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'''Taal''' ({{IPA-tl|taʔal|}}), officially the '''Municipality of Taal''' ({{lang-tgl|Bayan ng Taal}}),  is a 3rd class [[municipality of the Philippines|municipality]] in the [[Philippine Province|province]] of [[Batangas]], [[Philippines]]. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 61,460 people.{{PH census|current}}

Taal is famous for its old [[Ancestral houses of the Philippines|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.<ref>NHCP Historic Preservation Division. [http://nhcphistoricsites.blogspot.com/2011/10/portion-of-town-of-taal.html "Portion of the Town of Taal"]. National Registry of Historic Sites & Structures in the Philippines. Retrieved on July 3, 2013.</ref> The municipality is known as the [[Balisong (knife)|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]].

==Etymology==
The name "Taal" may have come from:<ref name="history">{{cite web|url=https://www.batangashistory.date/2018/03/versions.html/|title=4 Different Versions about How Taal Got Its Name|author=Buhay Batangas|website=Batangas History, Culture and Folklore|accessdate=March 2, 2018}}</ref>
* The archaic [[Tagalog language|Tagalog]] word ''taal'', possibly meaning pure or unadulterated;
* The Tagalog word ''[[wiktionary:taad|taad]]'', which refers to [[sugarcane]] cutting used in planting;
* A wild palm tree called ''tal-an'' or ''taal-an'' or possibly after the tala palm ([[Borassus flabellifer]]), hence the name ''tala-an'' meaning “the place where the “tala grows”; and
* The ipil tree ([[Intsia bijuga]]), which is also known as ''taal'' in some areas of the Philippines.

== History ==
[[File:SanNicolas,Batangasjf2324 09.JPG|left|thumb|Ruins of the old site of Taal Basilica in San Nicolas.]]
The town of Taal was founded by [[Augustinians|Augustinian]] friars in 1572.<ref>{{cite journal|last1=Worcester|first1=Dean C.|title=Taal Volcano and Its Recent Destructive Eruption|journal=The National Geographic Magazine|date=April 1912}}</ref> In 1575, the town transferred later to the edge of Domingo Lake (now [[Taal Lake]]) in 1575. In 1732, it became the provincial capital of [[Batangas]]. In 1754, [[Taal Volcano]] erupted, endangering the town of Taal which stood at present-day San Nicolas. Threatened by the new danger, the townspeople, together with the Augustinian Francisco Benchucillo, sought refuge in the sanctuary of Caysasay.<ref>{{cite book|last1=Galende, O.S.A|first1=Pedro G.|last2=Javellana, S.J|first2=Rene B.|title=Great Churches of the Philippines|date=1993|pages=46–47}}</ref><ref name="Thomas">{{cite book |last1=Hargrove |first1=Thomas |title=The Mysteries of Taal: A Philippine volcano and lake, her sea life and lost towns |date=1991 |publisher=Bookmark Publishing |location=Manila |isbn=9715690467 |pages=24–34,145–148}}</ref> The provincial capital was also transferred to the then-town of [[Batangas City|Batangas]] in the same year.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.batangas.gov.ph/portal/brief-history/|title=Brief History|accessdate=July 5, 2023|website=Official Website of the Province of Batangas}}</ref>

===Territorial changes===
Taal used to encompass a much more extensive area. In 1596, the former barrio of [[Bauan]] was established as a parish, effectively separating it from Taal.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://bauan.gov.ph/history/|title=History of Bauan|website=Municipality of Bauan|accessdate=July 6, 2023}}</ref>

Following the 1754 Taal Volcano eruption, the northern shoreline of [[Taal Lake]] that was previously part of [[Tanauan, Batangas|Tanauan]] were annexed to Taal as Tanauan transferred from the lake's northwestern Tanauan Bay to Sala, its present-day barangay. It later became part of [[Talisay, Batangas|Talisay]] upon its establishment in 1869.<ref name="Thomas" />

In 1861, the southern parts of Taal were separated to form the new municipality of [[San Luis, Batangas|San Luis]].<ref name="slb" /> A year later, the northern and western parts of Taal were also separated to form the municipality of [[Lemery, Batangas|Lemery]], which also consists the present-day [[Agoncillo, Batangas|Agoncillo]].

