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LIPA

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Originally appearing in Volume V16, Page 739 of the 1911 Encyclopedia Britannica.
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LIPA  , a

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town of the province of
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Batangas, Luzon, Philippine Islands, about 90 M . S. by E. of
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Manila . Pop . (1903) 37,934 . Lipa is on high ground at the intersection of old military roads, is noted for its cool and healthy
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climate, and is one of the largest and wealthiest inland towns of the
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archipelago . Many of its houses have two storeys above the ground-floor, and its church and convent together form a very large
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building . The surrounding country is very fertile, producing
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sugar-
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cane,
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Indian corn, cacao,
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tobacco and indigo . The cultivation of coffee was begun here on a large scale about the
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middle of the 19th century and was increased gradually until 1889–1890 when an
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insect pest destroyed the trees . The language of Lipa is Tagalog .

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