CALABARZON
| CALABARZON | |
|---|---|
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| Regional center | Calamba |
| Residents | 14,414,774 |
| - population density | 738.2 per km² |
| surface | 16,873 km² |
| division | |
| - provinces | 5 |
| - cities | 13 |
| - Municipalities | 129 |
| - Barangays | 4.011 |
| languages |
Tagalog , Filipino ,
English , others |
CALABARZON or Region IV-A is a Philippine region . The administrative center of the region has been the city of Calamba City since October 23, 2003 . The region has the highest population density next to Metro Manila .
CALABARZON and MIMAROPA were once merged as Southern Tagalog and were separated in 2002.
CALABARZON is an acronym made up of the names of the provinces in the region: CA (vite), LA (guna), BA (tangas), R (izal), (Que) ZON.
Political structure
| Province / cities | Provincial capital |
Population (2015) |
Area ( km² ) |
Population density (per km²) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Batangas | Batangas City | 2,694,335 | 3,119.75 | 863.64 |
| Cavite | Trece Martires City | 3,678,301 | 1,574.17 | 2,336.66 |
| Laguna | Santa Cruz | 3,035,081 | 1,917.85 | 1,582.54 |
| Quezon | Lucena City | 2,122,830 | 9.069.60 | 234.54 |
| Rizal | Antipolo City | 2,884,227 | 1,191.94 | 2,419.77 |
| Lucena City ¹ | - | 196.075 | - | - |
Other cities
- Antipolo City , Rizal
- Calamba City , Laguna
- Cavite City , Cavite
- Lipa City , Batangas
- San Pablo City , Laguna
- Santa Rosa City , Laguna
- Tagaytay City , Cavite
- Tanauan City , Batangas
- Trece Martires City , Cavite
- Tayabas City , Quezon
National parks and nature reserves
- Alabat Watershed Forest Reserve
- Alibijaban Wilderness Area
- Mounts Banahaw San Cristobal National Park
- Binahaan River Watershed Forest Reserve
- Buenavista Protected Landscape
- Calauag Watershed Reservation
- Hinulugang-Taktak National Park
- Lopez Watershed Forest Reserve
- Marikina Watershed Forest Reserve
- Mounts-Palay-Palay-Mataas-Na-Gulod-National Park
- Pamitinan Protected Landscape
- Maulawin Spring Protected Landscape
- Mulanay Watershed Forest Reserve
- Quezon National Park
- Taal Volcano National Park
Culture
The earliest artistic representations in the Philippines are in the administrative region. They have come to be known as the Angono petroglyphs . The largest church building in the administrative region is the Basilica of St. Martin von Tur , it is considered the largest church in Southeast and East Asia . Another minor basilica is the Basilica of St. Michael Archangel in Tayabas.
Individual evidence
- ↑ 2015 Population Counts Summary. In: psa.gov.ph. Retrieved June 4, 2016 .
Coordinates: 14 ° 0 ′ N , 121 ° 30 ′ E