In 1903, San Luis and Lemery were returned to Taal; San Luis's ''poblacion'' was reverted to its old name Balibago.<ref>{{cite PH act|url=https://issuances-library.senate.gov.ph/legislative%2Bissuances/Act%20No.%20708|chamber=Act|number=708|date=March 28, 1903|title=An Act Reducing Thirteen of the Municipalities in the Province of Batangas to Five|accessdate=July 5, 2023}} {{Via|Senate of the Philippines Legislative Digital Resources Bureau}}</ref> In 1904, the western Tanauan barrios of Balaquilong (Balakilong), Bayuyungan, Binirayan (Berinayan), Bugaan, and San Gabriel were annexed to Taal by virtue of Act No. 1244;<ref>{{cite PH act|url=https://issuances-library.senate.gov.ph/legislative%2Bissuances/Act%20No.%201244|chamber=Act|number=1244|date=October 7, 1904|title=An Act Annexing the Barrios of Bayuyungan, Bugaan, Balaquilong, San Gabriel, and Binirayan, Now a Part of the Municipality of Tanauan, Province of Batangas, to the Municipality of Taal, in the Same Province|accessdate=July 5, 2023}} {{Via|Senate of the Philippines Legislative Digital Resources Bureau}}</ref> these barrios would eventually be returned to Talisay and become barangays of present-day [[Laurel, Batangas|Laurel]].<ref>{{cite PH act|url=https://issuances-library.senate.gov.ph/legislative%2Bissuances/Act%20No.%201514|chamber=Act|number=1514|date=July 23, 1906|title=An Act Increasing the Number of Municipalities in the Province of Batangas From Fifteen to Sixteen, by Separating From Tanauan the Former Municipality of Talisay, Reconstituting the Latter as a Municipality, and Giving to Each the Territory Which It Comprised Prior to the Passage of Act Numbered Seven Hundred and Eight|accessdate=July 5, 2023}} {{Via|Senate of the Philippines Legislative Digital Resources Bureau}}</ref><ref>{{cite PH act|url=https://thecorpusjuris.com/legislative/republic-acts/ra-no-5689.php|chamber=RA|number=5689|date=June 21, 1969|title=An Act Creating the Municipality of Laurel in the Province of Batangas|accessdate=July 3, 2023}} {{Via|The Corpus Juris}}</ref> Lemery and San Luis were once again separated from Taal and reconstituted as independent municipalities in 1906 and in 1918, respectively.<ref name="slb">{{cite web|url=http://www.sanluisbatangas.gov.ph/history/|title=History|publisher=San Luis Batangas|access-date=August 9, 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite PH act|url=https://issuances-library.senate.gov.ph/legislative%2Bissuances/Act%20No.%201549|chamber=Act|number=1549|date=October 25, 1906|title=An Act Increasing the Number of Municipalities in the Province of Batangas From Sixteen to Seventeen, by Separating From Taal the Former Municipality of Lemery, Reconstituting the Latter as a Municipality, and Giving the Same the Territory Which It Comprised Prior to the Passage of Act Numbered Seven Hundred and Eight.|accessdate=July 5, 2023}} {{Via|Senate of the Philippines Legislative Digital Resources Bureau}}</ref>

