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Tanay is a 1st class Municipality in the Province of Rizal , Philippines . It is located 56 kilometers east of Manila , although a typical commute between Manila and Tanay will take between one to three hours depending upon traffic conditions. It contains portions of the Sierra Madre Mountains and is bordered by Antipolo City in the northeast, Baras , Morong and Teresa in the west, General Nakar ( Quezon Province) in the east, and Pililla , Santa Maria ( Laguna province) as well as the lake Laguna De Bay in the south.
According to the 2000 census, it has a population of 78,223 people in 15,720 households. 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. BARANGAYS Tanay is politically subdivided into 19 Barangay s (9 urban, 10 rural).
HISTORY Originally a part of neighboring Pililla , Tanay was founded as a separate municipality in 1606 under the name "Monte de Tan-ay". For a brief period between 1899 and 1900 , Tanay served as the capital of the then Morong province. In October 2003 , deposed Philippine president Joseph Estrada was transferred to a rest home in Sampaloc, a mountain barangay in Tanay. He remains under House Arrest . On January 23 , 2006 , the town will celebrate its 400th anniversary. PLACES OF INTEREST
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