Calatagan

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Geographical Address

Province
Postal Code
4215
latitude
13.86
longitude
120.63
Area
112.00 km2
Founded
January 1, 1912
Division
Luzon
Region
IV-A

Calatagan, officially the Municipality of Calatagan, (TagalogBayan ng Calatagan), is a 2nd class municipality in the province of BatangasPhilippines. According to the 2015 census, it has a population of 56,449 people.[3]

Calatagan comprises the Calatagan Peninsula between the South China Sea and Balayan Bay. The peninsula's near white sand beaches are well-known vacation and leisure sites. There are several beach resorts including the Banak House Calatagan on Calatagan beach, the Ronco Beach Resort in barangay Bagong Silang, Playa Calatagan in barangay Santa Ana, the Golden Sunset Resort in barangay Uno, Lago de Oro Resort in barangay Balibago, Villa Agustina in barangay Bagong Silang, and Nacua Sea Park in barangay Quilitisan. Calatagan was formerly titled as the Forbes Park of the South, because of the rich families who own estates here.[citation needed]

An extremely rare example of pre-Spanish Philippine script was found in Calatagan. The script is called Baybayin in Tagalog, and was derived from Javanese writing, which in turn is derived from Brahmi. This writing survived on an earthenware burial jar dated to the 13th or 14th century.[citation needed] A Spanish lighthouse can also be found at Cape Santiago at the peninsula's southern tip dating back to the 1890s and is also one of the municipality's main tourist attractions.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Calatagan,_Batangas

 

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