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Website. bataan .gov .ph. Bataan ( / bɑːtɑːˈʔɑːn /, / bɑːˈtɑːn / ), officially the Province of Bataan ( Filipino: Lalawigan ng BataanIPA: [bɐtɐˈʔan] ), is a province in the Central Luzon region of the Philippines. Its capital is the city of Balanga while Mariveles is the largest town in the province.
The Freeport Area of Bataan (FAB), formerly known as Mariveles Free Trade Zone from June 21, 1969 to November 20, 1972, and primarily as Bataan Export Processing Zone (BEPZ) and Bataan Economic Zone (BEZ) from November 20, 1972 to October 23, 2009 and secondarily from October 23, 2009 to June 30, 2010), is a special economic zone in Mariveles, Bataan, Philippines.
Poverty incidence of Batanes 10 20 30 40 2006 16.56 2009 14.40 2012 33.33 2015 13.68 2018 9.56 2021 2.60 Source: Philippine Statistics Authority About 75% of the Ivatans are farmers and fishermen. The rest are employed in the government and services sector. Garlic and cattle are major cash crops. Ivatans plant camote (sweet potato), cassava, gabi or tuber and a unique variety of white uvi ...
The Subic Special Economic and Freeport Zone, often shortened as Subic Bay or Subic, is a special economic zone and freeport area covering portions of the city of Olongapo and the town of Subic in Zambales, and the towns of Hermosa and Morong in Bataan in the Philippines. [3] [4] The relatively developed and fenced area is called the Subic Bay ...
Abucay, officially the Municipality of Abucay, ( Tagalog: Bayan ng Abucay ), is a 3rd class municipality in the province of Bataan , Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 42,984 people. [3] It is 5 kilometres (3.1 mi) from Balanga and 119 kilometres (74 mi) from Manila, accessible via the Bataan Provincial Expressway ...
Limay, officially the Municipality of Limay ( Tagalog: Bayan ng Limay ), is a first-class municipality in the province of Bataan, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 78,272 people. [3] Limay is accessible via the Bataan Provincial Expressway (N301), off Exit 45.
Orani is 14 kilometres (8.7 mi) from Balanga and 110 kilometres (68 mi) north-west of Manila and accessible via the Bataan Provincial Expressway, off Exit 20. It is bounded on the north by Hermosa, south by Samal, west by Dinalupihan and east by Manila Bay. It has a total land area of 64.90 square kilometres (25.06 sq mi) covering 29 barangays.
Batan is a dumbbell-shaped volcanic island, part of the Luzon Volcanic Arc. The northern part of the island is dominated by the 1,009-meter (3,310 ft) high active volcano, Mount Iraya, which last erupted in 1454. [2] The lower portion of the island is the inactive volcano Mount Matarem, about 405 meters (1,329 ft) tall.