Nasugbu, Batangas
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| Nickname(s): Batangas' Last Frontier | ||
 Location within Batangas province |
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| Coordinates: 14°04′N 120°38′E / 14.07°N 120.63°ECoordinates: 14°04′N 120°38′E / 14.07°N 120.63°E | ||
| Country | Philippines | |
| Region | Calabarzon (Region IV-A) | |
| Province | Batangas | |
| District | 1st District | |
| Founded | January 31, 1947 | |
| Barangays | 43 (see Barangays) | |
| Government | ||
| • Type | Sangguniang Bayan | |
| • Mayor | Tony Barcelon | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 278.51 km2 (107.53 sq mi) | |
| Population (2015 census) | ||
| • Total | 134,113 | |
| • Rank | 23 out of 1,489 Municipalities | |
| • Density | 480/km2 (1,200/sq mi) | |
| • Voter (2016) | 68,980 | |
| Demonym(s) | Nasugbueño | |
| Time zone | PST (UTC+8) | |
| ZIP code | 4231 | |
| IDD : area code | +63 (0)43 | |
| Income class | 1st class | |
| PSGC | 041019000 | |
| Website | www |
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Nasugbu, officially the Municipality of Nasugbu (Filipino: Bayan ng Nasugbu), is a municipality in the province of Batangas in the Calabarzon (Region IV-A) of the Philippines. The population was 134,113 at the 2015 census. In the 2016 electoral roll, it had 68,980 registered voters.
Several bus services provide transportation to and from Nasugbu. Jeepneys from Tagaytay City also enter and leave the town at a scheduled time. Within the town, tricycles are the main mode of transport. During the summer season, resorts in Nasugbu are a shooting location for comedy programs of GMA-7.
According to legend, a group of Spanish soldiers was allowed by their commander to go on a sightseeing tour of the friendlier villages on the western coast of Batangas. The group came upon a native couple cooking rice in a palayok (clay pot), the lid of which rattled over the steaming rice. In Spanish, the group leader asked the woman: "¿Cómo se llama este pueblo?" ("What is this place called?") The woman, who knew no Spanish, thought that the stranger was asking about her pot of rice. "Nasubo na po iyan, eh, kaya ganyan" ("The rice is boiling; that is why it is like that,") she replied. The Spaniard repeated the word "nasubo" and nodding his head towards his companions, introduced the word to them. The village henceforth began to be called by that name. Although no historical documents can support this legend, it is the most common story one hears when asking how the town got its name.
Nasugbu is located at 14°04′N 120°38′E / 14.07°N 120.63°E.
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