Location
The heritage town of Taal is located in the northwestern part of the province of Batangas, about 131 kilometers distance from Manila via Tagaytay City. (Latitude 13°53’00”N and Longitude 120°56’00”E)
It is located along the Pansipit River, the main outlet of Taal Lake to Balayan Bay. Taal Volcano is located within Taal Lake.
Geography
The municipality of Taal has a total land area of 2,976 hectares, consisting of 42 barangays spread along a mixture of hills and slopes. Barangay Butong is the only barangay located along the coast of Balayan Bay.
Demographics
The first census in 1903 recorded a total population of 17,525. The 2007 population is 41,352 growing at 2.33% annually, with 7,961 households.
Climate
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 20 degrees centigrade while the highest maximum temperature of 24.5 degrees centigrade occurs from March to July of each year.
Fresh Water Resources: Pansipit River
A dominant feature of the province of Batangas is Taal Lake. It covers an area of 270 square km. 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: 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. The tawilis (harengula tawilis) is a freshwater sardine also endemic to Taal lake.
