Talim Island
 Talim Island with Mount Tagapo as seen from Los Baños pier at dusk | |
.svg?lang=en)  Talim Island Location within the Philippines | |
| Geography | |
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| Location | Laguna de Bay |
| Coordinates | 14°21′7″N 121°13′54″E / 14.35194°N 121.23167°E |
| Administration | |
| Region | Calabarzon |
| Province | Rizal |
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| Demographics | |
| Population | 40,018 (as of 2020) |
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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
[edit]The island consists of 24 barangays that lie along its shores, 17 belong to the town of Binangonan and 7 to Cardona.
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Map of Rizal highlighting Talim Island  Binangonan portion  Cardona portion |
History
[edit]Marking's Guerrillas operated on the island in 1943, during WWII.[3][4]
Geography
[edit]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
[edit]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
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Laguna Caldera". Global Volcanism Program. Smithsonian Institution. Retrieved 2013-09-18.
- ^ "Port of Balibago". Google Maps. Retrieved on 2013-09-18.
- ^ Kaminski, Theresa (2016). Angels of the Underground. New York: Oxford University Press. p. 252. ISBN 9780199928248.
- ^ Panlilio, Yay (1950). The Crucible: An Autobiography by Colonel Yay, Filipina American Guerrilla. New Brunswick: Rutgers University Press. pp. 125-135. ISBN 9780813546827.
{{cite book}}: ISBN / Date incompatibility (help) - ^ "Destination Mt. Sembrano".
External links
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Media related to Talim Island at Wikimedia Commons- Talim Island at OpenStreetMap
- Philippine Standard Geographic Code
- 2000 Philippine Census Information
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