Tanay, Rizal

Municipality in Rizal, Philippines

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Municipality in Calabarzon, Philippines

Tanay

Municipality

Municipality of Tanay

Tanay Municipal Hall

San Ildefonso de Toledo Parish Church

Heart Peak in Mount Daraitan

Flag

Seal

Nickname:

Tourism Capital of Rizal

Anthem: Tanay Dakila ka

Map of Rizal with Tanay highlighted

OpenStreetMap

Tanay

Location within the Philippines

Coordinates: 14°29′50″N 121°17′11″E﻿ / ﻿14.49722°N 121.28639°E﻿ / 14.49722; 121.28639
Country| Philippines
Region| Calabarzon
Province| Rizal
District|  2nd district
Founded| November 12, 1606[1]
Named after| "Monte de Tan-ay"
Barangays| 20 (see Barangays)
Government

[2]

• Type| Sangguniang Bayan
• Mayor| Rex Manuel C. Tanjuatco (NPC)
• Vice Mayor| Ruel P. Estrella (KBL)
• Representative| Emigdio P. Tanjuatco III (NPC)
• Municipal Council|

Members

* Lois Nell Joy T. Tica
* Gina P. Berdan
* Nelson M. Ocampo
* Angelo S. Pitoral
* Enrique S. Vergel De Dios
* Rogelio D. Cartolos Jr.
* Harold F. Catameo
* Paula B. De Guzman

• Electorate| 71,870 voters (2025)
Area

[3]

• Total

| 200.00 km2 (77.22 sq mi)
Elevation

| 37 m (121 ft)
Highest elevation

| 1,467 m (4,813 ft)
Lowest elevation

| 1 m (3 ft)
Population

(2024 census)[4]

• Total

| 145,597
• Density| 730/km2 (1,900/sq mi)
• Households

| 33,178
Economy

• Income class| 1st municipal income class
• Poverty incidence|

5.47

% (2021)[5]
• Revenue| ₱ 684.9 million (2022)
• Assets| ₱ 2,534 million (2022)
• Expenditure| ₱ 480.2 million (2022)
• Liabilities| ₱ 783.3 million (2022)
Service provider

• Electricity| Manila Electric Company
• Water| Tanay Water District
Time zone| UTC+8 (PST)
ZIP code|

1980

PSGC|

0405812000

IDD : area code | +63 (0)2
Native languages|

* Hatang Kayi (Remontado Dumagat)
* Tagalog

Major religions| Roman Catholicism
Feast date| January 22–24 – Tanay Town Fiesta

October 28 – Barangay Sampaloc Fiesta

November – Tanay Hane Festival
Catholic diocese| Diocese of Antipolo
Patron saint| Ildephonsus of Toledo

Our Lady of Guadalupe – (Town Proper),

Holy Cross – (Barangay Tandang Kutyo),

Jude the Apostle – (Barangay Sampaloc), and

Holy Family – (Barangay Cuyambay)
Website| www.tanay.gov.ph

Tanay, officially the Municipality of Tanay (Filipino: Bayan ng Tanay IPA: [tɐˈnaɪ]), is a municipality in the province of Rizal, Philippines. According to the 2024 census, it has a population of 145,597 people.[6]

Tanay is home to the namesake Tanay–Paete dialect of Tagalog, which apart from this municipality is spoken on the municipalities located on the eastern shores of the Laguna Lake.

## History

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San Ildefonso de Toledo Church. Rizal Shrine near the San Ildefonso de Toledo Church.

Tanay was settled by early Austronesian people. Shortly after the conquest and subjugation of Manila by the Spaniards and the surrounding lake areas by Juan de Salcedo in 1570–1574, Franciscan missionaries arrived to Christianize the inhabitants of what is now the Morong-Pililla area. In 1583, both Morong and Pililla were created as separate towns with Tanay forming part of Pililla.

Tanay was founded as a separate pueblo (town) in 1606 under the name "Monte de Tan-ay". In 1620, administration was moved to San Antonio (now called Inalsan or Pantay) and Tandang Kutyo. In 1638, the town was burned during an uprising of Chinese living in the area, and the town was rebuilt in 1640 at the present day location.[7]

In 1747, the town of Tanay consisted of only eight barangays, namely Nuestra Senora del Rosario, Sa Josep, San Ildefonso de Tanay, San Francisco de Maytubig, San Pedro de Alcantara, San Lucas y San Antonio, San Apostol, and San Agustin de Balugbog.

