Mariveles (Bataan)

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Municipality of Mariveles
Mariveles Bataan skyline.jpg
Location of Mariveles in the province of Bataan
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Basic data
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
Population : 127,536
August 1, 2015 census
Population density : 828.7 inhabitants per km²
Area : 153.9  km²
Coordinates : 14 ° 26 '  N , 120 ° 29'  E Coordinates: 14 ° 26 '  N , 120 ° 29'  E
Postal code : 2105
Area code : +63 47
Geographical location in the Philippines
Mariveles (Philippines)
Mariveles
Mariveles

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 .

  • Alas-asin
  • Alion
  • Batangas II
  • Cabcaben
  • Lucanin
  • Baseco Country (Nassco)
  • Poblacion
  • San Carlos
  • San Isidro
  • Sisiman
  • Balon-anito
  • Biaan
  • Camaya
  • Ipag
  • Malaya
  • Maligaya
  • Mt. View
  • Townsite
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Web links

Commons : Mariveles, Bataan  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. Presentation of the Dutch invasion in 1646