Talim Island

Talim Island

Talim Island with Mount Tagapo as seen from Los Baños pier at dusk
Talim Island Location within the Philippines
Geography
Location	Laguna de Bay
Coordinates	14°21′7″N121°13′54″E / 14.35194°N 121.23167°E / 14.35194; 121.23167
Administration
Philippines
Region	Calabarzon
Province	Rizal
Municipalities	Binangonan Cardona
Demographics
Population	40,018 (as of 2020)
Additional information

Talim Island is the largest lake island in Laguna de Bay, the largest lake in the Philippines. The island is inside the Province of Rizal, under the control of two municipalities, with the western side is part of Binangonan, while the eastern side is part of Cardona. The island is volcanic in origin and forms the southwest rim of the Laguna Caldera. Volcanism after the formation of the caldera created the maars and volcanic craters at the southern end of the island, ^[1] the largest of which is a 3-kilometre (1.9 mi) crater surrounding Barangays Balibago and Tuna. ^[2]

Political subdivision

The island consists of 24 barangays that lie along its shores, 17 belong to the town of Binangonan and 7 to Cardona.

Binangonan Cardona Bangad Binitagan Bombong Buhangin Ginoong Sanay Gulod Habagatan Janosa Kasile Kaytome Kinaboogan Kinagatan Malakaban Pinagdilawan Rayap Sapang Tabon Balibago Boor Lambac Malanggam Navotas Subay Tuna

Map of Rizal highlighting Talim Island Binangonan portion Cardona portion

History

Marking's Guerrillas operated on the island in 1943, during WWII. ^{[3] [4]}

Geography

Talim Island is located almost at the center of Laguna de Bay, a three-lobed lake the center of which is the Laguna Caldera. The northernmost tip of the island is separated from the mainland by Diablo Pass, which is only about 240 meters (790 ft) at the narrowest. The southernmost tip of the island is called Talim Point.

The highest point of the island is Mount Tagapo, known locally as "Bundok ng Susong Dalaga" (Maiden's breast mountains) for the conical hill at its peak resembling the female breast. The hill is among the several in the Tagalog region that are called as such because of its shape. This feature is best observed from neighboring Mount Sembrano in the Jalajala peninsula across the lake. ^[5]

Economy

The island is rich in bamboo, which the islanders make into different types of furniture such as bamboo sofas, cabinets, tables, chairs and a lot more. It is their main source of living, while lake fishing is only secondary.

Also, along the lake are fish pens that supports the everyday needs of the islanders.

See also

• Laguna de Bay
• Laguna Lake Development Authority
• Breast shaped hills

References

1. "Laguna Caldera". Global Volcanism Program . Smithsonian Institution . Retrieved 2013-09-18.
2. "Port of Balibago". Google Maps. Retrieved on 2013-09-18.
3. Kaminski, Theresa (2016). Angels of the Underground. New York: Oxford University Press. p. 252. ISBN   9780199928248.
4. Panlilio, Yay (1950). The Crucible: An Autobiography by Colonel Yay, Filipina American Guerrilla . New Brunswick: Rutgers University Press. pp.  125-135. ISBN   9780813546827.
5. "Destination Mt. Sembrano".

External links

• Media related to Talim Island at Wikimedia Commons
• Talim Island at OpenStreetMap
• Philippine Standard Geographic Code
• 2000 Philippine Census Information