Batangas City

Batangas City, officially the City of Batangas (Tagalog: Lungsod ng Batangas Spanish: Ciudad de Batangas), is a 1st class city in the province of Batangas, Philippines. According to the 2015 census, it has a population of 329,874 people.

Batangas City is classified as one of the fastest urbanizing cities of the Philippines, and is known as the "Industrial Port City of Calabarzon". It is home to the Batangas International Port, one of the busiest passenger and container terminals in the Philippines. It also hosts one of the largest oil refineries in the country, three natural gas power plants, and several other major industries. In addition, the city also serves as the educational, industrial and the transportation center of the province.