Calabarzon
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CALABARZON (/ka-la-bar-zon/) is ane o the regions o the Philippines. It is designatit as Region IV-A an its regional centre is Calamba Ceety in Laguna. The region is componit o five provinces, namely: Cavite, Laguna, Batangas, Rizal, an Quezon; whose names form the acronym CALABARZON. The region is mair formally kent as Soothren Tagalog Mainland an aw.[2]
Region IV-A CALABARZON | |
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Region | |
![]() Location in the Philippines | |
Coordinates: 14°00′N 121°30′E | |
Kintra | Philippines |
Island group | Luzon |
Regional centre | Calamba Ceety, Laguna |
Area | |
• Total | 16368.12 km2 (6,319.77 sq mi) |
Population (2010)[1] | |
• Total | 12,609,803 |
• Density | 770/km2 (2,000/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+8 (PST) |
ISO 3166 code | PH-40 |
Provinces | 5 |
Ceeties | 17 |
Municipalities | 129 |
Barangays | 4,011 |
Cong. destricts | 19 |
Leids | Tagalog, English, Chavacano |
The region is in soothwastren Luzon, juist sooth an east o Metro Manila an is the seicont maist densely populatit region. CALABARZON an MIMAROPA wur previously combinit thegither as Soothren Tagalog, till thay wur separatit in 2002 bi virtue o Executive Order No. 103. Executive Order No. 246, datit October 28, 2003, designatit Calamba Ceety as the regional centre o CALABARZON. The lairgest ceety o CALABARZON Region an the seicont heichlie-urbanisit ceety is Antipolo Ceety, wi Lucena Ceety bein the first. CALABARZON is the maist populatit region in the Philippines, wi a population o 12,609,803 indwallers.
The region is hame tae a host o important Philippine historical figurs an aw, maist notable o which is the Philippines' naitional hero, Jose Rizal, who wis born in Calamba.