In 1955, the northern barrios of San Nicolas, Gipit, Bangin, Pansipit, Calangay, Sinturisan, Talang, Abilo, Balete, Bancora, Saimsim, Maabud, Mulawin, Tambo, Calumala, Alasas, Calawit, and Pulangbato were separated from Taal to form the new municipality of [[San Nicolas, Batangas|San Nicolas]].<ref>{{cite PH act|url=https://thecorpusjuris.com/legislative/republic-acts/ra-no-1229.php|chamber=RA|number=1229|date=June 1, 1955|title=An Act Creating the Municipality of San Nicolas, Province of Batangas|accessdate=July 5, 2023}} {{Via|The Corpus Juris}}</ref> In 1961, the eastern barrios of Sambat, Sinipian, Bihis, Calayaan, Irukan and Cutang Cawayan  were separated from Taal to form the new municipality of [[Santa Teresita, Batangas|Santa Teresita]].<ref name="EO454">{{cite PH act|url=http://www.officialgazette.gov.ph/1961/12/28/executive-order-no-454-s-1961/|chamber=EO|number=454, s. 1961|date=December 28, 1961|title=Creating the Municipality of Sta. Teresita in the Province of Batangas|language=|accessdate=July 5, 2023}} {{Via|the [[Official Gazette (Philippines)|Official Gazette of the Republic of the Philippines]]}}</ref>

== Geography ==
According to the [[Philippine Statistics Authority]], the municipality has a land area of {{convert|29.76|km2|sp=us}}{{PSGC detail|area}} constituting {{percentage|29.76|3,119.75|2|pad=yes}} of the {{convert|3,119.75|km2|2|adj=mid|sp=us}} total area of Batangas.

It covers an area of {{convert|270|km2|sp=us}} and is drained by [[Pansipit River]] down into Balayan Bay. Pansipit is one of the major ecological highways that allow migration of two fish species: ''[[Giant trevally|maliputo]]'' (Cranx ignobilis) and ''muslo'' (Cranx marginalis) which are unique to lake Taal. Adult fish migrate to the sea from Taal Lake via [[Pansipit River]] and Palanas River in [[Lemery, Batangas|Lemery]]. The ''[[tawilis]]'' (Harengula tawilis) is a freshwater [[sardine]] also endemic to Taal Lake.

===Climate===
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| Jan high C = 28
| Jan low C  = 20
| Feb high C = 30
| Feb low C  = 20
| Mar high C = 31
| Mar low C  = 20
| Apr high C = 33
| Apr low C  = 22
| May high C = 32
| May low C  = 24
| Jun high C = 30
| Jun low C  = 24
| Jul high C = 29
| Jul low C  = 24
| Aug high C = 29
| Aug low C  = 24
| Sep high C = 29
| Sep low C  = 24
| Oct high C = 29
| Oct low C  = 23
| Nov high C = 29
| Nov low C  = 22
| Dec high C = 28
| Dec low C  = 21
| Jan precipitation mm = 11
| Feb precipitation mm = 13
| Mar precipitation mm = 14
| Apr precipitation mm = 32
| May precipitation mm = 101
| Jun precipitation mm = 142
| Jul precipitation mm = 208
| Aug precipitation mm = 187
| Sep precipitation mm = 175
| Oct precipitation mm = 131
| Nov precipitation mm = 68
| Dec precipitation mm = 39
| Jan rain days        = 5.2
| Feb rain days        = 5.0
| Mar rain days        = 7.4
| Apr rain days        = 11.5
| May rain days        = 19.8
| Jun rain days        = 23.5
| Jul rain days        = 27.0
| Aug rain days        = 25.9
| Sep rain days        = 25.2
| Oct rain days        = 23.2
| Nov rain days        = 15.5
| Dec rain days        = 8.3
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| title =  Taal: Average Temperatures and Rainfall
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Taal has two seasons: dry from November to April, and wet during the rest of the year. The lowest minimum temperature does not drop below {{convert|20|C}} while the highest maximum temperature of {{convert|34.5|C}} occurs from March to July of each year.
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===Barangays===
Taal is politically subdivided into 42 [[barangay]]s.{{PSGC detail|nscb}} Each barangay consists of [[purok]]s and some have [[sitios]].

