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Municipality

Taal

Taal is a municipality in Batangas, CALABARZON, Philippines. Its population was 61,559 in the 2024 census, and it has 42 barangays.

  • Population: 2024 Census
  • Places: PSGC 2Q 2026
  • Checked by Scene: October 8, 2026
  • Page updated: October 9, 2026
Colour byColours the map of Taal by the figure chosen; the key beside it says what each colour means.
AgoncilloLemerySan LuisSan NicolasSanta TeresitaApacay: 2,363 people, 1,306 per km², 0.65% a yearBalisong: 3,554 people, 6,034 per km², 0.14% a yearBihis: 685 people, 882 per km², −0.86% a yearBolbok: 1,234 people, 1,576 per km², 1.10% a yearBuli: 6,156 people, 6,735 per km², 1.85% a yearButong: 5,442 people, 5,622 per km², 0.48% a yearCarasuche: 1,138 people, 1,162 per km², 10.41% a yearCawit: 2,617 people, 1,896 per km², 1.21% a yearCaysasay: 401 people, 6,938 per km², −11.58% a yearCubamba: 840 people, 992 per km², −0.56% a yearCultihan: 1,978 people, 2,344 per km², −0.17% a yearGahol: 1,379 people, 1,086 per km², 1.41% a yearHalang: 1,514 people, 1,376 per km², −0.39% a yearIba: 4,065 people, 2,022 per km², 4.79% a yearIlog: 1,223 people, 1,247 per km², −3.12% a yearImamawo: 768 people, 591 per km², 0.31% a yearIpil: 1,020 people, 1,303 per km², 2.99% a yearLuntal: 1,426 people, 1,439 per km², −0.17% a yearMahabang Lodlod: 1,335 people, 2,282 per km², −2.27% a yearNiogan: 148 people, 7,363 per km², −21.26% a yearPansol: 1,064 people, 622 per km², 2.02% a yearPoblacion 11: 257 people, 3,100 per km², −4.02% a yearPoblacion 1: 363 people, 13,152 per km², −1.22% a yearPoblacion 10: 726 people, 31,703 per km², −1.25% a yearPoblacion 12: 202 people, 8,783 per km², −3.86% a yearPoblacion 2: 322 people, 10,000 per km², −3.77% a yearPoblacion 3: 636 people, 7,644 per km², −2.61% a yearPoblacion 4: 295 people, 7,160 per km², −0.48% a yearPoblacion 5: 1,795 people, 14,476 per km², −3.00% a yearPoblacion 6: 874 people, 21,010 per km², −0.38% a yearPoblacion 7: 174 people, 3,113 per km², 1.14% a yearPoblacion 8: 342 people, 1,660 per km², −27.36% a yearPoblacion 9: 812 people, 6,015 per km², −0.72% a yearPook: 1,298 people, 1,616 per km², 7.61% a yearSeiran: 3,033 people, 5,293 per km², 0.14% a yearLaguile: 3,263 people, 2,175 per km², 0.29% a yearLatag: 1,108 people, 1,194 per km², 0.73% a yearTierra Alta: 940 people, 4,821 per km², 1.59% a yearTulo: 3,058 people, 2,052 per km², 0.45% a yearTatlong Maria: 1,068 people, 10,574 per km², −3.08% a yearPoblacion 13: 184 people, 13,050 per km², −6.17% a yearPoblacion 14: 459 people, 8,500 per km², −1.89% a year

People · 2024 Census

  • Under 690
  • 690 to 1,100
  • 1,100 to 1,800
  • 1,800 to 3,100
  • 3,100 and over

The same steps colour every map of barangays in the Atlas, so a colour means the same range everywhere.

Density · people per km², 2024

  • Under 160
  • 160 to 340
  • 340 to 700
  • 700 to 2,600
  • 2,600 and over

The same steps colour every map of barangays in the Atlas, so a colour means the same range everywhere.

Growth a year · 2020–2024

  • Fell by more than 1% a year
  • Fell, by up to 1% a year
  • Grew, by under 1% a year
  • Grew by 1 to 2% a year
  • Grew by 2% a year or more

Each place's yearly change between the 2020 and 2024 censuses, on the same steps as every map in the Atlas.

