The Calumpang River ( tl, Ilog Calumpang) is a major river in eastern
Batangas
Batangas, officially the Province of Batangas ( tl, Lalawigan ng Batangas ), is a province in the Philippines located in the Calabarzon region on Luzon. Its capital is the city of Batangas, and is bordered by the provinces of Cavite and La ...
,
Philippines
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. Known as the "Nile of Batangas," the river itself forms the southeastern boundary of
Poblacion, Batangas City as it continues to flow southward to
Batangas Bay
Batangas Bay is a semi-enclosed body of water situated in the province of Batangas in Luzon island in the Philippines. The bay is an extension of the Verde Island Passage and is separated from the Balayan Bay to the west by the Calumpan Peninsula ...
at an approximately point of east of
Batangas Port
The Batangas International Port or locally known as the Batangas Pier, is a seaport in Barangay Santa Clara, Batangas City primarily serving the Calabarzon, Calabarzon region of the Philippines. The seaport covers an area of about 150 hectares.
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The river may derive its name from ''
'', a tree which whose local name is alternately spelled ''calumpang'' or ''kalumpang'' in
Tagalog.
Legends associated with the river
Legend has it that
log
Log most often refers to:
* Trunk (botany), the stem and main wooden axis of a tree, called logs when cut
** Logging, cutting down trees for logs
** Firewood, logs used for fuel
** Lumber or timber, converted from wood logs
* Logarithm, in mathe ...
s, locally known as ''batang'', were floating all over the river. Batang is said to be the root word of Batangan, the former name of the
capital city
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and the
province
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.
Another legend states that a statue of the Holy Infant Jesus on board a Spanish ship en route from
Manila
Manila ( , ; fil, Maynila, ), officially the City of Manila ( fil, Lungsod ng Maynila, ), is the capital of the Philippines, and its second-most populous city. It is highly urbanized and, as of 2019, was the world's most densely populate ...
to
Cebu
Cebu (; ceb, Sugbo), officially the Province of Cebu ( ceb, Lalawigan sa Sugbo; tl, Lalawigan ng Cebu; hil, Kapuroan sang Sugbo), is a province of the Philippines located in the Central Visayas region, and consists of a main island and 16 ...
sought shelter on the coast of city after its voyage was interrupted by a bad weather. The crewmen took the Holy Infant to a small church near the river and sang the
Te Deum hymn. The storm miraculously stopped and the ship resumed its trip to Cebu. Soon, the statue was reported missing. At the same time, a deaf-mute boy who was playing along the river found the statue atop a floating log. In memory of this, a floral procession and a ''bangkarera'' or
boat racing are held on the river every 16 January, the Catholic feast day of Batangas City.
Conservation status
The river is now categorized as Class D; this means that its water can only be used for agriculture and manufacturing process after treatment. The factors causing
water pollution
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in the river are direct disposal of household and livestock wastes and untreated sewage.
In response, there have been efforts to revitalize the river most notably the Calumpang River Rehabilitation Campaign.
See also
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List of rivers of the Philippines
This is a list of rivers of the Philippines.
The country's longest river is the Cagayan River, with a length of , followed by the Mindanao River and Agusan River, with respective lengths of and . With an area of , the Cagayan River has the lar ...
References
Rivers of the Philippines
Landforms of Batangas
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