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{{PH brgy table lite|041029002| Balisong         | 3097| 2839}}
{{PH brgy table lite|041029003| Bihis            |  702|  572}}
{{PH brgy table lite|041029004| Bolbok           | 1131| 1027}}
{{PH brgy table lite|041029005| Buli             | 4033| 3460}}
{{PH brgy table lite|041029006| Butong           | 4926| 4627}}
{{PH brgy table lite|041029007| Carasuche        |  766|  669}}
{{PH brgy table lite|041029008| Cawit            | 2150| 1843}}
{{PH brgy table lite|041029009| Caysasay         |  610|  577}}
{{PH brgy table lite|041029010| Cubamba          |  904|  772}}
{{PH brgy table lite|041029011| Cultihan         | 1948| 1812}}
{{PH brgy table lite|041029012| Gahol            | 1202| 1060}}
{{PH brgy table lite|041029013| Halang           | 1410| 1250}}
{{PH brgy table lite|041029014| Iba              | 2962| 2633}}
{{PH brgy table lite|041029015| Ilog             | 1183| 1113}}
{{PH brgy table lite|041029016| Imamawo          |  700|  615}}
{{PH brgy table lite|041029017| Ipil             |  796|  712}}
{{PH brgy table lite|041029018| Luntal           | 1315| 1186}}
{{PH brgy table lite|041029019| Mahabang Lodlod  | 1218| 1089}}
{{PH brgy table lite|041029020| Niogan           |  411|  341}}
{{PH brgy table lite|041029021| Pansol           |  881|  819}}
{{PH brgy table lite|041029022| [[Poblacion]] 11 |  294|  355}}
{{PH brgy table lite|041029023| Poblacion 1      |  419|  401}}
{{PH brgy table lite|041029024| Poblacion 10     |  700|  760}}
{{PH brgy table lite|041029025| Poblacion 12     |  283|  249}}
{{PH brgy table lite|041029026| Poblacion 2      |  280|  323}}
{{PH brgy table lite|041029027| Poblacion 3      |  760|  918}}
{{PH brgy table lite|041029028| Poblacion 4      |  284|  395}}
{{PH brgy table lite|041029029| Poblacion 5      | 1805| 1710}}
{{PH brgy table lite|041029030| Poblacion 6      |  858|  828}}
{{PH brgy table lite|041029031| Poblacion 7      |  158|  258}}
{{PH brgy table lite|041029032| Poblacion 8      | 1036|  761}}
{{PH brgy table lite|041029033| Poblacion 9      |  977|  925}}
{{PH brgy table lite|041029034| Pook             | 1316| 1077}}
{{PH brgy table lite|041029044| Seiran           | 2995| 2678}}
{{PH brgy table lite|041029045| Laguile          | 2790| 2544}}
{{PH brgy table lite|041029046| Latag            |  960|  950}}
{{PH brgy table lite|041029047| Tierra Alta      |  963|  893}}
{{PH brgy table lite|041029048| Tulo             | 2717| 2370}}
{{PH brgy table lite|041029049| Tatlong Maria    | 1287| 1159}}
{{PH brgy table lite|041029050| Poblacion 13     |  477|  449}}
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==Demographics==
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In the 2020 census, Taal had a population of 61,460.{{PH census|current}} The population density was {{convert|{{sigfig|61,460/29.76|2}}|PD/km2|sp=us}}.

The first census in 1903 recorded a total population of 17,525. The 2007 population was 51,459 growing at 2.44% annually over the previous 7 years, with 7,961 households. By 2010, the population slightly increased to 51,503.

