Calauan, officially the Municipality of Calauan, , is a 2nd class municipality in the province of Laguna, Philippines. According to the 2015 census, it has a population of 80,453 people.The town got its name from the term kalawang, which means rust. Folklore has it that the town got its name when the Spanish started construction of the Municipal Church and water seeped in from the holes dug into the ground for the Church's foundation. The water was colored brown and rusty in character hence the name Calauan . Calauan is known for the Pineapple Festival, which is celebrated every 15 May. The patron saint of Calauan is Isidore the Laborer, the patron of ...
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