Lipa City
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| Region | CALABARZON (Region IV-A) |
| Province | Batangas |
| District | 4th district of Batangas |
| Barangays | 72 |
| Income Class: | 1st class city; urban |
| Mayor | Oscar Gozos (Lakas-CMD) |
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| Area | 229.4 km² |
| Population | 218,447 952/km² |
The City of Lipa (Filipino: Lungsod ng Lipa) is a first class city in the province of Batangas, Philippines. It is one of the three component cities of Batangas province (the others being Batangas City and the City of Tanauan). It is situated 78 kilometers south of Manila. According to the 2000 census, it has a population of 218,447 people in 41,962 households.
Lipa City is bounded by the town of Santo Tomas in the northeast, San Pablo City of Laguna and San Antonio of Quezon in the east, the municipalities of Padre Garcia and Rosario in the southeast, the municipalities of Ibaan and San Jose in the southwest, the municipaltities of Cuenca and Mataas Na Kahoy and Taal Lake in the west and the municipalities of Balete and Malvar in the northwest.
The city's location, in a valley located between two mountains - Mount Malarayat and Mount Makulot - makes it a low risk area. These two mountains serve as a wind breaker in times of typhoon. Mount Makulot at the western portion also served as shield of the city in times of eruption of Taal Volcano.
Lipa City is a major recreational, religious, commercial, industrial and educational center in central Batangas province, as shown with the presence in the city of entities like Nestle Philippines, De La Salle Lipa, The Nazareth School, the San Sebastian Cathedral (seat of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Lipa), The Mabini Academy which was founded in 1922, the Carmelite Convent, Robinson's Place Lipa Mall, Mount Malarayat Golf and Country Club, Summit Point Golf and Country Club and SM City Lipa Mall. The City is also home to the Fernando Air Base, the former headquarters of the Philippine Air Force's 100th Training Wing and Air Education and Training Command (AETC) which is known in military circles as the Baguio of the Armed Forces of the Philippines.
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[edit] STAR project
On January 19, 2008, President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo 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. Undersecretary Ramon P. Aquino stated "the STAR project, which is part of the Luzon Urban Beltway infrastructure program, would be completed in March 2008 and would be open to traffic on the 30th day of that month; the project which was now 73% accomplished, started in January 2006 and has 26 months to finish. The project once completer is said to reduce travel time between Lipa City and Batangas City by 40 to 45 minutes.the STAR Tollway Project II comprises two phases, where Phase I covers the two-lane single carriageway with 3.65-meter lane width southbound road for the 19.74-kilometer concrete stretch from Lipa City to Batangas City."[1]
[edit] Current Officials
Vilma Recto, former Lipa City mayor (1998-2007) won the gubernatorial race in the province of Batangas, defeating Arman Sanchez and former Chief of Police Nestor Sanares. Former Congressman Oscar Gozos won the 2007 Mayoralty Election, defeating former Councilor Eric Africa and Mar Panganiban. Vice mayor Lydio Lopez Jr won for his second term as Vice Mayor.
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Elected Officials - May 14, 2007 Elections Mayor: Oscar L. Gozos Vice Mayor: Lydio A. Lopez, Jr. Councilors:
[edit] BarangaysLipa City is politically subdivided into 73 barangays.
[edit] Famous Filipinos from Lipa CIty
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