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== Economy ==
[[File:Taal Public Market (Taal, Batangas)(2018-07-30).jpg|thumb|Taal Public Market]]
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== Cultural events ==
* The EL PASUBAT Festival, celebrated annually during the month of April, is the conglomeration of the trademarks of Taal. "EL PASUBAT" stands for ''Empanada'', ''Longganisa'', ''Panutsa'', ''Suman'', ''Balisong'', ''Barong Tagalog'', ''Tapa'', ''Tamales'', ''Tawilis'', ''Tulingan'' — the delicacies and crafts that Taal is known for.<ref name="Mucipality of Taal">{{cite web|title=El Pasubat|url=http://www.taal.gov.ph/tourism/el-pasubat/|publisher=Taal Tourism Office|access-date=May 16, 2014|archive-date=June 29, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200629102125/http://www.taal.gov.ph/tourism/el-pasubat/|url-status=dead}}</ref>
* The Feast of [[St. Martin of Tours]] is held November 11 every year. Celebrations are in the form of prayer, hymns, declamation, flower offerings and big religious [[procession]]s. Most families celebrate with food and drinks for visitors thereafter.
* The Feast of [[Our Lady of Caysasay]], the well-known [[Miracle|miraculous]] image of the [[Immaculate Conception]], is celebrated every December 8. A joint town fiesta celebrated on December 9 honoring both Our Lady of Caysasay and Saint Martin of Tours.
* [[Lua (declamation)|Lua]] is a traditional declamation in the vernacular recited by a maiden to honor the Virgin Mary or a boy in praise of a male saint like Saint Martin of Tours. In the procession, young girls and ladies in their pretty gowns make up the ''hila'' (pull), so called because they are supposed to pull the cord of lights originating from the Virgin's ''karosa'' (procession carriage) bedecked with flowers.

== Local products and delicacies ==
[[File:Taaljf2280 08.JPG|thumb|Plaza and heritage houses in Taal]]

Since the Spanish period, the people of Taal lived by farming and commerce. The main produce are [[cotton]], [[cacao bean|cacao]] and sugar which are made through the use of crude sugar mill called ''trapeche''. [[Weaving]] and [[embroidery]] of [[Barong Tagalog|barong]] and ''camisa'' (blouses) made from [[piña]] are popular home industries. Local embroidery businesses later expanded their products to include curtains, piano covers, pillowcases, tablecloth, table napkins and bed covers, adding more fame already earned by Taal embroidery.

Other products produced in the town are [[Balisong (knife)|balisong]] (butterfly knife) and various food treats such as the [[Panocha (candy)|''panocha'']] (peanut brittle candy) and ''suman salehiya'' (a sweet [[Suman (food)|''suman'']]), [[Tapa (Filipino cuisine)|''tapa'']] (cured pork) and the local [[longganisa]], all of which are available at the public market. Popular Taal dishes include ''adobo sa dilaw'' (yellow [[Philippine adobo|adobo]]) and ''sinaing na tulingan'' ([[Little tunny|bonita fish]] soup).

==Notable personalities==
[[File:Felipe Agoncillo of ifi.jpg|thumb|Felipe Agoncillo]]

===Philippine Revolution===

* [[Gliceria de Villavicencio]] was named as the “godmother of the revolutionary forces” by Gen. [[Emilio Aguinaldo]]. She supported the revolution against the Spaniards, and later the Americans inflamed by the death of her husband, Eulalio Villavicencio, in February 1898.
* [[Felipe Agoncillo]] is a revolutionary hero, statesman, and diplomat Philippine Republic to the [[United States]] and to the [[Treaty of Paris (1898)|Treaty of Paris]] in 1898.
* [[Marcela Agoncillo]] is best known as "The Mother of the Philippine Flag" for being the maker of the present [[flag of the Philippines]], first unfurled at the declaration of [[Philippine Declaration of Independence|Philippine Independence]] on June 12, 1898, in [[Kawit]], [[Cavite]].
* [[Vicente Ilustre]] was associated with other Filipinos like [[José Rizal]], [[Marcelo H. Del Pilar]], Galicano Apacible, and others in Spain. He became a member of the [[Philippine Commission]] under Governor-General [[Francis Burton Harrison]] where he served as president of the committee for [[Mindanao]] and [[Sulu]]. Thereafter, he became a Senator in the First [[Senate of the Philippines]]. He was also instrumental in the installation of public light and water utilities in Taal.
* [[Ananías Diokno]] was the only Tagalog general to lead a full-scale military expedition to the [[Visayas]] against the Spanish forces. He became governor of [[Capiz]].
* [[Galicano Apacible]], was a co-founder of [[La solidaridad|La Solidaridad]] with his cousin José Rizal. He later co-founded the [[Nacionalista Party]] and served as [[Governor of Batangas]], assemblyman, and agriculture and natural resources secretary.

