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Batangas City, Philippines
is 111.62 Kms.
away from Manila (Rizal Monument) |
BATANGAS
CITY: Best of the Islands Philippines
Brief History
Founded in 1581, Batangas used
to be a bigger province composed of the present Batangas, Mindoro,
Marinduque, and the southeastern portion of Laguna. It used to
be called Balayan, with this town as the capital. In the beginning
of the 17th century, Marinduque and the Mindoro were made into
separate provinces. In 1732, the capital was transferred to Taal.
Finally, in 1754, the capital was transferred to Batangas and
the province was thereafter named after the new capital town.
Geography
The province of Batangas is bounded
on the north by the provinces of Cavite and Laguna, on the south
by the Verde Island Passage, on the east by the provinces of
Quezon and Laguna, and on the west by the South China Sea. It
has a land area of 316,580 hectares. The terrain is generally
rolling. 50% of the total land area has grade of less than 15
degrees. The rest are mountainous and hilly.
Source of Information:
Department of Tourism, Philippines |