Borders from UN OCHA (PSA and NAMRIA), a guide and not the legal boundary[3]Open in OpenStreetMap

  • PeopleSources

    61,559

    people counted in the 2024 censusCensusA count of every person in the country, all on one day. The 2024 census counted people as they were on 1 July 2024.More in the glossary

    Up 19.5% from 2010 to 2024

  • Rank by peopleSources

    15th

    of the 34 cities and municipalities of Batangas by population, 2024Rank and shareWorked out by Scene from the PSA's counts: where a place stands among the places listed with it, and how many of every 100 of its parent's people live in it.More in the glossary

    About 2 of every 100 people in Batangas lived in Taal in 2024 (2.06%)

  • Inside itSources

    42

    barangays

  • LandSources

    24.66 km²

    of land, 2019 masterlistLand areaThe land inside the place's official boundary. A square kilometre is a square 1 km on each side, about the size of 140 football fields.Explained by Scene: Taal's land would fill a square about 5.0 km on each side. That is only a way to picture its size: its real shape is on the map.More in the glossary

    Average density, 2024: 2,496 people per km²Population densityHow crowded a place is on average: its people divided by its land area. 1,000 people per square kilometre is 10 people per hectare, a square of 100 by 100 metres.Explained by Scene: About 25 people per hectare if everyone were spread evenly across the land. In fact people live closer together in towns and farther apart in the countryside.More in the glossary

  • HomesSources

    17,568

    households in 2024HouseholdA person living alone, or people who sleep in the same home and share their meals. A family may be one household or several.More in the glossary

    3.5 people in each, on average, in 2024

  • Town or countrySources

    31.9%

    About 32 of every 100 people lived in urban barangays in 2024Urban barangayThe PSA counts a barangay as urban when it has 5,000 people or more, or a big employer, or several businesses and public services close by. Every barangay in Metro Manila is urban.More in the glossary

PSGC codePSGC codeThe code the Philippine Statistics Authority gives every place, so each one is known exactly, even when two share a name.More in the glossary
0401029000[4]Formerly 041029000
ZIP code
4208[15, 16, 17]

People

Taal had 61,559 people in the 2024 census, up 19.5% from 2010.
People at each census since 1960

Counts from 2000 on are on today’s borders; earlier counts are as the place was then, so the line may step where a border moved.

Taal had the 15th most people of the 34 cities and municipalities of Batangas in 2024[1]
  1. 12San Jose81,170
  2. 13Malvar74,565
  3. 14San Pascual69,419
  4. 15Taal61,559
  5. 16Calatagan60,420
  6. 17Ibaan58,673
  7. 18Lian56,788
All 34 cities and municipalities of Batangas
In 2024, the 10 barangays with the most people held about 58 of every 100 of its people[2]
  1. Buli6,15610 in 100
  2. Butong5,4429 in 100
  3. Iba4,0657 in 100
  4. Balisong3,5546 in 100
  5. Laguile3,2635 in 100
  6. Tulo3,0585 in 100
  7. Seiran3,0335 in 100
  8. Cawit2,6174 in 100
  9. Apacay2,3634 in 100
  10. Cultihan1,9783 in 100
See all 42 barangays of Taal
Age structure · 2020 Census[36]People living in households, by age and sex
  • About 27 of every 100 are children under 15 (26.9%)
  • About 66 of every 100 are of working age, 15 to 64 (66.4%)
  • About 7 of every 100 are 65 or older (6.7%)
MenWomen

The figures by age

People by age group, men and women
AgePeopleMenWomen
0 - 45,2372,7482,489
5 - 95,5392,9502,589
10 - 145,7472,9842,763
15 - 195,8242,9402,884
20 - 245,6632,8982,765
25 - 295,2132,7032,510
30 - 344,6092,3512,258
35 - 394,4002,2082,192
40 - 444,1142,1251,989
45 - 493,4161,7401,676
50 - 543,0481,5181,530
55 - 592,3681,1311,237
60 - 642,0899651,124
65 - 691,642763879
70 - 741,122427695
75 - 79608207401
80 years and over733201532

