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Coordinates: 14°32′23.15″N121°5′47.60″E / 14.5397639°N 121.0965556°E | |
Country | Philippines |
Region | National Capital Region |
City | Taguig |
District | 1st Legislative district of Taguig |
Government | |
• Type | Barangay |
• Punong Barangay | Gerome San Pedro |
Population (2015) | |
• Total | 19,346 [1] |
Time zone | UTC+8 (PST) |
Postal Code | 1637 |
Area code | 02 |
Website | https://www.facebook.com/barangaynapindantaguig |
Napindan is one of the 38 barangays of Taguig, Metro Manila, Philippines. It is one of the 18 barangays of Taguig when it became a part of Metropolitan Manila on November 7, 1975. [2]
Napindan is a "Barra" or an island or bar of land on the mouth or opening or a water way like a river or a lake. [3] [4] According to the old Spanish maps, it has 3 features: the Napindan Proper (where the visita de San Pedro is located), the Ibayo Napindan, and the islands where the Napindan Lighthouse is located. [5] Napindan was also mentioned by José Rizal in his letter to his grandmother on March 26, 1876. [6]
Napindan is bounded on the north by Kalawaan in Pasig, northeast by Pinagbuhatan in Pasig and Santa Ana in Taytay, on the east by Rio del Pueblo, on the south by Laguna de Bay, and on the west by Ibayo Tipas. [7] boudaries unclear between taguig and pasig are disputed teritories claim pasig city administration it's de facto in Taguig
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