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GEOGRAPHY
Located at the central part of Batangas
Total Land Area: 24.76 square kilometers (9.56 sq mi)
Coordinates: 13°52′N 121°00′E
DISTANCE FROM MAJOR POINTS
Manila: 110 kilometers
Batangas City (Provincial Capital) – 17 kilometers
ADJACENT PLACES / BOUNDARIES
North – Taal Volcano and Lake
Northwest – Municipality of Sta. Teresita, Batangas
West – Municipality of San Luis, Batangas
East – Municipalities of Cuenca, Batangas and San Jose, Batangas
Southwest – Municipality of Bauan
South – Municipality of San Pascual
TOPOGRAPHY
Gently rolling with some hilly places, the Municipality of Alitagtag has an aggregate area of 26.79 sq. kilometers or 2, 697 hectares and is inhabited by some 17,000 hardworking people. It is composed of nineteen (19) barangays.
The municipality is predominantly agricultural in natire as the agricultural land gets the bigger portion of the town’s land which is 53% of the total land area, that naturally, farming leads the field of livelihood.
LAND USES
Built up areas: 156.5705
Agricultural: 1.794,1096
Special Land Uses: 525.1399
Industrial Areas: 0.2302
ECA/Tourism Areas: 264.000
Open Grasslands: 261.0897
POPULATION
Rate as of 2007 census: 22,794
Density: 920/km2 (2,400/sq mi)
Last updated: October 8, 2013
