Lipa
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Lipa, officially the City of Lipa, (Tagalog: Lungsod ng Lipa), or simply known as Lipa City, is a 1st class city in the province of Batangas, Philippines. According to the 2015 census, it has a population of 332,386 people.[3]
It is one of the three cities in Batangas aside from Batangas City and Tanauan.[4] It is located 78 kilometres (48 mi) south of Manilaand is the most populous city of Batangas.
The city is named after a species of tree in the Urticaceae family, lipa (Dendrocnide meyeniana), known for the stinging trichomes on its twigs.
Lipa City is a major recreational, religious, commercial and healthcare in the Province of Batangas.
The city is the site of one of the most famous Marian apparition in the Philippines which is the 1948 apparition of the Virgin Mary as "Mary, Mediatrix of All-Grace." The apparition occurred on the Carmelite Monastery in Lipa.
The city is also home to the Fernando Air Base, headquarters of the Philippine Air Force's Air Education and Training Command(AETC), known in military circles as the Baguio of the Armed Forces of the Philippines. The summer camp of the Air Force of the Philippines.
The Southern Tagalog Arterial Road (STAR) and South Luzon Expressway (SLEX) provide access to Batangas City and Metro Manila.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lipa,_Batangas
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