Every figure, census by census

People, 2024 CensusCensusA count of every person in the country, all on one day. The 2024 census counted people as they were on 1 July 2024.More in the glossary
61,559[1, 2]
Households, 2024HouseholdA person living alone, or people who sleep in the same home and share their meals. A family may be one household or several.More in the glossary
17,568[1, 2]
People in each household, 2024
3.5 on average[1, 2]
Share of Batangas, 2024Rank and shareWorked out by Scene from the PSA's counts: where a place stands among the places listed with it, and how many of every 100 of its parent's people live in it.More in the glossary
2.06%[1]
In urban barangays, 2024Urban barangayThe PSA counts a barangay as urban when it has 5,000 people or more, or a big employer, or several businesses and public services close by. Every barangay in Metro Manila is urban.More in the glossary
31.9% (19,609 people)[5]
Men and women, 2020
30,859 men, 30,513 women[36]People living in households
Population at each census, with its source
CensusPopulationGrowth since the census beforeHouseholdsPeople per household
2024as of July 1, 202461,559[1, 2]0.04% a year17,5683.5
2020as of May 1, 202061,460[1]1.85% a year——
2015as of August 1, 201556,327[1]1.72% a year——
2010as of May 1, 201051,503[1]———
2007as of August 1, 2007; as it was then51,459[34]2.36% a year——
2000as of May 1, 2000; on today’s borders43,455[34, 35]2.50% a year——
1995as of September 1, 1995; as it was then38,722[34]1.95% a year——
1990as of May 1, 1990; as it was then34,925[34]1.63% a year——
1980as of May 1, 1980; as it was then29,699[34]2.15% a year——
1975as of May 1, 1975; as it was then26,705[34]1.41% a year——
1970as of May 6, 1970; as it was then24,907[34]0.78% a year——
1960as of February 15, 1960; as it was then23,000[34]———

Barangays

Taal is made up of 42 barangays.
Barangays of Taal. Each column heading sorts the table.
[2, 3, 5, 6, 7]Share (2024)Urban or rural
Apacay2,3633.84%0.65% a yearabout 1.81 km²Rural
Balisong3,5545.77%0.14% a yearabout 0.589 km²Rural
Bihis6851.11%−0.86% a yearabout 0.777 km²Rural
Bolbok1,2342%1.10% a yearabout 0.783 km²Rural
Buli6,15610%1.85% a yearabout 0.914 km²Urban
Butong5,4428.84%0.48% a yearabout 0.968 km²Urban
Carasuche1,1381.85%10.41% a yearabout 0.979 km²Urban
Cawit2,6174.25%1.21% a yearabout 1.38 km²Rural
Caysasay4010.65%−11.58% a yearabout 0.0578 km²Rural
Cubamba8401.36%−0.56% a yearabout 0.847 km²Rural
Cultihan1,9783.21%−0.17% a yearabout 0.844 km²Rural
Gahol1,3792.24%1.41% a yearabout 1.27 km²Rural
Halang1,5142.46%−0.39% a yearabout 1.10 km²Urban
Iba4,0656.6%4.79% a yearabout 2.01 km²Rural
Ilog1,2231.99%−3.12% a yearabout 0.981 km²Rural
Imamawo7681.25%0.31% a yearabout 1.30 km²Rural
Ipil1,0201.66%2.99% a yearabout 0.783 km²Rural
Laguile3,2635.3%0.29% a yearabout 1.50 km²Rural
Latag1,1081.8%0.73% a yearabout 0.928 km²Rural
Luntal1,4262.32%−0.17% a yearabout 0.991 km²Rural
Mahabang Lodlod1,3352.17%−2.27% a yearabout 0.585 km²Rural
Niogan1480.24%−21.26% a yearabout 0.0201 km²Rural
Pansol1,0641.73%2.02% a yearabout 1.71 km²Rural
Poblacion 13630.59%−1.22% a yearabout 0.0276 km²Rural
Poblacion 107261.18%−1.25% a yearabout 0.0229 km²Rural
Poblacion 112570.42%−4.02% a yearabout 0.0829 km²Rural
Poblacion 122020.33%−3.86% a yearabout 0.023 km²Rural
Poblacion 131840.3%−6.17% a yearabout 0.0141 km²Urban
Poblacion 144590.75%−1.89% a yearabout 0.054 km²Rural
Poblacion 23220.52%−3.77% a yearabout 0.0322 km²Urban
Poblacion 36361.03%−2.61% a yearabout 0.0832 km²Rural
Poblacion 42950.48%−0.48% a yearabout 0.0412 km²Rural
Poblacion 51,7952.92%−3.00% a yearabout 0.124 km²Urban
Poblacion 68741.42%−0.38% a yearabout 0.0416 km²Rural
Poblacion 71740.28%1.14% a yearabout 0.0559 km²Rural
Poblacion 83420.56%−27.36% a yearabout 0.206 km²Rural
Poblacion 98121.32%−0.72% a yearabout 0.135 km²Rural
Pook1,2982.11%7.61% a yearabout 0.803 km²Rural
Seiran3,0334.93%0.14% a yearabout 0.573 km²Rural
Tatlong Maria1,0681.73%−3.08% a yearabout 0.101 km²Rural
Tierra Alta9401.53%1.59% a yearabout 0.195 km²Rural
Tulo3,0584.97%0.45% a yearabout 1.49 km²Urban

