Taal, Batangas
Taal | |
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| Municipality of Taal | |
Taal Basilica Taal Municipal Hall Gliceria Marella de Villavicencio Monument | |
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Map of Batangas with Taal highlighted | |
Interactive map of Taal | |
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 | Naereeza Grace M. Bainto |
| • Vice Mayor | Michael Rey A. Villano |
| • Representative | Leandro Antonio L. Leviste |
| • Municipal Council | Members |
| • Electorate | 40,453 voters (2025) |
| 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 (2024 census) | |
• Total | 61,559 |
| • Density | 2,069/km2 (5,357/sq mi) |
| • Households | 14,977 |
| Economy | |
| • Income class | 3rd municipal income class |
| • Poverty incidence | 9.45 |
| • Revenue | ₱ 259.1 million (2022) |
| • Assets | ₱ 479.7 million (2022) |
| • Expenditure | ₱ 212.2 million (2022) |
| • Liabilities | ₱ 73.12 million (2022) |
| Service provider | |
| • Electricity | Batangas 1 Electric Cooperative (BATELEC 1) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (PST) |
| ZIP code | 4208 |
| PSGC | |
| IDD : area code | +63 (0)43 |
| Native languages | Tagalog |
Taal [ta'ʔal], officially the Municipality of Taal (Tagalog: Bayan ng Taal), is a municipality in the province of Batangas, Philippines. According to the 2024 census, it had a population of 61,559.
It 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. The poblacion (town proper) is designated as a National Historical Landmark. It is also 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.