shrine, and UPLB Academic Heritage Monument | |
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Flag Seal | |
| Etymology: lit: The Bath or The Bathing Place | |
| Nickname: Special Science and Nature City | |
Map of Laguna with Los Baños highlighted | |
Interactive map of Los Baños | |
Los Baños Location within the Philippines | |
| Coordinates: 14°10′N 121°13′E / 14.17°N 121.22°E | |
| Country | Philippines |
| Region | Calabarzon |
| Province | Laguna |
| District | 2nd district |
| Founded | September 17, 1615 |
| Barangays | 14 (see Barangays) |
| Government | |
| • Type | Sangguniang Bayan |
| • Mayor | Neil Andrew N. Nocon |
| • Vice Mayor | Marlo Pj A. Alipon Jr. |
| • Representative | Ramil L. Hernandez |
| • Municipal Council | Members |
| • Electorate | 73,968 voters (2025) |
| Area | |
• Total | 54.22 km2 (20.93 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 118 m (387 ft) |
| Highest elevation | 1,095 m (3,593 ft) |
| Lowest elevation | 2 m (6.6 ft) |
| Population (2024 census) | |
• Total | 117,030 |
| • Density | 2,158/km2 (5,590/sq mi) |
| • Households | 32,017 |
| Demonym | Los Bañense |
| Economy | |
| • Income class | 1st municipal income class |
| • Poverty incidence | 7.46 |
| • Revenue | ₱ 491.5 million (2022) |
| • Assets | ₱ 1,243 million (2022) |
| • Expenditure | ₱ 385 million (2022) |
| • Liabilities | ₱ 278.8 million (2022) |
| Service provider | |
| • Electricity | Manila Electric Company (Meralco) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (PST) |
| ZIP code | 4030, 4031 |
| PSGC | |
| IDD : area code | +63 (0)49 |
| Native languages | Tagalog |
| Website | losbanos |
Los Baños (IPA: [lɔs bɐˈɲɔs]), officially the Municipality of Los Baños (Tagalog: Bayan ng Los Baños), colloquially 'Elbi' or simply LB, is a municipality in the province of Laguna, Philippines. According to the 2024 census, it has a population of 117,030 people.
It was declared as the Special Science and Nature City of the Philippines through Presidential Proclamation No. 349. The proclamation, however, does not convert the municipality to a city or give it corporate powers that are accorded to other cities.