Napindan is one of the 38 barangays of Taguig, Metro Manila, Philippines. One of the 18 barangay of Taguig when it became a part Metropolitan Manila on November 7, 1975.[2]

Etymology

Napindan is a "Barra" or an island or bar of land on the mouth or opening or a water way like a river or a lake.[3][4] According to the old Spanish maps, it has 3 features: the Napindan Proper (where the visita de San Pedro is located), the Ibayo Napindan, and the islands where the Napindan Lighthouse is located.[5] Napindan was also mentioned by José Rizal in his letter to his grandmother on March 26, 1876.[6]

Geography

Napindan is bounded on the north by Kalawaan in Pasig, northeast by Pinagbuhatan in Pasig and Santa Ana in Taytay, on the east by Rio del Pueblo, on the south by Laguna de Bay, and on the west by Ibayo Tipas.[7]

References

  1. ^ Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay: as of May 1, 2010 Archived June 25, 2012, at the Wayback Machine - Philippine Statistics Authority
  2. ^ "P.D. No. 824".
  3. ^ Buzeta, Manuel (January 22, 2024). "Diccionario geografico, estadistico, historico, de las islas Filipinas".
  4. ^ Diccionario Geografico Estadistico Historico Islas Filipinas, Manuel Buzeta, Felipe Bravo, Rector Del Colegio De Valladolid, Madrid 1850, page 354
  5. ^ "Lighthouse links Taguig to Katipunan". The Philippine STAR.
  6. ^ "Rizal's Letters | PDF | Naples | Suez Canal".
  7. ^ https://bonifacioridge.files.wordpress.com/2013/09/cv-98377-municipality-of-taguig-vs-municipality-of-makati.pdf