Tagaytay City

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Tagaytay City is a 3rd class city in the province of Cavite, Philippines. Only 55 kilometers away from Manila by road, it is one of the country's most popular tourist destinations. Tagaytay City provides a good view of the Taal Volcano. The city is a popular summer tourist destination because of its cool climate due to its high altitude.

View of Taal Volcano Lake from Tagaytay

According to the 2000 census, Tagaytay has a population of 45,287 people in 8,590 households.

Geography

Tagaytay City lies on top of the Tagaytay Ridge, which, at 640 meters above sea level, is the highest point in Cavite. The ridge provides a spectacular view of Taal Lake and Taal Volcano in Batangas. This view supports Tagaytay's main industry, which is tourism.

Barangays

Tagaytay City is politically subdivided into 34 barangays.

Asisan Bagong Tubig Dapdap West Francisco (San Francisco) Guinhawa South Iruhin West Calabuso Kaybagal South (Poblacion) Mag-Asawang Ilat Maharlika West Maitim 2nd East Mendez Crossing West

Neogan Patutong Malaki South Sambong San Jose Silang Junction South Sungay South Tolentino West Zambal Iruhin East Kaybagal North Maitim 2nd West

Dapdap East Guinhawa North Iruhin South Kaybagal East Maharlika East Maitim 2nd Central Mendez Crossing East Patutong Malaki North Silang Junction North Sungay North Tolentino East

History

Legend has it that the word Tagaytay came from "taga" meaning to cut and "itay" which means father. A father and son were said to be on a wild boar hunt when the animal they were chasing turned and attacked them. As the boar charged towards the old man, the son cried "TAGA ITAY!". the boy's repeated shout reverberated in the alleys of the ridge. Heard by the residents, hunters and wood gatherers, the cries became subject of conversation for several days in the countryside. In time, the place where the shouts came from became known as TAGAYTAY.

During the Philippine revolution of 1896, the ridges and forests of Tagaytay became the sanctuary for revolutionaries including those from nearby provinces. The passage to and from towns via Tagaytay added the word "mananagaytay" to the native's vocabulary. It means "to traverse ridges."

At the outbreak of the 2nd world war, the 11th Airborne Division of Lt. Gen. William Krueger's 8th army airdropped military supplies and personnel at the Tagaytay ridge prior to the liberation of Manila from the Japanese on February 3, 1945. To commemorate this event, a marker was installed in 1951 at the junction of Silang, Canlubang-Nasugbu roads by the city officials in coordination with the Philippine Historical Institute.

External links

• [Philippine Standard Geographic Code]
• [2000 Philippine Census Information]
• [Philippine Travel: Tagaytay]
• [Sonyas Garden Tagaytay]

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