Bauan

Philippines / Southern Tagalog / Sinala /
 town, draw only border, third-level administrative division

Municipality: Bauan
Province: Batangas

Website: bauan.gov.ph
The Municipality of Bauan (Filipino: Bayan ng Bauan) is a first class municipality in the province of Batangas, Philippines.
District II
Area: 53.31 sq. km.
No. of Barangays: 40
Zip code: 4201
Population: 91,297 people (According to the 2015 census)
Etymology:
Bauan is a name that came from the Filipino (Tagalog) word “bauang” which means “close or concealed and rugged mountain” (Source: Noceda-Sanlucar, Vocabulario, 1860, p. 43).
It was also said that one day a Spanish official asked a group of local farmers what was the place called. The farmers replied “bawang”, a local term for 'garlic', believing that what the official wanted to know was what they were planting. This happened when the farmers were planting garlic at the old site of Bauan along Taal Lake. From that time on, the place was known and registered as Bauang, which later became Bauan.
Nearby cities:
Coordinates:   13°48'18"N   120°57'51"E

Comments

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  • bauan...the town that refuses to die..
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  • bauan is where i live and grow well v.i.n.c.e.
  • my home
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