Taysan, officially the Municipality of Taysan (), is a municipality in the province of Batangas, Philippines. According to the , it has a population of people.
It is known for its array of specialty street foods, particularly those served on skewers. Among the popular offerings are barbeque, bananacue, corn, kwek-kwek, hotdog, and grilled milkfish, which have become local favorites and a staple of the townâÂÂs culinary culture.
Taysan may have derived its name from the following Tagalog words:
Taysan traces its origin to Mercedes, a barrio part of Rosario. It was later converted into a municipality known as Taysan, according to Manuel Sastron's 1895 publication Batangas y Su Provincia. Lobo was consolidated with it in 1903 but was merged with Rosario in the same year. Taysan was officially made an independent municipality in 1919.
Taysan is located at .
According to the Philippine Statistics Authority, the municipality has a land area of constituting of the total area of Batangas.
Taysan is bordered on the north by Rosario and Ibaan, east by a portion of Rosario, west by Batangas City, and south by Lobo.
Taysan is politically subdivided into 20 barangays, as shown in the matrix below. Each barangay consists of puroks and some have sitios.
In the 2024 census, Taysan had a population of 41,332 people. The population density was .
The Taysan Schools District Office governs all educational institutions within the municipality. It oversees the management and operations of all private and public, from primary to secondary schools.