Alitagtag

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| established_date = January 1, 1910

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| leader_title = Mayor

| leader_name = Edilberto G. Ponggos

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| leader_name1 = Manuel E. Abrigo

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| leader_name2 = Ma. Theresa V. Collantes

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| 2=Nathaniel C. Castillo

| 3=Archie P. Catapang

| 4=Frederick M. Salazar

| 5=Paul Joshua T. Alcaraz

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| 7=Erwin G. Dimaculangan

| 8=Jerome M. Garcia

| 9=Ambrosio S. Sandoval

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Alitagtag, officially the Municipality of Alitagtag ({{langx|tl|Bayan ng Alitagtag}}), is a municipality in the province of Batangas, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 26,819 people.{{PH census|current}}

Alitagtag derived its name from the Tagalog word alinagnag, which means "a small distinct light."{{cite news |date=March 8, 2018 |title=Alinagnag: A small distinct light of future |url=http://news.calabarzon.dilg.gov.ph/2072/alinagnag-a-small-distinct-light-of-future/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230707161709/http://news.calabarzon.dilg.gov.ph/2072/alinagnag-a-small-distinct-light-of-future/ |archive-date=July 7, 2023 |accessdate=July 6, 2023 |publisher=DILG CALABARZON}}{{cite web |date=September 3, 2021 |title=ALINAGNAG |url=https://www.tagaloglang.com/alinagnag/ |accessdate=July 6, 2023 |website=Tagalog Lang |language=tl}}

History

Much of Alitagtag was once part of Bauan. On August 10, 1908, the resolution by the electorate of barrios Alitagtag, Balagbag, Dalipit, Munlawin, and Muzon was transmitted to the Provincial Committee, who would approve it in three months' time. Batangas Governor Galicano Apacible later endorsed it to the Civil Commission for a hearing that would be held on January 2, 1909.{{cite web|url=https://www.alitagtag.gov.ph/about-us/history|title=History|website=Alitagtag, Batangas|accessdate=July 6, 2023}}

The aforementioned barrios were separated from Bauan to constitute the new independent municipality of Alitagtag by virtue of Executive Order No. 43 dated May 7, 1909. The order

took effect on January 1, 1910.{{cite PH act|chamber=EO|number=43|title=Creating the Municipality of Alitagtag| url=https://www.batangashistory.date/2018/12/alitagtag-eo.html|date=May 7, 1909|accessdate=July 6, 2023}}

In 1957, the following barrios were created: Pingas, composed of sitios Pingas and Corral; Tadlak, composed of sitios Tadlak and Malukan; and Sambi, composed of the sitio Sambi.{{cite PH act|chamber=RA|number=1662|url=http://philippinelaw.info/statutes/ra1662.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120509223439/http://philippinelaw.info/statutes/ra1662.html|archive-date=May 9, 2012|date=June 20, 1957|title=An Act Creating Certain Barrios in the Municipality of Alitagtag, Province of Batangas|website=LawPH.com|access-date=January 19, 2021}}

Geography

According to the Philippine Statistics Authority, the municipality has a land area of {{convert|24.76|km2|sp=us}}{{PSGC detail|area}} constituting {{percentage|24.76|3,119.75|2|pad=yes}} of the {{convert|3,119.75|km2|2|adj=mid|sp=us}} total area of Batangas.

It is bordered on the north by Taal Lake, east by Cuenca and San Jose, west by Santa Teresita and San Luis, and south by Bauan and San Pascual.

=Barangays=

Alitagtag is politically subdivided into 19 barangays, as shown in the matrix below.{{PSGC detail|nscb}} Each barangay consists of puroks and some have sitios.

=Climate=

{{Weather box

| location = Alitagtag, Batangas

| width = auto

| metric first = Yes

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| Jan high C = 27

| Jan low C = 19

| Feb high C = 29

| Feb low C = 18

| Mar high C = 30

| Mar low C = 19

| Apr high C = 32

| Apr low C = 21

| May high C = 30

| May low C = 23

| Jun high C = 29

| Jun low C = 23

| Jul high C = 28

| Jul low C = 23

| Aug high C = 27

| Aug low C = 23

| Sep high C = 27

| Sep low C = 23

| Oct high C = 28

| Oct low C = 22

| Nov high C = 28

| Nov low C = 20

| Dec high C = 27

| Dec low C = 19

| Jan precipitation mm = 11

| Feb precipitation mm = 13

| Mar precipitation mm = 14

| Apr precipitation mm = 32

| May precipitation mm = 101

| Jun precipitation mm = 142

| Jul precipitation mm = 208

| Aug precipitation mm = 187

| Sep precipitation mm = 175

| Oct precipitation mm = 131

| Nov precipitation mm = 68

| Dec precipitation mm = 39

| Jan rain days = 5.2

| Feb rain days = 5.0

| Mar rain days = 7.4

| Apr rain days = 11.5

| May rain days = 19.8

| Jun rain days = 23.5

| Jul rain days = 27.0

| Aug rain days = 25.9

| Sep rain days = 25.2

| Oct rain days = 23.2

| Nov rain days = 15.5

| Dec rain days = 8.3

| source 1 = Meteoblue {{cite web

| url = https://www.meteoblue.com/en/weather/historyclimate/climatemodelled/alitagtag_philippines_1731382

| title = Alitagtag: Average Temperatures and Rainfall

| publisher = Meteoblue

| access-date = May 5, 2020

| archive-date = September 26, 2021

| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20210926044829/https://www.meteoblue.com/en/weather/historyclimate/climatemodelled/alitagtag_philippines_1731382

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| date = May 5, 2020

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Demographics

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| footnote= Source: Philippine Statistics Authority{{PH census|2015}}{{PH census|2010}}{{PH census|2007}}{{LWUA population data}}

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In the 2020 census, Alitagtag had a population of 26,819.{{PH census|current}} The population density was {{convert|{{sigfig|26,819/24.76|2}}|PD/km2|sp=us}}.

Economy

File:Alitagtag,Batangasjf1293 02.JPG

Culture

The town is notable for being the original location where a replica of the True Cross was erected in the early Spanish colonial period. Known as the Holy Cross of Alitagtag or Mahal na Poong Santa Cruz, the image which was supposedly hewn from the post of a fallen house made of anubing hardwood, is venerated in surrounding towns for its reputedly auspicious powers.

The sublî dance, now popular throughout the province and beyond, is the most widely recognised ritual associated with the Catholic devotion to the Holy Cross of Alitagtag.