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BATANGAS
HOTELS & RESORTS
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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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