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'''Ibaan''', officially the '''Municipality of Ibaan''' ({{lang-tgl|Bayan ng Ibaan}}), is a 2nd class [[municipality of the Philippines|municipality]] in the [[Philippine Province|province]] of [[Batangas]], [[Philippines]]. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 58,507 people.{{PH census|current}}
Ibaan is located {{convert|96|km}} south of [[Manila]]. It is bounded on the northwest by [[San Jose, Batangas|San Jose]], the northeast by [[Lipa City]], the east by [[Rosario, Batangas|Rosario]], the southeast by [[Taysan, Batangas|Taysan]], and the southwest by [[Batangas City]]. It has a land area of {{convert|68.99|km2}} at an altitude of {{convert|124|m}} above sea level.▼
It is a predominantly [[Roman Catholic]] community, with small percentages of [[Protestant]]s and members of the [[Iglesia ni Cristo]]. [[Tagalog language|Tagalog]] is the local language in the Batangueño dialect; however, [[English language|English]] is included in its educational curriculum and is often used in official dealings and transactions.
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The town celebrates its foundation day every February 11, with a simple festival called "Les Kuhliembo Festival", featuring their products: ''tamales'', ''kulambo'', ''habi'', ''liempo'', and ''tubo'' (sugar cane).
==Etymology==
Ibaan is derived from a [[Tagalog language|Tagalog]] word which means "the town where Iba flourishes." According to historians, the present-day municipality was greatly forested with Iba trees (''[[Averrhoa bilimbi]]'').<ref name="history">{{cite web|url=https://www.ibaan.gov.ph/beta/history.html|title=History|accessdate=July 4, 2023}}</ref>
==History==
Ibaan is originally a barrio part of the then-town of [[Batangas City|Batangas]]. Its present-day barangay Matala was the first municipal seat (''poblacion'') of Batangas beginning in 1780. Ibaan was established as a distinct town on February 11, 1832, separating it from the then-town of Batangas.<ref name="history" />
==Geography==
▲Ibaan is located at {{coord|format=dms}}. It is {{convert|
According to the [[Philippine Statistics Authority]], the municipality has a land area of {{convert|68.99|km2|sp=us}}{{PSGC detail|area}} constituting {{percentage|68.99|3,119.75|2|pad=yes}} of the {{convert|3,119.75|km2|2|adj=mid|
===Barangays===
Ibaan is politically subdivided into 26 [[barangay]]s.{{PSGC detail|nscb}}
Bungahan was constituted as a barrio in 1956.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://lawph.com/statutes/ra1523.html|title=An Act to Create the Barrio of Bungahan in the Municipality of Ibaan, Province of Batangas|publisher=LawPH.com|access-date=2011-04-12}}</ref>
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In the 2020 census, Ibaan had a population of 58,507.{{PH census|current}} The population density was {{convert|{{sigfig|58,507/68.99|2}}|PD/km2|sp=us}}.
===Religion===
Ibaan is home to the [[Ibaan Church|Archdiocesan Shrine and Parish of Saint James the Greater]], the seat of the Roman Catholicism in Ibaan and the oldest church in town.
The indigenous [[Iglesia ni Cristo]] has several locales in the town, including the chapels in Coliat and Matala.
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===Festivals===
[[File:Good Friday Procession in Ibaan Batangas 2023-04-07.jpg|thumb|[[Good Friday]] procession in Ibaan]]
Ibaan celebrates civic and national holidays. The ''Ibaan Foundation Day'' is celebrated every December to commemorate the city's founding. Each barangay also has its own festivity guided by their patron saint. The town is host to the [[Feast of Saint James]], held every 25 July, which draws hundreds of Catholic devotees. Another religious feasts held in Ibaan was the Procession Feast of Holy week. Non-religious holidays include the [[New Year's Day]], [[National Heroes' Day (Philippines)|National Heroes' Day]], [[Bonifacio Day]], and [[Rizal Day]].
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==Education==
[[File:Ibaan,BatangasChurchjf9772 06.JPG|thumb|Ibaan Saint James Academy, Inc., the oldest private school in the municipality]]▼
Elementary schools and high schools include
▲[[File:Ibaan,BatangasChurchjf9772 06.JPG|thumb|Saint James Academy]]
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* Dr. Juan A. Pastor Memorial National High School
* Maximo T. Hernandez Memorial National High School
* Bungahan Elementary School
* Balanga Elementary School
* Coliat Elementary School
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* Marfeben Academy
* Our Lady of Grace Formation School
* Ibaan Saint James Academy, Inc.
* St. Jude Science and Technological School of Ibaan, Inc.
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File:Ibaanjf0132 13.JPG|Downtown Ibaan
File:Ibaan,Batangasjf9985 03.JPG|B.R. Medrano Memorial Plaza
File:Ibaan exit.jpg|Ibaan Exit of [[Southern Tagalog Arterial Road|STAR Tollway]]
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