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'Bataan' is a province of the Philippines occupying the whole of ''Bataan Peninsula'' on Luzon. 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.

Contents

Geography

Political

City

Municipalities

Physical

History

Early history

World War II

Education

Tourist Attractions

People and culture

Famous People in Bataan

Access

Notes

See also

External links

Geography

Political

Bataan is politically subdivided into 11 municipalities and 1 component city.

City

★ Balanga City

Municipalities

★ Abucay ★ Bagac ★ BEPZA ★ Dinalupihan ★ Hermosa ★ Limay

★ Mariveles ★ Morong ★ Orani ★ Orion ★ Pilar ★ Samal

Physical

The Bataan Peninsula is a rocky extension of the Zambales Mountains, on Luzon in the Philippines. It separates the Manila Bay from the South China Sea. The peninsula features Mount Natib (1,253 m) in the north and the Mariveles Mountains in the south, which includes Mount Samat, the location of the historical marker for the Bataan Death March.

History

Early history

The province of Bataan was established in 1754 by Governor-General Pedro Manuel Arandia out of territories belonging to Pampanga and the ''corregimiento'' of Mariveles which, at the time, included Maragondon, Cavite across the Manila Bay.
In 1647, Dutch naval forces landed in country in an attempt to seize the islands from Spain. The forces massacred the people of Abucay in Bataan. In the late 1700s, Limahong, a Chinese pirate used Bataan as the launching point for his conquest of Luzon, which was unsuccessful.

World War II

Bataan featured prominently during World War II. Prior to the 1941 Japanese invasion, the US Army stored nearly 1,000,000 US gallons (3,800 m³) of gasoline here.
Shortly after the Japanese Army invaded the country in December 1941, the combined forces of Filipino and US forces were being gradually overrun and General Douglas MacArthur decided to make Bataan the site of a last stand. (See Battle of the Philippines (1941-42).) On January 7, 1942, Japanese forces started the siege of the peninsula. On April 3 the Japanese began an all-out assault on the American and Filipino troops left on the peninsula. Bataan fell on April 9 and the Bataan Death March began. About 70,000 captured American and Filipino soldiers were forced to march more than a hundred kilometers from Bataan to Tarlac.

Education

Partial List of Higher Educational Institutions in the province of Bataan.^[1]

★ AMA Computer Learning Center ★ Asia Pacific College of Advanced Studies ★ Bataan Agricultural College ★ Bataan Heroes Memorial College ★ Bataan Peninsula State University ★ Bataan State College ★ Colegio de San Juan de Letran - Abucay ★ Kalayaan College in Bataan ★ Limay Polytechnic College ★ Maritime Academy of Asia and the Pacific ★ Microcity Computer Colleges Foundation ★ Northern Bataan Institute ★ Polytechnic University of the Philippines, Bataan ★ Tomas del Rosario College ★ SOFTNET College of Science and Technology ★ St. Joseph College of Balanga ★ STI College - Balanga

Tourist Attractions

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Bataan Greenhills Resort (Inisay, Abukay, Bataan),
Raven Resort (Abucay, Bataan),
Baranda Resort ('Limay', Bataan),
Abucay County Resort (Abucay, Bataan),
Villa Amanda Resort (Abucay, Bataan),
Lavinia Resort (Orani, Bataan),
Annjoline's Resort (Orani, Bataan),
Big Splash Resort (Orani, Bataan),
Paran Resort (Samal, Bataan),
Farmlandia Resort (Hermosa, Bataan),
Joyous Resort (Balanga, Bataan)
'Historical places'
Mount Samat - Shrine of Valor (Pilar, Bataan),
First Abucay Catholic Church (The 411-year old Church),
Zero Kilometre Death March Marker ( Mariveles)
'Natural-made places of interest'
Dunsulan Falls,
Pasukulan Falls(Abucay, Bataan)
'Beach Resorts'
Montemar Beach Resort (Bagac,Bataan), Coralview Beach Resorts (Morong, Bataan),
Sunmoon Beach Resort (Bagac, Bataan), Castle's Beach Resort (Saysain, Bagac, Bataan) Waterfront Beach Resort (Morong, Bataan),
Bay Spring Resort (Mariveles, Bataan),
Benipres Beach Resort (Orion, Bataan)
and many more (unlisted)

People and culture

Famous People in Bataan

★ 'Tomas Pinpin' (Abucay)- the "Prince of Filipino Printers" or the "Patriarch of Filipino Printing." He learned the art of printing about the end of 1608 in the Dominican-owned printing press in Abucay. In Abucay, Father Blancas employed in 1609 young Pinpin as an apprentice at the printing shop and taught him the art of printing. Later, the main elementary school in Abucay was named after him, Tomas Pinpin Memorial Elementary School. His statue can be found in the quadrangle of this elementary school.

★ 'Evangeline Pascual' (Orani)- actress and former beauty queen.

★ 'Gary David (Dinalupihan)' - current PBA player recent multi-awarded player at the 2006-2007 season of the PBA namely ;Most Improved Player, Sportsmanship, All-Defensive Team and First Team Mythical.He is a former PBL Most Improved Player and Most Valuable Player. He was also a member of the RP Team (SEA GAMES) held in Hanoi Vietnam that won gold for the Philippines .

Access

Mariveles, at the tip can be reached through jet ferry plying the Mariveles to Manila route that has an approximate travel time of 40 minutes.

Notes

1. The list is based on the Directory of Higher Education Institutions for Region III - Central Luzon, Academic Year 2005-2006 (As of January 2006).

See also

★ Provinces of the Philippines

★ Geography of the Philippines

★ Battle of Bataan

★ Bataan Death March

★ Bataan Nuclear Power Plant

External links

★ Bataan Official Website

★ Bataan Photo Gallery

★ Discover Bataan Peninsula

★ Community Info

★ Bataan Business Directory

★ Bataan USA