Areas are approximate: each is measured inside the barangay's border on UN OCHA's map, which is a guide, not the legal boundary.

Land & Environment

Taal covers 24.66 km² of land, 2,496 people for every km² in 2024. Its land rises to 148 m above the sea and it has 2.4 km of coast.
Land areaLand areaThe land inside the place's official boundary. A square kilometre is a square 1 km on each side, about the size of 140 football fields.More in the glossary
24.66 km²[6]As listed in the 2019 Masterlist of Land Areas (LMB, DENR)
Average density, 2024Population densityHow crowded a place is on average: its people divided by its land area. 1,000 people per square kilometre is 10 people per hectare, a square of 100 by 100 metres.More in the glossary
2,496 people per km²[6]
Coordinates
13.88329° N, 120.93762° E[3]The point inside its border farthest from every edge, so it always falls within the place.
Height above the sea[30]
Lowest
1 m
Average
72 m
Highest
148 m

Heights from the Copernicus DEM, a 30 m model of the surface: it reads the tops of trees and roofs, not the bare ground, over the land inside the border, the sea left out. Produced using Copernicus WorldDEM-30 © DLR e.V. 2010-2014 and © Airbus Defence and Space GmbH 2014-2018 provided under COPERNICUS by the European Union and ESA; all rights reserved.

Water, coast and peaks

2.4 km of coastline[31]

Rivers[31]

  1. Pansipit River3.0 of 10.1 km
  2. San Luis River2.2 of 9.5 km

Named rivers, lakes and peaks as OpenStreetMap mapped them on 30 September 2026, and the coast within 150 m of the border. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors, under the Open Database License.

Climate

Climate typeClimate typePAGASA sorts the country's climate into four types by when the rain falls. Type I has a dry season from November to April and a wet one for the rest of the year; Type II has no dry season, with the most rain from December to February; Type III has a short dry season; Type IV has rain spread through the year.More in the glossary

Type I[32]

Two seasons: dry from November to April, wet for the rest of the year, with the heaviest rain from June to September.

Read by Scene off PAGASA's climate map, so approximate: the type that covers most of the place's land.

At Ambulong, the nearest PAGASA station, 26 km away[33]Averages for 1991 to 2020: 1,816 mm of rain on 119 days a year; 27.7 °C on average

Rain each month Average temperature

The figures by month

Climate at Ambulong, 1991 to 2020, by month
MonthRainRainy daysAverageHighLow
January26 mm526.3 °C30.1 °C22.4 °C
February22 mm326.7 °C31.1 °C22.2 °C
March21 mm327.7 °C32.5 °C23.0 °C
April25 mm329.1 °C34.3 °C23.9 °C
May129 mm929.3 °C33.9 °C24.6 °C
June213 mm1328.7 °C32.8 °C24.6 °C
July338 mm1827.8 °C31.5 °C24.2 °C
August306 mm1727.7 °C31.1 °C24.3 °C
September271 mm1627.8 °C31.4 °C24.2 °C
October193 mm1227.7 °C31.6 °C23.9 °C
November140 mm1127.5 °C31.2 °C23.8 °C
December133 mm926.7 °C30.1 °C23.3 °C
The year1,816 mm11927.7 °C31.8 °C23.7 °C

A station's figures describe the place around it only roughly: inland and in the hills it may be cooler and wetter. The station stands 11 m above the sea.