In 1853, a new political subdivision was formed. The town of Tanay together with Morong, Baras, Pililla, Angono, Binangonan and Jalajala form the Province of La Laguna, with the capital at Morong. This district was later changed to Distrito Politico-Militar de Morong after four years. Tanay's present-day eastern portion was also claimed as part of Bulacan.[8]

Tanay became a Municipality in 1894 as an effect of the Spanish Maura Law. The first election of Public Office took place in 1895–1898 and 1898–1900 under the Revolutionary Government of the Philippines.

Tanay members of the Katipunan fought valiantly during the Revolution against Spain. The town was the headquarters of the second military area of the Philippine Revolutionary Government under General Emilio Aguinaldo. And for a brief period between 1899 and 1900, Tanay served as the capital of the then Morong Province after Philippine–American War broke out and the American forces invaded the lake towns and captured Antipolo.[9]

In 1900–1901, Tanay as was under the Government appointed by the American Military under Taft Commission. From 1903 to 1934 the town leadership was under the American rule then in 1934 Tanay was under the Commonwealth of the Philippines as the Tydings–McDuffie Act was approved on March 24, 1934, until the Philippines fell to the hands of the Japanese during the Second World War in 1942.

In 1942–1945 the Mountains of Tanay served as the Guerrilla base for 'Marking's Fil-American Guerrillas, beginning the Liberation of Tanay in March 1945 a very decorated by the Filipino soldiers of the 4th and 42nd Division of the Philippine Commonwealth Army, 4th Constabulary Regiment of the Philippine Constabulary and the recognized guerrillas against the Japanese occupation forces during World War II. General Agustin Marking is buried in a private cemetery by the road overlooking his son's farm in Sampaloc.

On June 19, 1959, Republic Act No. 2336, also known as "An Act Establishing a Summer Resort in Sampaloc, Municipality of Tanay, Province of Rizal" was approved whereas there is hereby established a summer resort in Sampaloc. The Commission on Parks and Wildlife shall issue such rules and regulations for the establishment of such resort is taken place.

In October 2003, deposed Philippine president Joseph Estrada was transferred to a rest home in Sampaloc, a mountain barangay. He remained under house arrest until he was given executive clemency by President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo.

During the Typhoon Ketsana (Ondoy) on September 26, 2009, Tanay was one of the hardest hit towns due to the rising of Laguna Lake and the flooding of Tanay River.

It is also important to remember that Tanay has been the meeting point of people from Jalajala and Pililla, two of the neighboring towns of Tanay. At the same time, people from Jalajala and Pililla have to commute to Tanay first in order to proceed to Metro Manila, as only Tanay has the consistent terminal of buses and other public utility vehicles bound for Metro Manila and western Rizal. Due to the close relationship of the three aforementioned towns, TAPJ was formed which is the group of the three municipalities, often used by high schools to meet and compete academically.

## Geography

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Tanay is located 37 kilometers (23 mi) from Antipolo and 54 kilometers (34 mi) from Manila. It contains portions of the Sierra Madre Mountains and is bordered by Rodriguez in the north, Antipolo in the north-west, Baras, Morong and Teresa in the west, General Nakar (Quezon) in the east, and Pililla, Santa Maria (Laguna) as well as the lake Laguna de Bay in the south.

### Barangays

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Political subdivisions

Tanay is politically subdivided into 20 barangays (10 urban, 10 rural), as indicated below and in the image herein. [10] Each barangay consists of puroks and some have sitios.

Limestone outcrop somewhere in barangay Cuyambay Tanay Park near the San Ildefonso de Toledo Church

* Cayabu
* Cuyambay
* Daraitan
* Katipunan-Bayani (Pob.)
* Kay Buto (Poblacion)
* Laiban
* Mag-Ampon (Poblacion)
* Mamuyao
* Madilay-dilay[11]
* Pinagkamaligan (Poblacion)
* Plaza Aldea (Poblacion)
* Sampaloc
* San Andres[12][13]
* San Isidro (Poblacion)
* Santa Inez
* Santo Niño
* Tabing Ilog (Poblacion)
* Tandang Kutyo (Poblacion)
* Tinucan
* Wawa (Poblacion)

### Climate

[edit]

Climate data for Tanay (1999–2020, extremes 2000–2023)

