Bataan Peninsula

Bataan
Province
Province of Bataan
Bataan Provincial Capitol in Balanga
Flag Seal
Location in the Philippines
Coordinates: 15°N 120°E / 15°N 120°E / 15; 120Coordinates: 15°N 120°E / 15°N 120°E / 15; 120
Country	Philippines
Region	Central Luzon (Region III)
Founded	1754
Capital	Balanga
Government
• Type	Sangguniang Panlalawigan
• Governor	Albert Garcia (NUP)
• Vice Governor	Efren Dominic Pascual (LP)
Area
• Total	1,372.98 km2 (530.11 sq mi)
Area rank	71st out of 81
Highest elevation (Mount Mariveles)	1,388 m (4,554 ft)
Population (2015 census)
• Total	760,650
• Rank	39th out of 81
• Density	550/km2 (1,400/sq mi)
• Density 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	1st and 2nd districts of Bataan
Demographics
• Ethnic groups	Tagalog (88%) Kapampangan (4%) Sambal (2%) Others (3%)
• Languages	Tagalog Kapampangan English
Time zone	PHT (UTC+8)
ZIP Code	2100–2114
IDD : area code	+63 (0)47
ISO 3166 code	PH-BAN
Website	bataan.gov.ph

Bataan (/bɑːtɑːˈɑːn/ Filipino: Lalawigan ng Bataan; Kapampangan: Lalawigan ning Bataan) is a province situated in the Central Luzon region of the Philippines. Its capital is the City of Balanga. 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 famous 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.

In 1647, Dutch naval forces landed in country in an attempt to seize the islands from Spain. The Dutch massacred the people of Abucay in Bataan.