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Lipa City is located at Batangas Province. The City is bounded by the municipality of Sto.

Tomas in the
northeast, San Pablo City, Laguna and the Municipality of San Antonio, Quezon in the east; the
Municipalities of Padre Garcia and Rosario in the southeast; Ibaan and San Jose in the southwest; the
Municipalities of Cuenca and Mataas na Kahoy and Taal lake in the west and the Municipalities of Balete
and Malvar in the northwest.

Lipa’s proximity to the country’s capital, Manila, having an approximate distance of 86 kilometers or an
hour and half drive via the Southern Luzon Expressway enhances its strategic access to development
trends. Lipa’s nautical location is latitude of 13 degrees 56 minutes north and a longitude of 121 degrees
10 minutes east of the meridian. It is a relatively cool place with an elevation of 310 meters (1,025 feet)
above sea level (masl). The total land area of Lipa is 20,940 hectares.

Topography, Soils, and Physiography

The topography of Lipa is characterized by irregular rolling plateau of generally slight gradients,
and undulating with higher gradients in the eastern portion. Western fringes or mountains shows a
rugged terrain and a volcanic cone located along Taal Lake and creek embankments

In addition, lipa city has moderate soil fertility and is considered as principally Class B. The suitable corps
for the kind of soil available in Lipa city are palay, vegetables, fruit trees, sugarcane, coconut, citronella
and pasture. The soil series found in the City is the Lipa Series which consists of soils representing the
decomposition of the underlying volcanic tuff materials and other volcanic rock formations. The geologic
formation is made up of extrusive igneous rocks and predominantly in Taal tuff. Most of the soils are
classified as Lipa loam.

Aside from slope, soil and physiographic characteristics are integral parts of and play vital roles in the
identification of the different landscapes and various types of soils in Lipa. The broadest classification of
land forms and landscapes identified and delineated are called the Geomorphic Mapping Units which
are further subdivided into smaller units called the Land Management Units. These LMUs serve as the
basic foundation of most disciplines for the evaluation of natural resources to various uses. Based on the
detailed study conducted by the Bureau of Soils and Water Management, Lipa’s general soil fertility is
moderate. It is principally Class B (subclass B) that requires easily applied conservation practices. The
crops highly suitable in the area include palay, vegetables, fruit trees, sugarcane, coconut, citronella and
pasture. The soil series found in the City is the Lipa Series which consists of soils representing the
decomposition of the underlying volcanic tuff materials and other volcanic rock formations. The geologic
formation is made up of extrusive igneous rocks and predominantly in Taal tuff. Most of the soils are
classified as Lipa loam. Terrace residual slope is the dominant landform.
Lipa City is known for its cool climate except for the summer months. Rainy period in lipa city is from
moth of June to September. While the dry season starts on November until month of May. The hottest
climate recorded in the city is in month of April and May.

The weather pattern in Lipa is characterized by the northeast monsoon that reaches Lipa City from the
north and east direction affected by the North pacific Trade Winds from December and January. These
are tropical air masses characterized by strong subsidence invasion of about one (1) kilometer above the
earth’s surface causing more rainfall at a lower level. Rainfall varies with the high averages occurring
between the months of June and October and the low averages between the months of January and
April. The average monthly normal temperature varies from 19˚C to 32˚C.

As of 2011, the city has a total road length of 340.5906 kilometers. This translates to a ratio of
1.86 kilometers of roads for every square kilometer of land area.

There are seven national roads connecting the city to Manila and to other parts of the province, as
follows:

• Southern Tagalog Access Road (STAR)

• Manila-Batangas Road

• New City Hall Road

• Lipa-Balete Road

• Lipa-Rosario Road

• Fernando Air Base Road

• Banay-Banay-Cuenca-Mojon Road

Catholic Cemetery in Antipolo Del Norte, Lipa City is situated in High Density Housing and commercial
zones. Antipolo Del Norte is a quarter in Lipa, Batangas, Calabarzon. Antipolo Del Norte is
situated nearby to the village Latag and the quarter Barangay 8It islocated approximately
13.9285, 121.1676, in the island of Luzon. Elevation at these coordinates is estimated at 295.2
meters or 968.5 feet above mean sea level.

The nearby places that can be observed within the catholic cemetery are The Residences-Lipa which is
approximately 0.5 km away , Miracle Heights , Calmar Land ,Maria Cristina Village . And other villages
and subdivisions such Poblacion ( 1.5 km away), Hacienda Monica, Tierra Vista ( 1.8 km), Sentrina Homes
Lipa, Avida Residences-Sta. Monica (2 km), and Greenville II (2.4 km)

Cemeteries consisting of the Catholic Cemetry , Government Cemetry, Protestant Cemetery and Chinese
Cemetery, all located at Anitpolo Del Norte occupy an estimate area 7.3440 hectares and about 0.9480
hectares which represents the cemetery at Barangay San Isidro.

Antipolo City consists of various cemeteries such Catholic Cemetery , Government Cemetry, Protestant
Cemetery and Chinese Cemetery. Its area is approximately 7.3440 hectares and about 0.9480 hectares
which represents the cemetery at Barangay San Isidro.
Tiaong Lipa Road

due to conditions or events, and specifically congested area in catholic cemetery.

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