Lipa City, Philippines

Lipa City Description

Lipa City is a 1st class city in Batangas, Philippines. Lipa City is a major recreational, religious, commercial, industrial and educational center in Batangas province. With a total land area of 24,465.93 hectares, Lipa City distributes its land use to agriculture, forestry, agro-industrial and residential. The terrain of Lipa City is characterized with rolling hills, plateaus and low mountains.

Lipa City Attractions

Lipa City spots worth visiting include Mount Makiling, which is 1,109 meters in elevation. Mount Malarayat and Mount Maculot, bordering Lipa City on opposite side, beckon to the adventure-seekers.

San Sebastian Cathedral can also be found in Lipa City.

Lipa City Location

Lipa City is bounded Santo Tomas in the northeast, San Pablo City and San Antonio in the east, Padre Garcia and Rosario in the southeast, and Ibaan and San Jose in the southwest, Cuenca and Mataas Na Kahoy and Taal Lake in the west and the Balete and Malvar in the northwest.

Lipa City’s location, in a valley located between  Mount Malarayat and Mount Makulot, makes this city protected in times of typhoon. Lipa City is 78 kms south of Manila, reachable in three hours on a bus.