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

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

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