TANAUAN CITY: The City of Tanauan has a total land area of 10,716 square kilometers. The soil types are lipa loam, lipa loam deep phase, Tagaytay sandy loam and Taal Loam which make the place conducive to agricultural production. As per comprehensive land use plan, zones are classified as built-up industrial, tourism, forest, agricultural, cemeteries, and roads. The urban areas account to 18.5 hectares while rural areas are close to 2,373 hectares.

Major crops such as vegetables, coconuts, sugarcanes, fruits, corns, rice and root crops abundantly grow and produced in the agricultural areas.

Tanauan is located on the northeastern part of Batangas province. It is bounded on the north by the province of Laguna, northwest by the municipality of Malvar, southwest by the shores of Taal Lake, and in the east by the Municipality of Santo Tomas. The city is composed of 48 barangays, 7 of which are in the Poblacion, with a total land area of 10,716 hectares. The Poblcacion is located on the southeastern border of the city and is traversed by the Pres. J. P. Laurel Highway linking Tanauan to Manila on the north for about 68 kilometers and to Batangas City on the south for about 45 kilometers.

As of year 2000, the population of Tanauan was 117,539 with an annual growth rate of 2.68%. Total number of house-holds was 21,912. Population density was 1.096 persons per square kilometer. By the year 2005, population is estimated to reach 134,156.

The people are dominantly Tagalog with Malay as its native root, while English language is used as medium of communication in business and education. With the passage of time, a mixture of various folks and mores migrated to the city.

Roman Catholic constitute the dominant sect in the city with Protestants, Iglesia ni Cristo, Born Again Christians and other Evangelical Churches forming the minority denominations.