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BATANGAS
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Batangas
City (bätän´gäs), city (1990 pop. 184,970), capital
of Batangas prov., SW Luzon, the Philippines. An important
port on the Calumpan River near its mouth on Batangas Bay,
it has a large oil refinery and serves a fertile farm area
noted for its fruits, cacao, and coffee. Tourist attractions
in Batangas province include Lake Taal, with its active
volcano (which erupted in 1965, causing extensive damage
and many deaths), and the popular summer resort city of
Tagaytay.
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