Month  | Jan  | Feb  | Mar  | Apr  | May  | Jun  | Jul  | Aug  | Sep  | Oct  | Nov  | Dec  | Year
Record high °C (°F)  | 28.1
(82.6)  | 29.5
(85.1)  | 31.0
(87.8)  | 32.5
(90.5)  | 34.0
(93.2)  | 32.0
(89.6)  | 31.5
(88.7)  | 31.0
(87.8)  | 30.6
(87.1)  | 30.1
(86.2)  | 29.0
(84.2)  | 28.5
(83.3)  | 34.0
(93.2)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)  | 24.1
(75.4)  | 24.8
(76.6)  | 26.3
(79.3)  | 28.4
(83.1)  | 28.9
(84.0)  | 27.8
(82.0)  | 26.6
(79.9)  | 26.0
(78.8)  | 26.4
(79.5)  | 26.3
(79.3)  | 25.6
(78.1)  | 24.4
(75.9)  | 26.3
(79.3)
Daily mean °C (°F)  | 21.3
(70.3)  | 21.7
(71.1)  | 22.8
(73.0)  | 24.5
(76.1)  | 25.1
(77.2)  | 24.5
(76.1)  | 23.6
(74.5)  | 23.2
(73.8)  | 23.5
(74.3)  | 23.4
(74.1)  | 22.8
(73.0)  | 21.9
(71.4)  | 23.2
(73.8)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)  | 18.5
(65.3)  | 18.5
(65.3)  | 19.3
(66.7)  | 20.6
(69.1)  | 21.3
(70.3)  | 21.2
(70.2)  | 20.6
(69.1)  | 20.5
(68.9)  | 20.6
(69.1)  | 20.4
(68.7)  | 19.9
(67.8)  | 19.4
(66.9)  | 20.1
(68.2)
Record low °C (°F)  | 14.8
(58.6)  | 13.0
(55.4)  | 13.0
(55.4)  | 16.0
(60.8)  | 15.5
(59.9)  | 15.0
(59.0)  | 16.0
(60.8)  | 13.5
(56.3)  | 15.0
(59.0)  | 15.0
(59.0)  | 15.0
(59.0)  | 13.5
(56.3)  | 13.0
(55.4)
Average rainfall mm (inches)  | 73.4
(2.89)  | 58.3
(2.30)  | 41.6
(1.64)  | 37.6
(1.48)  | 186.5
(7.34)  | 255.6
(10.06)  | 450.9
(17.75)  | 464.1
(18.27)  | 448.1
(17.64)  | 283.3
(11.15)  | 247.7
(9.75)  | 247.0
(9.72)  | 2,794.1
(110.00)
Average rainy days (≥ 1 mm) | 9  | 7  | 6  | 5  | 11  | 16  | 20  | 21  | 19  | 17  | 16  | 15  | 162
Average relative humidity (%)  | 89  | 88  | 86  | 83  | 86  | 90  | 92  | 93  | 92  | 90  | 90  | 91  | 89
Source: PAGASA[14][15]

## Demographics

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Population census of TanayYear| Pop.| ±% p.a.

|
|

1903 | 4,124| —
1918 | 6,704| +3.29%
1939 | 8,228| +0.98%
1948 | 8,627| +0.53%
1960 | 13,955| +4.09%
1970 | 23,247| +5.23%
1975 | 33,382| +7.53%
1980 | 40,443| +3.91%
1990 | 58,410| +3.75%
1995 | 69,181| +3.22%
2000 | 78,223| +2.67%
2007 | 94,460| +2.64%
2010 | 98,879| +1.68%
2015 | 117,830| +3.40%
2020 | 139,420| +3.60%
2024 | 145,597| +1.05%
Source: Philippine Statistics Authority[16][17][18][19][20]

In the 2020 census, the population of Tanay, Rizal, was 139,420 people,[21] with a density of 700 inhabitants per square kilometer or 1,800 inhabitants per square mile.

The majority of the population consists of Tagalogs who live near Laguna de Bay, though there is also a significant percentage of mountain-dwelling people living in the northern portions of the municipality. The town's major trades consist of fishing, agriculture and regional commerce.

The roots of the Sambalic languages can be traced back to Tanay, where the etymologically similar Sinauna (erroneously labeled before as a dialect of Tagalog) or Remontado Dumagat is still spoken in villages in the Sierra Madre mountains between Sampaloc and General Nakar, Quezon.[22]

## Economy

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Poverty incidence of Tanay

2000
29.32

2003
10.21

2006
10.40

2009
10.54

2012
10.19

2015
11.61

2018
6.37

2021
5.47

Source: Philippine Statistics Authority[23][24][25][26][27][28][29][30]

### Tourism

[edit]

Tinipak (Agos) River and Rock Formations

Tanay’s economy has been boosted by its natural resources and nature’s allure. There are various activities to try in Tanay, Rizal. There are adventure camps, glamping campsites, staycation sites, café and restaurants with beautiful sceneries, and aesthetic photography sites:

