Ibaan, Batangas
Encyclopedia
Ibaan is a 4th class municipality in the Province of Batangas, Philippines
. According to the latest census, it has a population of 45,649 people in 7,825 households.
It is located 110 kilometers south of Manila
. It is bounded on the north by San Jose
and Lipa City
; on the east by Rosario
and Taysan
; on the south by Batangas City
; and on the west by Batangas City
and San Jose
, Philippines
. It has a land area of 98.95 km2 (38 sq. mi)at an altitude of 300 ft. (91 m) above sea level.
It is predominantly a Roman Catholic community, with minor percentage of Protestants and members of the Iglesia ni Kristo. Tagalog
is the local dialect, however English
is included in its educational curriculum and is often used in official dealings and transactions.
Temperature is moderate both in its rainy and dry seasons, conducive to farming, agricultural and livestock production which are the usual occupation of the people. There are less and less farmers each year because locals resort to hog raising which provides better income. Other sources of income are being engaged in business and profession. Ibaan is also known as the home of the "kulambo" (mosquito net) because the production and trading of such nets belong to one of the most profitable businesses in the locality.
s. Bungahan was constituted as a barrio in 1956.
Philippines
The Philippines , officially known as the Republic of the Philippines , is a country in Southeast Asia in the western Pacific Ocean. To its north across the Luzon Strait lies Taiwan. West across the South China Sea sits Vietnam...
. According to the latest census, it has a population of 45,649 people in 7,825 households.
It is located 110 kilometers south of Manila
Manila
Manila is the capital of the Philippines. It is one of the sixteen cities forming Metro Manila.Manila is located on the eastern shores of Manila Bay and is bordered by Navotas and Caloocan to the north, Quezon City to the northeast, San Juan and Mandaluyong to the east, Makati on the southeast,...
. It is bounded on the north by San Jose
San Jose, Batangas
San Jose is a 1st class municipality in the province of Batangas, Philippines. According to the latest census, it has a population of 61,307 people in 10,123 households....
and Lipa City
Lipa City
The Lipa City /Li-pâ/ is a first class city in the province of Batangas, Philippines. It is one of the three component cities of Batangas province...
; on the east by Rosario
Rosario, Batangas
Rosario is a 1st class municipality in the province of Batangas, Philippines. According to the latest census, it has a population of 95,785 people in 16,288 households....
and Taysan
Taysan, Batangas
Taysan is a 2nd class municipality in the province of Batangas, Philippines. According to the latest census, it has a population of 33,454 people in 5,823 households...
; on the south by Batangas City
Batangas City
- Foreign Rule :The first Spanish missionaries arrived in Batangas City since 1572. Finally on 1581 Spanish authorities governing the Philippines created a pueblo in the area which included the hill where the present Provincial Capitol of Batangas stands after the formal end of the Coumintang...
; and on the west by Batangas City
Batangas City
- Foreign Rule :The first Spanish missionaries arrived in Batangas City since 1572. Finally on 1581 Spanish authorities governing the Philippines created a pueblo in the area which included the hill where the present Provincial Capitol of Batangas stands after the formal end of the Coumintang...
and San Jose
San Jose, Batangas
San Jose is a 1st class municipality in the province of Batangas, Philippines. According to the latest census, it has a population of 61,307 people in 10,123 households....
, Philippines
Philippines
The Philippines , officially known as the Republic of the Philippines , is a country in Southeast Asia in the western Pacific Ocean. To its north across the Luzon Strait lies Taiwan. West across the South China Sea sits Vietnam...
. It has a land area of 98.95 km2 (38 sq. mi)at an altitude of 300 ft. (91 m) above sea level.
It is predominantly a Roman Catholic community, with minor percentage of Protestants and members of the Iglesia ni Kristo. Tagalog
Tagalog language
Tagalog is an Austronesian language spoken as a first language by a third of the population of the Philippines and as a second language by most of the rest. It is the first language of the Philippine region IV and of Metro Manila...
is the local dialect, however English
English language
English is a West Germanic language that arose in the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of England and spread into what was to become south-east Scotland under the influence of the Anglian medieval kingdom of Northumbria...
is included in its educational curriculum and is often used in official dealings and transactions.
Temperature is moderate both in its rainy and dry seasons, conducive to farming, agricultural and livestock production which are the usual occupation of the people. There are less and less farmers each year because locals resort to hog raising which provides better income. Other sources of income are being engaged in business and profession. Ibaan is also known as the home of the "kulambo" (mosquito net) because the production and trading of such nets belong to one of the most profitable businesses in the locality.
Barangays
Ibaan is politically subdivided into 26 barangayBarangay
A barangay is the smallest administrative division in the Philippines and is the native Filipino term for a village, district or ward...
s. Bungahan was constituted as a barrio in 1956.
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External links
- Official Website of the Municipality of Ibaan, Batangas
- MyLako - For Ibaan's Piddlers and Peddlers, a Social Network with a Business Twist!
- Ibaan 2010 Election
- Philippine Standard Geographic Code
- 1995 Philippine Census Information
- 2000 Philippine Census Information
- 2007 Philippine Census Information