Lemery, Batangas
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 Location within Batangas province |
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| Coordinates: 13°55′N 120°53′E / 13.92°N 120.88°ECoordinates: 13°55′N 120°53′E / 13.92°N 120.88°E | ||
| Country | Philippines | |
| Region | Calabarzon (Region IV-A) | |
| Province | Batangas | |
| District | 1st District | |
| Founded | 1862 | |
| Barangays | 46 (see Barangays) | |
| Government | ||
| • Type | Sangguniang Bayan | |
| • Mayor | Charisma M. Alilio | |
| • Vice mayor | Honorlito B. Solis | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 109.80 km2 (42.39 sq mi) | |
| Population (2015 census) | ||
| • Total | 93,157 | |
| • Density | 850/km2 (2,200/sq mi) | |
| • Voter (2016) | 50,518 | |
| Time zone | PST (UTC+8) | |
| ZIP code | 4209 | |
| IDD : area code | +63 (0)43 | |
| Income class | 1st class | |
| PSGC | 041012000 | |
| Website | www |
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Lemery, officially the Municipality of Lemery (Filipino: Bayan ng Lemery), is a municipality in the province of Batangas in the Calabarzon (Region IV-A) of the Philippines. The population was 93,157 at the 2015 census. In the 2016 electoral roll, it had 50,518 registered voters.
The municipality was named after the Spanish Governor-General José Lemery e Ibarrola Ney y González (1811 – 1886).
Lemery is accessible by bus from Manila via the South Luzon Expressway (SLEX), and the Lipa STAR Tollway goes directly to Lemery. Furthermore, there are vans travelling from Manila to Lemery. Lemery can also be reached from Tagaytay via the Diokno highway.
During the early part of the 18th century, adventurous settlers from Taal, northern Mindoro and southern Cavite were attracted to the vast plain near the shores of Balayan Bay because of its abundance in fish and other marine life. Salting and drying fish became their major occupation due to the great demand of salted and dried fish by the people of Cavite, Mindoro, Laguna and Batangas. People came in great numbers to join the settlers, and the village became populous. The place was first called Punta, meaning "direction", because of the influx of people who went to the village. In 1818, the village of Punta was converted into one of the barrios of the Municipality of Taal.
The first priest who was assigned to the village was Fr. Geronimo. Upon the suggestion of the priest who succeeded him, the place was renamed San Geronimo in honor of this priest.
Captain Roberto Lemery, the Commanding Officer of San Geronimo outpost instructed the military and the church personnel to study the language of the native and cultivate harmony with them. When Captain Lemery died in 1856, the people of San Geronimo requested their priest to change the name of the barrio to Lemery. In 1858, the barrio of San Geronimo became officially known as Lemery.
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