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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|sp=us}} 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|sp=us}} at an altitude of {{convert|124|m|sp=us}} 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==
Ibaam 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 or ''poblacion'' of Batangas beginning in 1780. It was later separated from the town of Batangas and was established on February 11, 1832.<ref name="history" />
==Geography==
Ibaan is located at {{coord|format=dms}}.
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|
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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===
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