Mariveles is a 1st class municipality in the province of Bataan,
PhilippinesThe Philippines officially known as the Republic of the Philippines, is a country in Southeast Asia with Manila as its capital city. It comprises 7,107 islands in the western Pacific Ocean....
. According to the latest census, it has a population of 102,844 people in 19,460 households. Population growth rate per annum is 4.71%, twice that of the province itself.
Mariveles can also be reached through jet ferry plying the Mariveles to Manila route that has an approximate travel time of 40 minutes.
Mariveles is a 1st class municipality in the province of Bataan,
PhilippinesThe Philippines officially known as the Republic of the Philippines, is a country in Southeast Asia with Manila as its capital city. It comprises 7,107 islands in the western Pacific Ocean....
. According to the latest census, it has a population of 102,844 people in 19,460 households. Population growth rate per annum is 4.71%, twice that of the province itself.
Access
Mariveles can also be reached through jet ferry plying the Mariveles to Manila route that has an approximate travel time of 40 minutes. The
Bataan Provincial ExpresswayThe Bataan Provincial Expresway, also known as the Roman Expressway or the Roman Superhighway, is a toll two-lane freeway with pedestrian lanes, intersections, and junctions that connects Bataan to the provinces of the Central Luzon region in the Philippines.The expressway begins in Layac,...
, also called Roman Super-Highway, is a limited-access toll expressway that connects Bataan to the provinces of the
Central LuzonCentral Luzon , also known as Region III , is an administrative division or region of the Republic of the Philippines, primarily serve to organize the 7 provinces of the vast central plain of the island of Luzon , for administrative convenience...
region in the Philippines. Mariveles is on
Exit 55.
Barangays
Mariveles is politically subdivided into 18
barangayA barangay , also known by its former Spanish adopted name, the barrio, is the smallest administrative division in the Philippines and is the native Filipino term for a village, district or ward. Barangays are further subdivided into smaller areas called Puroks...
s.
- Alas-asin
- Alion
- Batangas II
- Lucanin
- Townsite
- Cabcaben
- Mt. View
- Baseco Country (Nassco)
- Sisiman
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- Malaya
- Maligaya
- Poblacion
- San Carlos
- San Isidro
- Balon Anito
- Ipag
- Camaya
- Biaan
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Geographical Background
Mariveles is located in a cove at the southern tip of the
Bataan PeninsulaThe Bataan Peninsula is a rocky extension of the Zambales Mountains, on Luzon in the Philippines. It separates the Manila Bay from the South China Sea...
. It is about 173 kilometers from
ManilaThe City of Manila , or simply Manila or Maynila, is the capital of the Philippines and one of the 17 cities and municipalities that make up Metro Manila. It is located on the eastern shores of Manila Bay, on the western portion of the National Capital Region, in the western side of Luzon...
via the
North Luzon ExpresswayThe North Luzon Expressway , formerly called North Diversion Road is a limited-access toll expressway that connects Metro Manila to the provinces of the Central Luzon region in the Philippines...
, Gapan-Olongapo Road and Roman Highway. It has a total land area of 153.9 km² representing 12% of the total land area of Bataan. Of this, about 69% consist of the pastureland, 19% of forestland, 6% agricultural lands and the remaining 6% for residential and industrial use. It is home to an
AetaThe Aeta , Agta or Ayta are an indigenous people who live in scattered, isolated mountainous parts of Luzon, Philippines...
community speaking a Sambalic language called
MariveleñoMariveleño or Bataan is a Sambalic language. It has around 500 speakers and is spoken within an Aeta community in Mariveles in the Philippines.-See also:*Languages of the Philippines...
.
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