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Lipa, Batangas

Lipa
Component City
City of Lipa
Lipa City poblacion
Lipa City poblacion
Official seal of Lipa
Seal
Nickname(s): Next Wave City; Little Rome of the Philippines; City of All Seasons
Location within Batangas Province
Location within Batangas Province
Lipa is located in Philippines
Lipa
Lipa
Location within the Philippines
Coordinates: 13°56′28″N 121°09′44″E / 13.9411°N 121.1622°E / 13.9411; 121.1622Coordinates: 13°56′28″N 121°09′44″E / 13.9411°N 121.1622°E / 13.9411; 121.1622
Country Philippines
Region CALABARZON (Region IV-A)
Province Batangas
Congr. district Lone District of Lipa
Founded 1605 (as an Augustinian mission center with the name San Sebastian)
Founded 1702 (as a town)
Elevation as a villa under the Spanish Colonial Empire October 21, 1887
Cityhood (under RA No. 162) June 20, 1947
Barangays 72
Government
 • Mayor Meynardo A. Sabili
 • Vice Mayor Eric B. Africa
 • Representative Vilma Santos-Recto
 • Councilors
Area
 • Total 209.40 km2 (80.85 sq mi)
Elevation 312 m (1,024 ft)
Population (2015 census)
 • Total 332,386
 • Density 1,600/km2 (4,100/sq mi)
Time zone PST (UTC+8)
ZIP code 4217, 4218
Dialing code +63 (0)43
Income Class 1st Class
Language Tagalog
Flower Sampaguita
Tree Trichomes tree
Bird Eagle
Website www.lipa.gov.ph

Lipa (Tagalog pronunciation: [liˈpaʔ]), officially the City of Lipa (Filipino: Lungsod ng Lipa), is a first class component city in the province of Batangas in the Philippines. It is one of the three cities in Batangas (the others are Batangas City and Tanauan). It is located 78 kilometres (48 mi) south of Manila and has a population of 332,386 people according to the 2015 census.

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 recreational, religious, commercial, industrial and educational center. 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 Southern Tagalog Arterial Road (STAR) and South Luzon Expressway (SLEX) provide access to Batangas City and Metro Manila.

Batangueños from the early years had their settlement in Bombon Lake and began dispersing to other places when the volcano erupted. While a group of people was moving to another settlement area, the image of St. Sebastian was stolen from them and later on was found on a tree called “lipa”. People believed that the patron saint wished to name that place “Lipa" .


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