Batangas
Provincial Statistics

Batangas, famous for its “kapeng barako”, was once known as the world’s coffee capital.  It was made into a province by the Spaniards in 1581.  The place was originally called “Bonbon”, later renamed “Balayan” with Taal as its first capital.  Since 1754, the capital was moved to Batangas (now Batangas City).  The name Batangas was derived form the word “batangan”, meaning logs or small native boats found in the Calumpang River.  Batangas is in the southwest portion of Luzon and it girds the picturesque Taal Lake.  It is frontier on the north by Cavite, the Verde Island Passage on the south, which separates the province from the island of Mindoro. 

The total land area of Batangas is 3,165.8 sq. km., which is divided into 32 municipalities, 2 cities (Lipa and Batangas City) and 1,077 barangays.

The principal agricultural products of Batangas are palay, sugarcane, coconut, corn, banana, cassava and coffee.  The development of Batangas City into an international port has attracted several multinational firms to operate in the area.  It is also becoming a suite of several large scale manufacturing industries, petroleum refineries, sugar centrals, food and beverage companies, to site a few.

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