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Balanga Nature and Wetland Park, 2018 Bataan Tourism Park. Balanga Wetland and Nature Park. In 2005, the 11-hectare Park, situated along the East Asian–Australasian Flyway in Barangay Tortugas was founded by Tet Garcia and the Wild Bird Club of the Philippines, President Michael Lu.
In 2008, 15 life-size images of saints with their names were added outside the cathedral representing the patron saints from the 11 towns and 1 city of Bataan where the Diocese of Balanga has jurisdiction with and a few towns have multiple saints (with St. Gemma Galgani was later added as the 16th and latest statue four years later in 2012 ...
It straddles the northern half of Bataan Peninsula near its border with Subic Bay Freeport Zone, encompassing the Bataan towns and cities of Hermosa, Orani, Samal, Abucay, Balanga, Bagac and Morong. [2] Mount Natib, with its 6 by 7 km (3.7 by 4.3 mi) forested acorn-shaped caldera, is located in the middle of the park.
The Spaniards would repeat the word until they adopt the name of the community. From then on this place was called Balanga. [9] Baguio: Benguet (geographically only) Cordillera Administrative Region: Summer Capital of the Philippines During the American period, Baguio became a chartered city and was declared the Summer Capital of the Philippines.
Bataan (/ b ɑː t ɑː ˈ ʔ ɑː n /, / b ɑː ˈ t ɑː n /, IPA: [bɐtɐˈʔan]), officially the Province of Bataan (Filipino: Lalawigan ng Bataan, Kapampangan: Lalawigan ning 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.
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]
Bataan's 2nd congressional district is one of the three congressional districts of the Philippines in the province of Bataan. It has been represented in the House of Representatives since 1987. [3] The district consists of the provincial capital Balanga and adjacent eastern Bataan municipalities of Limay, Orion and Pilar.
Making it the largest municipality in Bataan by land area. Bagac borders provincial capital Balanga to the north, Orion and Limay to the east, Mariveles to the south, and Morong and the South China Sea to the west. It is 27 kilometres (17 mi) from Balanga, 151 kilometres (94 mi) from Manila, and 45 kilometres (28 mi) from Mariveles.