Bataan

Bataan
Province
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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Location in the Philippines
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Coordinates: 14°41′N 120°27′E / 14.68°N 120.45°E / 14.68; 120.45
Country	Philippines
Region	Central Luzon
Founded	January 11, 1757
Capital	Balanga
Largest LGU	Mariveles
Government
• Governor	Jose Enrique S. Garcia III (NUP)
• Vice Governor	Ma. Cristina M. Garcia (NUP)
• Legislature	Bataan Provincial Board
Area [1]
• Total	1,372.98 km2 (530.11 sq mi)
• Rank	71st out of 81
Highest elevation (Mount Mariveles)	1,398 m (4,587 ft)
Population  (2020 census)[2]
• Total	853,373
• Rank	35th out of 81
• Density	620/km2 (1,600/sq mi)
• Rank	8th out of 81
Divisions
• Independent cities	0
• Component cities	1 Balanga
• Municipalities	11 Abucay Bagac Dinalupihan Hermosa Limay Mariveles Morong Orani Orion Pilar Samal
• Barangays	237
• Districts	Legislative districts of Bataan
Demographics
• Ethnic groups	Tagalog (88%) Kapampangan (4%) Sambal (2%) Others (3%)
• Languages	Tagalog Kapampangan English
Time zone	UTC+8 (PHT)
ZIP Code	2100–2114
IDD : area code	+63 (0)47
ISO 3166 code	PH-BAN
Website	bataan.gov.ph

Bataan (/bɑːtɑːˈʔɑːn/, /bɑːˈtɑːn/), officially the Province of Bataan (Filipino: Lalawigan ng Bataan IPA: [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. 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.

The Battle of Bataan is known 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 after the province, where the infamous march started.