บาตาอัน

Also known as Province of Bataan

Bataan (, , ), officially the Province of Bataan, 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. Occupying the entire Bataan Peninsula on Luzon, Bataan is bordered by the provinces of Zambales and Pampanga to the north. The peninsula faces the South China Sea to the west and Subic Bay to the north-west, and encloses Manila Bay to the east.

Key facts

Settlement.image_caption: From left-to-right, top-to-bottom: Bataan Provincial Capitol Building, Mount Samat National Shrine, Bataan Death March Zero-Kilometer Marker, St. Dominic Parish in Abucay, the Freeport Area of Bataan, the Flaming Sword obelisk at Pilar, the Plaza Mayor de Balanga
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Settlement.image_seal: Ph seal bataan2.png
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Settlement.map_caption: Location in the Philippines
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_type1: Region
Settlement.established_title: Founded
Settlement.established_date: 11 January 1757
Settlement.seat_type: Capital
Settlement.seat: Balanga
Settlement.leader_title: Governor
Settlement.leader_name: Jose Enrique S. Garcia III (PFP)
Settlement.leader_title1: Vice Governor
Settlement.name: Bataan
Settlement.leader_name1: Ma. Cristina M. Garcia (PFP)
Settlement.leader_title2: Legislature
Settlement.leader_name2: Bataan Provincial Board