[8] To form the newly founded city, areas of the towns of Silang, Mendez, Indang, and Amadeo were removed from their town governments, making it the first planned community in the province and the first city to be built from scratch, given the ongoing highway works in the area then.

[9] However, on June 7, 1956, the lakeside barangays of Birinayan (Berinayan) and Caloocan on the shores of Taal Lake were returned to Talisay.

To commemorate this event, a marker was installed in 1951 at the junction of Silang, Canlubang-Nasugbu roads by the city officials in coordination with the National Historical Institute of the Philippines.

[7] Tagaytay is relatively close to the capital city of Manila, only 59 kilometers (37 mi) away via Aguinaldo Highway, providing an easy escape for the locals from the heat of the huge metropolis.

The southern and eastern portions of Tagaytay are covered by hills and mountains which is generally forests, pine trees, and open grasslands.

[14] Tagaytay's built-up areas including the urban center are situated in the relatively level top of the caldera rim, but beyond the edge are deep ravines that drop steeply to Taal Lake.

Across the southern edge of the lake on the opposite side of the city is Mount Macolod, the highest point of the Taal Caldera rim.

With its high elevation, the city gets foggy, windy, and cooler temperatures during the months of December, January, and February.

Like most areas in the province of Cavite, the city has two pronounced seasons: dry from November to April and wet during the rest of the year.

This climate makes the city ideal for sports, picnics, conferences, honeymoons, country homes, and spiritual retreats.

[18] Christianity is the majority religion of Tagaytayeños with Roman Catholicism as the most dominant sect, compromising 95.36 percent of the total population.

The next prominent Christian denominations among residents of Tagaytay are Protestants which comprise 3.37% of the population including Iglesia ni Cristo (2.5%).

The main agricultural goods produced are pineapple, coffee, banana, root crops, cacao, camote, cassava, other fruits and vegetables, and cut flowers which are supplied to both local and international markets.

[citation needed] Among the most visited sites in Tagaytay are Sky Ranch, Ayala Malls Serin, Robinsons Summit Ridge (Robinsons Tagaytay), Picnic Grove Complex, People's Park in the Sky, Halfway Zoo, and numerous restaurants known for serving the famous bulalo and crispy tawilis.

[33][34]Tagaytay is linked by national highways to the Metro Manila area and to the provinces of Batangas and Laguna.