CALABARZON

Calabarzon, also spelled as CALABARZON (/ká-lɑ-bɑr-zon/), formally

known as Southern Tagalog Mainland and designated as Region IV-A, is
an Administrative Region in the Philippines. The region comprises of
five provinces: Cavite, Laguna, Batangas, Rizal, and Quezon, and one highly urbanized
city, Lucena. It has 19 component cities, namely, Antipolo, Bacoor, Batangas City,
Biñan, Cabuyao, Calamba, Cavite City, Dasmariñas, General Trias, Imus, Lipa, San
Pablo, San Pedro, Santa Rosa, Tagaytay, Tanauan, Tayabas, and Trece Martires. The
region is the most populous region in the Philippines, having 14,414,774 inhabitants in
2015, and is also the country's second most densely populated after Metro Manila.
 POINTS OF INTEREST in Calabarzon
1. Basilica Menori de San Martin de Tours (Taal, Batangas)
The Taal Basilica, canonically known as the Minor Basilica of Saint Martin of
Tours (Filipino: Basilika ni San Martin ng Tours; Spanish: Basílica Menor de San
Martín de Tours), is a Minor Basilica in the town of Taal, Batangas in the Philippines,
within the Archdiocese of Lipa. It is considered to be the largest church in
the Philippines and in Asia.

2. Hinulugang Taktak (Antipolo, Rizal)

The waterfall area has been designated as a National Park by the Department of
Environment and Natural Resources and is one of the two most popular tourist spots in
Antipolo City.
3. Rizal Monunent (Calamba, Laguna)
The tallest Jose Rizal Monument in the World-- Rizal Park in front of Calamba City Hall
Complex. The monument is 22 feet (6.7 m) tall, with the number symbolizing the 22 languages and
dialects used by Rizal.

4. Crater Lake of Taal Volcano (Batangas)

Taal Volcano is part of a chain of volcanoes along the western side of the edge of the island
of Luzon, which were formed by the subduction of the Eurasian Plate underneath the Philippine
Mobile Belt.
5. Aguinaldo Shrine (Kawit, Cavite)
The Emilio F. Aguinaldo Shrine is a national shrine located in Kawit, Cavite in
the Philippines, where the Philippine Declaration of Independence from Spain was declared
on June 12, 1898. To commemorate the event, now known as Araw ng Kalayaan or
Independence Day, a national holiday, the Philippine flag is raised here by top government
officials on June 12 each year.

6. Mount Banahaw (Banahaw, Quezon)

Mount Banahaw (alternative spelling: Banahao or Banájao) is a potentially active
volcano on Luzon in the Philippines. The three-peaked volcano complex is located between
the provinces of Laguna and Quezon and is the tallest mountain in
the CALABARZON region dominating the landscape for miles around. The mountain is
considered by many as a "Holy mountain", thus a bundok dambana, and is popular
among pilgrims along with mountain climbers.

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