Mariveles (Bataan)
| Municipality of Mariveles | |||
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| Location of Mariveles in the province of Bataan | |||
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| Region : | Central Luzon | ||
| Province : | Bataan | ||
| Barangays : | 18th | ||
| District: | 2. District of Bataan | ||
| PSGC : | 030807000 | ||
| Income class : | 1st income bracket | ||
| Households : | 19,460 May 1, 2000 census
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| Population : | 127,536 August 1, 2015 census
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| Population density : | 828.7 inhabitants per km² | ||
| Area : | 153.9 km² | ||
| Coordinates : | 14 ° 26 ' N , 120 ° 29' E | ||
| Postal code : | 2105 | ||
| Area code : | +63 47 | ||
| Geographical location in the Philippines | |||
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Mariveles is a Philippine municipality in the province of Bataan . On October 4, 1646, the last of the five naval battles of La Naval de Manila , which went down in the history of the Philippines as the victory over the Netherlands, took place in the waters off the municipality .
geography
Mariveles is located in a bay on the southern tip of the Bataan Peninsula. The municipality is approximately 173 km from Manila and is accessible from there via the North Luzon Expressway , Gapan-Olongapo Road and Roman Highway . Mariveles is also connected to Manila by a ferry, the journey time is around 40 minutes. The municipality has a land area of 153.9 km², which corresponds to 12% of the area of the province of Bataan. 69% of this is pasture land, 19% forest and 6% other agricultural land. The remaining 6% are settlements and industrial areas.
Population development
The annual growth rate of the population is 4.71%, which is twice as high as in the province of Bataan. There is a campus of the Polytechnic University of the Philippines in the community .
economy
The main agricultural products are rice , mangoes , legumes , vegetables and coffee . The main fishery products are horse mackerel , grouper , blue mussels and sea ear . Basalt and granite deposits and the production of bamboo products are also important. The country's first economic zone (formerly Bataan free trade zone ) was established in Mariveles .
Barangays
Mariveles is politically divided into 18 barangays .
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Web links
- Information about Mariveles (English)