Batangas City
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Batangas City Lungsod ng Batangas |
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| Location of Batangas in the Batangas Province | |||
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| Basic data | |||
| Region : | CALABARZON | ||
| Province : | Batangas | ||
| Barangays : | 105 | ||
| District: | 2. District of Batangas | ||
| PSGC : | 041005000 | ||
| Income class : | 1st income bracket | ||
| Households : | 50,223 May 1, 2000 census
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| Population : | 329,874 August 1, 2015 census
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| Population density : | 1164 inhabitants per km² | ||
| Area : | 283.30 km² | ||
| Coordinates : | 13 ° 46 ′ N , 121 ° 3 ′ E | ||
| Area code : | +63 43 | ||
| Mayor : | Eduardo B. Dimacuha ( Kampi ) | ||
| Website: | www.batangascity.gov.ph | ||
| Geographical location in the Philippines | |||
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Batangas City ( Filipino : Lungsod ng Batangas ) is a major city in the Philippines . It is located on the south coast of the main island of Luzón , in the CALABARZON region and is the capital of the Batangas province .
Batangas has a sea port and is an important center for the handling and processing of agricultural products from the region. The central church is the Basilica of the Immaculate Conception from 1857.
The world's largest statue of the Virgin Mary is currently being erected in the southern part of Batangas Bay . The " Statue of Mary of Montemaria " will be 102 meters high, higher than the Statue of Liberty in New York (93 meters) and the statue of Christ in Rio de Janeiro (38 meters). The statue is by the daily about 200 passing ships on the waterway of the Verde Island Passage can be seen. Verde Island is part of the community and is particularly popular with diving enthusiasts.
Sons and daughters
- Ramón Cabrera Argüelles (* 1944), Roman Catholic clergyman, emeritus Roman Catholic Archbishop of Lipa
- Moises Cuevas (* 1973), Roman Catholic clergyman, auxiliary bishop in Zamboanga
- Gaudencio Rosales (* 1932), Roman Catholic clergyman, emeritus Roman Catholic Archbishop of Manila
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- ↑ Kath.net : Filippinos erect the largest statue of the Virgin Mary in the world February 1, 2007