Alitagtag, Batangas


Alitagtag, officially the Municipality of Alitagtag, is a 4th class municipality in the province of Batangas, Philippines. According to the 2015 census, it has a population of 25,300 people.
It is bordered on the north by Taal Lake, east by Cuenca and San Jose, west by Santa Teresita and San Luis, and south by Bauan and San Pascual.

Geography

According to the Philippine Statistics Authority, the municipality has a land area of constituting of the total area of Batangas.

Barangays

Alitagtag is politically subdivided into 20 barangays. In 1957, the following barrios were created: Pingas, composed of Sitios Pingas and Corral; Tadlak, composed of sitios Tadlak and Malukan; and Sambi composed of the sitio of Sambi.

Climate

Demographics

In the, had a population of. The population density was.

Attractions

The town is notable for being the original location where a replica of the True Cross was erected in the Spanish Era. Known as the "Holy Cross of Alitagtag", the image which was supposedly hewn from the post of a fallen house made of anubing, 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 Catholic devotion to the Holy Cross of Alitagtag.

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