Tanauan City
The City of Tanauan (Filipino: Lungsod ng Tanauan) is a second class city in theprovince of Batangas, Philippines. According to the latest census, it has a population of 142,537 inhabitants in 21,912 households. It was incorporated as a city under Republic Act No. 9005, signed on February 2, 2001 and ratified on March 10, 2001.
Revolutionary thinker and former Prime Minister Apolinario Mabini and former PresidentJosé P. Laurel were born in Tanauan.
Recent events include the assassination of its former mayor, Cesar V. Platon, by NPA rebels, as he was running for the governorship of Batangas. This happened days shy of the election.
The city share its borders with Calamba City, Laguna to the north, Tagaytay City, Caviteto the northwest, Talisay, Batangas to the west, Santo Tomas, Batangas to the east, and the towns of Balete and Malvar to the south.
* City Government
The Town of Tanauan was founded on its present location in 1754, having been transferred from the fringe of Taal Lake where it was originally situated. It is generally believed that Tanauan, together with Sala was originally founded in 1572 by the Augustinian missionaries who built mission at the shore of the Lake known as Bonbon (now Taal). The town, however, was totally destroyed during the most impressive and catastrophic historically recorded eruption of Taal Volcano in 1754. Tanauan City is politically subdivided into 48 barangays.
City of Tanauan
Lungsod ng Tanauan | — Component City — | Nickname(s): Cradle of the Noble Heroes | | Coordinates: 14°4′58″N 121°9′2″ECoordinates: 14°4′58″N 121°9′2″E | Country | Philippines | Region | Region IV-ACALABARZON | Province | Batangas | Congressional District | 3rd | Barangays | 48 | Cityhood | March 10, 2001 | Government | - Mayor | Sonia Torres Aquino | - Vice Mayor | Julius Caesar G. Platon II | - Councilors | Jhoanna D. Corona
Gileen V. Canobas
Elmer L. Perez
Marcelo Eric O. Manglo
Marissa M. Tabing
Revolutionary thinker and former Prime Minister Apolinario Mabini and former PresidentJosé P. Laurel were born in Tanauan.
Recent events include the assassination of its former mayor, Cesar V. Platon, by NPA rebels, as he was running for the governorship of Batangas. This happened days shy of the election.
The city share its borders with Calamba City, Laguna to the north, Tagaytay City, Caviteto the northwest, Talisay, Batangas to the west, Santo Tomas, Batangas to the east, and the towns of Balete and Malvar to the south.
* City Government
The Town of Tanauan was founded on its present location in 1754, having been transferred from the fringe of Taal Lake where it was originally situated. It is generally believed that Tanauan, together with Sala was originally founded in 1572 by the Augustinian missionaries who built mission at the shore of the Lake known as Bonbon (now Taal). The town, however, was totally destroyed during the most impressive and catastrophic historically recorded eruption of Taal Volcano in 1754. Tanauan City is politically subdivided into 48 barangays.
City of Tanauan
Lungsod ng Tanauan | — Component City — | Nickname(s): Cradle of the Noble Heroes | | Coordinates: 14°4′58″N 121°9′2″ECoordinates: 14°4′58″N 121°9′2″E | Country | Philippines | Region | Region IV-ACALABARZON | Province | Batangas | Congressional District | 3rd | Barangays | 48 | Cityhood | March 10, 2001 | Government | - Mayor | Sonia Torres Aquino | - Vice Mayor | Julius Caesar G. Platon II | - Councilors | Jhoanna D. Corona
Gileen V. Canobas
Elmer L. Perez
Marcelo Eric O. Manglo
Marissa M. Tabing