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Originally appearing in Volume V03, Page 240 of the 1911 Encyclopedia Britannica.
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BALAYAN  , a

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town and
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port of entry of the
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province of
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Batangas, Luzon, Philippine Islands, at the
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head of the Gulf of Balayan, about 55 M . S. by W. of
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Manila . Pop . (1903) 8493 . Subsequently in
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October 19o3, Calatagan (pop . 2654) and
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Tuy (pop . 2430) were annexed . Balayan has a healthful
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climate, and is in the midst of a fertile
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district (with a volcanic
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soil), which produces
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rice,
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cane-
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sugar, cacao,
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coffee,
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pepper,
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cotton,
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Indian
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corn,
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fruit (oranges, bananas, mangoes, &c.) and native dyes . Horses and
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cattle are raised for
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market in considerable
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numbers . The
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fisheries are important . The native
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language is Tagalog .

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