Bataan

Bataan is a province at the region of . A peninsula surrounded by Manila Bay to the east and the West Philippine Sea to the west, it is known in history as the last stronghold of the Americans in the Philippines when the Japanese invaded it during World War II.
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, officially the City of , is a component city and capital of the province of Bataan, . According to the 2024 census, it has a population of 109,931 people. It was included the UNESCO Global Network of Learning Cities in 2015.

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is a town in Bataan, , the . Situated at the southern tip of the Bataan peninsula, it is the main industrial hub of Bataan province and combines natural and historic attractions, most notably the starting point of the Bataan Death March in World War II.

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is a town in Bataan, , the . Situated at the eastern side of the Bataan peninsula, it has natural and historic attractions, including the oldest Roman Catholic church in Bataan.

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, officially the Municipality of , is a municipality in the province of Bataan, . According to the 2024 census, it has a population of 40,843 people.

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is a town in Bataan, , the . It is best known as the location of Mount Samat National Shrine.

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is a town in Bataan, , the . Situated at the eastern side of the Bataan peninsula, it has natural and historic attractions, including the only Roman Catholic basilica in Bataan.

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is a town in Bataan, , the . It is a satellite town of in neighboring , but is better known for its extensive beaches and the mothballed Bataan Nuclear Power Plant.

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is a town in Bataan, , the . It is a resort town famous for its beaches and Las Casas Filipinas de Acuzar, a collection of colonial-era residences and buildings from the Spanish era.
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Bataan

Latitude of center
14.6436° or 14° 38′ 37″ north
Longitude of center
120.4658° or 120° 27′ 57″ east
Population
891,000
Elevation
8 metres (26 feet)
Open­Street­Map ID
node 305704379
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­state
Geo­Names ID
1687058
Wiki­data ID
Q13739
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In Other Languages

From Achinese to Waray—“Bataan” goes by many names.
  • Achinese: “Propinsi Bataan”
  • Arabic: “باتان”
  • Armenian: “Բատտան”
  • Asturian: “Bataan”
  • Balinese: “Bataan”
  • Banjar: “Bataan”
  • Basque: “Bataan”
  • Bengali: “বাতান”
  • Capiznon: “Bataan”
  • Catalan: “Península de Bataan”
  • Cebuano: “Bataan”
  • Cebuano: “Lalawigan sa Bataan”
  • Central Bikol: “Bataan”
  • Chavacano: “Bataan”
  • Chinese: “Bataan”
  • Chinese: “巴丹省”
  • Danish: “Bataan”
  • Dutch: “Bataan”
  • Esperanto: “Bataano”
  • Filipino: “Saysain”
  • Finnish: “Bataan”
  • French: “Bataan”
  • Georgian: “ბატაანი”
  • Georgian: “ბატაანის პროვინცია”
  • German: “Bataan”
  • German: “Provinz Bataan”
  • Gorontalo: “Bataan”
  • Greek: “Μπαταάν”
  • Gujarati: “બટાન”
  • Hebrew: “בטאן”
  • Hiligaynon: “Bataan”
  • Hindi: “बाताआन प्रान्त”
  • Iloko: “Bataan”
  • Indonesian: “Bataan”
  • Italian: “provincia di Bataan”
  • Italian: “Provincia di Bataan”
  • Japanese: “バターン”
  • Japanese: “バターン州”
  • Javanese: “Bataan”
  • Kannada: “ಬಟಾನ್”
  • Kinaray-A: “Bataan”
  • Korean: “바타안주”
  • Korean: “바탄주”
  • Latin: “Bataan”
  • Latvian: “Bataana”
  • Lithuanian: “Bataanas”
  • Lithuanian: “Bataano provincija”
  • Macedonian: “Батаан”
  • Malay: “Bataan”
  • Marathi: “बातन”
  • Min Nan Chinese: “Bataan”
  • Min Nan Chinese: “描沓安省”
  • Minangkabau: “Bataan”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Bataan”
  • Norwegian: “Bataan”
  • Occitan (post 1500): “Bataan”
  • Pampanga: “Bataan”
  • Pampanga: “Bataán”
  • Pangasinan: “Bataan”
  • Persian: “باتاآن”
  • Polish: “Bataan”
  • Portuguese: “Bataan”
  • Rinconada Bikol: “Bataan”
  • Romanian: “Bataan”
  • Russian: “Батаан”
  • Serbian: “Батан”
  • Sinhala: “බටාන්”
  • Slovenian: “Bataan”
  • Slovenian: “Provinca Bataan”
  • South Azerbaijani: “باتاآن”
  • Spanish: “Bataan”
  • Spanish: “Bataán”
  • Sundanese: “Bataan”
  • Swedish: “Bataan”
  • Tagalog: “Bataan”
  • Tagalog: “Lalawigan ng Bataan”
  • Tagalog: “Probinsiya ng Bataan”
  • Tagalog: “Probinsya ng Bataan”
  • Tamil: “பட்டான்”
  • Telugu: “బటాన్”
  • Tetum: “Bataan”
  • Thai: “จังหวัดบาตาอัน”
  • Thai: “บาตาอัน”
  • Turkish: “Bataan”
  • Ukrainian: “Батаан”
  • Urdu: “باتآن”
  • Urdu: “باتان”
  • Vietnamese: “Bataan”
  • Waray (Philippines): “Bataan”

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