Alitagtag, officially the Municipality of Alitagtag ( tgl, Bayan ng Alitagtag), is a 4th class

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in the

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Batangas Batangas, officially the Province of Batangas ( tl, Lalawigan ng Batangas ), is a province in the Philippines located in the Calabarzon region on Luzon. Its capital is the city of Batangas, and is bordered by the provinces of Cavite and La ...

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. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 26,819 people.

Geography

According to the

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, the municipality has a land area of constituting of the total area of Batangas. It is bordered on the north by

Taal Lake Taal Lake ( tl, Lawa ng Taal, ), formerly known as Bombón Lake, is a freshwater caldera lake in the province of Batangas, on the island of Luzon in the Philippines. The lake fills Taal Volcano, a large volcanic caldera formed by very large e ...

, east by Cuenca and San Jose, west by Santa Teresita and San Luis, and south by

Bauan Bauan, officially the Municipality of Bauan ( tgl, Bayan ng Bauan), is a 1st class municipality in the province of Batangas, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 90,819 people. History Religious attribution and mi ...

and San Pascual.

Barangays

Alitagtag is politically subdivided into 19

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s. In 1957, the following ''barrio''s were created: Pingas, composed of ''

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s'' Pingas and Corral; Tadlak, composed of sitios Tadlak and Malukan; and Sambi composed of the sitio of Sambi.

Climate

Demographics

In the 2020 census, Alitagtag had a population of 26,819. The population density was .

Economy

Tourism

The town is notable for being the original location where a replica of the

True Cross The True Cross is the cross upon which Jesus was said to have been crucified, particularly as an object of religious veneration. There are no early accounts that the apostles or early Christians preserved the physical cross themselves, althoug ...

was erected in the

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. Known as the "Holy Cross of Alitagtag", the image which was supposedly hewn from the post of a fallen house made of ''anubing'' (a hardwood), is venerated in surrounding towns for its allegedly mystical powers. The '' Sublî'' dance, now popular throughout the province and beyond, is the most widely recognised ritual associated with the

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devotion to the Holy Cross of Alitagtag.

Gallery

File:Alitagtagjf1312 01.JPG, Municipal hall File:Alitagtag,Batangasjf1394 13.JPG, Park File:Alitagtag,Batangasjf1345 06.JPG, Multipurpose sports complex File:AlitagtagChurchjf1414 11.JPG, Invencion de la Santa Cruz Parish Church

References

External links

* Philippine Standard Geographic Code {{DEFAULTSORT:Alitagtag, Batangas Municipalities of Batangas Populated places on Taal Lake