Bataan (Balanga)
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Province of Bataan
Bataan is a province of the Philippines occupying the whole of Bataan Peninsula on Luzon. It had a total population of 687,482 people as registered in the 2010 Census.
The province is part of the Central Luzon region. The capital of Bataan is Balanga City and is bordered by the provinces of Zambales and Pampanga to the north. The peninsula faces South China Sea to the west and encloses its arm, Manila Bay, to the east.
The Battle of Bataan is famous in history as one of the last stands of American and Filipino soldiers before they were overwhelmed by the Japanese forces in World War II. The Bataan Death March was named for this province, where the infamous march started.
Bataan is administratively subdivided into 11 municipalities and 1 component city:
-Abucay
-Bagac
-Balanga City
-Dinalupihan
-Hermosa
-Limay
-Mariveles
-Morong
-Orani
-Orion
-Pilar
-Samal
Official Website: www.bataan.gov.ph/
MyBataan Website: www.mybataan.com/
TourismPhilippines Website: tourism-philippines.com/bataan/
Bataan is a province of the Philippines occupying the whole of Bataan Peninsula on Luzon. It had a total population of 687,482 people as registered in the 2010 Census.
The province is part of the Central Luzon region. The capital of Bataan is Balanga City and is bordered by the provinces of Zambales and Pampanga to the north. The peninsula faces South China Sea to the west and encloses its arm, Manila Bay, to the east.
The Battle of Bataan is famous in history as one of the last stands of American and Filipino soldiers before they were overwhelmed by the Japanese forces in World War II. The Bataan Death March was named for this province, where the infamous march started.
Bataan is administratively subdivided into 11 municipalities and 1 component city:
-Abucay
-Bagac
-Balanga City
-Dinalupihan
-Hermosa
-Limay
-Mariveles
-Morong
-Orani
-Orion
-Pilar
-Samal
Official Website: www.bataan.gov.ph/
MyBataan Website: www.mybataan.com/
TourismPhilippines Website: tourism-philippines.com/bataan/
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bataan
Nearby cities:
Coordinates: 14°40'42"N 120°25'34"E
- Occidental Mindoro 97 km
- Quezon 114 km
- Oriental Mindoro 134 km
- Pangasinan 210 km
- Aurora 226 km
- Romblon 228 km
- Camarines Sur 237 km
- Masbate 318 km
- Palawan 460 km
- Cebu 484 km
- mrf 5.5 km
- signo compound 2 5.5 km
- signo compound 5.6 km
- Dreamlandia - Holgado Farm & Resort 6.5 km
- Gil's Farm 7 km
- Centro 7.6 km
- euphoric field 8.1 km
- hacienda CAGUIMBAL 8.8 km
- Dunsulan Falls 10 km
- Mount Samat 12 km
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