Southern Tagalog
Southern Tagalog (Filipino: Timog Katagalugan, also known colloquially as Rehiyong Timog Tagalog), designated as Region IV, was an administrative region in the Philippines that comprised the current regions of Calabarzon and Mimaropa, the province of Aurora of Central Luzon (then part of Quezon Province until 1979), and several cities of Metro Manila (formerly part of Rizal, except for Valenzuela, which was part of Bulacan, and for Quezon City and Pasay which were and are independent cities). The name remains as a cultural-geographical region only, which exempts Aurora.
| Southern Tagalog Timog Katagalugan Rehiyong Timog Tagalog | |||||||||
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| Former region of the Philippines | |||||||||
| 1965–2002 | |||||||||
Location within the Philippines | |||||||||
| Capital | Quezon City (Regional Center) | ||||||||
| Population | |||||||||
• 2000 | 11,793,655 | ||||||||
| History | |||||||||
• Established | January 1, 1965 | ||||||||
• Disestablished | May 17, 2002 | ||||||||
| Political subdivisions | 11 provinces at the time of partitioning | ||||||||
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| Today part of | |||||||||
The region is bordered by Manila Bay and West Philippine Sea to the west, Lamon Bay and the Bicol Region to the east, the Tayabas Bay, Sibuyan Sea, and Balabac Strait which is a maritime border with Sabah, Malaysia to the south, and Central Luzon to the north.
It was partitioned into the two regions on May 17, 2002.