Batangas

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Batangas
Province
From left-to-right, top-to-bottom: Batangas Provincial Capitol; Taal Volcano; Taal Basilica; Agoncillo–Mariño House; Malabrigo Point Lighthouse; view from Mount Batulao
Flag Seal
Nicknames:  Land of Rolling Hills and Wide Shore Lands. Lalawigan ng mga Magigiting
Motto:  "Rich Batangas!"
Anthem: Himno ng Batangan (Batangas Hymn)
Location in the Philippines
OpenStreetMap
Coordinates: 13°50′N 121°00′E / 13.83°N 121°E / 13.83; 121
Country	Philippines
Region	Calabarzon
Founded	December 8, 1581
Capital	Batangas City
Largest city	Lipa
Government
• Type	Sangguniang Panlalawigan
• Governor	Hermilando I. Mandanas (PDP-Laban)
• Vice Governor	Jose Antonio S. Leviste II (PDP-Laban)
• Legislature	Batangas Provincial Board
Area [1]
• Total	3,119.75 km2 (1,204.54 sq mi)
• Rank	44th out of 81
Highest elevation (Mount Makiling)	1,090 m (3,580 ft)
Population  (2020 census)[2]
• Total	2,908,494
• Rank	7th out of 81
• Density	930/km2 (2,400/sq mi)
• Rank	6th out of 81
Divisions
• Independent cities	0
• Component cities	5 Batangas City Calaca Lipa Santo Tomas Tanauan
• Municipalities	29 Agoncillo Alitagtag Balayan Balete Bauan Calatagan Cuenca Ibaan Laurel Lemery Lian Lobo Mabini Malvar Mataasnakahoy Nasugbu Padre Garcia Rosario San Jose San Juan San Luis San Nicolas San Pascual Santa Teresita Taal Talisay Taysan Tingloy Tuy
• Barangays	1,078
• Districts	Legislative districts of Batangas
Demographics
• Ethnic groups	Tagalog (99%) Others (1%)
Time zone	UTC+8 (PHT)
ZIP code	4200–4234
IDD : area code	+63 (0)43
ISO 3166 code	PH-BTG
Spoken languages	Tagalog (Batangueño dialect) English
Patron Saint	Our Lady of Caysasay
Website	www.batangas.gov.ph

Batangas, officially the Province of Batangas (Tagalog: Lalawigan ng Batangas IPA: [bɐˈtaŋgas]), is a first class province of the Philippines located in the southwestern part of Luzon in the Calabarzon region. Its capital is the city of Batangas, and is bordered by the provinces of Cavite and Laguna to the north, and Quezon to the east. Across the Verde Island Passages to the south is the island of Mindoro and to the west lies the South China Sea. Poetically, Batangas is often referred to by its ancient name, Kumintáng.

The province of Batangas was billed as the second richest province in the Philippines by the Commission on Audit by the year 2020. It has been the second richest province in the country for two consecutive years. In 2020, its provincial government posted a record high of ₱25.2 billion worth of assets, the largest in Calabarzon and the whole Luzon.

Batangas is one of the most popular tourist destinations near Metro Manila. It is home to the well-known Taal Volcano, one of the Decade Volcanoes, and the small nearby town of Taal which keeps ancestral houses, churches, and other architecture dating back to the 19th century. The province also has numerous beaches and diving spots including Anilao in Mabini, Sombrero Island in Tingloy, Ligpo Island and Sampaguita Beach in Bauan, Matabungkay in Lian, Punta Fuego in Nasugbu, the municipality of Calatagan, and Laiya in San Juan. All of the marine waters of the province are part of the Verde Island Passage, the center of the world's marine biodiversity.

Batangas City has the second largest international seaport in the Philippines after Metro Manila. The identification of the city as an industrial growth center in the region and being the focal point of the Calabarzon program is seen in the increasing number of business establishments in the city's Central Business District (CBD) as well as numerous industries operating in the province's industrial parks. Lipa City has passed Batangas City as the most populous city in the province.