Tanauan City

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**City of Tanauan**
Location
Map of Batangas showing the location of Tanauan City.
Government
Region	CALABARZON (Region IV-A)
Province	Batangas
District	3rd district of Batangas
Barangays	48
Income class:	3rd class city; partially urban
Mayor	Sonia Torres-Aquino (Kampi)
Cityhood	2001
Physical characteristics
Area	147.20 km²
Population Total (2000) Density	117,539 798/km²

The City of Tanauan (Filipino: Lungsod ng Tanauan) is a third class city in the province of Batangas, Philippines. According to the 2000 census, it has a population of 117,539 people in 21,912 households.

Revolutionary thinker Apolinario Mabini and former President Jose 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.

1 City Officials
2 Barangays
- 2.1 Barangay Talaga
3 External links

[edit] City Officials

City Mayor: Sonia Torres-Aquino
Vice Mayor: Herminigildo Trinidad Jr

Sangguniang Panglungsod Members:

Julius Caesar Platon II
Elenita Gonzales
Eleuterio Borja
Armin Roxas
Manolito Javier
Elmer Perez
Francisca Querrer
Marcelo Eric Manglo
Aurelio Lanto Jr
Simeon Platon
Ralph Earl Borja

[edit] Barangays

Tanauan City is politically subdivided into 48 barangays.

Altura Bata
Altura Matanda
Altura-South
Ambulong
Banadero
Bagbag
Bagumbayan
Balele
Banjo East
Banjo Laurel (Banjo West)
Bilog-bilog
Boot
Cale
Darasa
Pagaspas
Gonzales

Hidalgo
Janopol
Janopol Oriental
Laurel
Luyos
Mabini
Malaking Pulo
Maria Paz
Maugat
Montaña (Ik-ik)
Natatas
Pantay Matanda
Pantay Bata
Poblacion Barangay 1
Poblacion Barangay 2
Poblacion Barangay 3

Poblacion Barangay 4
Poblacion Barangay 5
Poblacion Barangay 6
Poblacion Barangay 7
Sala
Sambat
San Jose
Santol (Doña Jacoba Garcia)
Santor
Sulpoc
Suplang

Talaga
Tinurik
Trapiche 1
Trapiche 2(DOS TUBUGAN)
Trapiche 3,4
Ulango
Wawa

[edit] Barangay Talaga

This barangay is the birthplace of Apolinario Mabini, regarded as the Brains of the Katipunan (the Philippine Revolution movement during the Spanish period).