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Mataasnakahoy
Mataasnakahoy (also erroneously spelled Mataas na Kahoy) is a fourth class municipality in the Province of Batangas, Philippines. According to the 2010 census, it has 27,177 people.
Mataasnakahoy was created by virtue of Executive Order No. 308 signed by George Butte, acting Governor General of the Philippines on March 27, 1931, effective January 1, 1932. Although the town's name is written as 1 word, it comes from the Tagalog phrase mataas na kahoy, meaning "tall tree".
It has 16 barangays (smallest political unit) and its total land area is 2,376 hectares. It is bounded by Balete and Lipa City with Taal Lake limiting its western side (Lat 13.9603; Long 121.1158). The town is known for its cool climate due to its high elevation .