Batangas
Batangas is a province in the southern part of Luzon, the main island of the northern Philippines. It is the cradle of the Tagalog culture. Being near to Metro Manila, Batangas is a frequently visited area, with its share of resorts and heritage sites.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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Essential Destinations
Top destinations include Batangas City and Taal Volcano.
Batangas City
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Batangas, the capital of Batangas province, is a major seaport, second to Manila among the ports on Luzon, and a gateway to the rest of the archipelago.
Taal Volcano
Taal Volcano is an active complex stratovolcano in the province of Batangas, Philippines, on an island in Taal Lake. It is one of the provincial symbols of Batangas, appearing on the new provincial seal and flag.
Taal
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Taal is a municipality in Batangas. The old downtown is noted for its Spanish colonial architecture, and is designated as a National Historical Landmark by the Philippine government.
Destinations to Discover
Explore places such as Western Batangas and Metro Batangas.
Western Batangas
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The western part of Batangas houses the province's classical beach destinations of the province and the heritage town of Taal. This region has a humid climate and is a coastal region, dotted with some mountains to the north, bordered by southern Cavite.
Lipa
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Lipa is the second largest city in Batangas, in terms of land area and the economic and religious center of the province. It lies approximately in the middle of the province, surrounded by Malvar to the north, San Pablo and Alaminos, and San Antonio to the east, Padre Garcia, San Jose and Ibaan to the south, and Cuenca, Mataasnakahoy, and Taal Lake to the west.
Santo Tomas
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Santo Tomas is a city of about 180,000 in Batangas. It is the main gateway to Batangas from Manila, and is a growing industrial and commercial center.
Tanauan
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Tanauan, officially the City of Tanauan, is a component city in the province of Batangas, Philippines. According to the 2024 census, it has a population of 209,697 people.
San Juan
San Juan is a municipality of Batangas. It is home to the other beaches in the province besides those in the west coast and Mabini;…
San Jose
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San Jose, officially the Municipality of San Jose, is a municipality in the province of Batangas, Philippines. According to the 2024 census, it has a population of 81,170 people.
Malvar
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Malvar, officially the Municipality of Malvar, is a municipality in the province of Batangas, Philippines. According to the 2024 census, it has a population of 74,565 people.
Cuenca
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Cuenca, officially the Municipality of Cuenca, is a municipality in the province of Batangas, Philippines. According to the 2024 census, it has a population of 36,453 people.
Batangas
- Type: State with 2,910,000 residents
- Description: province of the Philippines
- Also known as: “Province of Batangas”
- Neighbors: Cavite, Laguna, Marinduque, and Quezon
- Categories: province of the Philippines and locality
- Location: Calabarzon, Luzon, Philippines, Southeast Asia, Asia
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Latitude of center
13.9147° or 13° 54′ 53″ northLongitude of center
121.0868° or 121° 5′ 12″ eastPopulation
2,910,000Elevation
79 metres (259 feet)OpenStreetMap ID
node 305704560OpenStreetMap feature
place=state
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Achinese to Waray—“Batangas” goes by many names.
- Achinese: “Propinsi Batangas”
- Arabic: “باتانجاس”
- Arabic: “باتانغاس”
- Armenian: “Բատանգաս”
- Asturian: “Batangas”
- Balinese: “Batangas”
- Banjar: “Batangas”
- Bengali: “বাটাঙ্গাস”
- Capiznon: “Batangas”
- Catalan: “Batangas”
- Cebuano: “Batangas”
- Cebuano: “Lalawigan sa Batangas”
- Central Bikol: “Batangas”
- Chavacano: “Batangas”
- Chinese: “Batangas”
- Chinese: “八打雁省”
- Danish: “Batangas”
- Dutch: “Batangas”
- Egyptian Arabic: “باتانجاس”
- Esperanto: “Batangas”
- Filipino: “Calantas”
- Finnish: “Batangas”
- French: “Batangas”
- Georgian: “ბატანგასი (პროვინცია)”
- Georgian: “ბატანგასის პროვინცია”
- German: “Batangas”
- German: “Provinz Batangas”
- Gorontalo: “Batangas”
- Greek: “Μπατάνγκας”
- Gujarati: “બેટંગસ”
- Hebrew: “באטאנגס”
- Hiligaynon: “Batangas”
- Hindi: “बतंगास”
- Hindi: “बतांगास प्रान्त”
- Hungarian: “Batangas”
- Iloko: “Batangas”
- Indonesian: “Batangas”
- Indonesian: “provinsi Batangan”
- Italian: “provincia di Batangas”
- Italian: “Provincia di Batangas”
- Japanese: “バタンガス”
- Japanese: “バタンガス州”
- Javanese: “Batangas”
- Kannada: “ಬಟಾಂಗಸ್”
- Kinaray-A: “Batangas”
- Korean: “바탕가스주”
- Latin: “Batangas”
- Latvian: “Batangasa”
- Lithuanian: “Batangasas”
- Macedonian: “Батангас”
- Malay: “Batangas”
- Marathi: “बटांगस”
- Min Nan Chinese: “Batangas”
- Min Nan Chinese: “描東岸省”
- Minangkabau: “Batangas”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Batangas”
- Norwegian: “Batangas”
- Occitan (post 1500): “Batangas”
- Pampanga: “Batangas”
- Pangasinan: “Batangas”
- Persian: “باتانگا”
- Polish: “Batangas”
- Portuguese: “Batangas”
- Rinconada Bikol: “Batangas”
- Russian: “Батангас”
- Scots: “Batangas”
- Sinhala: “බටනගස්”
- Slovenian: “Batangas”
- South Azerbaijani: “باتانقا”
- Spanish: “Batangas”
- Spanish: “provincia de Batangas”
- Spanish: “Provincia de Batangas”
- Spanish: “provincia de Las Batangas”
- Sundanese: “Batangas”
- Swedish: “Batangas”
- Tagalog: “Batangas”
- Tagalog: “Lalawigan ng Batangas”
- Tagalog: “Probinsiya ng Batangas”
- Tagalog: “Probinsya ng Batangas”
- Tamil: “படன்காஸ்”
- Tamil: “பட்டன்கஸ்”
- Telugu: “బటంగాస్”
- Tetum: “Batangas”
- Thai: “จังหวัดบาตังกัส”
- Thai: “บาตังกัส”
- Turkish: “Batangas”
- Ukrainian: “Батангас”
- Urdu: “باتانگاس”
- Urdu: “باتھانگاس”
- Vietnamese: “Batangas”
- Waray (Philippines): “Batangas”
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