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Coordinates: 13°45′25.96″N, 121°3′29.2″E
Batangas City (Filipino: Lungsod ng Batangas) is a city in the province of Batangas, Philippines. It is the capital of, and largest city in, Batangas province. Batangas City is an important seaport and trade center for the province, which is a sugar-growing region. Silk and cotton fabrics and coconut oil are manufactured in the city. The city is also the largest seaport in the CALABARZON region. According to the 2000 census, it has a population of 247,588 people in 50,223 households.
Batangas City is a major recreational, religious, commercial, industrial and educational center in Batangas Province, as shown with the presence in the city of educational institutions (such as Saint Bridget College, Batangas State University, the University of Batangas, and Lyceum of Batangas), the Basilica of the Immaculate Conception (Batangas City)|Basilica of the Immaculate Conception in the city center, SM City Batangas, as well as numerous hotels (such as Hotel Pontefino, Alpa Hotel, Batangas Country Club and Days Hotel).
Eduardo B. Dimacuha is the current city mayor (2004 - 2010).
[edit] Batangas port and STAR
On January 19, 2008, President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo opened Phase II project of the Batangas City International Container Port (with turn-over to the Philippine Ports Authority). She also inspected a major road project in Southern Tagalog. She then inspected the P1.5-billion Southern Tagalog Arterial Road (STAR), Stage II-Phase 1 connecting Lipa (19.74 kilometers and Batangas and the Southern Luzon Expressway (SLEX) road widening, expansion and the STAR toll way development projects in Batangas.[1]
[edit] Barangays
Batangas City is politically subdivided into 105 barangays.
[edit] Trivia
In Squaresoft's Front Mission 3, Batangas is partially destroyed by a stolen copy of the M.I.D.A.S. experimental warhead dropped on an invading fleet from the air.
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