Taal, Batangas

Taal
Taal
Municipality
	Municipality of Taal
	Minor Basilica of Saint Martin of Tours
	Seal
	Map of Batangas with Taal highlighted
	OpenStreetMap
	Taal Location within the Philippines
	Coordinates: 13°53′N 120°56′E / 13.88°N 120.93°E
Country	Philippines
Region	Calabarzon
Province	Batangas
District	1st district
Founded	April 26, 1572
Barangays	42 (see Barangays)
Government
• Type	Sangguniang Bayan
• Mayor	Fulgencio I. Mercado
• Vice Mayor	Michael Rey A. Villano
• Representative	Joseph Eric R. Buhain
• Municipal Council	Members
• Electorate	38,386 voters (2022)
Area
• Total	29.76 km2 (11.49 sq mi)
Elevation	63 m (207 ft)
Highest elevation	194 m (636 ft)
Lowest elevation	0 m (0 ft)
Population (2020 census)
• Total	61,460
• Density	2,100/km2 (5,300/sq mi)
• Households	14,977
Economy
• Income class	3rd municipal income class
• Poverty incidence	9.45% (2021)
• Revenue	₱ 185 million (2020)
• Assets	₱ 364.6 million (2020)
• Expenditure	₱ 142.2 million (2020)
• Liabilities	₱ 59.95 million (2020)
Service provider
• Electricity	Batangas 1 Electric Cooperative (BATELEC 1)
Time zone	UTC+8 (PST)
ZIP code	4208
PSGC	0401029000
IDD : area code	+63 (0)43
Native languages	Tagalog

Taal ([taʔal]), officially the Municipality of Taal (Tagalog: Bayan ng Taal), is a 3rd class municipality in the province of Batangas, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 61,460 people.^[3]

Taal is famous for its old ancestral houses, one particular ancestral house (now a museum) where Marcela Coronel Mariño de Agoncillo grew up in Taal, Batangas built in the 1770s by her grandparents, Don Andres Sauza Mariño and Doña Eugenia Diokno Mariño. Its poblacion (town proper) is designated as a National Historical Landmark.^[5] The municipality is known as the Balisong and Barong Tagalog Capital of the Philippines. The town is home to hundreds of heritage structures dating from the Spanish colonial period. Scholars have been pushing for its inclusion in the UNESCO World Heritage List.

^ Municipality of Taal | (DILG)
^ "2015 Census of Population, Report No. 3 – Population, Land Area, and Population Density" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. Quezon City, Philippines. August 2016. ISSN 0117-1453. Archived (PDF) from the original on May 25, 2021. Retrieved July 16, 2021.
^ ^a ^b Census of Population (2020). "Region IV-A (Calabarzon)". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved July 8, 2021.
^ "PSA Releases the 2021 City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates". Philippine Statistics Authority. April 2, 2024. Retrieved April 28, 2024.
^ NHCP Historic Preservation Division. "Portion of the Town of Taal". National Registry of Historic Sites & Structures in the Philippines. Retrieved on July 3, 2013.

[1] Municipality of Taal | (DILG)

[popcen2015_r3-2] "2015 Census of Population, Report No. 3 – Population, Land Area, and Population Density" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. Quezon City, Philippines. August 2016. ISSN 0117-1453. Archived (PDF) from the original on May 25, 2021. Retrieved July 16, 2021.

[PSA20–04-3] Census of Population (2020). "Region IV-A (Calabarzon)". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved July 8, 2021.

[4] "PSA Releases the 2021 City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates". Philippine Statistics Authority. April 2, 2024. Retrieved April 28, 2024.

[5] NHCP Historic Preservation Division. "Portion of the Town of Taal". National Registry of Historic Sites & Structures in the Philippines. Retrieved on July 3, 2013.

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