Calabarzon

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
Region
Location in the Philippines
Coordinates: 14°00′N 121°30′E / 14°N 121.5°E / 14; 121.5 121°30′E / 14°N 121.5°E / 14; 121.5
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.