Talim Island is the largest

lake island A lake island is any landmass within a lake. It is a type of inland island. Lake islands may form a lake archipelago. Formation Lake islands may form in numerous ways. They may occur through a build-up of sedimentation as shoals, and become ...

Laguna de Bay Laguna de Bay (Spanish language, Spanish for "Lagoon/Lake of Bay, Laguna, Bay"; tl, Lawa ng Bay, ), also known as Laguna Lake, is the List of lakes of the Philippines, largest lake in the Philippines. It is located southeast of Metro Manila, b ...

, the largest

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in the

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. The hilly island is within the boundaries of the

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, under the jurisdiction of two municipalities. The western side is part of the municipality of

Binangonan Binangonan, officially the Municipality of Binangonan ( tgl, Bayan ng Binangonan) is a 1st class municipality in the province of Rizal, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 313,631 people. A thriving fish port and f ...

, while the eastern section is part of Cardona. The island is

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in origin and forms the southwest rim of the

Laguna Caldera Laguna Caldera is a potentially active volcanic caldera and a geographical depression in Rizal, Philippines. It is broadly elliptical in shape, with dimensions of 20 by 10 km. It has a summit elevation of 743 m or 2,438 feet. The caldera forms ...

. Volcanism after the formation of the

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created the

maar A maar is a broad, low-relief volcanic crater caused by a phreatomagmatic eruption (an explosion which occurs when groundwater comes into contact with hot lava or magma). A maar characteristically fills with water to form a relatively shallow ...

s and

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s at the southern end of Talim Island, the largest of which is a crater surrounding Brgys. Balibago and Tuna.

Political subdivision

The island consists of 24

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that lie along its shores, 17 belong to the town of Binangonan and 7 to Cardona.

History

Marking's Guerrillas operated on the island in 1943, during

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Geography

Talim Island is located almost at the center of

, a three-lobed lake the center of which is the

. The northernmost tip of the island is separated from the mainland by Diablo Pass, which is only about at the narrowest. The southernmost tip of the island is called Talim Point. The highest point of the island is

Mount Tagapo Mount Tagapo, also known as Susong Dalaga mountain, is a conical peak on the lake island of Talim on Laguna de Bay, the largest lake in the Philippines. The mountain ridge is in elevation and the highest point of Talim Island.

, 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 Mount Sembrano is a volcano located between Rizal and Laguna of the Calabarzon region in the Philippines. Mt. Sembrano is situated about east by road from the capital city of Manila. Geography Mount Sembrano lies between the boundaries of th ...

in the Jalajala peninsula across the lake.

Economy

The island is rich in

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, 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

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parish church A parish church (or parochial church) in Christianity is the church which acts as the religious centre of a parish. In many parts of the world, especially in rural areas, the parish church may play a significant role in community activities, ...

es are located on the island. 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

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live on the island, and they have three meeting places called

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s. The Iglesia ni Cristo has a

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in Barangay Subay, Cardona.

References

External links

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