===Modern Taaleños===
* [[Ramón Diokno]], Senator and Supreme Court Justice
* [[Jose W. Diokno]], Senator and Secretary of Justice. The Sangguniang Bayan meets at the Sen. Jose W. Diokno Legislative Hall at the Municipal Hall.
* [[Fernando Suarez|Father Fernando Suarez]], a Catholic priest known worldwide for [[faith healing]], was born here in 1967.
* [[Benjamin Diokno]] - Secretary of [[Department of Budget and Management|Budget and Management]] 1998–2001, 2016–2019; Governor of [[Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas]] 2019–2022; Secretary of [[Department of Finance (Philippines)|Finance]] 2022-present

==Gallery==

<gallery widths="200" heights="150">
File:Taal Basilica (Taal, Batangas)(2018-07-30).jpg|[[Taal Basilica]]
File:Caysasay Shrine (renovations) 2024-03-27.jpg|[[Archdiocesan&nbsp;Shrine of Our&nbsp;Lady of&nbsp;Caysasay]]
File:Taal Municipal Building (Taal, Batangas)(2018-07-30).jpg|Municipal hall
File:Taaljf2115 15.JPG|[[Felipe Agoncillo]] ancestral house
File:Taaljf2280 08.JPG|Taal Plaza
File:Taaljf2340 04.JPG|Our Lady of Caysasay Academy gate
File:Welcome Arch of Taal Heritage Town 1, Taal, Batangas, October 2022.jpg|Arch at Taal town proper
File:Taal,SanNicolas,Batangasjf2087 01.JPG|Welcome&nbsp;arch from [[San Nicolas, Batangas|San Nicolas]]
File:San Lorenzo Ruiz Steps, Taal, Batangas (March 2020).jpg|San Lorenzo Ruiz Steps
File:Galleria Taal signage.jpg|Galleria Taal 
File:20240209144459 IMG 3670 (<span class="ltr">1</span>).jpg| Ancestral houses
</gallery>

== See also ==
* [[Taal Basilica|Basilica de San Martin de Tours (Taal)]] – the biggest Catholic Basilica Church in the Far East
* [[Our Lady of Caysasay]]
* [[Our Lady of Caysasay Academy]]

== References ==
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== External links ==
{{Commons category}}
* {{official website|https://www.taal.gov.ph/}}
* [http://www.taal.ph Official Tourism Website of Taal]
* [{{NSCB detail}} Philippine Standard Geographic Code]

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{{s-bef|before=[[Balayan]]|as=Capital of Balayan}}
{{s-ttl|title=Capital of [[Batangas]]|years=1732–1754}}
{{s-aft|after=[[Batangas City|Batangas]]}}
{{s-end}}

{{Geographic location
| Centre    = Taal
| North     = {{nowrap|[[Agoncillo, Batangas|Agoncillo]] / [[San Nicolas, Batangas|San Nicolas]]}}
| East      = [[Santa Teresita, Batangas|Santa&nbsp;Teresita]]
| South     = [[San Luis, Batangas|San&nbsp;Luis]]
| Southwest = ''[[Balayan Bay]]''
| West      = [[Lemery, Batangas|Lemery]]
}}
{{Batangas}}
{{Authority control}}
{{Spanish Colonial architecture}}

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[[Category:Former provincial capitals of the Philippines]]