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Municipality in Batangas, Philippines
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San Juan is a municipality of Batangas. It is home to the other beaches in the province besides those in the west coast and Mabini.
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It used to be a simple chapel of the town, first a barrio of nearby Rosario until it was separated in 1848. The church was first built in 1843, until it was destroyed by flooding in 1883. The present church, built from stone, was from 1890.
They are part of a larger area along Tayabas Bay filled with mangroves
The highest point in the municipality, at 678 m. It is reachable from a trail, and a trek takes about 2 hours.
The town center at the barangay of Poblacion is compact, and walkable. Tricycles are abundant.
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