Talim Island

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Talim Island
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Talim Island with Mount Tagapo as seen from Los Baños pier at dusk
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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
Region Calabarzon
Province Rizal
Municipalities
Demographics
Population40,018 (as of 2020)
Additional information
Talim Island

Talim Island is the largest lake island in Laguna de Bay, the largest lake in the Philippines. The hilly island is within the boundaries of the Province of Rizal, under the jurisdiction of two municipalities. The western side is part of the municipality of Binangonan, while the eastern section is part of Cardona.

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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 Talim Island, [1] the largest of which is a 3-kilometre (1.9 mi) crater surrounding Brgys. 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
  • Pipindan
  • Pinagdilawan
  • Rayap
  • Sapang
  • Tabon
  • Balibago
  • Boor
  • Lambac
  • Malanggam
  • Navotas
  • Subay
  • Tuna
Map of Rizal highlighting Talim Island
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Binangonan portion
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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.

Religion

Three Roman Catholic parish churches are located on the island. [6] The Santo Domingo Parish Church is in Janosa, Binangonan, Our Lady of Lourdes Parish Church in Navotas, Cardona, and San Francisco de Asis Parish Church in Habagatan, Binangonan. Also, a few Jehovah's Witnesses [7] [8] live on the island, and they have three meeting places called Kingdom Halls. [9] [10] The Iglesia ni Cristo [11] has a place of worship [12] in Barangay Subay, Cardona. And also two Unida Christian Church which is located in Bombong, Binangonan and Kinagatan, Binangonan

See also

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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".
  6. ↑ "Our Lady of Lourdes Parish"
  7. ↑ "Jehovah's Witnesses Official Website"
  8. ↑ "Opisyal na Website ng mga Saksi ni Jehova"
  9. ↑ "meaning of Kingdom Hall"
  10. ↑ "Kahulugan ng Kingdom Hall"
  11. ↑ "Iglesia Ni Cristo (Church of Christ)". 16 June 2020.
  12. ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2016-08-19. Retrieved 2016-08-18.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
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