Batangas City

關於Batangas City

Batangas City, officially the City of Batangas (Tagalog: Lungsod ng Batangas), is a component city and capital of the province of Batangas, Philippines. According to the 2024 census, it had a population of 358,267.

Batangas City is classified as one of the fastest urbanizing cities of the Philippines, and is known as the "Industrial Port City of Calabarzon". It is home to the Batangas International Port, one of the busiest passenger and container terminals in the Philippines. It also hosts one of the largest oil refineries in the country, three natural gas power plants, and several other major industries. In addition, the city also serves as the educational, industrial and the transportation center of the province.

Batangas City is one of the proposed metropolitan areas in the Philippines. Metro Batangas is proposed to include the component city of Batangas, as well as the towns of Alitagtag, Bauan, Ibaan, Lobo, Mabini, Rosario, San Juan, San Luis, San Pascual, Santa Teresita, Taal, Taysan and Tingloy.

Kumintang was a large precolonial polity (bayan) around the Calumpang River in modern-day Batangas. According to local tradition, it was ruled by a legendary...

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