San Nicolas, Batangas
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San Nicolas is a 5th class municipality in the province of Batangas, Philippines
Philippines
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. According to the latest census, it has a population of 19,046 people in 2,946 households. It is the smallest municipality in Batangas with 14.34 square kilometers of land area, which includes half of the Taal volcano
Taal Volcano
Taal Volcano is a complex volcano located on the island of Luzon in the Philippines. Historical eruptions are concentrated on Volcano Island, an island near the middle of Lake Taal. The lake partially fills Taal Caldera, which was formed by powerful prehistoric eruptions between 140,000 to 5,380 BP...

 island.

In 1955 the barrios of San Nicolas, Gipit, Bangin, Pansipit, Calangay, Sinturisan, Talang, Abilo, Balete, Bancora, Saimsim, Maabud, Mulawin, Tambo, Calumala, Alasas, Calawit and Pulangbato, then part of the municipality of Taal
Taal, Batangas
Taal is a 4th class municipality in the province of Batangas, Philippines. According to the latest census, it has a population of 51,459 people in 8,451 households.It is the Balisong and Barong Tagalog Capital of the Philippines...

, Batangas
Batangas
Batangas is a first class province of the Philippines located on the southwestern part of Luzon in the CALABARZON region. Its capital is Batangas City and it is bordered by the provinces of Cavite and Laguna to the north and Quezon to the east. Across the Verde Island Passages to the south is the...

 were separated and constituted into a new and separate municipality known as San Nicolas.

Barangays

San Nicolas is politically subdivided into 18 barangay
Barangay
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s.

In 1957, the following sitios were converted from their mother barrios and converted into independent barrios: Burol from Tambo, Tagodtod from Munlawin, Kalawit and Pulang-Bato from Alas-as, and Baluk-Balok from Gipit.


  • Abelo
  • Balete
  • Baluk-baluk
  • Bancoro
  • Bangin
  • Calangay
  • Hipit
  • Maabud North
  • Maabud South

  • Munlawin
  • Pansipit
  • Poblacion
  • Santo Niño
  • Sinturisan
  • Tagudtod
  • Talang
  • Alas-as
  • Pulang-Bato


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