BIRAN, a municipality (with administration centre and 16 barrios or districts), of the province of Laguna, Luzon, Philippine Islands, on the west shore of Laguna de Bay, about 20M. S.S.E. of Manila. Pop. (1918), o,692, of whom 5,183 were males and none white. The fertile region roundabout produces corn, abaci, tobacco, rice and many tropical fruits, some of which find a ready market in Manila. It had 69 manufacturing establishments in 1918 with output valued at 291,000 pesos besides 164 household industry establishments with output valued at 79,9oo pesos; and ten schools, of which six were public. The language is Tagalog.