1. Regina Rica – a pilgrim site for Catholics who want to appreciate the Mother Mary statue. Most visitors find the place worth the visit and emotional.[31]
2. Mount Daraitan and Tinipak River – this tourist spot is for the adventurous ones who love to trek and hike. The place is also for the nature-wanderers because it features clean waters and majestic sceneries.[32]
3. Treasure Mountain – it is a spot to appreciate the Sierra Madre Mountain Range and with the right-timing the famous Sea of Clouds of Tanay. To top it all up, visitors don’t need to hike to go here. Tents may also be used here for overnight glamping.[33]
4. Ridges and Clouds Nature Camp – with the right-timing during sunrise, the ridges here can also be seen with a blanket of clouds. This is a perfect place to reflect and reconnect to nature but not for work-away-from-home because there is no mobile data or WIFI signal here.[34]
5. Calinawan Cave – this is a historical place in Tanay where Filipinos take refuge during colonization in the past. Tanay is most commonly known for its mountain ranges but this spot is different. Calinawan Cave is for the adventurous tourists who also want to enjoy the waters.[35]

### Tanay Rodeo Festival

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To promote and market the town's cattle and agri-eco tourism not only within the municipality but also in the Calabarzon region, the Municipal Government of Tanay holds Tanay Rodeo every third week of January each year. The festival is also in line with the celebration of Tanay Town Fiesta. It is participated by professionals and rodeo enthusiasts, and veterinary/animal science students from renowned universities in the country.[36]

## Government

[edit]

### Local government

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Main article: Sangguniang Bayan

Position | Name | Political Party | Gather Votes

|
|
|

Mayor  | Rex Manuel C. Tanjuatco  | NPC | 36,695
Vice Mayor  | Ruel P. Estrella  | KBL | 27,271
Councilor  | Lois Nell Joy T. Tica  | NPC | 26,582
Councior  | Gina P. Berdan  | Independent | 25,466
Councilor  | Nelson M. Ocampo  | NPC | 23,744
Councilor  | Angelo S. Pitoral  | NPC | 22,237
Councilor  | Enrique S. Vergel De Dios  | NPC | 20,818
Councilor  | Rogelio D. Cartolos Jr.  | NPC | 20,811
Councilor  | Harold F. Catameo  | KBL | 20,066
Councilor  | Paula B. De Guzman  | NPC | 20,030
ABC Chairman  | TBF  | TBF  | TBF
SK President  | TBF  | TBF  | TBF

The Municipal Council approved the ₱80+ million budget for the construction of the new municipal building of Tanay. The lending company will be the Landbank of the Philippines, Tanay Branch. Certain issues and debates from different sectors and influential names about the construction arose, and still now under public consultation and hearing.

## References

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2. ^ Municipality of Tanay |  (DILG)
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4. ^ "2024 Census of Population (POPCEN) Population Counts Declared Official by the President". Philippine Statistics Authority. 17 July 2025. Retrieved 18 July 2025.
5. ^ "PSA Releases the 2021 City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates". Philippine Statistics Authority. 2 April 2024. Retrieved 28 April 2024.
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7. ^ "Municipality of Tanay, Its Profile". Archived from the original on 2007-03-22. Retrieved 2007-06-20.
8. ^ Carta Itineraria de la Isla de Luzon por el Teniente Coronel de E. M. del Ejercito de Filipinas (Map). 1:500000 (in Spanish). 1882. Retrieved April 12, 2025.
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11. ^ "Tanay now has 20 barangays". Manila Bulletin. Archived from the original on 2018-08-18. Retrieved 2019-10-26.
12. ^ "MCGI to March for Greener Environment – Members Church of God International (MCGI) – Official Web Site". Archived from the original on 2010-10-09. Retrieved 2010-10-11.
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22. ^ About Culture and Arts
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28. ^ "Municipal and City Level Small Area Poverty Estimates; 2009, 2012 and 2015". Philippine Statistics Authority. 10 July 2019.
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31. ^ "REGINA RICA: All You Need to Know BEFORE You Go (with Photos)". Tripadvisor. Retrieved 2023-11-03.
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36. ^ Tourism, Tanay. "Tanay Rodeo Festival". Municipal Government of Tanay, Rizal. Retrieved 2016-02-12.

## External links

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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Tanay, Rizal.

* Official website
* Tanay Profile at PhilAtlas.com
* TanayGeographic.com: Contains images of Tanay, a phone directory, and other information Archived 2012-04-30 at the Wayback Machine
* Philippine Standard Geographic Code
* Philippine Census Information
* Local Governance Performance Management System

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