Southern Tagalog region

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The Southern Tagalog region is a major area in the Philippines historically encompassing several provinces south of Manila, known for its Tagalog-speaking population, agricultural productivity, and growing urban and industrial centers.

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Observed surface forms (1)

Surface form Occurrences
Southern Tagalog 1

Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf former administrative region
agriculturalProduct coconut
fruits
rice
vegetables
borderedBy Metro Manila
climate tropical monsoon climate
country Philippines
culturalRegionOf Tagalog people
dissolvedInto Calabarzon
Mimaropa
economicActivity manufacturing
services
tourism
hadRegionalCenter Calamba, Laguna
hasEthnolinguisticGroup Tagalog
hasIslandGroup Marinduque
surface form: Marinduque Island

Mindoro
surface form: Mindoro Island

Palawan
surface form: Palawan Island

Romblon
surface form: Romblon Islands
hasUrbanCenter Batangas City
Calamba, Laguna
surface form: Calamba

Dasmariñas
Lucena
San Pablo
historicallyIncludedProvince Aurora
Batangas
Camarines Norte
Cavite
Laguna
Marinduque
Mindoro
Palawan
Quezon
Rizal
Romblon
historicalRegionOf Philippines
knownFor Tagalog-speaking population
agricultural productivity
growing urban centers
industrial centers
languageFamily Greater Central Philippine languages
surface form: Central Philippine languages
locatedIn Luzon
locatedSouthOf Metro Manila
surface form: Manila
majorLanguage Tagalog
officialLanguage Tagalog
partOf Greater Luzon
timeZone Philippine Standard Time
utcOffset +8

Referenced by (2)

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Calabarzon formerName Southern Tagalog region
this entity surface form: Southern Tagalog
Tagalog primaryRegion Southern Tagalog region