Binangonan

Binangonan

Understand Binangonan was founded in the 17th century and is named after a Tagalog term to refer to a place that rises. It is situated at the end of a narrow coastal plain that includes Cainta, Taytay and Angono. Hemmed in by the Sierra Madre and Laguna de Bay, it is the easternmost outpost of the urban sprawl that extends from Metro Manila, with the Morong Peninsula, a spur of the Sierra Madre, forming its eastern boundary with Cardona and other rural towns of Rizal province. Binangonan also occupies the majority of Talim, an island in the middle of Laguna de Bay that it shares with Cardona. Unlike mainland Binangonan, Talim is rural and relies primarily on the fishing industry. It is home to about 321,000 people (census, 1 July 2024)

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