Life & Economy

About 9 of every 100 people lived below the poverty line in 2021.
Poverty, 2021Poverty incidenceHow many of every 100 people live in families whose income is below the poverty line: what a person needs in a year for food and other basic needs, as the PSA sets it for each province. It is an estimate, from a survey or, for a town, a statistical model, so the PSA gives a range it is likely to fall in.More in the glossary
9.5% of people[20]Below the poverty line, by the PSA's estimate for every town.
Income classIncome classThe Department of Finance sorts provinces, cities and municipalities into classes by their average yearly income over recent years: 1st class has the most. It measures the local government's income, not how well off its people are.More in the glossary
1st class[4]
About 9 of every 100 people in Taal lived below the poverty line in 2021 (9.5%)[20]

The PSA's model for every town puts it between 6.9% and 12.0%, with 90% confidence.

The PSA rates this estimate's reliability as acceptable rather than high: read it as a guide.

Public places

  • 14government offices
  • 3hospitals and health centres
  • 24schools
  • 7places of worship
  • 2markets
  • 4parks
  • 7monuments and memorials

Counted from OpenStreetMap[3, 8]. Schools, places of worship, barangay halls and places known only by a common name, such as a chapel, are listed on each barangay's page.

Where a kind has more than 8, this page shows 6: first those with “Taal” in their name, then one in each of its most populous barangays.

Government offices9

3 more government offices are listed on the pages of the barangays they stand in. See the 42 barangays of Taal

Hospitals and health centres3

Markets2

Parks4

Monuments and memorials7

As OpenStreetMap maps them on September 30, 2026. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors, under the Open Database License.

Government & Leaders

A mayor leads Taal. Its local laws, called ordinances, are passed by the Sangguniang Bayan (the municipal council), led by the vice mayor. The mayor, the vice mayor and the council's elected members serve three-year terms, and none may serve more than three in a row.[13, 14]

Legislative districtLegislative districtThe area that elects one member of the House of Representatives. A big province or city may have several.More in the glossary
1st district of Batangas[18, 19]

Leaders

The mayor and vice mayor elected at each election since 2001, as COMELEC's lists of the elected name them, and those in office now, as the DILG's directory lists them.

  1. 2025–2028In office as of February 2026

    Mayor
    Naereeza Grace Mercado Bainto[21]
    Vice mayor
    Michael Rey Aseron Villano[21]

  2. 2022–2025

    Mayor
    Fulgencio Ilagan Mercado[22]
    Vice mayor
    Michael Rey Aseron Villano[22]

  3. 2019–2022

    Mayor
    Fulgencio Ilagan Mercado[23]
    Vice mayor
    Jovito Marasigan Albufera[23]

  4. 2016–2019

    Mayor
    Fulgencio Ilagan Mercado[24]
    Vice mayor
    Jovito Marasigan Albufera[24]

  5. 2013–2016

    Mayor
    Michael Dimailig Montenegro[25]
    Vice mayor
    Fulgencio Ilagan Mercado[25]

  6. 2010–2013

    Mayor
    Michael Dimailig Montenegro[26]
    Vice mayor
    Fulgencio Ilagan Mercado[26]

  7. 2007–2010

    Mayor
    Michael Dimailig Montenegro[27]
    Vice mayor
    Jovito Marasigan Albufera[27]

  8. 2004–2007

    Mayor
    Librado Cabrera[28]
    Vice mayor
    Jovito Albufera[28]

  9. 2001–2004

    Mayor
    Librado M. Cabrera[29]
    Vice mayor
    Rolito I. Mercado[29]
Mayors and vice mayors of Taal, by term
TermMayorVice mayor
2025–2028In office as of February 2026Naereeza Grace Mercado Bainto[21]Michael Rey Aseron Villano[21]
2022–2025Fulgencio Ilagan Mercado[22]Michael Rey Aseron Villano[22]
2019–2022Fulgencio Ilagan Mercado[23]Jovito Marasigan Albufera[23]
2016–2019Fulgencio Ilagan Mercado[24]Jovito Marasigan Albufera[24]
2013–2016Michael Dimailig Montenegro[25]Fulgencio Ilagan Mercado[25]
2010–2013Michael Dimailig Montenegro[26]Fulgencio Ilagan Mercado[26]
2007–2010Michael Dimailig Montenegro[27]Jovito Marasigan Albufera[27]
2004–2007Librado Cabrera[28]Jovito Albufera[28]
2001–2004Librado M. Cabrera[29]Rolito I. Mercado[29]

History & Identity

Created
Act No. 958 of the Philippine Commission, dated 23 October 1903, set Taal as one municipality made up of its own territory and that of Lemery and San Luis, with the town hall at Taal. This is a reorganisation of an older Spanish-era town, not its first founding.[9]

How it got its name

Sources differOne account says the name Taal comes from Tal-an, a wild palm that grew on the lake shore and along the Pansipit River.[11]

Sources differAnother account says it comes from Ta-ad, an old Batangas word for sugar cane points.[11]

Local traditionThe town page also says the name has been translated as native, real or true by Bornean settlers.[11]

Its story

According to the town website, Fray Diego Espinas founded Taal in 1572, serving as both priest and Capitan. It then stood on the coast at Balangon.[11]

Taal was the capital when the province of Batangas was founded in 1581. Balayan took over as capital from 1597 to 1732, and Taal became capital again in 1732.[11]

The eruption of Taal Volcano on 11 August 1749 destroyed the town. In 1754 it moved to its present site overlooking Balayan Bay, and the provincial capital moved to the present Batangas City.[11]

In 1861 Taal was divided into three towns: San Genaro (now Lemery), San Luis and the present Taal.[11]

In 1903 Act No. 958 again joined Lemery and San Luis to Taal as one municipality.[9]

A coffee trade in the later 19th century made a merchant class wealthy and led to many stone houses and the Basilica of St. Martin de Tours.[11]

In 1961 Executive Order No. 454 took six Taal barrios (Sambat, Sinipian, Bihis, Calayaan, Irukan and Cuta) to help form the new municipality of Sta. Teresita.[12]

Timeline

  1. 1572

    Fray Diego Espinas founded Taal at Balangon on the coast.[11]

  2. 11 August 1749

    Taal Volcano erupted and destroyed the town.[11]

  3. 1754

    The town moved to its present site overlooking Balayan Bay.[11]

  4. 1861

    Taal was divided into San Genaro (Lemery), San Luis and Taal.[11]

  5. 23 October 1903

    Act No. 958 made Taal, Lemery and San Luis one municipality.[9]

  6. 28 December 1961

    Executive Order No. 454 created Sta. Teresita partly from Taal barrios.[12]

Nearby

Taal shares a border with 5 places.

How it compares

Taal beside Batangas, and where it stands among the cities and municipalities of Batangas.

Taal beside Batangas
FigureTaalBatangasRank among the cities and municipalities of Batangas
People, 2024CensusA count of every person in the country, all on one day. The 2024 census counted people as they were on 1 July 2024.More in the glossary61,559[1, 2]2,994,79515th of 34
Growth a year, 2020–2024Growth a yearHow fast the number of people changed each year between two censuses. 1% a year means about 1 more person for every 100 people, each year.More in the glossary0.04% a year[1, 2]slower0.70% a year32nd of 34
People per km², 2024Population densityHow crowded a place is on average: its people divided by its land area. 1,000 people per square kilometre is 10 people per hectare, a square of 100 by 100 metres.More in the glossary2,496[6]more crowded1,0995th of 34
Land areaLand areaThe land inside the place's official boundary. A square kilometre is a square 1 km on each side, about the size of 140 football fields.More in the glossary24.66 km²[6]2,725.23 km²25th of 34
People in each household, 2024HouseholdA person living alone, or people who sleep in the same home and share their meals. A family may be one household or several.More in the glossary3.5[1, 2]lower3.6not ranked
In urban barangays, 2024Urban barangayThe PSA counts a barangay as urban when it has 5,000 people or more, or a big employer, or several businesses and public services close by. Every barangay in Metro Manila is urban.More in the glossary31.9%[5]lower50.3%not ranked

How far, in a straight line[3]

Batangas City, the capital of Batangas
26.2 km southeast
Manila
79.1 km north

In a straight line between the points inside each place farthest from its edges, not by road.

The nearest towns and cities[3]

  1. Santa TeresitaBatangas4.2 km east
  2. San LuisBatangas5.7 km south
  3. LemeryBatangas7.8 km northwest
  4. AlitagtagBatangas8.7 km east
  5. BauanBatangas10.0 km southeast
  6. AgoncilloBatangas11.4 km north

Sources

Page updated October 9, 2026. Sources checked by Scene October 8, 2026.
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Scene.ph. “Taal, Batangas.” Scene Atlas. Updated October 9, 2026. https://scene.ph/atlas/batangas/taal